SCI’s New Zealand Chapter Succeeds In Passage Of Game Animal Council Bill
Foresight and perseverance finally pay off. Charter members of the New Zealand Chapter of Safari Club International finally were rewarded for their foresight and perseverance when the government passed the Game Animal Council Bill last week. This bill creates a council that represents the interests of the hunting sector and improves the management of hunting
PH Spotlight – John Scurr, Cardrona Safaris
Fifteen years ago, PH John Scurr established Cardrona Safaris as a family owned and operated business. He explains its beginning, “The company was started in conjunction with our high country farming business located in one of New Zealand’s premier hunting locations, the Queenstown/Wanaka region on the South Island.” Commenting on his PH work, John says,
SCI Hall of Famer’s Favorite Rifles And Ammunition
By William A. Nerud, M.D. SCI Life Member William A. Nerud, M.D., is a Korean War-era U.S. Army veteran, retired member in good standing of the Rodeo Cowboy Association, and served for about 20 years as a Washington State Hunter Education Instructor.   Dr. Nerud is an M.D. Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, College of Surgeons,
Favorite Guns Of SCI Member Tom A.
Tom A.’s favorite rifle is a Model 75 Sako with a Swarovski scope and chambered in .300 Win. Mag. According to Tom, “I have used it in Wyoming on whitetail and mule deer. I also used it on red stag and tahr in New Zealand.” Originally the Sako had a wood stock, but Tom sent it to
Hunting Non-Native Species
By Craig Boddington Some hunters strictly avoid nonnative, introduced big-game species. I respect this ethic, and trust that those same hunters also eschew ring-necked pheasants, chukars and Hungarian partridges here in North America. Let’s face it: The hand of man has left fingerprints all over the globe, and sometimes it’s very difficult to determine exactly
