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EPIC Outdoor Game Fair – Sept. 23-25, 2011

Make plans to attend the Southeast’s largest outdoor game fair this month in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Safari Club International & Quail Unlimited.

Event: EPIC Outdoor Game Fair
When: September 23rd-25th, 2011
Where: Foxhall Resort & Sporting Club – Atlanta, Georgia

The EPIC Outdoor Game Fair – at its core – is both a celebration of America’s “country pursuits” and an opportunity for outdoor sporting enthusiasts to gather and participate in those pursuits in an educational setting. Connect with nature by going on a canoe ride or hiking some trails. Find amusement and knowledge at canine trials, ATV trials, birds of prey demonstrations, and shooting demonstrations. Pull back a bow at the archery range or participate in sporting clay shoots at the Shotgun Village.

Find out more about this event here, including how to purchase tickets in advance.  Also, visit the EPIC Outdoor Game Fair Schedule page for a full list of events.

SCI Statement On Proposed Rule For The 3 Exotic Species

via The Hunting Wire

WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on Thursday, July 7, 2011, a proposed rule to regulate the take of three endangered exotic antelope species – the scimitar-horned oryx, dama gazelle, and addax.  The FWS was required to issue this proposed rule as a result of a 2009 order from the federal court.

The proposed rule states that the FWS will issue permits for the take of the three antelope species, in a manner similar to the way in which permits are issued for other exotic captive bred wildlife in the United States.  The FWS has given the public 30 days to comment on the proposed rule.  The current, permitless system will continue to apply until a final rule is issued.

In response to the rule, Safari Club International (SCI) President Kevin Anderson released the following statement:

“Permits need not be the undoing of the exceptional conservation strides achieved by the private ranching and hunting communities in recovering these three species on captive herds in the U.S.  SCI will be playing a leadership role in developing and recommending a process that will cause the least interference to the industry that has brought these three species back from the brink of extinction.  (more…)

SCI Foundation Contributes $217,000 to Conservation Projects

via The Hunting Wire

Washington, DC – Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) today announced that it had distributed over $217,000 in the final quarter of its last fiscal year to fund five critical conservation projects in North America, Asia and Africa. Specifically, SCIF has dedicated the funding to managing sustainable wildlife conservation programs that expand research into the complex interplay between predator and prey species.

“These funds will go a long way to help expand SCIF’s efforts as we continue to fund, support, and manage worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian services around the world,” said SCIF President Larry Rudolph. “A better understanding of predator-prey dynamic will facilitate best management practices around the world for continued sustainable wildlife conservation and management.

In North America:
SCIF continued its support of the Newfoundland Caribou Strategy, a study designed to understand the recent decline in woodland caribou in Newfoundland, Canada. Caribou calf survival is low (more…)