MISSOULA, Mont.-Boone and Crockett Club offered its first book in 1893 and has published over 65 titles in the decades since. The Club announced that Skyhorse Publishing is now the official distributor of B&C publications to bookstores, sporting good outlets, specialty shops and other retailers.
New York-based Skyhorse Publishing (www.skyhorsepublishing.com) and owner Tony Lyons have a long family history in outdoor publishing.
Lyons said, "Boone and Crockett offers a variety of top quality, award winning titles, from books about Theodore Roosevelt to the evolution of hunting in the American West to its newest records book, Boone and Crockett Club's 27th Big Game Awards. We're proud to add these publications to our product line."
Julie Houk, director of publications for the Club, said, "We publish books to help inform and further engage people in the connections between hunting, conservation, history and even everyday American life. We look forward to working with Skyhorse Publishing to help us meet this goal."
Boone and Crockett Club will continue to handle direct-to-customer sales online at www.boone-crockett.org and by phone at 888-840-4868.
About the Boone and Crockett Club
Founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, the Boone and Crockett Club promotes guardianship and visionary management of big game and associated wildlife in North America. The Club maintains the highest standards of fair-chase sportsmanship and habitat stewardship. Member accomplishments include enlarging and protecting Yellowstone and establishing Glacier and Denali national parks, founding the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System, fostering the Pittman-Robertson and Lacey Acts, creating the Federal Duck Stamp program, and developing the cornerstones of modern game laws. The Boone and Crockett Club is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. For details, visit www.boone-crockett.org.