Mexico Lindo
Yes, Mexico is beautiful. Many head for Mexico’s famously sunny beaches when it’s dead-of-winter in the United States. Acapulco, Cancun, Puerta Vallarta. I get sunburned when the moon is full, and I am not a beach guy. Instead, my winter break will likely take me to Northern Mexico’s outstanding hunting destinations.
SCI Commends the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission’s Vote in Support of a Regulated Black Bear Hunting Season
Today, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted in support of a black bear hunting season beginning in December 2024.
SCI Scores Big Time
By W. Laird Hamberlin, CEO of SCI and SCIF SCI is moving forward everywhere and in all that we do. In fact, things are happening so quickly that it can be difficult to keep up with the progress. That’s a good thing.
Around the States: Arizona, Oregon, Vermont, Wisconsin
Arizona: SCI CEO Laird Hamberlin submitted general comments in support of the Arizona Fall 24 and Spring 25 hunt recommendations, and particularly in support of the Bear and Mountain Lion Commission Orders. Read the full letter here. Oregon: The ballot language for Initiative Petition 28, the proposed ban on hunting, fishing, trapping, pest control and animal agriculture, among
Federal Subsistence Board Hosts Bi-Annual Wildlife Regulatory Meeting
Last week, the Federal Subsistence Board held their Wildlife Regulatory Meeting to discuss new wildlife proposals and review current wildlife closures for 2024-2026, covering game animals from moose to brown bears. In the months leading up to the meeting, SCI submitted written comments in opposition to several proposals that would limit hunting access to non-local hunters: Wildlife Proposal
SCI Launches Lawsuit Against U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Elephant Rule
On Thursday, April 4, Safari Club International sent a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to challenge the agency’s rule restricting elephant imports, which was published in the Federal Register on April 1. This new rule will make importing legally harvested elephant parts substantially and unnecessarily more difficult, and African wildlife
Around the States: Colorado, Kentucky, Wyoming
Colorado: HB24-1349 would impose an additional eleven percent tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition in Colorado to fund violence prevention programs. If this sounds familiar, it is because it is copycat legislation from the ant-firearms and anti-hunting community. Read the full opposition coalition letter here. Kentucky: The misguided Senate Bill 3 that would have had dire
North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
SCI’s Federal Liaison, Nick Uberti, and State and Local Liaisons, Bee Frederick and Chris Tymeson, attended the 89th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. The conference was held during the week of March 25 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. SCI presented at the American Wildlife Conservation Partners meeting and at the Sustainable Use Committee meeting and
SCI hosts Trap Shoot at Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia
On March 20 -24 the GOABC held their annual general meeting in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia on the shore of Okanagan Lake. The meeting kicked off with a Board meeting on the 20th followed by a guest dinner and members social night. The Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday the 21st with internal committee meetings, elections,
Advocacy’s Winter Field Notes
Last quarter was highlighted by monumental success at the annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The Convention supports our advocacy efforts, which have only accelerated in the new year. The expansion of the Capital Campaign, legal victories, international wins, and much more mark significant highlights in advancing sustainable-use conservation. The team‘s extensive travel this quarter underscores