Tag: Boone and Crockett

Speak softly and carry a big stick: The hunting and conservation legacy of Teddy Roosevelt

By Kubie Brown on July 15, 2020July 14, 2020

“In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.”—Theodore Roosevelt Few of our nation’s great leaders stand out more than Theodore Roosevelt. First taking office in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley, he guided a nation still divided and reeling from the Civil War decades

Posted in: American Museum of Natural History, Boone and Crockett, Conservation, legendary hunter, Nobel Peace Prize, Square Deal, Teddy Roosevelt

Hunting Legends

The mountain men who shaped hunting as we know it

By Kubie Brown on June 23, 2020June 22, 2020

Much is said about the pioneers of the world. The ones who came first, the originals, the old-schoolers. The men and women of the past who have become legends of our culture. They were the ones who made the discoveries, who broke the barriers and led us into the future. From the seafaring Vikings of