When Doug Laird pulled the trigger on his .243, he knew he had shot a deer with a great set of antlers. He didn’t know that his “buck” was actually a doe—or was it?

The Boone and Crockett Club recently convened a panel discussion on Forest and Rangeland Investment and Innovation for our nation’s leaders. The briefing was held in the Senate Dirksen Office Building and was attended by more than 120 congressional staffers, federal agency professionals, and our partners in conservation.

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

By Jodi Stemler