Brian Ross: Portrait of an Antler Collector
With 76 entries and counting, Brian Ross has the largest collection of whitetails belonging to any individual in the Boone and Crockett records.
By PJ DelHommeBrian Ross started collecting antlers in 1983 when he was 10 years old.
Overview of B&C's Conservation Education Programs
Special Judges Panel Confirms New World's Record Rocky Mountain Goat
A Special Judges Panel convened by the Boone and Crockett Club confirmed a new World’s Record Rocky Mountain goat.
The Club announced the new record at the Wild Sheep Foundation’s 2023 Sheep
Saving the Last of the Redwoods - B&C Impact Series
There were about two million acres of old-growth redwoods in Northern California before Europeans arrived en masse to the area. Today, only about 110,000 acres of old-growth redwood forest remains. If it weren’t for Boone and Crockett Club members, there wouldn’t be any redwoods left at all.
Club Members Continue to Save Our Sequoias
While redwoods and sequoias are different species, these national treasures face a common threat—which is why the Boone and Crockett Club supports the Save Our Sequoias Act.
Beyond Federal Aid
State-based Conservation Revenue Survey Results
Charlie Booher, M.S.2008 North American Wildlife Policy Conference - Funding for Conservation of Fish and Wildlife and Their Habitats
Working Draft prepared by the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy
PROBLEMS
Fish and wildlife conservation in America has been funded primarily by user fees (hunting and fishing licenses; migratory bird stamps; and excise taxes on arms, ammunition, archery, and fishing equipment, and motorboat fuel taxes).The Biggest Billies in the Book
Rocky Mountain goats are tough animals, and hunting them is no walk in the park. Their horns are incredibly hard to judge in the field. To make matters worse, hunters need a keen eye to discern nannies from billies. They live in some of the most inaccessible terrain of any North American big game animal. Even if you see a great billy, you must know that you can recover it after the shot. Every…
Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act Enacted by Congress
Congressional action prior to the holidays enacted the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act as part of the final omnibus spending bill for 2023. The legislation formalizes a 3-year-old program that supports states and tribes in their efforts to control chronic wasting disease (CWD), an always fatal neurological disease affecting cervids like deer, elk, and moose.