CWD Part Three
An Allied Front
William I. Spencer Conservation Grants
The Boone and Crockett Club’s Conservation Grants Program, supported by endowments honoring conservation leaders William I. Spencer and Tim Hixon, contributes to this goal by assisting researchers or graduate students who have chosen to pursue careers in the wildlife profession. New knowledge, applied in creative ways by competent and committed professionals, is essential to the future of…
CWD Part Four
Prevention, Early Detection Control of CWD
13 Tips for Great Field Photos
With archives of more than 45,000 big-game trophies dating back to 1830, perhaps no organization sees more field photos, from wow to meh, than Boone and Crockett Club.
Trophy data is vital for conservation because it gauges species, population and habitat health.
Do More Hunting Stuff This Year
THE ETHICS OF FAIR CHASE
By Daniel A. Pedrotti Jr.B&C Regular Member
Chairman, Hunter Ethics Sub-Committee
The Origins of Fair Chase
The earliest recorded usage of the term "Fair Chase" is in the fifth article of the Boone and Crockett Club’s constitution, adopted in February of 1888. At this time in history there were no laws governing the taking of game for food or for sport. Water-killing deer (driving deer with hounds or pushers into lakes where shooters waited in boats to either shoot, club or cut the throats…