SCIF Maintains Momentum in Africa with Virtual AWCF

Last week, Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) held its 18th African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF) with its virtual hosts, the Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resource Conservation and Tourism and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Despite the many challenges to organize this unique African meeting during COVID-19, the virtual AWCF successfully maintained the momentum for sustainable use wildlife conservation in Africa.

The economic impacts of COVID-19 and its negative effects on conservation programs throughout Africa have made increased communication and mutual support between participating AWCF stakeholders more important than ever in our common mission to conserve wildlife. SCIF worked together with the international hunting industry and our government and community partners to foster the same collaborative spirit during this virtual event true to the in-person AWCF meetings.

The decision to make AWCF virtual this year was difficult, but SCIF’s leadership and the Botswanan wildlife authorities agreed to charge forward given the urgent conservation needs in Africa. SCIF thanks Botswana and all the AWCF attendees for working so closely with us through a planning period affected by the many uncertainties of a global crisis. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Boone and Crockett Club Celebrates Overdue Delisting of Gray Wolf

Wildlife

Arizona Deer Association Begins 24 Mile Pipeline Project for Wildlife

Gila County, Arizona – Arizona Deer Association has started a 24 mile water pipeline project on the H4 Ranch in Southern Gila County. The ranch recently lost all of their water infrastructure due to the 200,000-acre Bush Fire, where 90% of the H4 allotment burned.

Working closely with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, USFS Tonto National Forest and H4 owners – the Brown family, Arizona Deer Association volunteers recently completed the first phase of the project. Volunteers installed 5.9 miles of water distribution pipeline, much of which had to be done on horseback due to the rough terrain. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-February, bringing much need water to the area’s wildlife.

Arizona’s continued drought and dismal 2020 Monsoon season, has left the States wildlife stressed. Winter Moisture Forecasts for Arizona are bleak as well. As the drought continues, Wildlife Biologists are predicting less than normal fawn recruitment this year. Arizona Deer Association volunteers are making a difference – by hauling water to dry catchments, developing water sources and improving habitat. Read more

Wildlife

Fifteen States Receive $5.6 Million for Elk Research

MISSOULA, Mont. — Seeking to further elk-related scientific knowledge for the overall benefit of the species, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation so far allocated $846,443 for research in 2020. Those funds leveraged an additional $4,771,734 in partner dollars.

“We need to continually accumulate all the accurate, scientific data we can in order to further our mission of ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage,” said Blake Henning, RMEF chief conservation officer. “Supporting and working alongside respected biologists and scientists from many different state agencies, universities and other organizations across the country helps us do that.” Read more

Wildlife

Sightmark Introduces Additions to Core HX Family

(MANSFIELD, TEXAS) – Sightmark is pleased to announce the Core HX riflescope for 350 Legend and 450 Bushmaster (SM13068). This 3-9x scope features fully multi-coated lenses and a range-finding BDC reticle designed specifically for whitetail deer. With a hardy single-piece aluminum housing with a hard-anodized finish, 1-inch tube platform, 40mm objective lens, capped turrets and IP67-waterproof, dust-proof, shockproof and fogproof performance, the Sightmark Core HX 3-9×40 is perfect for your rugged hunting conditions and close- to mid-range target engagements. Read more

Optics

SIG SAUER Achieves Milestones for U.S. Military Handgun

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NEWINGTON, NH – SIG SAUER, Inc. is proud to announce the recent achievement of two significant milestones of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) program; the delivery of the 200,000th MHS pistol manufactured at the SIG SAUER facility in Newington, New Hampshire, and the first month to have MHS pistols simultaneously delivered to all branches of the U.S. Military.

THE 200,000TH MHS PISTOL: WATCH THE VIDEO Read more

Firearms

Millennium Marine B-Series Boat Seats

(B-100, B-200, B-300 – Also Available in Green; B-301 Mossy Oak Red Hook Seat)

Pearl, MS – Millennium Outdoors, LLC’s claim to fame is their quality line of tree stands. One thing that makes Millennium Outdoors tree stands so popular is how comfortable their seats are. Millennium Marine also produces the same comfortable seats for its fishing and boating customers. Read more

Fishing

Kahr Firearms Group Brands Are Part of the Athlon Shoot $1 Million Giveaway

Premium Prize Opportunity

Greeley, PA: Kahr Firearms Group brands Auto-Ordnance and Magnum Research have contributed three exciting guns to the Athlon Shoot $1 Million Giveaway. From Auto-Ordnance comes the M1 Carbine, model AOM130, MSRP $1142. This GI pattern rifle is chambered in .30 Carbine, and has a beautiful American Walnut stock. With its 18” barrel and weighing in at only 5.4lbs, the M1 is a handy semi-automatic carbine that any shooter will enjoy. Owning an Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine means owning a piece of American history. From Magnum Research, a Baby Eagle III pistol is included, model BE45003RS, MSRP $734. This semi-compact, steel framed model is chambered in .45 ACP. It carries on the tradition of reliable, accurate, comfortable shooting performance that Baby Eagle pistols are known for. Guns are available chambered in 9mm, 40 S&W, or .45 ACP. The final contribution from Magnum Research to the giveaway is an iconic Desert Eagle Mark XIX, model DE50, MSRP $1703. The king of magnum auto-loaders, this Desert Eagle in .50AE uses a reliable gas action operating system that both handles powerful cartridges and reduces recoil. Desert Eagles can be had in a wide range of finishes, and four calibers: .44 Magnum, .357 Magnum, .50 AE, and .429 DE. No matter what caliber or color you pick, owning a Desert Eagle means owning a legend!

For information on the Athlon Outdoors “Shoot for a $1Million” giveaway, visit https://www.ballisticmag.com/shoot-for-one-million/. You can sign up there to win a million dollars worth of prizes and cash, including an M1 Carbine, Baby Eagle, and Desert Eagle. Kahr Firearms Group Director of Marketing, Jodi DePorter, commented that “..this contest has a wide range of prizes from across the industry. It is a huge opportunity for shooters to win big!” Be sure to submit your entry by 11:59 PM ET, on January 31, 2021. Read more

Firearms

Michigan: Licensing System Online, Hunters Must Carry Licenses Afield

After experiencing technical issues Saturday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources licensing system is performing as expected.

At around 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, the licensing system began experiencing slowness and timed-out transactions as some customers tried to purchase licenses. The DNR continues to work with the system vendor, Sovereign Sportsman Solutions (S3), to determine the cause of the issues, which affected S3-supplied licensing systems in other states, too.

As of Saturday afternoon, Michigan’s licensing system was successfully processing transactions as expected, and more than 45,000 hunters have purchased licenses since then. The DNR wanted to ensure the vendor’s system was selling licenses without issue for 48 hours before making this announcement.

Hunters who were unable to purchase licenses or deer tags due to Saturday’s system slowdown should do so online at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses or at a local retailer as soon as possible to comply with state law. The DNR does not have the authority to waive a license as a requirement for hunting.

Successful hunters who used a homemade deer kill tag as instructed must consider their purchased, official tag to be validated and not use it to take another deer. Read more

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