Hunters Must Be Bear Aware
Last month, professional hunting guide Mark Uptain tragically was killed by a grizzly bear while he and his client were recovering an elk from the backcountry of Wyoming. Since then, Wyoming Game and Fish personnel have been busy dealing with several more situations involving grizzly bears and humans in the northwest part of the state including at
Alabama Youth Hunt Registration Open
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), State Lands Division announced the youth deer and duck hunt schedules for the M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (FWFTA) in Hale County. The hunts will take place late November 2018 through January 2019. Registration opened August 13 and runs through October 14, 2018. Hunters
Court Invalidates Grizzly Delisting, SCI Continues Fight For Conservation Success
On September 24th, a Montana federal district court vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) rule delisting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bears. The court’s ruling means that the GYE grizzly bear population returns to threatened status and that Wyoming and Idaho must cancel their planned grizzly bear hunts. It also means that
Hunt Doctors – a Critical Need for Medical Assistance on Kodiak Island, Alaska
Global Rescue member and SCI Vice President Don Detwiler was hunting deer on Kodiak Island, Alaska when his blood pressure spiked. Detwiler immediately suspected he knew what had happened. “I was taking decongestants and I just knew I had a sinus infection,” he said. “It was pretty bad. I shouldn’t have been taking decongestants because
SCI London at Annual Game Fair
The Game Fair at Ragley Hall this year was a first for SCI London. This presence at this important event in the industry calendar was met with much enthusiasm and support. Chapter president Steve Jones was on the Carter Jonas stage with Fieldsports TV presenter Charlie Jacoby and professional hunter Tim Pilbeam where they discussed Safari
Animal Crackers In The Soup – PETA At It Again
PETA, PETA, PETA (said while shaking one’s head in disbelief.) It seems as if the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, can’t get enough of telling the public what to ingest. The list keeps growing and ranges the gamut from insisting on vegan candy at the White House Easter Egg Roll to telling
African Hunting Among the Thongas
George Chamberlain From the very inception of our trip, lion rumors, lion stories, lion lore, and lion alarms had enlivened our days and nights. Reviewing the graduated steps that led up to a single successful encounter with the King of Beasts it is amazing to find out how much of the thrill of shooting dangerous
Europeans Support Brittany Longoria and Hunting
As animal rights organizations, with prominent support in the social media, are making a stand against sustainable hunting in Africa, CIC (International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation) and DJV (German Hunting Association) “condemn the media hunt against the huntress Brittany Longoria: As a scientist, she develops ecological tourism concepts in Africa that include hunting.”
Hunters Win Big In U.S. House Of Representatives Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) to modernize the use of Pittman-Robertson (PR) funds for recruiting hunters and recreational shooters. Passage of the bill is a huge success for sportsmen and women eager to inspire a new generation of hunters. The bill, H.R. 2591, entitled the “Modernizing