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Fact Stranger Than Fiction: Bears Afraid of Deer?

By Steve Côté

In most instances, a confrontation between a white-tailed d

Migration Corridor Resources

Boone and Crockett Club Welcomes USDA Increased Commitment to Big Game Migration Corridor Conservation

Wildlife for the 21st Century: Recommendation 3 — Big Game Migrations

Five Years of SO3362: Progress on Big Game Migrations but More Work Needed

If you ask any hunter who spends time hunting in the West, almost all could tell you about the seasonal big game movement patterns they see in the field. We have long recognized that mule deer, elk, and pronghorn take advantage of the vast landscape to seek the best forage and habitat conditions to help them survive the harsh environment. Anecdotally, we have known for years that big game…

Boone and Crockett Club Allows New “Exotic” Species into the Records

Relenting to mounting pressure, Club officials allow the elusive chupacabra (Spanish for goat sucker) into the big game records. 

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Consequences of Maternal Effects on Body and Antler Size of White-tailed Deer

By Kevin L. Monteith (B&C Official Measurer), Jonathan A. Jenks (Distinguished Professor, South Dakota State University), R. Terry Bowyer (B&C Professional Member)

Although only one subspecies of white-tailed deer (O. v.

Adventures from the Archives - Fred Mercer’s Montana Elk

Montana 1958 — With a .270 Winchester Model 70, this dairy farm worker cut a big set of elk tracks in October. He followed that bull for at least a dozen miles using his wits and old-school hunting wisdom. At the end of the trail was the second-largest elk in the world.