In December 1887, Theodore Roosevelt invited George Bird Grinnell and nine other friends to a dinner party at his home in New York City. The guest list included writers, scientists, explorers, military leaders, industrialist, and political figures. The one thing that they all shared in common was an enthusiasm for big game hunting and each had traveled extensively in the West.
A hunter, angler and businessman, Bill Demmer of Lansing, Mich., has been elected president of America's first conservation organization, the Boone and Crockett Club. Theodore Roosevelt founded the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887.
The conservation community, dating back to George W. Bush’s first term as President in 2001, has rallied together to produce a transition document titled, Wildlife for the 21st Century. Its purpose was to codify issues of greatest concern to sportsmen, prioritize these issues, and recommend solutions.
Sportsmen’s Act on docket for Senate Vote
For Gary Guerrieri of Pennsylvania, there’s something about hunting bighorns. “I guess some of us love the mountains, and, to me, the sheep there are as special as they come,” he says. Guerrieri grew up hunting whitetails in Pennsylvania, but sheep hunting is on a different level…
The award winning show Boone and Crockett Country is up for awards in four categories at The Sportsman Channel's Choice Awards - Vote Boone and Crockett County in these categories:
Voting closes November 18th
