Boone and Crockett is a 130-year-old club that turned measuring dead animals into a science and an art form. It’s about respect for the animal, ethics in the field, and data for the greater good. If you hunt, it’s a goal to aim for. If you don’t, it’s just a really cool story about how a bunch of guys with beards saved the bison from extinction by arguing about antler symmetry.
So next time you hear “Boone and Crockett,” don’t picture a guy named Boone and his buddy Crockett. Picture Teddy Roosevelt holding a tape measure, winking at you, and saying, “Go chase something big. Just be fair about it.”
