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    The Complete History of the Records Program

    The intentions of the Club in establishing and popularizing a big game scoring and record keeping system were greater than arriving at a score, and honoring animals and hunters. The beginnings of record keeping had other purposes, conservation and the recovery of our big game species, and insisting on ethical sportsmanship.

    Memo - Austad Non-Typical Elk Entry Investigation

     

    MEMORANDUM

    TO: BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB BIG GAME RECORDS COMMITTEE

    FROM: ELDON L. “BUCK” BUCKNER

    DATE: DECEMBER 23, 2008

    SUBJECT: AUSTAD N.T. ELK ENTRY INVESTIGATION

    The Birth of Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear

    Of all of the well-documented hunting exploits of President Theodore Roosevelt, it is ironic that the most famous of his storied adventures was an unsuccessful black bear hunt in the swamps of Sharkey County, Mississippi.

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    B&C Position Statement - Genetic Manipulation of Game

    Genetic manipulation (also known as genetic enhancement or genetic engineering) is being used to produce big game specimens, especially deer and elk, with unnatural and abnormally large antlers and other physical characteristics. Human-selected, genetically-manipulated, game animals comprise an industry in which breeders produce such animals and their semen for game farms and shooting…

    B&C Position Statements — Big Game Records and Hunting

    TROPHIES AND TROPHY HUNTING 

    What constitutes a trophy is a matter of personal choice and experience, as is choosing to hold out, hunt longer and harder for a mature animal. B&C has long supported selective hunting for mature animals that have already genetically contributed to overall herd health.