Hunters not only care about wildlife, and conservation of wildlife, but they also care about the world and the people in it. Safari Club International Foundation’s Bell Family Blue Bag Program is an example of this caring and it is back in action after being briefly suspended due to COVID-19. The SafariCare Blue Bag Program was …
By Gary Gearhart – Veteran’s Committee Chairman During the last weekend of March, several SCI/F officials attended the Jim Shockey Classic at the Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, SC, including SCI CEO Laird Hamberlin, Secretary John McLaurin, Charlotte Chapter President Brett Eavenson, and myself. SCI Foundation’s Veterans Committee complemented the Charlotte Chapter’s sponsorship with …
“My chapter donated a blue bag and the funds to an organization known as Hearts Afire for them to purchase some medicine for their mission in Africa,” reported Jimmy Moreland, SCI – Regional Rep – District 28 and SCI-Tampa Chapter President. “Hearts Afire is a local charity here in Sarasota Florida that is doing some great work around the world, …
Tampa Bay Chapter Donates Blue Bag, Funds To Help Hearts Afire Mission In Africa Read More »
Thanks to a grant from the Hunter Legacy 100 Fund and an in-kind donation from Alain Smith of Rugged Expeditions, SCI Foundation has been able to create an exciting new video chronicling Chuck Williamson’s elk Veteran’s Hunt at the NRA’s Whittington Center. A special thank you to Gunwerks for helping put together this amazing opportunity and for …
Disabled Veteran Chuck Williamson’s Hunt-Of-A-Lifetime Video Read More »
Karen Kuciver, wife of a combat veteran who served in the Gulf War, struggles daily to care for her terminally ill husband who complained to her about enduring a myriad of toxins emanating from burning oil wells and burn pits, having to use pesticides to combat swarms of insects and pills containing pyridostigmine bromide to protect …
SCI Foundation Supports Women Veterans in Southern Arizona Read More »
By Libby Gear As a young child, I thought Africa would simply be a place to go to hunt; however, thirteen years later, I have totally fallen in love with more than hunting. I have fallen in love with her people, the animals, the land, the culture, the music, and much, much more. Being blessed over …
The Education Department at SCI Foundation is partnering with Scholastic 3D Archery (S3DA) to donate 1 mule deer hunt license to a youth. The partnership started last year. This year’s opportunity allows for a youth to apply and if selected, get a chance to take their 3D archery skills to the next level and go on …
By Libby Gear Have you ever set foot in a special place and known, at that magical moment, that your life would never be the same? I experienced that moment when I first stepped foot in South Africa and instantly knew my life would be forever changed. Even though I was young, preparations for my first …
Recently, Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) had the opportunity to partner with Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) to award a donated bow deer license for New Mexico. Because deer licenses are limited in the west, both organizations agreed to hold a drawing to award this limited deer hunting license. Twenty (20) youth applicants from across the United …
Giraffe populations have increased in countries where sustainable use hunting is possible The giraffe is among the most recognizable and iconic wildlife species of African savanna and woodland communities. Due to a combination of factors—primarily loss of habitat due to human expansion and resource extraction, civil unrest in many of the range countries, poaching, and …
GIRAFFE POPULATIONS SHOW BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE USE OF WILDLIFE IN AFRICA Read More »