Tag: Safari Club International
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Jaco Oosthuizen Named International Hunter of the Year
Jaco Oosthuizen was born in 1973 in the war-stricken northern part of Namibia on a cattle ranch east of the Etosha National Park. Beset by cattle-raiding lions on their ranch, his father single-handedly hunted his first lion at age 14. With this background, one can understand Jaco’s hunting heritage. He first qualified as a PH…
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Hunter Education Course with Congressman Latta Hosted by SCI
Safari Club International Hosts Hunter Education Course with Congressman Latta Recently, Safari Club International hosted a special hunter education course at its Washington, D.C. office for Congressional staffers and other members of the conservation community in D.C. taught by Congressman Bob Latta of Ohio. In addition to being an avid hunter and supporter of Safari…
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Parliament Proposes Trophy Import Ban
SCI Responds to United Kingdom Parliament Proposal to Ban Trophy Imports Safari Club International has learned of an effort to fast-track an importation ban on many, if not all hunting trophies into the United Kingdon (UK). The move was announced by the Minister for International Wildlife Zac Goldsmith. Under the new policy, hunters from the…
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Strike While Fishing Opportunities are Hot | 48th Safari Club International Hunters’ Convention
Strike while the fishing opportunities are hot at the 48th Safari Club International Hunters’ Convention. The Convention runs February 5-8, 2020 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Four Corners SCI is not responsible for links that take you away from our website. Troll by one of the forty-six Fishing/Angling Exhibitors offering fishing adventures from all over the…
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U.S. Expansion Of Hunting Opportunities
U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Announces Expansion Of Hunting Opportunities There are several exciting changes for hunters across America, including several refuges that will be opened to hunting new species for the first time! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced its decision regarding new or expanded hunting opportunities on 29 national wildlife…
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House Committee Hearing Attacks Hunters
House Committee Hearing on “CECIL Act” Attacks Hunters and Undermines Conservation Efforts Safari Club International vehemently opposes H.R 2245, the “Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act” or “CECIL Act,” which was the subject of a hearing today in the U.S House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and…
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SCI Included in President Donald Trump’s Environmental Leadership Discussion
U.S. President Donald Trump Includes Hunting As Part Of Environmental Leadership In America In a White House meeting attended by Safari Club International, conservation organizations and government officials this week, U.S. President Donald Trump called for federal agencies to get off their duffs and help hunters, anglers, farmers and others. Four Corners SCI is not…
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New SCI Member Benefit
INSIDE-HUNTING: NEW SCI MEMBER BENEFIT LAUNCHES IN JUNE Safari Club International launches a new member benefit called Inside-Hunting with the June Issue of Safari Times, the monthly members-only newspaper that is available both in printed form delivered to members’ homes and online in the SCI website www.safariclub.org. Four Corners SCI is not responsible for links that take you away…
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Botswana Seeks To Change “Conservation Conversation”
Botswana Seeks To Change “Conservation Conversation” On Lifted Hunting Suspension It is critical that the Conservation Conversation always include people as much as it does wildlife. This was the overarching message from Botswana Minister of Environment Natural Resources and Conservation and Tourism Onkokame Kitso Mokalla during today’s press conference on lifting the five-year suspension on…
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Botswana Government Announces Reopening of Hunting
Botswana Reopens Hunting The government of Botswana announced today that it will reopen hunting after a five-year suspension in big game hunting areas in that Southern African nation. A news conference to discuss details is set for tomorrow. “The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism wishes to inform the public that following extensive…