As a tax lawyer turned conservation warrior, Russell Train had the ear of numerous U.S. presidents in the 1960s and ‘70s. As a result, his legacy lives on in the legislation he helped drive to the finish line. 

By PJ DelHomme 

CWD Overview

CWD Alliance

Fighting the Spread of CWD

CWD Through the Years

Put your boots on because it’s time to head over to Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front. On the Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, we’re a tad voyeuristic when it comes to wildlife there. From elk to mule deer and badgers to bears, there are plenty of claws, teeth, antlers, and horns to catch on camera. 

Alaska 1955 — Armed with a .30-06 that he took on every hunt, Grancel Fitz was on a quest to find the biggest Alaska brown bear that Kodiak, Alaska, had to offer. Even though Fitz was never a regular member of the Club, his contributions to refining the Club’s scoring system produced serious hunting karma because this bear was an absolute monster.

Chronic wasting disease, an infectious prion disease of at least five cervid species, has run the gamut from minor scientific curiosity to national crisis since the syndrome’s first recognition in the late 1960s. Moving forward, we believe this wildlife disease merits attention somewhere between those extremes.

The Boone and Crockett Club is the world’s first and foremost champion of conservation. Founded by American giants like Teddy Roosevelt, George Bird Grinnell, and other avid Sportsmen, we have been the pioneers of conservation since 1887.

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