Bison are symbols of the American West, and market hunting nearly wiped them from the planet. The story of their near-extinction and then of their restoration thanks to members of the Boone and Crockett Club is the story of the first animal reintroduction in North America.

Conservation’s Most Unsung Hero

By PJ DelHomme 

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.

 Rifles worth keeping aren’t all costly.

Conservation groups and the hunting industry are rallying for unprecedented support of an upcoming public exhibit of big game trophies.

Hosted by Boone and Crockett Club, the triennial event is a free showing of world-class antlers, horns and mounted specimens from across North America. The exhibit is set for June 24-26, 2010, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.

Registration deadline extended to June 3 for Boone and Crockett Club's 27th Big Game Awards Program Banquet and related activities that will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, June 22-26, 2010.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE extended to June 3, 2010!

Boone and Crockett Club Helps Form Alliance

In 2001, the Boone and Crockett Club, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Mule Deer Foundation formed a partnership alliance to address chronic wasting disease (CWD). The organizations agreed to pool resources and collaborate on ways to positively address the CWD issue. 

Young hunters age 16 and under have taken 67 Boone and Crockett qualifying trophies over the past three years. Each will be listed in the triennial Boone and Crockett Club 27th Big Game Awards book due out later this year. Included among the youth trophies are a massive Alaska brown bear and the largest non-typical mule deer recorded in 36 years, both of which are Top 5 specimens in their…