SCI Opposes Section 436 of Interior Appropriations Bill
SCI Opposes Section 436 of Interior Appropriations Bill Safari Club International (SCI) strongly opposes the inclusion of Section 436 of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2022, which is now set for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. If the bill passes with Section 436 included, it will be sent to
Why Deer Hunters Should Care About African Trophy Import Bans
This piece first ran in the July 19th edition of The Hunting Wire as part of the Voices of Leadership Panel Series. The full edition can be found here.
SCI Leading the Fight Against International Import Ban in Interior Appropriations Bill
Safari Club International (SCI) strongly opposes section 436 of the Interior Appropriations Bill, which is now set for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives the week of July 26th. If passed, it will include a blanket ban on trophy imports from a sport hunted elephant or lion from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia and
Canada to Open Border to Fully Vaccinated Travelers in August
Thanks in part to the efforts of Safari Club International (SCI), the Government of Canada has announced details for a plan to allow fully vaccinated travelers to enter the border for non-essential travel. Recently, SCI sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requesting him to open the country’s border to fully vaccinated Americans when the quarantine requirements were
Namibia Extends Latest COVID Restrictions Through July
Namibia’s latest COVID-19 restrictions on travel within that country have been extended through the end of July. Readers will remember SCI’s news alert regarding tightened restrictions designed to stem a third wave of COVID-19 infections in that country. President of Namibia Dr. Hage G. Geingob had announced a lockdown on travel between regions of Namibia
South Africa Extends Level 4 COVID Restrictions to End of July
South Africa has extended its new Alert Level 4 COVID-19 restrictions through July 30, 2021. Readers will remember SCI’s news alert when the ramped-up restrictions were first implemented on June 28 due to increasing infection rates caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a renewed lockdown that included
THE CASE OF THE RESURGENT RHINO
The former Kingdom of Nepal rarely makes the news, unless it experiences a particularly horrific earthquake, as in 2015, or one member of the royal family organizes the massacre of the rest, as happened in 2001. Last month, however, Nepal made it into the pages of The Economist with a piece of indisputable good news
Mossberg’s 464 – Old School Game Getter
I will state for the record, I have a strong affinity for lever-action rifles. Most likely it started with the spate of TV Westerns and movies as I was growing up. And virtually every farm had a Winchester 94, Marlin 36 or Savage 99 in .30-30, along with a shotgun and likely a .22 in
Purple Heart Recipients Enjoy Weekend of Fishing and Fellowship During Annual Georgia SCI Event at Lake Lanier
Purple Heart Recipients Enjoy Weekend of Fishing and Fellowship During Annual Georgia SCI Event at Lake Lanier SUWANEE, GA (July 14, 2021) – The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) was honored to host 25 purple heart recipients during its annual Wounded Veterans Fishing Weekend at Lake Lanier July 9-11. The event, which has been
PHs ARE ALSO HUNTERS!
The distance was too great to hear the shot, but thanks to cell phone magic I knew Mark had gotten a good gobbler. We were hunting on friend Zack Aultman’s place in South Georgia. At dawn, Billy Myers and I heard several gobblers, but they’d gone deadly quiet early. Getting Mark onto a turkey was