SCI, Buckmasters Sign Joint Venture Agreement
SCI is pleased to announce W. Laird Hamberlin, CEO of SCI and Jackie Bushman, CEO of Buckmasters officially executed the joint venture agreement announced last month and approved by the SCI Board of Directors on May 9th.
Buckmasters was founded in 1986 by Jackie Bushman and is the largest whitetail deer hunting organization in the United States with over 160,000 subscribers. Buckmasters produces Buckmasters TV and The Jackie Bushman Show on the Outdoor Channel; and sells subscriptions to Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine and RACK Magazine; and the Buckmasters EXPO held annually in Montgomery, Alabama.
The joint venture provides SCI a seat on the Buckmasters Board of Directors along with recognition as a premiere sponsor.
“This venture is part of SCI’s strategic plan to enhance the organization’s ability to protect the freedom to hunt worldwide, including right here in the United States,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin.
“This alliance aligns the leading whitetail organization in Buckmasters with the leading advocacy and conservation organization in SCI. This collaboration will introduce new opportunities for members of both groups to continue their support and preservation of hunting and conservation.”