Ethics

The Ethics of Shed Hunting — and Why It Matters This Fall

How new regulations and a commitment to Fair Chase in every season are helping hunters protect the herds they’ll pursue in the fall.By PJ DelHomme In much of the West, March is a month of tight margin...

Fair Chase is More Than the Hunt

By PJ DelHomme Fair Chase is a field ethic. It’s about hunting with integrity, respect, and a sense of responsibility. From interactions with fellow hunters to stewardship of the land, Fair Chase embo...

Training Fair Chase Hunters in the 21st Century

A new online hunter ethics course from the Boone and Crockett Club and the National Rifle Association teaches the foundations of fair chase.Rachel and Jake are new to hunting. Luckily, they have a men...

Don't Use B&C Scoring on Captive Deer

The Boone and Crockett Club today reaffirmed its objection and rejection to the use of its name and scoring system in conjunction with captive deer and elk. So says an official resolution presented and signed by Club president William A. Demmer.

The resolution was ratified at Boone and Crockett's 127th annual meeting, which concluded Dec. 7, 2014 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The resolution reads:

B&C Supports Idaho Bill Banning Use of Aircraft

In a letter to Idaho House Majority Leader, Mike Moyle, Boone and Crockett Club president Ben Wallace extended the Club's support of the Bill he introduced that would strengthen Idaho's "no fly and hunt" law from reading just helicopters to "any aircraft." Moyle introduced House Bill 186 over the increasing practice of using aircraft-friendly landscape to exploit a loophole in

Poachers Feel Sting from Boone and Crockett Scoring

Courts in a growing number of states are using the Boone and Crockett scoring system to slap poachers with more felony charges, stiffer fines and longer revocations of hunting privileges.

Game animals with large antlers and horns aren't just trophies, but valuable conservation resources that warrant harsher penalties for abuse, say Boone and Crockett Club officials.