Women Go Hunting: A Heart-Racing, Deer-Chasing, Night of Endless Celebration
I never hunted for myself until I was 34 years old, even though as a child, I walked along with my dad and sat with him when he bowhunted near our home. In 2010, my husband, Peter, got the idea that we should take up bowhunting together to learn something new and engage in a
SCI Submits Comments in Opposition to Draft BIDEH Policy
SCI stands First for Hunters in protecting public hunting opportunities and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In serving this role, SCI submitted comments in opposition to a draft U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy that risks closing hunting opportunities on the National Wildlife Refuge System and reducing the ability of States to properly
Safari Club International Celebrates Bipartisan Pro-Hunting Bills, Urges Senate to Approve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) commends the House of Representatives for passing three pieces of pro-hunting, pro-conservation legislation on a bipartisan basis: the Trust the Science Act (H.R. 764), Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act (H.R. 615), and the Western Economic Security Today Act (H.R. 3397). SCI would like to thank House Natural Resources Committee Chairman and 2021
Salvation is in the Details
By W. Laird Hamberlin, CEO of SCI and SCIF The future of hunting is now, and it is us. What we do or don’t do right now will shape what hunting looks like in the years to come. I am confident that we will prevail, but not without a lot of hard work, ample funding and perhaps even a dose of plain old good luck.
SCI and Weatherby Foundation International Ink Long-Term Agreement
NASHVILLE, TN (May 1, 2024) –– Today, Weatherby Foundation International (WFI) and Safari Club International (SCI) announce their agreement to host the Weatherby Foundation International Hunting and Conservation Award Dinner and presentation of the Weatherby Big Game Hunting and Conservation Award in Nashville, Tennessee, for the next nine years. The dinner and award presentation for
SCI Opposes Department of the Interior Proposal to Add Seats to Federal Subsistence Board
Last week, SCI submitted a comment letter opposing the Department of the Interior’s proposal to add three public members to the Federal Subsistence Board. The Board governs subsistence use of fish and wildlife in Alaska. The proposal would require that the three new members be nominated or recommended by federally recognized Tribal governments. SCI appreciates the importance of
Around The States: Nevada, NEAFWA, New York
Nevada: SCI CEO Laird Hamberlin filed comment letters in general support on three regulations in Nevada. The regulations included allowing the use of electronic tagging, setting black bear quotas and setting big game quotas, including a new moose hunting opportunity. Read the comment letters here. Read electronic tagging letter here. Read black bear quotas letter here. Read new
Call for Hunters Affected by New USFWS Elephant Rule
SCI members planning to hunt elephant can assist in SCI’s challenge to the new U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) elephant trophy import rule by providing information to SCI’s Legal Advocacy team. The new rule affects all elephants hunted as of May 1, 2024, and is likely to cause more unnecessary permitting delays for elephant
The Family Plan
The Limpopo Bushveld Is No Place for a 6-Year-Old Girl. Or is it? By Benjamin R. Hess Originally published in the January/February issue of SAFARI Magazine. When my wife and I had the opportunity to go to South Africa for a 10-day hunt in the bush, I was beyond excited. We purchased the hunt with Diekie
Under The Shadow Of Elephants
Tuskless Elephants in Zimbabwe Test An American Hunter’s Courage By Jon Peterson Originally published in the November/December issue of SAFARI Magazine. I will admit to fearing elephants, but I suspect I’m not alone. Their sheer size, power and unpredictable nature is a dangerous recipe. Few animals are as volatile as a cow elephant. In contrast to