Situational Overview

Traditional uses of wildlife represent deep

In January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order that, in part, established a goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by the year 2030.

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…

The Boone and Crockett Club endorsed H.R. 4300, the Veterans In Parks Act, which was introduced earlier today by Reps. Miller-Meeks and Gallego with an additional 133 bipartisan original cosponsors!  The Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act The Veterans in Parks Act, or VIP Act, is a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), that recognizes…

Situational Overview

As the oldest conservation organization

Our founders devised the records-keeping system more than a century ago as a tool to measure the success of "conservation efforts across North America." Big Game Records LIVE's set of query tools gives you access to our MASSIVE, online database of over 50,000 North American big game records.

If you’re a hunter who meticulously plans and takes advantage of every bit of information for…

A Time Before Camo

Old hunting photos are a special window into a bygone era. In the following photos, pay close attention to the rifles, the scopes (or not), the haircuts and the lack of camouflage. Just look at all that plaid!

Situational Overview

Conservation and preservation