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.

Attention big-game hunters: Dec. 31, 2015, is the deadline for entering your trophies into Boone and Crockett records, if you'd like to be included in the Club's 29th triennial Big Game Awards book, banquet, exhibit and conservation data.

The Boone and Crockett scoring and records-keeping program was the first data collection system designed to measure and evaluate the population…

Records of North American Whitetail Deer, 5th Edition

The most complete book of trophy records and info on America's favorite game species is now available in its fifth edition from the world's foremost authority on native North American big game records keeping.

The Boone and Crockett Club was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell in 1887 making it the first organization to address wildlife population declines—especially in big game—on a national scale. To a large extent, the history of conservation in North America is the history of the Boone and Crockett Club.

A big-game research program in northeast Oregon is the recipient of the Boone and Crockett Club's inaugural Conservation and Stewardship Award.