Nearly devoid of wild game, North America’s landscape in the late-1800s was a very different place. Bison, elk, and even deer were nearly wiped from the continent to supply a growing demand for meat, hides, and heads. To provide feathers for fashionable hats of high-society ladies, migratory birds were annihilated—sometimes by the hundreds with one shot from a massive “punt” gun. Only a…
Grizzlies are still protected by the Endangered Species Act in the Lower 48 states. However, as they continue their already-robust recovery, these ornery bruins are popping up in mountain ranges and drainages where they haven’t been seen in a century
Sportsmen and women know hunting is not poaching, and that poachers are thieves not hunters. But there is a public perception problem—and perceptions can become reality. Poachers must be held accountable and pay for their crimes. This is what the Boone and Crockett Club’s Poach & Pay Project will address.
If you're looking for a record-book elk, Arizona is a good place to start.
