By David Hewitt - Boone and Crockett Club Professional Member
Trophy animals represent many things. For hunters who harvest an exceptional animal, trophies are the culmination of planning, ...
By Emily Latch – Purdue University and now at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Gene Rhodes – Purdue University
Jim Heffelfinger – Arizona Game and Fish Department and Boone and Crockett Profes...
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 sub...
By Vernon C. Bleich
Steep, rocky terrain is widely recognized as an important component of bighorn sheep habitat. Visual openness, however, also is important because it enhances the probabi...
By Steve Côté
In most instances, a confrontation between a white-tailed deer and a black bear would be decided in favor of the bear. Dr. Steve Côté, a scientist with the Université Laval ...
By David G. Hewitt, B&C Club Professional Member
The rut can be a particularly exciting time to be afield. Bucks and bulls have one thing on their mind. The intense focus on breeding ...
Politicians, Industrialists, Businessmen, Writers, Artists, Explorers, Scientists, Doctors, and Others Band Together to Support Hunting and Wildlife
The Boone and Crockett Club is a non-profit orga...
In August of 2000, B&C was instrumental in organizing an historical conservation summit that has already proven to have a profound effect on the future of wildlife. This landmark meeting resulted in the foundation of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP)—a coalition of wildlife organizations representing more than 4.5 million hunter-conservationists.
First Adopted March 12, 2014 - Revised: 8/19/2014 - Reviewed 7/11/2014
Situational Overview
Conservation and preservation are two different philosophies. Since the early 20th century, co...
Working Draft prepared by the White House Conference on North American Wildlife PolicyHunter numbers have been on a slow and steady decline for the past thirty years. Numerous factors have contributed...
