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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

Gearing Down

THE ETHICS OF FAIR CHASE

By Mark Streissguth
B&C Regular Member

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…

Why We Hunt

The Ethics of Sport Hunting

By Theodore R.

Can It Make You a More Ethical Hunter?

By Keith Balfourd, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from the Summer 2018 issue of Fair Chase

Maybe it’s just me, but I

Can the Antis Learn Anything from Fair Chase?

By Keith Balfourd, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from the Fall 2018 issue of Fair Chase

Just Eat It

Recently my wife and I attended a documentary on the disturbing amount of food waste in our country and the world, titled, “Just Eat It.” I didn’t see a connection with hunting ethics until I was in a discussion at our recent annual meeting of the Boone and Crockett Club in Nashville. Many members were lamenting the bad press that hunters get, i.e., “Cecil the lion,” and the fact that study after…