In just the past 13 years, modern conservation efforts have produced an amazing 62 new state and provincial records-plus over 3,500 other Boone and Crockett-class trophies-for mule deer and elk alone. These special efforts and animals are profiled in two new books from the Boone and Crockett Club.

Hunters can now learn to score North American big-game species for $5 per trophy type. For the first time, individual chapters of the official Boone and Crockett Club scoring manual are being offered as electronic PDF files.

From whitetails to walruses, all 38 categories of North American big game are featured in the official scoring manual of the Boone and Crockett Club. A newly updated edition is now available to the public.

Massive antlers are a product of age, genetics and habitat. Encouraging habitat stewardship and conservation is the goal of a 2009 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation traveling exhibit of trophy-class elk.

With vibrant photos of North American big game animals, insightful scoring tips and vintage images of award-winning trophies, a new 2009 wall calendar from Boone and Crockett Club makes a great gift for hunters and conservationists.

America's oldest and most prestigious North American conservation organization, the Boone and Crockett Club, which was founded in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt, will be recognized during the January 8th Saturday Night Gala of the Dallas Safari Club 2009 convention as the recipient of the Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award (PHCHHA).

When Theodore Roosevelt called the first White House conference on conservation in 1908, America craved wild game but many species were dwindling.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the great Yellowstone fires. It was an event that turned America's first national park into a living laboratory for measuring fire's effects on habitat for elk and other wildlife, and shaped the conservation vision of a young Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.