The Boone and Crockett Club is putting on its 32nd Triennial Big Game Awards this coming July, and (together with Buck Knives as the presenting sponsor) will be awarding its Jack Steele Parker Generation Next Youth Awards. It's exactly what it sounds like: Young hunters (ages 16 and under) are Generation Next, and those who have had an animal accepted into the Boone and Crockett Club’s Records of North American Big Game from 2022 to 2024 will be recognized. The Generation Next banquet, set to take place the evening of July 25, 2025 at the White River Conference Center in Springfield, Missouri, will feature Into High Country’s Jason Matzinger as well as Buck Knives’ CEO CJ Buck. This year more than 40 youth will be honored.
If you're not going to the banquet, that's okay: The Generation Next display will open on May 1st as part of the 32nd Big Game Awards exhibit in the Bucks and Bulls Hall of Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium. The display will provide Wonders of Wildlife attendees an unparalleled opportunity to view this collection of wildlife and conservation success that will only ever be seen all together in this display.
The Boone and Crockett Club has been measuring the antlers, horns, and skulls of North American big game since 1895 with the original vision of creating a record of what was thought to be the vanishing wildlife in the country. Conservation efforts initiated by sportsmen helped to recover species and records-keeping helps to document these conservation successes.
“We are incredibly honored to support the Jack Steele Parker Generation Next Youth Awards and celebrate the young hunters who embody the spirit of conservation and ethical hunting,” said CJ Buck, CEO of Buck Knives. “At Buck Knives, we are deeply committed to inspiring the next generation to uphold the traditions of Fair Chase and wildlife stewardship which brought so many species from early 1900’s scarcity to present day abundance. Partnering with the Boone and Crockett Club allows us to champion these values and recognize the achievements of youth who are shaping the future of the great outdoors.”
For updates and ticket information, visit the Boone and Crockett Club’s website at www.boone-crockett.org/big-game-awards.
