Lunch Speaker:

Jim Arnold, President 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, Montana.

Arnold and his wife Rhonda live in Austin but have a ranch in south Texas, where they have hosted many Wounded Warrior and youth hunts over the years. Arnold is also actively involved in the conservation community. He is a Boone and Crockett WildernessWarrior as well as a Safari Club Life Member and an SCI Hunter Legacy Member; in addition, he participates with the Caesar Kleberg Research Association as well as the Mule Deer Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the Wild Sheep Foundation. As a regular member of the Boone and Crockett Club, Arnold serves on the Records, Ranch, Strategic Planning, Associates, and Membership Committees. He was the Club’s Vice President of Administration from 2011 to 2016 and the Executive Vice President of Administration from 2016 to 2020.