Fair Chase Archive

What an exciting time for conservation and big game. The journey to creating a new category started in early 2024. By Kyle M. Lehr, B&C Professional Member, Director of Big Game Records 

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A calm, easy day with a nap beneath the rattling leaves of a yellowing aspen and the feel of September sun on our skin. Then a big male sage grouse, as big as all outdoors, launched into the air. By Thomas Reed 

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Pack your gear in empty coolers on the way there—just make enough room to bring everything home when (not if) you’re successful. By Craig Boddington, Professional Member 

Years ago, I decided the time was right to chase blacktail. The ultimate goal, I concluded, would be a Pope & Young Booner—what I call animals that qualify for both record books. By Allen Bolen 

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While Dustin Huff sat in his treestand in November 2021, all he hoped to do was kill a deer big enough to beat his record of 134 inches. While hunting the farm with his 7-year-old nephew earlier in the 2021 season, Huff killed a doe, and his nephew got a five-pointer. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media 

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The Boone and Crockett Club celebrates young hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting. By Londyn Groneberg and Jamie Groneberg 

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As non-native axis deer proliferate in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a market hunting and harvest operation has become the conservation tool of choice. By Everett Headley, B&C Official Measurer 

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Over the last 25 years, a common assertion you often hear is that mule deer populations are in decline. But is this true? By Greg Sheehan, B&C Professional Memeber, MDF President and CEO and Steve Belinda, B&C Professional Member, MDF Chief Conservation Officer 

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As hunters, we are the original conservationists. We are stewards of the land, advocates for ethical hunting practices, and ambassadors for the outdoor way of life. By Tony Caligiuri, B&C President 

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This spring, as the snow begins to thaw and you head into the hills in search of antler gold, we hope that you toss this issue of Fair Chase in the truck and bring it with you. By Karlie Slayer, Editor-In-Chief 

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After a lifetime of terminals, ticket agents, and late (or missed) flights, I love to drive to hunts when I can. With no baggage restrictions, I can take everything I might need. By Craig Boddington, Professional Member 

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Favored for decades, the lever-action rifle yielded to the turn-bolt. Is it hurtling down a perilous path? By Wayne C. Van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member 

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A large Sitka blacktail buck steps out of the shadows on a frosty Fall morning. © Kris Larson 

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Boone and Crockett Fellow Alejandra Zubiria Perez uses collaborative data sharing to shed light on wolves in the Great Lakes. By Kasey Rahn 

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Trail camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Trail camera photos © 2025 The University of Montana 

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One hundred years ago, the wild- life species of North America were in deep trouble. Unregulated harvest by market hunters and individual landowners had decimated the continent’s once-teeming herds of bison, deer, elk, moose, pronghorn, black bear, and grizzly bear. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member 

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The Boone and Crockett Club celebrates young hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting. 

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024, which includes entries received between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024. 

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Whitetail deer are one of this country’s greatest conservation success stories. However, our conservation and wildlife management institutions are not built to address the current hyper-abundance in many parts of the country. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant 

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024, which includes entries received between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

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And just like that, we’ve reached the last issue of Fair Chase before the close of our 32nd Big Game Awards period. Besides planning for the holidays, our Official Measurers should know an important deadline. By Kyle M. Lehr, B&C Professional Member

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And just like that, we’ve reached the last issue of Fair Chase before the close of our 32nd Big Game Awards period. By Kyle M. Lehr, B&C Professional Member, Director of Big Game Records

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Each continent handles its wild game meat differently. We’ve got it pretty good here in North America. Words matter. When a nonresident guest draws a deer permit to hunt on my Kansas farm, they don’t exactly get the expected “buck” or “antlered whitetail” tag. The permit comes with two tags (better look at them closely) and apply the correct one when the time comes. By Craig Boddington, Professional Member

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Out of sheer curiosity, I wanted to see this pronghorn buck a little closer. It was hard to tell with the binoculars how large his horns were. I stopped frequently and glassed because I wanted to see the pronghorn before they saw me. By Victoria Bell

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The connection to where my food comes from was an essential part of why I chose to hunt for myself. Yet, I’m not sure I was fully prepared for how deeply spiritual it would be to take part in the entire process of procuring my own food. This is an opportunity that we have, thanks in large part to having healthy wildlife populations—but it wasn’t always this way. By Jodi Stemler, B&C Professional Member, Director of Communications

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Faulkner was once asked why he hunted. His response was “...always to learn something, to learn something of—not only to pursue but to overtake and then to have compassion not to destroy, to catch, to touch and then let go because then tomorrow you can pursue it again. If you destroy it, what you caught, then it’s gone, it’s finished." By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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While the holidays give us a break from work, the food gives us an excuse to come together—sometimes all together in the kitchen. Food has a way of doing that, and we humans have been doing that for a very long time. By Karlie Slayer, Editor-In-Chief

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Hunting and participation in the great outdoors have evolved over the years. For many, an outdoor legacy passed from older generations to younger ones has built a strong foundation of conservation and mutual respect. However, today’s landscape is much different. By Mark J. Shutey

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A long day of firing heavy, powerful rifles had come down to one shot. It would decide the match that had drawn two teams of elite marksmen and 8,000 spectators to this bald expanse. By Wayne C. Van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Flies, meat bees, and yellow jackets love venison as much as we do. If you hunt where these pesky insects live, then you know the pain of trying to break down an animal while being swarmed. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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Two Dall's sheep rams on a snowy ridge high in the Yukon during the November rut. © Donald M. Jones

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For most people, filling the refrigerator or pantry requires simply visiting the supermarket or ordering food online to be delivered to the doorstep. However, for hundreds of millions of people worldwide, hunting, fishing, and gathering remain critical to their livelihoods and the ability to obtain adequate and affordable food. By Jerrold L. Belant, Wildlife Conservation Michigan State Universtiy and Abigail Bennett Assistant Professor of Global Inland Fisheries Michigan State University

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McDevitt, a Boone and Crockett Fellow, will graduate with a doctorate in fish and wildlife biology from the University of Montana (UM) in December. As a quantitative ecologist, she uses advanced mathematical tools and statistical models to help tackle tricky conservation issues. By Kasey Rahn

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In recent years, agencies have been implementing regulatory bans and phase-outs of lead ammunition in some areas, and the messaging in these efforts—and in regulations— often warn hunters and their families about lead poisoning from eating animals shot with lead ammunition. But how much should hunters worry about the health effects of eating animals shot with lead ammo? By Jim Heffelfinger, Professional Member

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We take meat for granted today, but there was a time in the history of our planet when carnivory was rare or even nonexistent. This probably seems surprising since eating meat is one of the most efficient ways to provide our bodies with necessary nutrients. As with many other animals, it is usually most straight-forward for humans to convert the nutrients from the animal matter we ingest in meat into the components our bodies must have to sustain our lives. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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Trail camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Trail camera photos © 2024 The University of Montana

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The Boone and Crockett Club celebrates young hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024, which includes entries received between March January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

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There are just as many reasons to process an animal yourself as there are excuses to take it to the butcher. To each their own. If you’re a do-it-yourself kind of hunter, processing animals in your own garage or kitchen is part of the fun of hunting. If you’re new to home processing, we suggest you watch some processing videos or bribe a veteran DIYer with some beverages to come over and show you the ropes. By Chef Daniel Nelson

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One morning, after climbing 3,000 vertical feet to my favorite observation spot, I glassed up a large bull across the valley on the opposite mountain. He was almost beyond the limit for a reasonable pack out, but he was huge. I waited to see what he would do. By Dan E. Schilling

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For many hunters, the appeal of hunting goes beyond the thrill of the hunt—it’s about securing a sustainable source of protein, a connection from field to fork. Yet, while many hunters enjoy processing their own game, the reality is that many simply don’t have the time, space, or ability to handle the job all on their own. Professional meat processors provide all three and fill an important void. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant and Nick Pinizzotto, National Deer Association President & CEO Professional Member

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As national parks and oth- er public lands see in- creased visitation, the Club and its partners continue to focus on creating the best experience possible— and that includes what’s best for wildlife. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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Fifty years after Yellow- stone National Park was created at the urging of the Boone and Crockett Club, park officials were caught in a dilemma. By Kyle M. Lehr, B&C Professional Member, Director of Big Game Records

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For the past eight years, Boone and Crockett Club Official Measurer (OM) Bucky Ihlenfeldt has visited several Wisconsin schools every year to teach the next generation about hunting, conservation, and the Boone and Crockett Club. Here’s why he does it. By Bucky Ihlenfeldt, Photos Courtesy of Author

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A hunt for Rocky Mountain goats in the middle of Grand Teton National Park raises questions as tough as the hunt. By Jess Johnson, Photos Courtesy of Craig Okraska

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Long known for its record-book rams and dismal draw odds, Montana’s Missouri River Breaks offers a sheep hunt for those willing to forgo the full curl. By Chad Carman, Photos Courtesy of Author

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As Euro-Americans spread across our continent, they cleared land for agriculture and consumed raw materials for industry. The “public domain,” land that belonged to the federal estate, was essentially without protection.

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Set aside by early founders of the Boone and Crockett Club, these lands are a resource to be enjoyed by all. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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Much has been written about how sportsmen saved North American big game species from complete annihilation at the turn of the twentieth century. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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Ensuring sustainable funding for wildlife conservation has long been a priority of the Boone and Crockett Club. By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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Summers should be spent outdoors, and I can’t think of a better place to spend outside time than on our public lands. With 640 million acres of federal public land owned by all Americans, there’s bound to be a spot that you can call your own to get away from it all. By Karlie Slayer Editor-In-Chief

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Traveling across the country or abroad is an exciting adventure, but don’t let hiccups in travel ruin your entire hunt. Here are some ways to knock those curve balls out of the park. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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As rifle scopes become more complicated, you might be better off sticking to the basics. By Wayne C. Van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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The records department of the Boone and Crockett Club recently received a Roosevelt’s elk entry, which, if confirmed by a judges panel, will be crowned the new world’s record.

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Critical maintenance of our public- land infrastructure—including parking areas, fencing, weed management, campgrounds, and restrooms—is often funded by America’s hunters and anglers. By The Outdoor Industry Communication Council

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Bull elk standing along a mountain river. © Tony Bynum

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America’s public lands are an extraordinary resource for the hunting and fishing public and everyone who enjoys the great outdoors. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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The mission of the Boone and Crockett Club University Programs is the development of a diverse community of high-impact wildlife conservation leaders. By Jodi Stemler, B&C Professional Member, Director of Communications

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Fifteen Years of Natural Resources Leadership Development. By Mark Rey, B&C Professional Member

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Trail camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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The Boone and Crockett Club celebrates young hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024, which includes entries received between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

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As national parks and oth- er public lands see in- creased visitation, the Club and its partners continue to focus on creating the best experience possible— and that includes what’s best for wildlife.By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024.

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Spring is a time for new be- ginnings. Bears emerge from their dens and begin to explore and look for food. Mothers take care of their young and make sure they survive. Spring bear seasons are also ramping up, which means you may get more calls to score bear skulls for entry into the records. By Kyle M. Lehr, Director of Big Game Records

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Story from Legendary hunts, short stories from the Boone and Crockett Awards. By Eugene C. Williams

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After killing a respectable bull, a hunter worries his days hunting alone in the mountains are numbered. Then he drifts into the camp of a well-seasoned hunter who changes his perspective, and his timeline. By Mike Stolt

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This is a story that began more than a century ago. It features a rough- riding U.S. president, hunts on horseback, crafty legislation, conservation-minded landowners, fair chase, endangered species, and, of course, stuffed teddy bears. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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In 1900, Dr. E.W. Nelson named the Merriam's turkey in honor of C. Hart Merriam. This species is found in the mountain regions of the western U.S.

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All too often we associate public lands with wildlife, but private lands are vitally important because they constitute 74 percent of the land ownership in the lower 48 states. By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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Spring is finally here. The days are longer, the sun is shining, and it’s an especially exciting time for us at Boone and Crockett Club headquarters. We’ve experienced numerous staff changes lately, and now that the dust is finally starting to settle, I’ll tell you what some of those changes mean for Fair Chase magazine. By Karlie Slayer, Editor-In-Chief

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In vast forests of the North and West, baiting may be the only tenable way to meet bear harvest goals. By Wayne C. Van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Headed into one of Montana’s “unlimited bighorn areas” on a backpack hunt...a long time ago. Look at that country! Boddington doubts he could do a hunt like that today. Best to be honest with yourself, as well as guides, outfitters, and hunting partners. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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The records department of the Boone and Crockett Club recently received a musk ox entry, and if con- firmed by a judges panel, it will be crowned the new world’s record.

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Without stable management, the problems of depredation, threats to human life, property damage, and nuisance cannot be adequately addressed.

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Spring male grizzly along Fraser River, British Columbia. © Donald M. Jones

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Today’s conservation challenges are multifaceted and often occur at the interface of ecology, economics, culture, and communication. The policy process seeks to integrate these diverse drivers to determine the most appropriate action.

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The Club is interested in training students in sound science, but we are equally interested in touching their lives in a way that encourages them to become the conservation leaders of tomorrow. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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By the end of the 20th century, mammalogists had largely repudiated and rejected Merriam’s expanded classification of grizzly bears. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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Trail camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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This excerpt is featured in the Club's latest publication, Records of North American Big Game, 15th Edition.

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The rules for hunting black bears differ depending on location. Bear hunting with hounds is a longstanding tradition in the Great Lakes states. In other regions, baiting is common. In much of the West, black bear boars may (currently) be harvested in the spring, but using dogs at any time of the year is frequently outlawed. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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This quarter, the records department had a busy schedule with two Special Judges Panels and two Official Measurer workshops. The first-ever Special Judges Panel occurred on August 15, 2001, in Missoula, Montana. This panel was convened shortly after the records committee created the Special Judges Panel to promptly verify potential World’s Records. By Kyle M. Lehr, B&C Professional Member

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How can you not love old photo albums of hunting trips? The vintage clothing, gear, cars, and looks of pure joy on people’s faces are a window into hunting’s rich heritage. They remind you of a time when things were a bit slower and simpler. Yet as much as we cherish those classic nostalgia-inducing shots, it’s also exciting to think that the photos we capture today will one day evoke that same sense of wonder in the next generation. 

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Modern life can pull us away from our connection with the natural world. Sometimes, nature has a way of pulling us back in. By Frederick Prince

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A 50-year quest in Jack O’Connor’s footsteps. By Alexander Sharif

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Engagement in natural resource issues is at an all-time high, which is a positive development. However, we have more people in North America than ever, and the population is expected to grow. This will place significant additional pressure on the wildlife resources of the continent. By James L. Cummins, B&C President

Maps of any place in the world fit in the palm of your hand. The outside world can always find you, a blessing and a curse. I’m glad I knew a time before too much technology because it has changed the world, including the things we love, like hunting. By Karlie Slayer Editor-In-Chief

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After the Great War, the industry rallied with bolt rifles and cartridges to match. Then: Nothing. By Wayne C. Van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Trail camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Hunting regulations can't keep pace with advancing technology. What does that mean for the future of Fair Chase hunting? By Jodi Stemler, B&C Professional Member

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A look back in time at how months-long hunts have turned into action-packed, week-long adventures. And frankly, we’ve got it (too) easy today! By Craig Boddington, Professional Member

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In Texas, the Rio Grande dictates the international border between the United States and Mexico. On the U.S. side in select locations, the border-barrier system is under active construction. By Chloe Nouzille, Boone and Crockett Fellow, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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It’s become customary to describe the various methods of assessing a big-game animal’s trophy parts as a way to quantify the dimensions of a particular specimen while celebrating the conservation successes that produced the animal. But if that narration rightly celebrates abundance in one form or another, there’s another, more downbeat way to assess our big-game records and scoring systems, instead, as exhibits of a vanishing world. By Andrew McKean, B&C Professional Member

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The field of game management has ancient roots. Hunting, of course, has a long and distinguished history and pre-history across human civilizations, and antecedents of modern game management practices can be found in many ancient societies worldwide. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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Trail camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024, which includes entries received between March January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

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As you take to the field this fall, you’re taking part in something bigger than yourself. In fact, you (and I) are just a few of the several million hunters in the United States who benefit from a century-old unwritten contract with the rest of society. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024.

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It is with mixed emotions that I write my final Trophy Talk column for Fair Chase magazine. Realizing I am stepping away from a prestigious position that, for the last 15 years and over a third of my life, was the full focus of my attention and passion is sobering. By Justin Spring, B&C Professional Member

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Planning an on-your-own mule deer hunt requires equal doses of logistics, grit, and reality. The payoff is a public land hunt for the ages. By Andrew McKean, B&C Professional Member

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Conservation’s Most Unsung Hero. No lawmaker to walk the halls of Congress has done more for wildlife than John F. Lacey, a member of the Boone and Crockett Club from 1898 until his death in 1913. His name is attached to the most important pieces of conservation legislation of our nation. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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Until 25 years ago, no wild elk herd had roamed the southeastern U.S. since the Civil War. Today, roughly 14,000 elk roam 7.3 million acres of what’s now known as the Coalfield Elk Zone, spanning Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. What could have been a wildlife wasteland was transformed into a wildlife Shangri La. Will it last? By Paul Queneau

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We must find less painful ways—even ways that strengthen the economy rather than harm it— to address climate change. By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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The ethical hunter values proper conduct and good judgment in the field and his own hunting and shooting skills. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief 

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Spike camps look much the same the world over. This one could be anywhere in the Rocky Mountains, but it’s actually in the Caucasus Mountains of Azerbaijan. Be sure you know what you want… and what you’re getting yourself into. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Old enough for Medicare, it’s been upstaged by upstarts like the 6.5 Creedmoor. But are they better? By Wayne C. van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Barren ground caribou in Central Alaska. By Donald M. Jones

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Given the importance of these corridors for many different wildlife species, wildlife scientists have turned their attention toward understanding how these corridors can be maintained over the long term to benefit wildlife of conservation interest. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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Lights, Camera, Moose - Using Trail Cameras to Survey Moose Abundance and Calf Recruitment on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and Glacier National Park in Montana. By Landon Magee, Boone and Crockett Fellow, University of Montana

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2023 The University of Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Stories Behind Trophies Never Meant To Be In The Records. By Tony Caligiuri, B&C Regular Member

This chapter is featured in the Club's latest publication, Records of North American Big Game, 15th Edition.

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As low- or no-carbon electricity generation—and associated transmission—expands to meet various climate and grid-resilience goals, conservationists must address new impacts on wildlife. We must be thoughtful and deliberate in maintaining robust fish and wildlife populations while supporting an energy transition. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024.

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Here is an overview of the three ways a trophy can be verified and a comparison between Boone and Crockett Club’s and Pope and Young Club’s processes. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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The hunt for a backcountry mountain goat in the wilds of British Columbia ends with a potentially insurmountable new World’s Record. By Justin Kallusky, Trophy Owner 

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“Fruits of fair access, whether a trophy buck, a limit of birds, or simply a memorable day afield, are remarkable mainly because they are either gifted or earned.” By Andrew McKean, B&C Professional Member

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Frozen snow, wary prey, and an unforgiving mountain await two hunters as they bowhunt for mule deer in the wilds
of Washington. By BB Sanders

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After years of applying and 21 days in the backcountry, a Colorado hunter scores the ram of his dreams on a do-it-yourself public land hunt. By Kevin Neil, Trophy Owner

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Conservation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Achieving grand conservation milestones takes networking, collaboration, patience, and partnerships. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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The Great American Zoologist. By Theodore J. Holsten, B&C Emeritus Member

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All too often we associate public lands with wildlife, but private lands are vitally important because they constitute 74 percent of the land ownership in the lower 48 states. By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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Helping to convert sport shooters into hunters is a core challenge for our community. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief 

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How does someone get the bug to travel and hunt? Is it wanderlust? Family tradition? Or something else entirely? By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Remington's .360 is a sequel decades in the making. And of a time perhaps too soon forgotten! By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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On March 22 ,2023, the Boone and Crockett Club presented the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) with its most prestigious award for conservation partners. The Conservation Stewardship Award is given annually to the organization or entity that best exemplifies excellence in natural resource conservation and stewardship—core values of the Boone and Crockett Club and its founder, Theodore Roosevelt.

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An update from Boone and Crockett Club's In the Field e-newsletter, some of the excellent articles that are published exclusively on our website.

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Mule deer buck scratching himself on a Western Montana hillside. © Donald M. Jones

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North America’s wildlife species were in deep trouble just over a century ago. The thundering herds of bison on the Great Plains were gone. The enormous flocks of passenger pigeons had likewise disappeared. And a whole spectrum of other species were on their way out. Into this increasingly grim picture, members of the Boone and Crockett Club stepped up to take decisive action. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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B&C Fellows at the 88th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Funding public access to private lands in a voluntary manner helps give landowners an extra source of income (or at least offset their costs), while hunters gain access to some prime wildlife habitat. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024.

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The records committee has two major updates. The first is a modified desert sheep boundary in California, and the second is a new entry affidavit for all bison entries.  By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Barbara Baird met with and talked to six of the girls while onsite in Springfield, Missouri, during the 31st Big Game Awards. Here’s what those girls had to say. By Barbara Baird

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With 76 entries and counting, Brian Ross has the largest collection of whitetails belonging to any individual in the Boone and Crockett records. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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I was hunting in a spot where I’ve been since I was 15 years old—right behind my parent’s house on the family farm. By Eric White

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Montana is known for its record-book bighorns. If you’re lucky enough to draw a tag, you do everything possible to make that hunt happen. It helps if the unit where you’re hunting is just a few miles from your front door. By Cavan Williams 

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In 2022, there are more than 567 refuges. Refuges provide habitat to more than 220 species of mammals, 700 species of birds, and 1,250 species of fish, reptiles and amphibians. Refuges also provide a place of recovery for nearly 400 endangered and threatened species. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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Aldo Leopold wrote that “a conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke [of the axe] he is writing his signature on the face of the land.” As hunters today, we are signing our names with bullets. By Mike McTee, Researcher, MPG Ranch

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It was not hard to fall in love with Boone and Crockett…it has 135 years of thoughtful and measured commitment to conserving wild places and wild things. By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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“Access is essential to hunting and shooting participation, being more important than mentors, knowledge of regulations and licensing requirements and numerous other considerations. Without adequate access to places for hunters and shooters to participate, even the most intensive recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) efforts are destined to fall short.” By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief 

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It’s normal to get excited in the presence of game. Your heart rate accelerates, breathing becomes ragged, and adrenaline surges. The trick is to manage these symptoms until you get the shot off. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Powerful rifles get the press, but rimfires get more use. Will a .22 bring you your next big game? By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Seven timber companies and four conservation organizations are joining together to fight the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) among deer, elk, and other species of the deer family. The new CWD coalition will promote practices that help discover, manage, and mitigate the negative impacts of CWD.

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An update from Boone and Crockett Club's In the Field e-newsletter, some of the excellent articles that are published exclusively on our website.

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 A rutting bighorn ram with ewe in rocks. By Tony Bynum

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 Celebrating nine decades of cooperative wildlife research. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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2022 Boone and Crockett Fellow Outstanding Achievement Award In Graduate Research

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Smile, You’re Hunting - Presented by Leupold 

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Science-based fish and wildlife conservation is the cornerstone of our organization and is fundamental to how federal and state fish and wildlife agencies manage our natural resources. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following pages list the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024. Sponsored by Fiocchi 

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This spring and summer, we conducted seven Official Measurer classes. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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In big elk country, there’s an infinite number of directions a wounded bull could go. By Shawn Lentz

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Using a decoy to bowhunt prairie pronghorn is just plain fun. Here’s how I do it. By Alexander Sharif

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You won’t find Key deer in the Boone and Crockett Club’s records. There isn’t even a hunting season for these tiny deer living in the Florida Keys. That doesn’t mean Boone and Crockett Club members turned a blind eye to this whitetail subspecies that was going extinct in the 1940s. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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A Boone and Crockett Club member for 54 years, Lee Merriam Talbot was the primary author of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. That alone is a lifetime achievement, but there is so much more to the man who dedicated his life’s work to conservation—and humbly averted death numerous times. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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The challenge of conservation today is the purpose of the Club, the shared responsibility of our closest partners and all conservationists. By Simon Roosevelt, B&C Regular Member

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Conservation should make both ecological and economic sense. A thriving economy isn’t sustainable if it undermines conservation—
just as effective conservation is more likely to last when it works in synergy with economic forces.  By James L. Cummins, B&C President

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While long-held beliefs with respect to how best to conserve our native wildlife continue to serve as key guidelines, the Club is, however, by no means hide-bound or content to bask in the light of bygone achievements. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief 

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To make some hunting dreams come true, we must travel. Depending on where and for what, maybe we can make a road trip, but that often means getting on an airplane. Even the thought is daunting enough for folks who don’t travel much, but now we must contemplate traveling with firearms, which is not hassle-free nor always possible. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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What you get from a hunt may have little to do with what you had in mind. By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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An update from Boone and Crockett Club's In the Field e-newsletter, some of the excellent articles that are published exclusively on our website.

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A Wisconsin whitetail pauses for a drink of water. © John Eriksson/Images On The Wildside

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Poach & Pay 2.0: Detection and Reporting of Wildlife Poaching. By Jonathan Gassett, B&C professional member and Kristie R. Blevins, Eastern Kentucky University

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The Ever-Evolving Science  of Chronic Wasting Disease. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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Evaluating Management Strategies for Chronic Wasting Disease in Michigan Whitetail Deer. By Noelle Thompson, PhD Candidate, Boone and Crockett Fellow, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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As we returned to the truck, I realized this was my second Coues’ deer and my biggest buck ever. By Riley Green

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Reflecting on the Past, Adapting for the Future. The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Volume I: The First Fifty Years

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Wildlife disease is a matter of both personal and public policy. It requires us, as individuals, to decide our tolerance for disease transmission risk, and collectively as the Boone and Crockett Club, to think about the responsibilities of wildlife agencies and research institutions to work on these problems impacting our wildlife. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 32nd Big Game Awards program, 2022-2024.

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The concept of fair chase can be traced to the beginning of the Boone and Crockett Club. The first time it appeared in American writing was in the Club’s constitution adopted in February 1888. How did it become tied to records entry, and why does the principle still matter today? By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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An interview with Amy Ray, Founder of The Sisterhood Of The Outdoors. By Barbara Baird, Women’s Outdoor News

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This column is dedicated to the system that supports the public hunting of public wildlife for all fair chase sportsmen, and the stories and trophies that are the result. Theodore Roosevelt strongly believed that self-reliance and pursuing the strenuous activities of hunting and wilderness exploration was the best way to keep man connected to nature. We score trophies, but every hunt is to some extent a way of measuring ourselves. By Angelo Baio

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In the early 1900s, national parks were under constant threat from private industry, which hoped to capitalize on those unique landscapes. Two charismatic members of the Boone and Crockett Club worked the halls of Congress to ensure management of those wonders fell to a new agency that would prioritize their protection. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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As I write this final Fair Chase column as your president, I would like to thank you for honoring me with the opportunity and privilege to serve such a historic and important organization. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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Active management projects improve the health of our forests while also improving wildlife habitat by increasing forage production and creating more dynamic and resilient landscapes.  By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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Open country is another story. Mandatory for pronghorns, likewise caribou on treeless tundra. Realistically, there are few habitats where a bipod could never be used, but it’s just one more thing to carry. So, I give conscious thought to potential use. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Life isn't fair. So how is hunting fair? Surely, rules and tools can't make it so - can they? By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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An update from Boone and Crockett Club's In the Field e-newsletter, some of the excellent articles that are published exclusively on our website. 

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Typical American elk in  Jasper, Alberta, Canada. by L. Victor Clark

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The Most Adventure a Scout Can Have. In partnership with Boy Scouts of America, Montana Council, the Boone and Crockett Club hosts an intense immersion into the wildest landscape in the Lower 48. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media

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The available management strategies for addressing CWD in wild herds are limited and generally involve measures such as the removal of affected animals, reductions in overall herd size, and elimination of practices that result in close contact between animals, suchas supplemental feeding or baiting. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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Spotlight: Clemson University

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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From Toddlers to Tines - Presented by Leupold 

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COUGAR - Kelly R. Zecha, Second Award (tie), 15-8/16 B&C Points

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A 64-year-old deer hunter is an improbable award winner at the Jack Steele Parker Generation Next Banquet.

Joseph W. Joiner - non-typical whitetail deer - 186-4/8 B&C Points

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Processing Large Game by Chef Daniel Nelson and a recipe for venison quesadillas by Jon Bonnell

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Today, because of active Club members like Bob Model, we can celebrate where we have been while looking boldly to the future. Conservation is evolving like all other parts of our society, economy, and political world today. By Charlie R. Booher, Boone and Crockett Club Policy Consultant

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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Boone and Crockett Judges Panels began at a time when the event was called Big Game Competitions, first held in 1947. The purpose was to judge all trophies in attendance and select place awards, with the best in show receiving the Sagamore Hill Award. After the first competition, it became clear that an equitable method of scoring needed to be adopted to address the arbitrary nature of the awards.

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New hunters need instructors, and Boone and Crockett Club members can fill that vital role. By Jodi Stemler, B&C Professional Member

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This column is dedicated to the system that supports the public hunting of public wildlife for all fair chase sportsmen, and the stories and trophies that are the result. Theodore Roosevelt strongly believed that self-reliance and pursuing the strenuous activities of hunting and wilderness exploration was the best way to keep man connected to nature. We score trophies, but every hunt is to some extent a way of measuring ourselves. By Hanspeter Giger, B&C Official Measurer

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My 13-year-old son loves video games. How can I get him to have that same passion about the outdoors? The first step simply is to take him hunting. By Shawn Lentz

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This year marks the celebration of the Club’s 31st Big Game Awards, which will be held this summer from July 21 to July 23 in Springfield, Missouri, at Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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The Club makes the important point that, “Some technologies take unfair advantage of an animal no matter how they are used. For others, it depends on the manner in which the hunter uses the technology.” By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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Glassing is very much a team sport, the more eyes the better. Shooting at game is one at a time; usually the best thing a guide
or partner can do is stay quiet! By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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 Beware a miss you didnít expect. Or a hit. By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Rocky Mountain goat walking the Continental Divide on an October day in Western Montana. By Donald M. Jones

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Hunters’ Opinions and Attitudes towards the Illegal Take of Wildlife in the United States. By Jonathan Gassett, Wildlife Management Institute and B&C Professional Member

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Fostering acceptance and support from the non-sporting masses is key to the future of hunting and fishing. By Russ Mason and John Organ, B&C Professional Members

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With clear priorities identified by state agency directors and their leadership, our scientists will be able to conduct research and create tools that directly address those priorities, and truly meet the most urgent needs of wildlife managers. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional member

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B&C Fellows at the 87th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

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Ladies in the Field - Presented by Leupold 

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The B&C Classics Series Excerpt - By W. Douglas Burden

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The difference between conservation and preservation is lost on most people. Clearing up any confusion between those terms and acting on it will promote conservation actions that truly benefit biodiversity and wildlife habitat. In doing so, it will make a place for sensible natural resource management. By James Cummins and Simon Roosevelt, Regular Members and Co-Chairs Conservation Policy Committee

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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A dive into the reasoning of our updated cellular trail camera policy. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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I believe hunters are more of a family, willing to reach down to help someone find a new mission in life when they need it most. By Drew Toigo

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Mentorship like this is at the heart of the hunt, which is the flagship annual event of the Wyoming Women’s Foundation. Every year, more than 40 women from all over the country gather near Buffalo, Wyoming, at the Ranch at Ucross to experience camaraderie and mentorship as hunters. By Daniel Galbreath, Wyoming Community Foundation Communications Coordinator and Alex Shannon, Wyoming Women’s Foundation Communications & Events Coordinator

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A Utah family has the uncanny ability to shoot record-book pronghorn nearly every year. This Youth Award entry being featured at the upcoming 31st Big Game Awards is not only the biggest pronghorn next to the family name, but also this young hunter’s first. By PJ DelHomme, Crazy Canyon Media. Photos Courtesy of Harrow Family

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The sagebrush moved like waves as the wind washed over it. The landscape is very deceptive. What appears flat is actually a web of humps and ditches, providing cover for both game and hunters. By Cavan Williams

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As time goes on, our responsibility to conserve wildlife and wild spaces will evolve, and we must continue to find ways to partner and build relationships with other people and organizations that align with our mission and goals for the future. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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In a fast-changing landscape, the ability of the Club to tell its story to our members, various outdoor constituencies, as well as the public at large, is a critical mission. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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A shot from a solid rest should be the easiest—with fewer excuses. In 2021, for the first time ever, Boddington missed a whitetail from a stand. Somehow, his scope turret had spun nearly a full revolution, off 18 inches at 50 yards. That’s not an excuse: He didn’t give Mr. Murphy proper respect! By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Bagging game is easier if the sight picture is familiar and the target falls naturally in its middle.  By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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A pronghorn buck in burned over prairie in western South Dakota. By Donald M. Jones

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Professional Member Dr. Jonathan Mawdsley's first column, taking over the Science Blast since John F. Organ has retired. 

For this, my initial essay for Fair Chase, I wanted to highlight work being done by scientists at the USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and their partners. This work has the potential to revolutionize the ways that we manage large ungulate populations in the western United States. By Jonathan Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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2021 Boone and Crockett Fellow Outstanding Achievement Award in Graduate Research - Levi Heffelfinger

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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The 31st Big Game Awards only happens every three years and it is a true tribute to the fair chase hunters who found such success in the field. With this year’s event coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the National Collection of Heads and Horns and our great partners at Federal Premium Ammunition as well as the 50th birthday of Bass Pro Shops, we will be honoring the history of conservation that continues to support the healthy wildlife populations that make these successes possible.

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The B&C Classics Series Excerpt - By William T. Hornaday

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We need to act quickly and take bold action to conserve and restore North America’s native grasslands and sagebrush shrub-steppe while supporting ranchers, farmers, tribal nations, sportsmen and women, and rural communities. By Aviva Glaser, Senior Director of Agricultural Policy, National Wildlife Federation and Bethany Erb, Director of Government Affairs, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards Program, 2022-2024, which includes entries received between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024. Entries marked with an * were accepted in the 31st Awards Program.

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The dry rolling country of Alberta’s prairies is A landscape that fancies my soul especially after a successful hunt. By Alexander Sharif

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I am proud of the Club’s efforts at all levels to bring together America’s youth in helping them find their place—just like all of us did in protecting and preserving all wild places and wild things. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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The event transformed the Records Division Judges Panel into an interactive media education event, which provided an inside look at scoring and the work that goes into the Awards display. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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Don Young, longtime Alaska Congressman and Boone and Crockett Club member, passed away this past March. He was a true force in the halls of Congress. By Timothy C. Brady, B&C Past President

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Record-book game falls to people of varied means and motives. And sometimes it just dies.  By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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If you don't receive the Boone and Crockett Club's In the Field e-newsletter, you're missing out on some excellent articles that are published exclusively on our website. You can access an online archive of the most recent In the Field e-newsletters on the Club’s website.

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Alex Therrien's new world's record musk ox

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Models can be useful tools for wildlife management, but there are important caveats and considerations
accompanying their use. By Jonathan R. Mawdsley, B&C Professional Member

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2022 Retreat at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the completion of the desert bighorn sheep enclosure at the Red Rock Wildlife Area (RRWA) along the Gila River, north of Lordsburg, New Mexico. This facility was completed in 1972, and it has been operated continuously by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to propagate desert bighorn sheep for translocation into historic ranges. By Eric M. Rominger, B&C Professional Member

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Stylish Stalkers - Presented by Leupold 

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Over the last three years, there have been challenges and setbacks for all of us, but I want to take this evening to celebrate what we’ve achieved in spite of all that. Tonight we celebrate the hunt and honor the past achievements of our founding members from over a century ago." -Tony Schoonen, Boone and Crockett Club CEO

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Thank you to all the Official Measurers who were able to attend the Open Meeting during the 31st Awards Program.

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Attendees of the 31st Big Game Awards Field Generals luncheon were treated to a passionate speech by Professional Member Mark Bara, who reflected on his 46 years of service as an Official Measurer.

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Congratulations to all the youth hunters present at the Jack Steele parker generation next youth banquet, July 22, 2022. The keynote speaker for the evening was Clay Newcomb.

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This is just a sample of the inspiring stories read by Charles Hartford during the banquet. While each youth was presented their plaque and Buck knife on stage, the audience enjoyed each hunter's account of their adventure. All of the Generation Next stories will be featured in the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards Book coming this fall.

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Just this year we added three new trophies including a jaguar, cougar, and bighorn sheep that was awarded a certificate of merit at the 31st Big Game Awards.

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Matthew S. Collver — Roosevelt's elk — 391-6/8 — 2nd Award

This certificate is in recognition of a hunt that best represents the determination, self-reliance, and respect for the game that embodies the tenets of fair chase set forth by Boone and Crockett Club founder Theodore Roosevelt.

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Tavis D. Rogers — Non-typical Columbia Blacktail — 175 — 1st Award

Pope and Young Club created an award to recognize the most outstanding archery trophy killed during an awards period.

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70 of the top trophies in 32 categories from 26 distinct species or subspecies that were taken through fair chase hunting or were picked up and entered into the B&C record book over the last three years.

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Don't miss out on your chance to own a commemorative piece of history

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“Thank you to everyone who made these events possible. Some of us never have the opportunity to have this caliber of animal on their wall, but it really is the experience that is important. This is the accumulation of a lot of
work by a lot of people over a lot of years.” -  James F. Arnold, Boone and Crockett Club President

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Although funded wholly by firearm users and archery enthusiasts, the Pittman-Robertson Act also benefits those who never hunt but enjoy such recreational hobbies as bird-watching, painting, sketching, and nature photography as well as other outdoor pursuits. By Charlie R. Booher, Former B&C Fellow, current policy consultant and James L. Cummins, B&C Regular Member

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Welcome Jennifer Staten to the records staff of Boone and Crockett Club. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Current efforts to conserve big game migration corridors and seasonal ranges is emblematic of the critical role that Boone and Crockett Club members play in conservation action.

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By being prepared and studying how to extract meat beforehand, a DIY hunt can be completed with sweat equity. By Mark Kayser

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The California heat, wildfires and wild horses and predators were all working against Dave on his quest to hunt pronghorn in his home state. By David Hamer, trophy owner

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“Caribou herds are like a geological force as they flow over the land...dominating the landscape and the lives of people who hunt and depend on them.” By James Schaefer, Professor of Biology, Trent University

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Trailblazers in Conservation represents a level of commitment from industry partners and others that support the mutual interests of science-informed wildlife management and conservation, and hunter ethics and advocacy.

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The pandemic foiled the effort to meet on the actual 20th anniversary, but the celebration at the Club’s headquarters in Missoula this past August showed that our hard work really does matter. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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For the average Joe and Jane, opening the door to hunting opportunity—a place to go—may well be the most effective way to keep current “Joes and Janes” in the field and to attract newcomers of all stripes. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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The .22 rimfire is the Great Teacher. With minimal recoil, mild report, and cheap ammo, that’s what most of us start with. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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These days, the focus of cartridge and bullet design is on flatter flight and center hits at increasing range. Arguably, it has shifted from a hunting load’s main task: killing. By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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A bull bison trucks through three feet of snow on a cold January day in Northwest Wyoming. By Donald M. Jones

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In May 2021, the Club received a $500,000 grant through the Montana Historic Preservation program for renovations to our Missoula Headquarters building—the Old Milwaukee Depot.

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Whether we realize it or not, hunters are citizen scientists. By PJ DelHomme

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We should encourage sharing information if there is no explanation for it in the literature as it may be inspiration for rigorous study and help us in our quest for greater knowledge of wildlife ecology. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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POSITION OPENING: Michigan State University Boone and Crockett Club Tenure Track Endowed Faculty Position

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Safari Club International Supports Boone and Crockett Club Poach & Pay Project as a “Trailblazer in Conservation” Sponsor

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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The bison featured in the logo for the 31st Big Game Awards lived more than a century ago in the Peace River Country of northern Alberta. And you will find the story behind how the bison head became part of the National Collection of Heads and Horns is as wild as the country it called home. 

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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Search the website for keywords such as 'Fair Chase' to read all the articles published about Fair Chase and Hunting Ethics.

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What I had hoped would be an exciting announcement that the new joint Official Measurers manual for Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young is at the printer as you read this has been overshadowed by the passing of one of the main contributors to this effort, Eli Randall, the Director of Big Game Records for Pope and Young. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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I have found eastern Montana mule deer hunting is a game of strategy. It begins with immersing yourself in a place where ancient hunters pursued the same quarry. By Everett Headley, B&C Official Measurer

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Back at camp in the evenings I looked at the pictures; we all studied the pictures. It was then we started making comparisons of this deer and the big buck with the two broken tines from our 2017 season. Both had very long brow tines; it was certainly looking to be the same amazing animal. By Keith Andrews, Trophy Owner

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Life presents challenges but excitement and passion should keep the engine of positivity running. By William J. Ciccone, Lifetime Associate

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The Club is also hopeful for new faces—the next generation of wildlife professionals—to join us in the conservation arena and aid us in achieving our conservation priorities and goals. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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Younger adults in our country may now see certain life skills, such as hunting, in a new light: If not a necessity at least an ability that could prove mighty handy down an increasingly uncertain road. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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Jay Norwood “Ding" DarlinG October 21, 1876 – February 12, 1962. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Regular Member 

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Building your house doesn’t have to be a large or fancy house, but what this means is use what you have to get as steady as possible—in the time available. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Some places, outfitters were and are a must. Guided or not, wilderness tests your skills and mettle.  By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Colorado mule deer. By L. Victor Clark

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A look at eleven states that all deer hunters need to know about.

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In the News: Kansas and Illinois stand strong against poaching. By Jonathan Gassett, B&C Professional Member

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Mountain caribou live in a region that receives snowfall in amounts better measured in feet than inches; 30 or more feet each winter. Unlike most deer species, mountain caribou in these high snowpack ecosystems do not migrate to lower elevations to escape the snow, but instead ascend from early winter habitat in lower elevation cedar-hemlock forests to high elevation spruce-fir forests. By David Hewitt, B&C Professional Member and Eric Rominger, B&C Professional Member

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The concept of “social carrying capacity” differs from “biological carrying capacity” in that the latter refers to the limit of a population in terms of what its habitat or environment can support, while the former refers to the limit of a population in terms of the tolerance of the human society with which it coexists.  By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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CSF Partnering with Boone and  Crockett Program at the University of Montana on Bill to Make Hunting Accessible to Montana Students

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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Short story that highlights the value of ethical hunting and illustrates a tenet of Fair Chase. Stories submitted by B&C members of the Ethics committee

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The new administration has joined in a call to conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030; the hunting and fishing community’s century of conservation should provide a roadmap. By Jodi Stemler

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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It is with great pleasure that I present an overview on how to enter a trophy digitally on our new website. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Helping Wyoming women and girls thrive, despite the added challenges of 2020, made fundraising for the Wyoming Women’s Foundation’s (WYWF) mission—to invest in the economic self-sufficiency of women and opportunities for girls in Wyoming—more important than ever. By Alex Shannon, Communication & Event Coordinator- Wyoming Women’s Foundation

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Patches of poplars and willows with ponds and open spaces in between: Ideal Moose habitat.By Alexander Sharif

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David and his crew provided me with the most rewarding free-range, true-to-form Mexican desert sheep hunt just as I imagined it to be. I couldn’t help feeling both ecstatic and sad that my 50-year quest was over. By Angelo Baio

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Boone and Crockett Club is a conservation organization tasked with the conservation of wildlife species.  While the likelihood of a recovery to a huntable population of caribou in the lower 48 is highly unlikely in our lifetime, as conservationists it is our duty to speak up for all wildlife, not only that which we may hunt. With the changing landscape and a changing climate, caribou face an uncertain future. These circumstances set the stage for a new organization to form and team up with the oldest and most respected conservation organization in North America. By Justin Spring and Karlie Slayer 

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Advanced Telemetry Systems (ATS) has been a part of wildlife radio telemetry for over 35 years. Their mission is to provide researchers and managers in ecology and biology with animal tracking and monitoring products of the highest quality and reliability.

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My love of the outdoors and taking in all of God’s creations, whether it be trekking through the mountains or watching sunrises and sunsets over the South Texas brush country, leaves me in awe. To me, the outdoors is the place where peace is found. By James F. Arnold, B&C President 

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There are still many people in our country who, while they have never hunted themselves, admire and respect someone in their family— Dad, Granddad or good old Uncle Joe—who is or was a hunter. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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Conservation: In the beginning. Part 2: Aiding Yellowstone. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Regular Member

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Often there are multiple options, and a decision must be made. Will you use a natural rest (if such exists), or something you’ve carried with you? I like natural rests, but I also like bipods and tripods, and often they can be combined. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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It seems an arbitrary number. Why have 30-caliber rifles dominated game fields? Should they? By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Mountain caribou in the Hart Range, British Columbia. by Cory DeStein

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What’s true for coronavirus  biosecurities is applicable to the management of any infectious disease, regardless of the infectious agent (viruses, bacteria, or prions). Those of us who are interested in deer and deer hunting have been applying these same concepts to chronic wasting disease (CWD). By Krysten Schuler, Russ Mason B&C Professional Member, and Nick Pinizzotto B&C Professional Member. 

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Raising the Stakes on Poaching: The Boone and Crockett Club’s Poach & Pay Project. By Jodi Stemler

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Bowyer and his colleagues have maintained that cervid females and males should be managed as if they are different species. Little attention has been given to how habitat management might affect the sexes differently, giving one an advantage over the other. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional member

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2020 Boone and Crockett Fellow Outstanding Achievement Award In Graduate Research

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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Short story that highlights the value of ethical hunting and illustrates a tenet of Fair Chase. Stories submitted by B&C members of the Ethics committee

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Behind the biggest news in conservation presently—the enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) and the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Conservation Act) is a significant development in the oldest initiative in American conservation. By Gregory T. M. Schildwachter, B&C Professional Member

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Planning for the 31st Big Game Awards Program and Judge’s Panel (the latter occurring on April 21-24, 2022) is well under way. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Trail cameras over water sources pose a threat to the animals that rely on that water to survive, and the debate over using cameras for hunting heats up, especially in the Southwest. By PJ DelHomme

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A comfortable hunting camp means so much more than a good night’s rest. It could mean a full freezer, too. By Mark Kayser

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Alone, on the mountain, with my first bull moose. By Frederick Prince

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Dr.Valerius Geist 1938 – 2021 A Tribute to a Remarkable Man, an Extraordinary Mind, and an Irreplaceable Friend. By B&C Professional Members, Shane Mahoney and John Organ

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The health of our forest resources, habitats, and rangelands—many of them held in public trust—has always been a priority of the Boone and Crockett Club. By James F. Arnold, B&C President

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Now, for better or for worse, social media has given everyone who is on it an instant and unfiltered voice of their own. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief 

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Gifford Pinchot - His Legacy of Wise Use   —   8/11/1865 - 10/4/1946. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Regular Member 

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Make the first as good as you can…and be ready for the next! By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Our oldest gunmaker, lies in pieces. Its signature bolt rifle, turning 60, is not yet a ghost.  By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Canada moose in the lodgepole and spruce forest of Western Alberta. By Donald M. Jones

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Phase One: Research Underway Investigates the “dark figure” of wildlife crime in America. By Jonathan Gassett, B&C Professional Member

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Effective policy and management must consider multiple factors, including culture, social norms, ethics, economics, politics, and biological science. Inclusion of these various metrics, and clearly defining them, adds complexity to studies of hunting, but it is essential. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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Boone and Crockett Fellows - Where Are They Now? We have highlighted where  three of our former fellows are now on the following page.

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Club's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana. 

Trail camera photos © 2021 The University of Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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Short story that highlights the value of ethical hunting and illustrates a tenet of Fair Chase. Stories submitted by B&C members

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The two-year period for OM renewal is upon us. As many of you are aware, we have transitioned to our new database. Part of this new system allows the Official Measurers to log in and renew online. By Justin Spring, B&C Director of Big Game Records

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When you climb into the Alberta mountains in search of a bighorn, there is only one question you must answer. Are you willing to do what it takes? By Chris Dorsey

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This elk hunt was certainly a turning point for me, not only to grieve the loss of my dad but to mark “the changing of the guard.” As a father of two future hunters, my hunting aspirations are changing. By Kyle Russell

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This column is dedicated to the system that supports the public hunting of public wildlife for all fair chase sportsmen, and the stories and trophies that are the result. Theodore Roosevelt strongly believed that self-reliance and pursuing the strenuous activities of hunting and wilderness exploration was the best way to keep man connected to nature. We score trophies, but every hunt is to some extent a way of measuring ourselves. By Stanley R. Copeland

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The Boone and Crockett Club is leading policy efforts to implement active forest management projects. By Jodi Stemler

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Our good work continues in the political arena to assist our nation’s leaders in the pragmatic management and improvement of the health of our wild lands and thus the health of our wild herds. By Tim Brady, B&C President

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In the next few years, we’ll see if this jump in hunting and fishing activity was something “of the moment,” or, a trend “of the future.” Ensuring the latter is a challenge we should all embrace. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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Conservation: In the Beginning. Using our voice to protect Yellowstone National Park. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Regular Member

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We call optical brightness “gathering light” but there is only so much light, so it’s really “light transmission” or “light management.” Quality of lenses is important, but so are lens coatings—and size does matter. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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A good hit follows a good look. But what do you see? By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Montana Governor Steve Bullock, family, friends honor pioneer conservationist Tony Schoonen at reopened fishing access. By David McCumber

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Bighorn rams make their way along a snowy ridge high up in the Canadian Rockies of Western Alberta. By Donald M. Jones

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Under the concept of a harvestable surplus, hunting mortality compensates for “natural” mortality. Compensatory mortality has been the objective of many hunting programs intended to sustain harvests year-in and year-out. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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The Wildlife Society and Boone and Crockett Club’s University Programs

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Boone and Crockett Club Releases Online curriculum to Support Wildlife Science and Technology Education for 5th to 8th graders.

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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Thank you to all our Official Measurers as we everge from the heavy scoring season. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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As Jack O'Connor once said: Hunt sheep with your eyes and not your legs. By Alexander Sharif, B&C Trophy Owner

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Seventeen-year-old Kate took a mule deer at the TRM Ranch. By Byon Kibby, B&C Regular Member

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From a young age, by dream hunt was for a moose. By Justin Spring, B&C Director of Big Game Records

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It was my 27th hunting season on this ranch, and there is a spring-fed river wit hlarge pecan trees in my hunting area. By Richard Block

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This interview was conducted by James L. Cummins, B&C Executive VP of Conservation, and Tony Schoonen, B&C Chief Executve Officer

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The Pioneers of Conservation... Our legacy for Generations. Stewardship. Leadership. Eduation. By James L. Cummins, B&C Executive Vice-President of Conservation

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'A Dall's Domain' painting was created 51 years after viewing the magnificent ram. By Anthony J. Conte

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Top Hunting Artist Recieves NRA Hunters' Leadership Forum Award. By Erin C. Healy 

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America has an inspiring history of our citizens coming together to over come what ever obstacles are laid before us.  By Tim Brady, B&C President

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Today, most states have a dedicated hunter recruitment specialist and/or department that is increasingly active in R3 efforts. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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How did the Boone and Crockett Club weather another time in history that tested fortitude - the Great Depression. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Junior Member

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Only practice makes the sytem perfect! By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Length makes bullets heavy. And deadly. Does a pointed nose help or hinder? By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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The Award was presented to National Wild Turkey Federation CEO Rebecca Humphires on March 11, 2020 

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Mississippi State University's Deer Ecology and Management Lab Honored by the Boone and Crockett Club.

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Desert sheep in Southern Nevada. By L. Victor Clark

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Fielding more ethical, educated, and effective hunters. By Everett Headly, Lead Instructor - MMH, B&C Official Measurer

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Conservation without Conflict: Saving Species and Livelihoods. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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B&C Fellows at the 85th North American Wildlife and natural Resources Conference

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The history of the Boone and Crockett Club's records books.

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Unlocking Incentives to Conserve Wildlife and Their Haitats. By Lowell E. Baier. Review by James L. Cummins, B&C Regular Member

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Today, the CSF is one of the most respected and trusted sportsmen's organizations in the political arena. By James L. Cummins, B&C Regular Member

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The Boone and Crockett Club is partnering with the Pope and Young Club to develop one cohesive manual to be used by both clubs.  By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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A family musk ox hunt on Nunivak Island. By Tanya and Nicole Dickinson

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Family in the Field. By John H. Kemp, Jr. 

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With a rich history that spans three centuries, our thoughtful, science-based approach to resolving complex issues gives the Boone and Crockett Club credibility that few organizations possess. By Tim Brady, B&C President

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Just because so many people live in cities doesn't mean our internal desire to get out into the wilderness has been completely bred out of us. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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133-Year snapshot of the Boone and Crockett Club. Looking back at how far we have come. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Junior Member

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One of the critial things, always, is getting the height right-both for you, and for the angle of a shot. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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The celebrated 7x57 sired a clan now shadowed by 6.5mm cartridges. Fame can be fickle! By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Factors to consider when deciding if you will make the switch. By Justin Spring, B&C Director of Big Game Records

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The Boone and Crockett Club attended the Wild Sheep Foundation's anual Sheep Show convention. 

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A five-by-six whitetail buck sniffing the air in Western Montana. By Donald M. Jones

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In 2001 the Rasmson Wildlife Conservation Center was built to facilitate place-based conservation education programs.

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The Wildlife Society and the Boone and Crockett Club - the Legacy Continues. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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2019 Boone and Crockett Fellow Outstandding Achievement Award in Graduate Research

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Chase R. Cooper - Typical Whitetail Deer - 197-2/8 - First Award

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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For modern hunting, the heart of our message must be conservation-the firs tlove of hunters, and expressed in the fair chase ethic. By Simon Roosevelt, B&C Regular Member

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The Boone and Crockett Club is truly indebted to author John Taliaferro for his monumental biography of George Bird Grinnell. By Lowell E. Baier, B&C President Emeritus

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Wildlife Management Insitute was cartered to remain small, mobile and in the wrods of WMI's president, Ira Gabrielson, "make things happen." By Steven Williams, B&C Professional Member

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New OM information online and we're working on a new OM manual. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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My 20-year quest for a Wyoming bull moose. By Scott L. Heatley, B&C Trophy Owner

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Official Measurer Everett Headley shares his story about his Roosevelt's elk trip with B&C Assistant Director of Big Game Records, Kyle Lehr. By Everett Headley, B&C Official Measurer

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After almost 30 years, a California tule elk nicknamed "Mongo" finds his way into the Boone and Crockett record book. By Rebecca Bradley, B&C Trophy Owner

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Obviously big game recordkeeping is a large part of the Club’s identity, but it actually accounts for only about 10 percent of its annual budget. The Club remains at the forefront of conservation through several active programs guiding conservation policy with science to make the greatest impact. By Tayler Lasharr and Jim Heffelfinger, B&C Professional Member

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American Wildlife Conservation Partners released the sixth volume of Wildlife for the 21st Century. 

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After all, these resources don't belong to us, we are borrowing them from the next generation and we must pass on the same or better than what we inherited. This is our responsiblity and our obligation. By Tim Brady, B&C President

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A self-reliant hunter, through learning and preactice, has a good feel for his or her capabilities and the confidence that the decision ultimately made is a good one. By Doug Painter, Editor-In-Chief

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The Boone and Crockett Club partnered with the NRA from 1973 to 1980 to help with record keeping adn formalize officerial Measurere's training workshops. By Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko, B&C Junior Member 

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The bench remains the best way to determine accuracy, which dictates the maximum distance you might shoot. By Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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You hunt in bear country. So what will you do about a bear about to do you in? By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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The Widllife Society Awards John Organ with the 2020 Aldo Leopold Award

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6x7 bull in aspen stand in Western Alberta. by Donald M. Jones

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The issue of lead versus non-lead ammunition has been a divisive factor within the hunting and wildlife conservation community for decades. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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Bush School Capstone team studies sustainable funding for Texas Wildlife Conservation

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The Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center is Finding Solutions

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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The purpose of the Wild Sheep Foundation is to put and keep sheep on the mountain. By Gray N. Thornton, B&C Professonal Member, WSF President and CEO

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Our obligation as leaders in the hunter-conservationist community is to continue to live by the vision and mission of the Club in our behavior and engagements and hope to positively inspire fellow supports and perhaps ore importantly, non-supports. By Timothy Brady, B&C President

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Reviewing the 30th Big Game Awards in 2019, Springfield, Missouri. By Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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Accuracy always trumps energy. But with 6mms you needn't give up hard hits. Just stiff recoil. By Wayne Van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Regular member Simon Roosevelt and Interior Secretary David Bernardt co-chaired the 2019 Conservation Roundtable.

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Alaska-Yukon moose in Denali Nations Park. by L. Victor Clark

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Are big game records meaningful? By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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The Wildlife Society and the Boone and Crockett Club's University Programs. Promoting Professional Engagement

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Tracking the Nutrients on the Landscape for Wildlife Health. By Kaylee Hollingsworth, B&C Fellow, Texas A&M University

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30th Big Game Awards - Springfield, Missouri - August 1-3, 2019

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Official Measurers Open Meeting

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30th Big Game Awards Field General's Luncheon

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Youth Awards Banquet

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Daniel B. Wescott - Alaska Brown Bear - 28-9/16

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Lifetime Associates luncheon.

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Photos from Big Game Awards from the past.

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Garth W. Sessions - Non-Typical American Elk - 431-7/8 - Second Award

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Gregory E. Smith - Rocky Mountain Goat - 52-6/8 Fourth Award (tie)

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A complete listing of all the trophy owner award recipients.

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Commemorative merchandise from the 30th Big Game Awards

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Taxidery, especially when on display to the public, gives people an opportunity to see unique North American specimens such as caribou, mountain goats, and musk ox.by B&C Professional Members Selma N. Glasscock and Winifred B. Kessler

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A look into H.R. 2532 - the Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act. by Jeff Crane, B&C Professional member and Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation President.

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Update on the 30th Big Game Awards by Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Hunting is a search outside of our preconceptions. When it's done fairly, and the hunter is mentally and physically exposed to as much of the world as the hunted, it can broaden the knowledge of existence. by Jack Evans, Director of Publication, Bear Trust International

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This heartwarming account exposes the life of a gentle man considered by many to be America's oldest, active whitetail deer hunter. by Mike Roberts

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Decoys, be it cow or pronghorn during an archery hunt, can also be quite successful. What most hunters don't realize is that pronghorn are actually quite vocal as well. While we have never had success calling a mature buck in, we have decoyed in many. by Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Nothing could discourage Rick from his lifelong dream of hunting moose in Alaska. by Rick Adkins, Trophy Owner

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Theodore Roosevelt once said, "We have faller heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune." As a Regular or Professional Member, or an Associate, it is your charge to do this. By Tim Brady, President

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None of us, of course, know exactly what challenge swill lie ahead over the next 20 years. Whatever issues arise, however, will be viewed and debated by a population in our country that, on the whole, will be more urban, more "removed from the land," as well as being less familiar with traditional outdoor pastimes and those who participate in them. By Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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AWCP is a coalition of 50 organizations that represent the interests of America's millions of hunter-conservationists, professional wildlife and natural resource managers, outdoor recreation users, conservation educators, and wildlife scientists. by Daniel A. Pedrotti, Past B&C President

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Boone and Crockett Club helped play a role in creating the Afognak Forest as Fish Cultural Reserve and advocated that Afgoank and Kodiak national Wildlife Regudge ended up receiving the largest restoration investments from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. by Tim Richarson, Wildlife Forever Government Affairs Director

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Hunting photos can be taken in some pretty unusual places, how the handshake can be ever-present and have meaning in a successful harvest, and how showing respect for the hunted was prominent in the early days of field photography and is making a come back.

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Riflescopes are getting more powerful-with good, clear optics and repeatable adjustments-and they're also getting getter and heavier. by Craig Boddington, Professional Member

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lever-action in hand, you've a grip on history, tradition, the wilderness before glass-eyed bolt guns. by Wayne van Zwoll

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Montana pronghorn. By John Hafner Photography

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Benefits of the hunt go well beyond the hunter and his or her immediate family. Why not take advantage of these scientific finding to popularize and add relevancy to the roles that hunters and our conservation programs have on society? by John Organ, Professional Member

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B&C Fellows present at the 84th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 30th Big Game Awards program, 2016-2018.

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Senators Warren G. Magnuson of Washington and Ted Stevens of Alaska designed the Act to conserve a sustainable fishery based on scientific management with a regional public-private collaboration. by Robert D. Brown

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The Boone and Crockett Club is praising Congress and the president for they bipartisan support of the natural Resources Management Act (s. 47), commonly referred to as the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. by James L. Cummins, Co-Chairs, Conservation Policy Committee

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The records department would like to thank all of our Official Measurers for their tireless efforts serving the Boone and Crockett Club. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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It had been an amazing adventure and an experience of a lifetime. After all, it's not every day that you get the chance to share something so special with our father. I am forever grateful for our time spent together. By Casey Dinkel, 60th Parallel Adventures

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I took my buck to the Texas Parks and Wildlife check station, where the biologist said it was one of the lasers pronghorn brought into the station.By Bradin Hanselka

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Any hunt in the North is about patience. You can kill yourself going out as far as you can hike to seek game—this country is big and unforgiving.

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Provisions and titles of the 2018 Farm Bill that the Boone and Crockett Club worked on and directly impact sportsmen, wildlife, and habitat.

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Changing the way we hunt by developing maps specifically for hunters, one is revolutionizing the way we approach our time in the field.

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I want to remind us all that even though we may share different opinions, we share common goals. We all want healthy forests, thriving wildlife populations, and coal air and water. Strong leadership is needed now more than ever, especially as new threats to wildlife and natural resources emerge. By Tim Brady, B&C President

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As a group, our Associates -you- are an exceptionally well-educated, dedicated, and active group of hunters. By Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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Whether anyone is watching or not, obedience to game laws is an integral part of ethical hunting. By Craig Boddington, Professional Member

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Once upon a time, you just matched headstamp to barrel inscription. Not anymore! by Wayne C. Van Zwoll

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Large male spring grizzly bear near the continental divide in Western Alberta, Canada. By Donald M. Jones

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The Boone and Crockett Club announced that it has released a new position statement on Chronic Wast-ing Disease (CWD). The po-sition affirms the best way to prevent CWD introduc-tion and establishment is to prohibit all human-assisted live cervid movements.

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Over the last two decades, groundbreaking research has documented dramatic migrations of some of the North America's most iconic ungulate species in the West - mule deer, pronghorn and elk. By John Organ, B&C Professional Member

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In December at the Annual Meeting two Boone and Crockett Fellows presented their research to enable Club Members andB&C Fellows to get to know one another and share their values.

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 30th Big Game Awards program, 2016-2018.

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By continuing on the theme of not wasting food and the need to manage our exploding deer populations, we have a means of harvesting excess deer and providing nutritious food for those who need it most. By Robert D. Brown, Professional Member

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Not all federal legislation has been originally intended to have a national impact. So it was with the Weeks Act of 1911. By Robert D. Brown

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The passage of this Farm Bill would not have been possible without the long dedicated efforts fo the Club's members, staff, lobbyists, and partners. By James Cummins, Regular Member and Co-Chair, Conservation Policy Committee

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Hopefully this column will allow you pass along some of the highlights of the Club's activities to trophies owners when scoring their heads, to show them their participation is far more important than just a name and ranking in the book. by Justin Spring, B&C Director of Big Game Records

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This hunt had been on my bucket list since the day I first opened the cover of my dad's Boone and Crockett records book some 40 years ago. by Gary English, B&C Trophy Owner and Official Measurer

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It had become the ultimate game of cat and mouse, but we were not going to give up that easily. Weknew that a ram of this caliber did not get to be old by making mistakes. IT was going to take a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get the job done; but after all, that's what sheep hunting is about. By Casey L. Dinkel, 60th Parallel Adventures

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There really isn't a better way, in my opinion, to learn some new country than on a bear hunt. Load up your backpack as you would for a fall hunt and head into the mountains. By Justin Spring, B&C Director of Big Game Records

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A letter to the First Hunt Foundation thanking them for the hunt at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. by Lily Van Grinsven

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I believe that our university programs are and will continue tube ne of the Club's greatest legacies. By Timothy C. Brady, B&C President

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The 30th Big Game Awards includes a public display fo the top-scoring trophies of native North American big game from both adult and your hunts and it is highlighted by the Clubs awards celebration and banquet. by Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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It is unclear where the term 'field photo' came from. By the looks of images taken over time, field photos came to mean a photo taken on the spot where it all went down. by Keith Balfourd, B&C Professional Member

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Today's interest in extreme-range shooting cannot be ignored. I have not tried to ignore it; I love to ring steel way out there. Thing is, both ringing steel and shooting prairie dogs are hit-or-miss propositions and the results are 'no harm, no foul." Shooting at big game is a different deal. by Craig Boddington, B&C Professional Member

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Reliable function is an elusive mistress. Early on, many failures were laid to flawed rifle design, and to variations in parts and ammunition. Field conditions mattered too. By Wayne van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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Non-typical Coues' whitetail buck in southern Arizona. By Donald M. Jones

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Boone and Crockett Club Position Statement on lead in ammunition for hunting and shooting was revised June 6, 2019.

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Fair Chase Hunting Equals Happiness. As we reflect on Fair Chase hunting, we experience happiness and joy. It reminds us of our freedom; the freedom that comes in nature, the freedom that comes from physicality, the freedom of liberated people. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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Dr. Josh Millspaugh, Boone and Crockett Club Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Montana, Missoula received the 2019 Excellence in Elk Country – Wildlife Research/Biologist Award from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Dr. Bronson Strickland of Mississippi State University (left) received the Pope & Young Club 2019 Lee Gladfelter Award

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting. - I Aint a Quitter, by Kahle G. Kubik

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 31st Big Game Awards program, 2019-2021.

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As technology advances appear nearly daily, we must decide on what is more important: filling a tag once we get it or conducting ourselves in a manner that promotes seasons to be set in a way that encourages opportunity for the most hunters. By Justin Spring, B&C Professional Member

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Writing a non-fiction historical novel that is a page-turner is a rare achievement, but Clay Risen has accomplished this with his new book on Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. Review by Lowell E. Baier, B&C Regular Member and President Emeritus

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A hundred years of Yukon magic. An excerpt from Great Rams IV, by Robert M. Anderson.

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MDF volunteers put in hundreds of hours a year on sweat-equity projects working closely with their state wildlife agency or federal agencies. by Miles O. Moretti, MDF President and B&C Professional Member

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The main purpose of panel judging is to ensure the original scoring was done correctly. Our intention is not to penalize a trophy for the normal shrinkage that can take place in the one, two, three, or possibly even four or more years since the trophy was taken. By Justin Spring, B&C Professional Member

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Through the use of environmentally smart thinning, prescribed burns and other scientifically validated management practices, overstocked forests can be turned to a natural balance, reducing the risks of catastrophic wildfire and insect and disease infestations along with the associated expenditure of dollars. By James L Cummins, Vice President, Conservation Committee

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Living in the unique mountainous terrain of the desert southwest, this whitetail subspecies is the perfect quarry for hunters looking to expand their horizons. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Hunting is necessary to keep balance - balance between a world that needs the farmer's crop, the farmers who need an income and the wold that is better off having bears in it. By Angelo Baio, Founder, Full Circle Outdoors Inc.

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Trailblazers in Conservation represents a level of commitment from industry partners and others that support the mutual interests of science-informed wildlife management and conservation, and hunter ethics and advocacy.

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Improvement means pressing for more efficiency, effectiveness, and decisional authority at the field level; better coordination and cooperation among federal, state, and local entities; and aligning work responsibilities with the ecology and socio-economics of communities. By B.B. Hollingsworth, Jr., B&C President

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The FWS and state agencies have demonstrated their assurance of the long-term survival of species through established expertise, long term commitment, financial contributions and existing regulatory mechanisms. By Steve Williams, Professional Member

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Reflecting on the history of Fair Chase and the 100th issue. By Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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A trophy is defined as a prize or memento. If that's true, then photographs from the hunt are as much a trophy as the subjects in our photographs. By Keith Balfourd, B&C Professional Member

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Laser range finders are wonderful, but the eye-safe lasers required by law (and safety!) cannot burn through precipitation or fog. On a day like this you need to know how to estimate range the old fashioned way - by eye! By Craig Boddington, Professional Member

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Since 1946 Sako and Tikka have earned plaudits far from their Scandinavian home. Even in the Rockies. By Wayne van Zwoll, Professional Member

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The 100th Issue! Two Dall's ram in the Alaska Range of central Alaska. By Donald M. Jones

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The Montana High Adventure Base is the nation's only nationally accredited high-adventure Boy Scouts of America program that offers backcountry pack-rafting experiences. By Luke Coccoli, B&C Conservation Program Manager

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Boone and Crockett Club Holiday Gift Guide

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As our Ethics Committee discussed this important but sometimes elusive topic of hunting ethics, it occurred to me that just about all the guidance we need is encompassed by the more general guidance, the Boy Scouts Oath. By Robert D. Brown, Professional Member

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Assessing the science behind opposition to mountain lion hunting. By John Organ, B&C Professional Member

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The Wildlife Society and Boone and Crockett Club's University Programs, Promoting Professional Engagement.

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By recognizing that animals, like humans, can make decisions dependent upon the context in which they are happening, we can account fro the true complexity in patterns of resource use and bolster management efforts to effectively balance the needs of humans and wildlife. By Jennifer Smith and David Williams, B&C Quantitative Wildlife Center

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Dupuyer, Montana

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 30th Big Game Awards program, 2016-2018.

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Development of a poly to protect wildlife by developing refuges is an example of a long-term progression from a concept to a policy. By Robert D. Brown

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As the 30th Big Game Awards program closes please review the OM code of conduct. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Musk ox hunting in Alaska: A conservation success story. By John Whipple, 60th Parallel Adventures

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The history of Wild Horse island, in Montana and the new World's Record bighorn sheep. By Justin Spring, Direct of Big Game Records

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The precautionary principle's basic tenet is that lack of certainty regarding environmental threats should not be used as an excuse for evildoing action to avert those threats. by B.B. Hollingsworth, Jr. President

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The North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, now in its 83rd year, has provided a forum to discuss the current and emerging issues facing fish and wildlife conservation. By Steven Williams, Professional Member

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Whatever we might see or experience in nature, it's a lesson well learned and time well spent with youngsters. If we would like them to join us as hunters someday, let's be sure they're comfortable just being outdoors in the first place. By Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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Regardless of range, the shot must be placed well, but in true point-blank encounters, there are times when the rifle is pointed more like a shotgun rather than deliberately aimed. By Craig Boddington, Professional Member

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The struggles of americas oldest gunmaker predate the Civil War. The latest shouldn't be the last By Wayne van Zwoll, Professional Member

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Boone and Crockett Club's new World's Record Bighorn Sheep. By L. Victor Clark

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Boone and Crockett Club applauds the signing in to law of an Omnibus Appropriations Bill that had bipartisan inclusions of forest manamgent reform and fa fix to the wildfire-funding shortfall that has been plaguing the U.S. Forest Service.

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The Wildlife Management Institute is the recipient of the Boone and Crockett Club's fourth Conservation and Stewardship Award.

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CWD is not new news, bit its treat to deer and elks is increasing, which should be a concern to every sportsmen. By David Hewitt, Charlie DeYoung, Randy DeYoung, Bill Eikenhorst, F. Butch Wickedly , Mathew Wagner, Ivan Castro-Arellano

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Its about more than just large antlers. Genetics have become even more important recently due to the wild deer interface wit harmed deer as it relates to Chronic wasting disease. by W. David Walter, USGS, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

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An important role of wildlife scientists and managers into communicate the science in a manner that will resonate with policy makers while maintaining legitimacy as host brokers of scientific information and insight. By John F. Organ, Professional Member

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Educating the next generation of conservation leaders. Mississippi State University

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Depuyer, Montana

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Congressional Sportsmens Foundation is now offering a more interactive version of Tracking the Capitolas, which allows you to search for specific legislation or regulations on issues - and in the states- that you are most interested in.

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Jack Steele Parker Generation Next. Celebrating youth hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting.

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The following lists the most recent big game trophies accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club's 30th Big Game Awards program, 2016-2018.

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Aldo Leopold reminds us, "Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching-even when doing the wrong thing is legal." Hunt Right, Hunt Fair Chase

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I talk a good bit about our different hunting cultures. We find acceptable what we were raised with, or what we've become accustomed to. By Robert D. Brown, Professional Member

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Personal ethics are just that, personal, which means it's up to the individual to decide what works or doesn't work for them and what it or isn't necessarily held up against the type of experience we seek. By Keith Balfourd, Professional Member

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Official Measurers scoring pronghorn will have updated information in the next measuring manual. By Justin Spring, Director of Big Game Records

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Making the human ethical shot is a combination of assuring that your equipment is tuned, getting lots of practice, knowing your maximum range, and being neatly calm and centered to make the best shot. By Jim Vincent, Lifetime Associate

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This unique annual event gathers over 40 women from all over the country to hunt pronghorn over two days in a mentored hunt. Laurie DeVries was the recipient of the Teddy Roosevelt Award. By Brenda Weatherby

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With the proper forest reforms, professionally trained wildlife biologists and foresters can restore these cherished landscapes back to a healthy condition by recommending proactive forest management. By B.B. Hollingsworth, Jr., B&C President

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As a Club, there is plenty of evidence that we have made historic investments in science programs at the federal, state, and university levels. Will we preserve that proud heritage or let it fail? By Steven Williams, B&C Professional Member

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Spring and summer are the perfect time to head out to the range whether its' with youngster,s friends or co-workers in tow. By Doug Painter, Editor-in-Chief

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I am convinced that dialing the range is the most precise system for long-range shooting-but dining int he field requires a huge amount of practice on the range. By Craig Boddington

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Its slim bullets killed all our of proportion to their weight, charming hunters and changing an industry. By Wayne C. van Zwoll, B&C Professional Member

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A look back and a look forward at Fair Chase magazine and B&C's Associates Program

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A mule deer buck in the brush in Colorado. By Pete Eades, Images on the Wildside

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An overview of State Fish and Wildlife Agency Restitution Programs for Illegally Taken Big Game Species. By Vickie Edwards, Ecosystem Management Services, LLC.

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Work in "the field' is different than work in the laboratory setting; in the field it is difficult, if not impossible, to conduct a true experiment. In the field, you work with what you have, and in most cases it is not ideal. By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member

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Featuring the University of Georgia and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

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Trail Camera photos from Boone and Crockett Clubs Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. Depuyer, Montana

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