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B&C Position Statement - Climate Change

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Carbon emissions are causing rapid warming and altering wildlife habitat and their wildlife populations at a sizeable scale. Understanding about climate change is accelerating.  Data in the United States shows that sea level is rising, heat waves and storm events are growing in severity, and various timing cues or ranges for vegetation and wildlife are shifting. Hunters are attuned to…

Boone and Crockett Club: House Passage of Great American Outdoors Act Paves Way for Historic Conservation Victory

The Boone and Crockett Club today praised passage of the Great American Outdoors Act by the U.S. House of Representatives as a monumental step for public lands conservation. The bipartisan bill, that passed by a resounding vote of 310-107, fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund and also provides funding to land management agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land…

Five Stages of Fair Chase

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The Five Stages of the Hunter is a well-documented look at the progressions a hunter goes through as he or she ages and gains experience. As we age and our experiences accumulate, what we get from hunting and give back changes over time.

Origins of Fair Chase

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“In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.”―Theodore Roosevelt, founder Boone and Crockett Club

Boone and Crockett Club Lauds Signing of Great American Outdoors Act

The Boone and Crockett Club lauded President Trump’s signing of the Great American Outdoors Act today as a tremendous boon to conservation and maintenance of our nation’s federal public lands. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives where almost three-quarters of members in both chambers voted for the legislation. The Great…

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