Michigan House Floor Leader Awarded SCI's 2018 State Legislator Of The Year
05/13/2019Safari Club International has recognized Michigan House Floor Leader Triston Cole as its 2018 State Legislator of the Year. Rep. Cole represents Michigan's 105th District, which includes Antrim, Otsego, Charlevoix, Montmorency and Oscoda counties.…
Grizzly Bear Hunt Ban Gets House Committee Hearing
05/13/2019Safari Club International opposes an anti-hunting bill that, if it became law, would end hunting of grizzly bears in the United States. A hearing has been scheduled for that bill this week. In another long shot bid to restrict hunting, Congressman…
SCI Opposes ESA Listing Of Giraffes
04/25/2019SCI opposes a proposed ESA listing of giraffes because it is a bad bargain for the giraffe. Safari Club International opposes the listing of giraffes under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Not only is listing unnecessary, but it would likely…
Flawed ‘Big 6’ Bill Passes Connecticut Assembly Committee
04/23/2019Legislators in the Connecticut Assembly—members of a joint committee—have approved Senate Bill 20 to ban the import, sale or even possession of African elephants, lions, leopards, black/white rhinos and giraffes. The bill was introduced earlier…
Reminder To Register For Safari Club International Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. – Deadline Is Thursday, April 25.
04/16/2019SCI invites members from throughout the U.S. to participate in its annual Lobby Day on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Meet with supportive leadership and the elected officials who can make the changes for all hunters in the United States. The deadline to…
Senate Confirms Interior Secretary David Bernhardt
04/11/2019Following a full Senate vote, David Bernhardt, President Donald Trump’s selection for Interior Secretary, was confirmed today. In a largely party line vote of 56 to 41, the Senate confirmation is the culmination of the Feb. 4 Presidential…