Looking into the forest shadows, I could see a form that looked out of place against a backdrop of thick spruce. I shouldered my rifle and peered through the scope. The image observed through the riflescope electrified me as I realized I was only yards from the monster grizzly — and I was clearly the focal point of its attention.
July not only marks the middle of summer, but it also brings the Boone and Crockett Club’s triennial awards to the national stage.
Right Photo: Jack Ward Thomas, (center) hunting the Eagle Cap Wilderness in 1994, with Bill Brown (left) and Jim Applegate.
The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest hunter-conservationist organization in North America, has released a comprehensive essay on fair chase, the first and longest standing honor code in North American hunting.
Tape measures only tell part of the story. The field photos tell the rest. Check out some of the latest accepted record-book entries.
