SCI Defends Removal of Gray Wolves from ESA in Federal Appeals Court
This past Friday, Safari Club International (SCI) and the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) submitted an opening brief to the Ninth Circuit court of appeals detailing the many ways in which a district court in California misinterpreted the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delisting rule. In 2020,
Don’t Stay Home; Go Hunting!
I grew up with a Dad who ran deer dogs and a brother who went ‘coon hunting and shot squirrels out of the trees. My girls’ Dad was a whitetail deer hunter, and I decided when they were toddlers that I was not going to sit at home every weekend while their Dad went hunting!
The Remarkable Invictus, Caesar Guerini’s Latest
The Invictus IX Sporting, from Caesar Guerini, appears to be a typical deluxe over/under but incorporates technological improvements that may prove to be revolutionary.
Bosnia Bruins and Boars
As I climbed up the wooded ladder into the blind, my mind was wrestling with trepidation. We hadn’t seen a bear yet, but we had put in long hours, hoping, waiting, anticipating for a bruin to appear.
Vote, Then Go Hunting
"Early voting is getting underway in the USA this month as we head toward the election in November. Never has an election been more important for hunters and hunting than it is this year. Literally, the future of hunting is in our hands."
SCI Mourns Passing of Botswana Minister of Environment & Tourism Dumezweni Mthimkhulu
Safari Club International (SCI) and the SCI Foundation (SCIF) mourn the passing of Hon. Dumezweni Meshack Mthimkhulu, Minister of Environment and Tourism of the Republic of Botswana, who passed away on September 2, 2024. Mthimkhulu was a champion of sustainable-use conservation in Botswana and a valued partner in SCI’s worldwide hunter advocacy efforts and SCIF’s
SCI Comments on Fish and Wildlife Services Annual Hunt Fish Rule
SCI submitted a comment letter on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed 2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations. SCI’s letter supports the proposal to open or expand hunting opportunities on twelve National Wildlife Refuges across approximately 210,000 acres.
SCI Looks Forward to Ending the Year on a High Note in Congress!
SCI’s Federal Advocacy team, based out of the Hunters’ Embassy in Washington, D.C., utilizes relationships and experience on Capitol Hill to educate and advocate for the freedom to hunt. Together with our champions in Congress, SCI’s Federal Team works daily to: In the last months of the 118th Congress, SCI strongly supports passage of the following
Dignity And Respect
"But if we don’t elect the right leader of the country, it is not going to happen! I’ve said it before: regardless of the empty rhetoric and the grandiose hyperbole, look at the established track records of both candidates. You don’t have to decide what they will do. You know what they will do. And you also know whether they will give you the dignity and respect you deserve."
Are Crossbows More Fun Than Guns?
Bo Morgan, Guide To The Stars, Is All In On Hunting With A Crossbow By John Geiger, SAFARI Magazine Managing Editor Originally published in the September-October 2024 issue of SAFARI Magazine. You might not expect someone hunting for record-book animals in the far reaches of the world to choose a crossbow over a rifle. Well, you don’t know
