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Famous Hunters in the Record Books: Part One

From Hollywood cowboys to the Olympians to racing moguls, presidents, and kings, these hunters left their mark on history—and in the Boone and Crockett Club recordsBy PJ DelHommeAmong the 60,000 big g...

Famous Hunters in the Record Books: Part Two

We’ve got country music stars, inventors, entrepreneurs, race car drivers, and international dignitaries in the second installment of famous hunters in the Boone and Crockett records.By PJ DelHommeThe...

What’s the Most Popular Big Game Caliber in the Book?

With the Method Visualizer tool, you can search the records for the most popular calibers and draw weights on 29 species of North American Big Game. The Boone and Crockett Club has plenty of records. ...

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.

New World's Record Elk Provides Educational Moment

The Boone and Crockett Club’s recent announcement of a new World’s Record elk has generated unprecedented news coverage as well as public craving for details about the giant bull.

Taken in 2008 by a hunter on public land in Utah, it is the only elk on record with a gross antler score approaching the 500-inch mark, at 499-3/8. Official data dates back to 1830.