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In each of these examples, you were the loser. You lost SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER – OSCSCI originally funded
hunting and fishing opportunities or the chance to view 100% of operating expenses for the program in excess of
wildlife in their natural surroundings. At the same time, law‐ $200,000 annual budget. OSC also managed the program
abiding sportsmen received a bad reputation from those State‐wide for over 10 years. OSC continues to financially
who fail to distinguish between legal and illegal hunting. support this program annually, with a $ 2,000 contribution
OGT is something everyone can do to help wildlife and help to ODWC.
us apprehend the poachers.
SENSORY SAFARI DAY ‐ A hands‐on adventure for sightless
OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE EXPO – Our Chapter supports the and sight‐impaired children and adults. Members loan their
ODWC ‐ Wildlife Expo with significant funding and with animal mounts for these people to see for the first time,
workers. This is the biggest and the most successful through their fingertips, animals from around the world.
comprehensive hands‐on outdoor education experience The event is co‐sponsored by the Okla. Dept. Wildlife
and recreation event in State history. Approximately 45,000 Conservation, Oklahoma Station Chapter ‐ SCI and the H&H
attend annually. In 2008, OSC began “Predators of Gun Range.
Oklahoma” with a game for thousands of youth to identify
VETERANS’ HUNTS – OSCSCI organized Mid‐East‐Conflict
the animals and win a prize for successfully doing so (all
veterans’ hunts in conjunction with Jay Barczak of Wild
eventually won). This program continues each year.
Game Outfitters‐Duchess Creek Ranch, Porum, OK, and in
WILDLIFE HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM, ANTLERS, OK. – conjunction with other supporters. .
Our Chapter contributed to the building of the ‐ Three veterans were drawn from public nominations for
museum/learning center in SE Oklahoma. The operation is a guided elk and deer hunts, which were complete with all
joint agreement of the Okla. Dept of Commerce, Okla. accommodations.
Tourism and Recreation Dept and the Okla. Dept of Wildlife. ‐ OSCSCI and Mankazana Safaris presented a Purple‐Heart
The facility will be utilized as a regional tourism attraction veteran the hunt of a lifetime. OSC supports our troops who
while at the same time serving as a wildlife and natural protect our freedoms! .
resource conservation public education center. ‐ OSCSCI hosted a disabled Marine Sniper Scout on a PERECT
July Sheep hunt with Windsong Adventures in Eastern
SAFARI IN A BOX ‐ Safari in a Box is a K‐12 education kit
Oklahoma.
designed to provide exciting, hands‐on learning. It gives
OSCSCI BLUE BAG PROGRAM – We project sending 1000’s
teachers and others who work with young people resources
of dollars with our world travelers to buy supplies and
and ideas to introduce youth to important concepts of
needs to the kids and area needs of the paces they travel.
habitat, wildlife management and impacts resulting from
Upon returning the blue Bag, we will embroider the Family
human and wildlife interactions. Initial SIB placement was in
Name, Country of Visit and Year on the bag. The next trip,
memory of OSC member David Rocker.
repeat. Lets see how many place of the World the OSCSCI
"SCI SAVES CSI” ‐ 2009 support of OSU's "Insect can impact!!
Adventure", a project which teaches basic conservation
All of the wildlife mounts in the Arcadia Oklahoma training
principles to over 300,000 individuals in Oklahoma each
center for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
year (and also contributes to the conservation of the
Conservation have been donated to the Department by an
endangered American burying beetle, a species valuable in
Oklahoma Station Chapter SCI member ‐value of the
Crime Scene Analysis).
donation in 2010 was valued in excess of $49,000 at the
time of the donation by a certified master
Humanitarian Services
appraiser.
SAFARI‐CARE – On numerous occasions, OSCSCI members
have traveled internationally and carried medical,
educational and relief supplies to villages in need of
support.