SCI News for July 29

To support professional hunters and outfitters negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, Safari Club International (SCI) is launching the Share the Impact Outfitter Benefit, a multi-day online charity event that runs from August 1-22.

“(Friday’s) House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act is a landmark moment in the rich and unparalleled history of American conservation.  Thank you, Congressmen Mike Simpson and Joe Cunningham, for your leadership in shepherding this bill to President Trump’s desk for his signature. The unprecedented groundswell of support from SCI members nationwide has made a real impact and their voices will echo across our public lands long after this Act becomes law for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin.

The bill passed the U.S. House 310 – 107. The Senate version of the bill was passed on June 22. The bill will now head to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law.

The current Government of New Zealand has taken aggressive steps to try and reduce the numbers of tahr “a valued introduced species” to under 10,000 animals with a proposed cull of 25,000 animals from the public land herd.

Since 2014, Jim Porter has advocated for improvements to the flag displays in Highland Cemetery - out of respect for the men and women of service laid to rest there. Thanks to the generosity of SCI Corporate Partner Scheels and the Great Falls chapter of Safari Club International (SCI), three new flags wave over the fallen veterans.