Some Refuges Open for Hunting During Government Shut Down
Today we commended the efforts of acting Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, to use previously appropriated funds to keep 38 National Wildlife Refuges open during the government shut down.
Boone and Crockett Club: Bernhardt Right Choice for New Interior Secretary
The Boone and Crockett Club supports President Trump's nomination of David Bernhardt to be the new Secretary of the Interior.
Boone and Crockett Club Backing CWD Legislation
The Boone and Crockett Club today affirmed its commitment to fighting Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) by supporting recently introduced House legislation HR 837.
Sportsmen's Bills Pass Senate
The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest wildlife conservation group in the U.S., today praised the Senate's passage of the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a bipartisan package of bills that includes several key pieces of the Sportsmen's Act.
Boone and Crockett Club: Coyote Management and Fair Chase
Animal rights groups attempting to end all public hunting is nothing new. Their most recent efforts have focused on banning local contests that encourage hunters to help reduce coyote overpopulation. Some states are now considering these bans primarily based on a question of fair chase.
The Principles of Fair Chase
FAIR CHASE, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, is the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit and taking of any free-ranging wild game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an improper or unfair advantage over the game animals.
Sportsmen's Bill Passes House
The U.S. House of Representative today passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47). The bipartisan package of bills that includes several key pieces of the Sportsmen's Act passed the Senate on February 12, 2019, and is now awaiting the President's signature to become law.
Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, and WOW
Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's and Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife National Museum &
Wild Sheep Foundation Honored by Boone and Crockett
(L-R) Kevin Hurley (WSF), Clay Brewer (WSF), Tim Brady (B&C President), Gray Thornton (WSF), Acting Secretary
Federal Premium Ammunition Recognizing the Next Generation of Hunter-Conservationists
Federal Premium Ammunition is joining the Boone and Crockett Club in honoring a gr