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Can the Antis Learn Anything from Fair Chase?

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By Keith Balfourd, B&C Professional Member
Excerpt from the Fall 2018 issue of Fair Chase

Good question. For the sake of this column, the word "antis" refers to those who are vocally opposed to hunting. Some may also be animal rights advocates, although not all.

New Idaho Law Limits Technology when it comes to Hunting

Last week, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a bill into law that restricts the use of certain technologies - including thermal imaging, night vision, drones, and transmitting trail cameras - when hunting big game and upland birds.

Just Eat It

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Recently my wife and I attended a documentary on the disturbing amount of food waste in our country and the world, titled, “Just Eat It.” I didn’t see a connection with hunting ethics until I was in a discussion at our recent annual meeting of the Boone and Crockett Club in Nashville. Many members were lamenting the bad press that hunters get, i.e., “Cecil the lion,” and the fact that study after…

More Science Blasts

Read more articles about conservation, hunting, and wildlife research by John Organ, Director Emeritus of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units, and current B&C professional member.

Fur Trapping and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

B&C's Big Game Records Live 2.0

Big Game Records Live 2.0

For years, Big Game Records Live gave hunters access to the official B&C trophy database. You could search records, filter by species, study measurements. It was useful.