Safari Club Interview with Botswana’s Professor Joseph Mbaiwa
SCI's Marc Watts conducts a conservation conversation with Botwana's leading wildlife and elephant expert. They discuss habitat, elephant population and the role hunting plays in managing wildlife. This interview was conducted in Washington D.C., prior to Mr. Mbaiwa's presentation which he made to the International Wildlife Conservation Council, an advisory body to the U.S. Fish
Grizzly Bear Hunt Ban Gets House Committee Hearing
Safari 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 Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced H.R. 2532, the “Tribal Heritage & Grizzly Bear Protection
Vineyard Blacktails
The August deer season is a few weeks before harvest, so many of the grapes are almost ready. At Steinbeck Vineyards the deer get their share… The area we residents call Central Coast runs along the low coastal mountains from below the Monterey Peninsula south toward Santa Barbara. In stairstep fashion along Highway 101 the
Maryland Hunters Harvest 77,000 Deer During 2018-2019 Season
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports that deer hunters harvested 77,382 deer during the combined archery, firearms and muzzleloader seasons, from Sept. 7, 2018, through Jan. 31, 2019. The statewide harvest included 29,699 antlered and 44,249 antlerless white-tailed deer; and 1,609 antlered and 1,825 antlerless sika deer. The harvest was 11 percent lower than
Companies Debut New Products At SCI Convention
I always like when our Convention precedes the SHOT Show as it did this year because it affords guys like me the opportunity to get a jump on what’s new for the coming year. Most new products in the firearms industry debut at SHOT, but when our Convention convenes before theirs, many of our exhibitors
Bullets For The Biggest Game
Loading up with Breakaway solids in the Caprivi Strip…time to move in on an old elephant bull! We refer to them almost interchangeably as “solids” or “FMJs,” meaning “full metal jackets.” Both terms are old and traditional…and neither is accurate. What we’re talking about is bullets intended to provide deep, straight-line
SCI Legal Team Saves Hunting
Safari Club International lawyers are on the front lines in the battle to save hunting. And they are winning. SCI battles every day to make sure that hunters can continue to enjoy the hunt and contribute to the conservation and management of the wildlife they value so greatly. Whether it is in the halls of
How Far Is Too Far?
Be patient and use available terrain to remain hidden. On a sunny, warm late August day in 2018 I was bowhunting pronghorn near Douglas, Wyoming with my friends Scott Denny, head honcho at Table Mountain Outfitters, and videographer extraordinaire Big Kelly Lee. I’ve done this hunt several times, always from a ground blind over a
President Trump Rejects U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
President Donald Trump used his appearance at the recent NRA annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN to reject the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty. The Treaty was signed by Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013. It was intended to control the international trade in firearms – ostensibly to protect human rights. It was never voted on
Take Me Out To The Ball Game – And Buy Me A Veggie Burger
That may have to be the only choice for ballgame fans in New York City since Mayor Bill De Blasio announced the elimination of processed meats – including the beloved hot dog! The mayor approved the $14 billion Green New Deal (sound familiar?) for New York last month, according to a report on 943wsc.iheart.com. As