DEC, 2011 "In The Crosshairs"

December 20, 2011
SCI Annual Convention
Achieving Unprecedented Growth
Safari Club International’s (SCI) 40th Annual Hunters’
Convention, taking place February 1-4th, 2012, is on pace
to be the most successful Convention in the history of the
organization. SCI member registrations are 20% ahead of 2011’s
convention to date and SCI will be bringing 13% more exhibitors than
in any other year. The total convention exhibit hall is over 50%
larger than in 2011, offering over one million square feet of the
world’s most spectacular hunts, finest guns and greatest taxidermy.
Read more HERE
or http://bit.ly/tHW5bc.
Register Today For SCI Record Book Measuring, Hand Gun and Bow
Hunting Seminars
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Have you always wanted to become an SCI measurer or take
your measuring skills to the next level? Sign up to become an
Official or Master Measurer at SCI’s 40th Annual Hunters
Convention: http://bit.ly/MasterMeasurerSeminar2012.
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Sign up for the handgun hunting seminar at SCI’s 40th
Annual Hunters Convention Friday, February 3rd at
2:30 pm. Don’t miss out on door prizes and a chance to visit
with some of the most experienced handgun hunters around. Sign
up by clicking here:
http://bit.ly/HandgunHunterSeminar2012.
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Reserve your spot today for the bow hunters seminar
hosted by Tom Miranda at SCI’s 40th Annual Hunters
Convention Friday, February 3rd at 10:30 am. Tom will
discuss his most memorable hunts and his journey for the World
Hunting Awards Ring. Sign up by clicking here:
http://bit.ly/TomMirandaSeminar2012.
Support SCI Foundation Programs Through 2012 Convention Events
A deer hunter’s “Dream Hunt” will be auctioned Saturday Feb. 4 at
the SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention Banquet. The donated hunts
include one trophy whitetail at the world renowned
Sanctuary Ranch in
Standwood, Michigan and one trophy mule deer at
Rancho Hunting of
Sonora, Mexico. All proceeds from this hunt auction are
dedicated to SCI Foundation youth hunter education programs.
The 2012 Education Sables Annual Luncheon Show & Auction will be
on Feb. 3 with entertainment by the “Kokomo Show.” Live and silent
auctions will be held throughout the luncheon. Proceeds from
the luncheon auctions will support the conservation education
programs of the SCI Foundation. Register today for the Education
Sables Annual Luncheon at
www.showsci.com.
Register Now
for SCI’s Fifth Annual Wildlife Law CLE Course for Lawyers
Registration is now open for “Current Issues in Domestic and
International Wildlife and Hunting Law – 2012.” SCI, in
collaboration with the State Bar of Nevada, is sponsoring its annual
Continuing Legal Education Course at the Safari Club International
Annual Hunters’ Convention. This year’s course will take
place on Friday, February 3, 2012, 1:00 P.M. – 5:15 P.M, at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. The
registration fee for the course is $239.00 and includes same day
admission to SCI’s Convention. The course has been approved by
the State Bar of Nevada for 4 hours of CLE credit, including one
hour of Ethics credit. (SCI will assist all attendees to
secure CLE credit in states other than Nevada). Course topics
include 1) Update on Recent Rulings, Filings, Legislation,
Regulation and Policies Related to Wildlife Conservation and Outdoor
Recreation Law; 2) Drafting a Contract for an International Hunt; 3)
Hunting Criminal Law Update; 4) The ESA and CITES Future for the
African Lion; 5) Trophy Importation and the Avoidance of Forfeiture;
and 6) Ethics for the Wildlife Lawyer. To register, please use
the following link to the Nevada State Bar’s CLE registration page:
http://bit.ly/SafariClub-CLE-2012.
If you have any questions or problems with registration, please
contact: Anna Seidman, SCI Director of Litigation, at
202-543-8733 or
aseidman@safariclub.org.
Join SCI-PAC for the 2012 Luncheon - Special Guest: Wayne LaPierre,
NRA Executive Vice President
Please Save the Date for this year's SCI-PAC Luncheon on
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las
Vegas, NV. We are excited to announce Wayne LaPierre,
Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association, as our
Guest Speaker. Table Sponsors are asked to contribute $1,500 and
Single Tickets are $100. The price will increase for individual
tickets after December 19th so hurry now to reserve your seat. Click
here to view the official invitation and order form.
Return your order form along with your check or credit card
information to Kathy Butler, Safari Club International, 4800 Gates
Pass Road, Tucson, AZ 85745, Fax: (520) 617-1430 and/or
kbutler@safariclub.org.
Checks should be made payable to SCI-PAC.
SCI Takes Polar Bear Importation to the Court of Appeals
SCI has continued its fight to restore polar bear importation by
appealing the U.S. District Court’s adverse decision in our polar
bear import case. On October 17, 2011, the Federal District Court
for the District of Columbia upheld the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service’s 2008 decision to ban the importation of polar bears from
Canada. Upon listing the polar bear as a threatened species,
the FWS determined that previously authorized imports from Canada
were now banned under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. SCI’s
appeal of the import ban ruling follows on the heels of SCI’s appeal
in August 2011 of the same Court’s decision upholding the listing of
the polar bear as threatened. These appeals will proceed
independently of each other.
SCI Defends Twin Peaks Wild Horse Gather
Since 2010, SCI has been involved in defending against a case
brought by In Defense of Animals (“IDOA”) to challenge the Bureau of
Land Management’s gather of about 1,800 wild horses and burros in
the Twin Peaks Horse Management Area in northeast
California/northwest Nevada. IDOA’s preliminary attempt to
halt the gather failed and the BLM successfully gathered the horses.
Now, SCI is fighting IDOA’s efforts to have the gather declared
illegal and the gathered horses returned to the range. On
December 8, 2011, SCI filed a substantive brief in defense of the
gather. SCI will file another brief in late January and attend
a court hearing in Sacramento on February 23, 2012.