Boone and Crockett Club

He Asked to Hunt. The Answer? Not What You’d Expect.

After killing a respectable bull alone in the mountains, a hunter starts wondering if his best days are behind him. Then a chance encounter at another hunter's camp changes his whole perspective. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Ohio wasn't always a whitetail powerhouse. Quality deer management and prime habitat changed that. Now the Buckeye State is one of the top trophy destinations in the country. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Three kids at the grandparents'. A hot August. Just a husband and wife chasing antelope across the open prairie. Victoria Bell's story from Fair Chase Magazine is one every hunting couple needs to read. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Alabama went from a few thousand whitetails to nearly two million. But trophy-book bucks? That's a different story entirely. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Before Outdoor Life magazine existed, one man looked at America's hunters and decided they deserved a voice. John A. McGuire built it from nothing and changed outdoor media forever. As a B&C member, his legacy shaped hunting culture for generations. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Black bear vs. white-tailed deer. The bear wins every time, right? Researchers in Quebec found a scenario where bears actually back down. The reason isn't what you'd think. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

You can afford the newest gear on the market. But should you use all of it? Keith Balfourd digs into whether hunting products can actually make you more ethical, or whether they're replacing the skills that matter most. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Your home-turf instincts can become your biggest liability the moment you step into unfamiliar country. Craig Boddington explains why the best traveling hunters learn to let go of their comfort zones. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Rocky Mountain goats live in the most punishing terrain on the continent. Their horns are almost impossible to judge in the field. Here are the biggest billies ever recorded in the B&C records. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Wisconsin keeps producing trophy whitetails that land in the record books. The Badger State's mix of ag land and northern forest creates something special for big game hunters. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

You hear the crack of horns before you ever see them. The biggest bighorn rams in the Boone and Crockett records are something else entirely. Here are some of the most massive ever recorded. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

The 7mm family ruled for decades. Now the 6.5mm cartridges are making a serious case to dethrone them. Wayne van Zwoll breaks down why in this classic from Fair Chase Magazine. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Theodore Roosevelt took a .30-06 to Africa in 1909. Over 100 years later, hunters are still debating whether anything has truly topped it. Craig Boddington weighs in. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Small-bodied, ghost-like, and built for the harshest terrain in the Southwest. The Coues' deer doesn't hand out trophies easily. So which buck holds the all-time record? The answer is worth seeing. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

The single most important law for wildlife habitat in America isn't the Endangered Species Act. It's the Farm Bill. And most hunters have never heard of it. It's up for reauthorization in 2026, and B&C is making it a top priority. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

What goes into building a hunting ethics program from scratch? Justin Spring and Luke Coccoli from B&C break it all down on the Pope & Young Podcast. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

You put in the miles, the early mornings, and the cold. Your trophy deserves more than a wall mount. Hunters are citizen scientists. Entering your trophy into the B&C records adds to over a century of wildlife data that biologists actually use. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Trail cams on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch never disappoint. Volume 11 just dropped, and what showed up after dark is worth a look. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

Your trophy could lose up to 5% of its score just sitting on the shelf. Here's how to stop it. Antlers and horns shrink over time, but how you handle them from harvest day matters more than you think. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.

In 1887, it wasn't wildlife management. It was wildlife triage. An entire continent's species were disappearing. Then hunters changed the course of American conservation. 🔗☣️ Link in bio.