SCI Flint Winter 2016

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SCI FLINT REGIONAL
CHAPTER DIRECTORY
OFFICERS
President
Ron Douglas
Hunt Donor Director
(248) 890-4500 home
Vice President
Dennis Gepfrey
SPORTSMAN AGAINST
HUNGER
(810) 653-4567 home
(810) 625-7965 cell
Secretary
Mike Dickerson
HUNT DONOR
COMMITTEE
(810) 691-8850 cell
Treasurer
Tom Dennis
(810) 614-1358 cell
Administrative Assistant
Joy Martinbianco
(810) 569-5623 cell
DIRECTORS
Tim Pifher
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
(810) 653-0719 home
Zach Goodheart
BOARD MEMBER
(810) 240-6944 cell
Matthew Bluntzer
BOARD MEMBER
(734) 416-3350 x 316
(517) 545-2358 home
George Peterman
SILENT AUCTION
DIRECTOR
(810) 347-5005
Robert Myers
BOARD MEMBER
(810) 441-1115 cell
Lewis Duncan
WEBSITE DIRECTOR
(810) 234-8247 home
(810) 516-2975 cell
Dennis Peters
MEMBERSHIP
DIRECTOR
drpeters60@gmail.com
(586) 536-5411 home
(586) 752-4150 office
John Kupiec
AWARDS & PUBLIC
RELATIONS DIRECTOR
(810) 733-1400 office
(810) 240-0443 cell
Neal Porter
FUNDRAISER DIRECTOR
MICHIGAN INVOLVEMENT
COMMITTEE
REPRESENTATIVE
1082 Key West Ct.
Lake Orion, MI 48360
(248) 343-3648 cell
John Ruble
BOARD MEMBER
(810) 931-7399 cell
INTERNATIONAL
SCI Vice President
Bruce W. Eavenson
(248) 627-2040 home
(248) 627-2818 office
(248) 672-3900 cell
SCI Vice President
Scott Chapman
(734) 475-5989 home
(734) 416-3350 x 305
Legislative
Representative
Robert Eastman
(810) 733-6360
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Region 20 Representative
Neal Porter
1082 Key West Ct.
Lake Orion, MI 48360
(248) 343-3648 cell
Sheri Harvey
Newsletter and Website Designer
www.shargraphics.com
President’s Message
Hello fellow SCI Flint Chapter members
Hope you are all doing well. I had the
opportunity and time to take in the Safari Club
International Convention in Las Vegas. The
show started out on early Wednesday morning
and ran until late Wednesday evening, after the
first day we attended the international dinner
and entertainment where I accepted the award
for the Fundraising Publication of the Year
for the Flint Chapter. It proved to be quite an
event and I believe a person could spend an
entire week there and not see the same thing
twice. They have entertainment every night
with their dinner. We also attended the Friday
dinner and entertainment, which was Ron White
the comedian, it proved to be one great show.
I simply suggest that if you have the time and
opportunity to attend the event you should do so.
The Chapter put on a hog hunt a little north of
here in Ubly Mi. at the Trophy Ranch, these
hunts can be attended by all members and
friends, we had eight people attend and shot eight
hogs.
Look on the website for our next Chapter hunt,
hope to see you there. It looks like we are on
track with quite the event for our 34th annual
fundraiser March 11th and 12th. Get your tickets
now call Tom Dennis 810-614-1358 or Bob
Myers 810-441-1115.
Hunt hard and have a great time.
Ronald Douglas
Flint Chapter SCI President
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Hunts*Special Raffles*Live Auction*Silent Auction
Outfitters Open House Friday, March 11, 2016 1-9 p.m.
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL FLINT REGIONAL CHAPTER
WWW.SCIFLINT.COM
th ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND WILD GAME DINNER
32
34ND
Saturday, March 12, 2016
MORE EXIBITS AND MORE DONATED ITEMS THAN LAST YEARS RECORD TURNOUT!
Buy your next hunt at this extravaganza*Spectacular Wildlife Display*Guides and Outfitters
Door Prizes and Raffles*International Hunts*Ladies Items*Furs & Jewelry*North American Hunts
Menu will include: Wild Boar, Elk, Buffalo and Moose
We reserve the right to substitute our entrées subject to the availability of donated wild game
AUCTION * RAFFLE
North American Hunt Trips*Fishing Trips*African Hunts
Custom Rifles and Shotguns*Fur Coats*Taxidermy
Custom Jewelry* Artwork*Silent Auction
TIMES FOR THIS YEARS EVENT
Doors open at 3:00PM * Cash Bar opens at 3:00PM
Dinner starts at 5:30PM * Live Auction starts at 7:00PM
GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY!
RESERVATIONS FOR TABLES OF 10 AVAILABLE
Package #1: $75.00 – (1) Wild Game Dinner Ticket & (1) Outfitter’s Expo Ticket
Package #2: $175.00 – (1) Wild Game Dinner Ticket (1) Outfitter’s Expo Ticket & Early Bird Special Bucket Raffle Ticket
Package #3: $750.00 Table for 10
Package #4: $100.00 – 1 Early Bird Special Raffle Ticket
Dort Federal
Event
Center
Peranis
Arena)
* 3501
Lapeer
Road
* Flint Michigan
PERANI’S
ARENA
& (formerly
EVENT CENTER
* 3501
Lapeer
Road
* Flint
Michigan
All Sales and prizes are subject to State and Federal Taxes
All Sales and prizes are subject to State and Federal Taxes
GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!
A $100.00 ticket purchase will buy $150.00 worth of In-House Bucket Raffle Tickets and (1) Early Bird Special ticket for a drawing on a
Weatherby
Shotgn
SA08
Weatherby Shotgun SA08
plus a nice
surprise
gift.plus a nice surprise gift.
This Package will not be available at the door
Drawing for the In-House Bucket Raffle held at Fundraiser on Saturday March 12, 2016
Package#1____ x $75.00=____
Package#2____ x $175.00=____
Package#3____ x $750.00=____
Package#4____ x $100.00=____
Total $ ____
Payment Options:
Check enclosed
Visa, Mastercard PayPal
Name:____________________________________________________ Phone (w/area code)________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________ City, State, Zip_____________________________________
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Make Checks Payable to: SCI Flint
Mail
Barden
* Davison
48423
MailtotoTim
SCIPifher
Flint *•8176
PO Box
639 Rd.
• Davison,
MIMI48423
Bob Myers 441-1115
2016 Fundraiser Update
SCI Flint’s Annual Wild Game Dinner and Fundraiser Banquet
will be held on March 12, 2016. At press time, the Hunt Donor
Committee including Ron Douglas,Dennis Gepfrey, Dennis
Peters, John Kupiec, and George Peterman are returning from
the International Convention in Las Vegas and finalizing our list
of donations. They have assembled another great auction list
and group of outfitters. Once again, we will have 3 women’s
fur coats from Cascade Fur Salon (John Hayes), Jewelry from
Jewel Craft, hunting apparel from Ravenwear (Susan Hindbo)
and several local hunting and fishing trips in Michigan, Ohio and
Southern Ontario.
A dinner ticket will automatically enter you in the most exciting
and anticipated event of the night- the now annual “Guilty by
Association” drawing. Everyone seated at the winner’s table
(and holding a ticket at that table) will win a Weatherby PA08
12ga. Shotguns. We’ll have Raffles, and more raffles- gun table
board raffles, blitz gun raffles, 50/50 raffles, 4 wheeler raffle,
liquor and buck cart raffle, gun safe with guns raffle, mystery
backpack raffle, Bow raffle, new member gun raffle, lottery ticket
raffle, bucket table raffles, $500 raffles and more.
HUNT DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Photos and additional hunts are online - www.sciflint.com
Hunt of a Lifetime, Gun for
a Cause Safari Wish Hunt
Benefactor
Last year the monies
generated from the Wish Hunt
went to 15 year old Austin
Wascher and 16 year old Jack
DeWitt for their Whitetail Hunt
of a Lifetime. This year all
proceeds from the Weatherby
300 S2 Stainless Steel
Vanguard with synthetic stock,
along with a Donated sable
hunt in South Africa valued
at $9,880.00 donated by Botes van der Merwe of Botes
Hunting Safaris will be used for another Safari Wish Hunt.
This is a 7-Day hunt for 1 hunter and includes 1 Sable.
Dates are in May to October 2016 ONLY. A non-hunter can
be added for $150.00 per day and an additional hunter for
$440.00 per day plus trophy fees.
Hunt:
Donor:
7-Day Sable Hunt for 1 hunter
Botes Hunting Safaris, Botes van der
Merwe,
Value:
$9,880.00
Dates:
May to October 2016 ONLY
Method of Harvest: Rifle
Accomm:
See www.riverdancehunting.com
Addl’ Hunter:
$440.00 per day plus trophy fees
Observer:
$150.00 per day
Alt. Year:
No
Location:
South Africa
Transportation
From Johannesburg to hunting lodge
Special Notes:
This hunt can be upgraded to have
many different animals added for
additional fees.
Attending:
Yes
Open your heart and your gun safe and bid on this special
item.
Value:
$10,680.00
Veterans Humanitarian Fund
This year we feel it is necessary
to raise funds in order to
support veterans across our
great nation. In order to make
this a success we need the help
from outfitters and you the
attendees of this event. This
year’s donation includes a TIKKA
T3 7mm Remington Win Mag valued at $700 and a hunt graciously
donated by Curley and Betty Warren of Stony River Lodge. The
money from this hunt will be used in many different ways to
support our veterans. This 7-day Caribou hunt for 1 hunter includes
all trophy fees an $8500 value, dates are 2016 this hunt can be
substituted for a 6-day daily fly out fishing trip valued at $13,000 or
can be credited $8,500 to any animal on their hunt list, non-hunter
can accompany for $3,000 and additional hunter $8,000. Bush
flight to and from Anchorage not included $950 additional.
Hunt:
Donor:
Value:
Dates:
Method of Harvest:.
Accomm:
Addl’ Hunter:
Observer
Alt. Year:
Location:
Transportation:
Special Notes:
Attending:
7-Day Alaska Caribou hunt for 1 hunter
Stoney River Lodge, Curley and Betty
Warren,
(907) 526-5211
$8,500.00
See Outfitter 2017
30-06 to Archery equipment
See www.Stoneyriverlodge.com or www.Fishingstoneyriverlodge,com
$8,500.00
:$3,000.00
No
Alaska
Pick up and Return to Anchorage $950.00
This hunt can be substituted for a 6-day daily
fly-out fishing trip valued at $13,000.00this hunt can be credited $8,500.00 on any
animal on their hunt list.
Yes
Open your hearts to our Veterans and bid on this special item.
Total Value: Priceless
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Antelope Hunting in Wyoming
By: James Salisbury
Hunting in Merriden,
Wyoming with Taft Love
(Millirontjeaol.com) was an
excellent experience and trip!
We hunted from September
23 to September 26,
2015. Our guide was Jake
Simmons. I got an average
animal there were quite a
few animals to choose
from. Shots from 100 500 yards- spot & stalk
method. The food was
good with plenty to eat.
Bunk beds with 2 hunters
to a room (gear was
stored on the top bunk)
with plenty of room. Hot
showers hit the spot. This
is a hunt to relax and
have a good time. The
guide and cooks were all
very pleasant. We had 4 hunters in camp and hunted
on 58,000 private acres with rolling hills and some
agricultural property. All 4 of us had a buck by the
second day!
This is hunt for the well-seasoned and the starter. Very pleasant
camp with a lot of animals; good food and accommodations.
Good guides and cooks. This would be a good time to try out the
long range rifle!
Next hunt...........Big Mule Deer!
Safari Club International • Flint Regional Chapter
2016 OUTFITTERS OPEN HOUSE & EXPO
CASH
BAR
Friday, March 11, 2016
DAVISON COUNTRY CLUB
9512 E. Lippincott Blvd. • Davison, Michigan
1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
SPECI
A
RAFFL L
E
Meet with over 40 Outfitters and Donators one-on-one. Discuss and book your next great hunt.
All sales & prizes are subject to State and Federal taxes.
Open to the public
34th Annual Fundraiser & Wild Game Dinner ticket holders admitted free with ticket stub.
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Other attractions to be announced!
“Nuisance Hunting for Gators”
By: Debbie Porter
Alligator hunting. I’ve been advised that technically, it is
trapping. It also felt a little bit like fishing, but not much
because I’ve never caught a 600 lb. fish before. We used
tools similar to catching large fish – harpoons, gars, and
fishing poles.
We started our long weekend in Orlando when John Bull,
our outfitter, picked us up from the Orlando airport. As
a regular Orlando visitor, I’ve always been curious about
gators in the area. Not anymore – I saw enough to realize
they are definitely there and they definitely deserve respect.
According to John and our other guide, Ray York, the first
morning planned hunt was delayed until evening because
the water had cooled down the previous night. Neal and
I were ok with it, it felt like a long time since we relaxed,
napped, and sat on a porch to watch the cars drive by. To
maximize our time on the water that evening, John and Ray
dropped the boat in the water while we relaxed and planned
our evening for us. John and Ray are excellent planners.
To begin we drove to Lake Apopka, west of Orlando.
Lake Apopka is the 2nd largest lake in Florida, after
Lake Okeechobee. The gators we were looking for were
identified as ‘nuisance’ because they were inhabiting
people’s yards, resting on boat docks, bothering pets and
generally acting as a nuisance. And so begins the hunt,
and we were in the boat moving across the water. Although
I had complete faith in our guides, John and Ray, I felt
like the odds were against us. It was dark outside, the
water was dark and the gators were dark. How could this
possibly work to our advantage?
We scouted and hunted for a couple of hours before the
action began. While scouting, we dropped some bait and
used a call that sounded like baby gators. Our call was
heard because baby gators were talking back to the call and
those soundsmade me shiver more than once. Especially
when we could see hundreds of little baby gator eyes
looking at us from the edge of the lake. On one occasion
early in the evening when we were checking a shoreline for
gators, Ray quickly dipped his hand in the water and pulled
out a baby gator. He showed me how to hold it and then
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handed it to me. The baby gator was about 18 inches
long and even though I was holding his mouth shut, I
could feel the raw power of the animal. It felt like 18
inches of pure muscle. Also while holding this gator,
adult gator #1 was suddenly next to the boat. I quickly
tossed the baby gator into the water and readied myself
with the harpoon. Not normally being faint of heart,
my knees went a little weak when I saw the size of the
head. Huge was the only thing that came to mind. John
helped me decide when to use the harpoon, and when
the time came, I scored a direct hit. I think we were
all surprised. Meanwhile, the boat was moving in the
water and now Neal was on the side with the gator so
he used the bang stick. We all stood there looking at
it for a minute and then grabbed it to wrap its mouth
shut. I was more than a little amazed that every-day
black electrical tape is used to tape their mouths shut.
But itworked just fine. We couldn’t tell how exactly
big this gator was but decided it was too big to pull into
the boat, so we headed back to the dock holding the
gator in the water next to the boat. We traveled with
care so not to catch his tail in the motor. We made it
to the dock and pulled him up. He measured at 12’3”,
estimated at 50 years old and close to 600 lbs. I was
right, it was a big one.
I’ll never forget the thoughts going through my head as I
stood there on the dock, in the dark looking at him. My
first thought was that he looks like a monster gator. The
next was the fact that we hunted him on his turf. It was a
completely different experience than hunting creatures that
we share the solid earth with. The gators didn’t just blend
with the environment like many 4 legged creatures do, they
completely disappeared into the darkness and into the dark
water.
After pictures and measurements of gator #1, we headed
back out for more. And more we found. Gator #2 was a
bit smaller, a little over 8 feet and full of spunk. It was on
Neal’s side of the boat, and as always, his aim was spot on.
We taped his mouth shut and pulled him in the boat.
Lake Apopka is 40 miles across and we hunkered down
while we rode to a different part of the lake where John
and Ray dropped bait for us earlier in the day. We found
the bait alright. The bait was a large piece of meat tied to
a rope, which was tied to a 5 gallon bucket. The bucket
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served as a bobber. When we finally spotted the bucket,
it was moving across the lake. Gator #3 took the bait and
was rapidly swimming away. This gator, who we named
Jaws, was swimming so fast that our troll motor couldn’t
keep up with it. And to our great surprise, the floating
bucket was leaving a wake as it moved across the lake. The
name Jaws was given by all of us at the same time when
we saw the bucket partially submerge into the water as it
was moving. I think we all heard the music from the Jaws
movie in our minds. The gator finally turned and we were
able to catch up with him and bring him to the surface. He
was more aggressive than the others in that he was rolling,
causing the boat to spin, and acted like he wanted in the
boat with us. I remember John yelling ‘Don’t let him in the
boat, don’t let him in the boat!” I still have a vivid mental
picture where I could see a leg coming out of the water and
curling around the edge of the boat – like he was really
trying to get in with us – just like a scary movie. Neal
used the harpoon and it took Ray and me together to load
the bangstick for Neal.My arms and legs were shaking
like crazy. I’m sorry to say that I spilled the entire box of
shells in the boat and in the water while trying to grab 1 bullet for
the bangstick. Poor Ray, I had to crawl up the side of his leg so I
could stand up and load the bangstick while he held it. But I finally
managed it and we handed it to Neal. Again, his aim was true and we
had Jaws taped up and in the boat with us. Now the boat was feeling
crowded with 4 adults, buckets, hunting tools, and 2 gators. Gator #3
was another big one – 12’3”, age not known, and an estimated 400
lbs. I sincerely wish we had this one on film because it was complete
chaos. Thankfully, our outfitters were experts and guided us through
the capture. It was time to head back to the dock again. Did we want
to go out for more? Yep – we did. This time we turned the boat the
other way as we left the dock.
Gator #4 was waiting a quarter mile up the shoreline. Earlier in the
day, John and Ray put some bait down and this gator found it. Except
that we didn’t realize a gator was there until we pulled up the line and
it was right next to the boat. The bait line was completely entangled
in the weeds so when Neal pulled in the rope, it didn’t appear that
anything was at the other end. Boy, were we wrong. This 9 footer
was deep in the weeds and close to shore. The harpoons were all on
the dock with John and the first 3 gators, so we only had a bangstick
with us. I used it and we had gator #4. We headed back to the dock
and decided to call it a night. We’d been out 8 hours and felt like we
had the hunt of a lifetime. I also wanted to go out on a high note –
Neal’s and my big gators were the same length. It doesn’t get any
better.
After cleaning up and loading the gators, we
decided it was time for breakfast. So we made
a 4AM run to IHOP and then headed back for
a couple of hours sleep before taking the gators
to the processor in Plant City, Florida. In the
morning, we ooh’d and aah’ed over the gators
because this was the first time we saw them
in the daylight. We took dozens of pictures
and made our way back to John’s house for a
late morning nap. On the way back to John’s
I decided the weekend was better than great,
it was incredible. John and Ray shared their
knowledge and skills with us and also showed
us pure southern hospitality.
I’d recommend John and Ray to anyone; we
found them though XXXX, who does a lot of
our taxidermy work. This trip was the first time
I had been in the Orlando area, but not with
tourists. And it was just like the Deep South
– southern accents, southern cooking, and
southern hospitality. It also came with gators,
snakes, and humidity.
Thank you John and Ray, it was an
extraordinary weekend. I’m still talking about
it and still looking at the pictures. A friend
surprised us with one of our pictures in 11x17,
which is now sitting in our living room, near
the Hartman’s Zebra and DemaraDikDik
mounts. We are so lucky.
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“SCI CONVENTION ULTIMATE HUNTERS’ MARKET”
The SCI Convention is now in the
history books. With a huge show
floor of exhibitors, day and evening
auctions, seminars and evening
dinners with entertainment from
the likes of comedian Ron White,
Merle Haggard with special guest
Toby Keith, and Blood Sweat
and Tears it is easy to see why it
is known as – “The Biggest - the
Best”.
During the dinner on Wednesday
evening, our chapter received
the publication award for the
best fundraiser publication of its
size. Our president, Ron Douglas,
accepted this on behalf of our
chapter. Flint Chapter member
Emily Perreira also received the
SCI Young Hunter of the Year
award. Emily has hunted in
Hawaii, Texas, California, Utah,
Canada, and New Zealand. She
delivered a SCI Blue Bag when
on safari in South Africa. In her
home state she is responsible for
developing habitat for the release
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Las Vegas – February 3-6, 2016
Emily Perreira SCI Young Hunter of the Year
of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys on the
Nu’I Mauka and Kaupo Ranches
in Maui. She is also active in Nu’u
Mauka Ranch’s snare removal
project, and is a member of the
Kaupo Ranch’s animal management
team. She is also a licensed hunting
guide in Hawaii. Her family has
been donating to the Flint Chapter
Fundraiser for many years and
operates Maui Hunting Safari.
This year they have continued
their support and donated a trophy
axis deer to our fundraiser. Emily
is pictured below with her New
Zealand Red Stag. Congratulations
and job well done!
During the convention SCI held
it’s first of three yearly board
meetings which were attended by
several chapter members including
Vice Presidents Bruce Eavenson
and Scott Chapman, Regional
Representative Neal Porter, and
Chapter Board Member Matt
Bluntzer.
This year, the 2016 SCI Convention
Committee was staffed by a
significant number of people from
the Flint Chapter, including Scott
Chapman, Convention Vice-Chair;
Bruce Eavenson, Convention
Emeritus Sub-Chair; Angela
Chapman, Exhibitor Welcome
Brigade Sub-Chair; and Matt
Bluntzer, Exhibitor Floor Care
Team. Neal and Debbie Porter,
and George Peterman assisted
the Exhibitor Care Team
on Wednesday morning to
welcome the exhibitors.
Ron Douglas, Tom Dennis,
Dennis Gepfrey, George
Peterman, and Dennis Peters
also attended to help to
secure donations for this
year’s convention. Among
the many hunts, our team
has acquired two rifles one
which will be offered at our
fundraiser. The first, we
ordered a highly embellished Marlin 330 commemorative rifle made in honor
of Kris Kyle. Funds from initial sale of this rifle went to the Chris Kyle Frog
Foundation with a mission to serve those who serve us by providing meaningful
interactive experiences that enrich family relationships. This rifle will be raffled
in the coming year with proceeds going to a veterans hunt to be sponsored by
our chapter. More information about this item will be provided in an upcoming
newsletter. We also acquired certificate for an H-S Precision Pro-Series 2000
rifle that will be auctioned
during the fundraiser, the
winner of this item can have
the rifle built in his choice of
caliber, stock color and type
with a value of $3,800. These
rifles are guaranteed to have ½
minute of angle accuracy for
calibers up to 30 and 1 MOA
for calibers above 30. For
more information on this item
you can visit the H-S Precision
website at: www.hsprecision.com
For anyone who has not
attended a SCI convention
–consider going; it is an
experience that you will never
forget. It will once again be
held at the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center in Las
Vegas, on February 1-4, 2017.
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Part Two
London Calling
Hunting
the U.K.
Big Ben and British Parliment
After completing the Scottish leg of our two-week
adventure in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Angela
and I, along with our friends Craig and Kisha Kauffman
and our outfitter Kevin Downer, arrived at LondonHeathrow from Aberdeen at mid-afternoon on a Friday.
We collected our bags, and Kevin headed home to Sussex
for the weekend, while we took a taxi to The Capital Hotel
in fashionable Knightsbridge, an exclusive residential and
retail district in central London near Hyde Park.
Over the next two days, we enjoyed the sights of London
on foot, bus, riverboat, and taxi. We stopped at Harrods
which was a stone’s throw from our hotel, and saw Hyde
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Scott with his exceptional English Red Deer,
Woburn Abbey, England
Park, English Parliament
and Big Ben, St. Paul’s
Cathedral, Buckingham
Palace, Piccadilly Circus,
Scotland Yard, The Eye of
London, and the London
Tower and Tower Bridge.
Craig and I visited the
Churchill War Rooms,
while Kisha and Angela
strolled through Chelsea,
and we all enjoyed some
fabulous dining, including
a memorable evening at
Rules, the oldest restaurant
in London, which is
delightfully decorated
with hunting trophies, and
serves wild game from
estates in Scotland and
England.
Angela finding her way to
On Sunday afternoon, a
Chelsea......home or England
driver picked us up at our
hotel and took us two hours
north to Bedford, where we would begin hunting again the
next morning.
Bedford is a mid-sized community which was an important
agricultural center during the Middle-Ages. It is also home
The Duke of Bedford’s home at Woburn Abbey, England
Kisha and Angela in
Knightsbridge, London
to Woburn Abbey, the Seat
of the Duke of Bedford.
The Dukes and Earls of
Bedford, dating back to
the 1500’s have had a keen
interest in deer. Andrew
Ian Henry Russell, 15th
Duke of Bedford, has
carried on this tradition to
this day.
The Abbey is an estate of
more than 3,000 acres, and
is home to nine species
of deer, including the
native English Red Deer
and European Fallow
Deer, along with seven
species originating from
Asia. These include, Sika,
Axis, Barasingha, Rusa,
fantastic traditional English dinner of Beef Wellington with
Yorkshire pudding at Oliver’s Restaurant on the hotel’s
premises.
The following morning, we started our hunt – first for
Chinese Water Deer, and then for Reeves Muntjac.
Angela and I hunted with one of the staff from the game
department at Woburn Abbey, while Craig and Kisha
hunted with Kevin, who met us at our hotel prior to
daybreak to rejoin our group.
The Water Deer is a diminutive deer standing about 20
inches at the shoulder, with a live weight between 20 and
30 pounds. The males do not have antlers, but they do have
pronounced canines used in territorial fights with other
males. The deer were initially brought to England in the
1870’s and have a viable breeding population both inside
and outside of Woburn Abbey.
They tend to prefer open fields and the security of the thick
hedges that surround the fields, while the other miniature
deer in the area, the Reeves Muntjac prefers the forests and
brushy tickets to the open fields.
The Muntjac is also about 20
inches high at the shoulder, and
weighs between 22 and 40 pounds
when fully grown. It is dog-like
in appearance but has striped
markings on its face. The male
has short antlers, usually four
inches or less, and uses them to
push enemies off balance so he
can wound them with his upper
canine teeth. They were also
Reeves Muntjac, Pere David and
Chinese Water Deer. The property
surrounding the estate is agricultural
land which is also part of the Duke’s
holdings and here the Water Deer
and Muntjac can also be found.
We stayed at The Woburn Hotel,
set in the heart of the picturesque
village of Woburn. After our driver
dropped us off, we got settled, and
enjoyed high tea, followed by a
Scott and Craig with two good Reeves Muntjac
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introduced to England in the late 1800’s and live both in and
outside of the estate.
The morning was misty and cool, and stalking around the
fields and edge cover reminded me of fall farmland hunting
in Southern Michigan. In the far distance, we could hear
the faint sound of traffic, while waterfowl and crows winged
through the autumn sky, and the leaves in the nearby forest
were quietly turning to color.
We spotted several Water Deer, but did not find one we
judged suitable in the morning, however, Craig was
successful, taking a very nice buck with sizeable canines.
In the afternoon I carried on with the Water Deer
hunting, and Craig turned to pursuit of Muntjac,
On this half of the day, I saw dozens of Water
Deer, and took a nice buck late in the afternoon.
Scott with his Reeves Muntjac
Deer, England
the Duke, Craig, Kevin and I enjoying hunting on the estate
where I had the pleasure of taking both an exceptional
English Red Deer and a Fallow Deer.
In the evening, after the dreadful job of packing for home
was done, we enjoyed a stroll in the village, a few drinks,
and a fun-filled dinner at a local pub.
On our final day, we stopped back to the Abbey early in the
morning to thank our deer stalkers at the game department
and then threaded our way through heavy traffic and rain
back down to London-Heathrow for our return flights home.
Kevin dropped each
party off at our
appropriate terminals,
and after the rushed
goodbyes, Angela
and I settled into the
Sky Club to wait
for our flight back
home. We spent a bit
of time recounting
details from the past
two weeks – from
France to Scotland to
Palace Guards
England before falling silent into
our own thoughts.
Scott with his Chinese Water
I’m not exactly sure what Angela
Deer, England
was thinking, but I considered all
of the travels and places hunting
has taken us, and decided to wait a
while before passing judgement on
just how good this trip was.
By the time we landed in Detroit,
and headed home from the airport,
I was pretty certain that I could
fairly judge this to be one of
our greatest experiences to date.
Craig made a quick and good
decision to take a Fallow Deer
while hunting Muntjac at the edge
of evening. His buck, along with
another one were external to the
estate in the agricultural area, and
it was an unexpected good surprise
on an already great hunt.
On the second morning, after another fine “full English
breakfast”, we headed to the field again and Craig and I
were both successful taking fine Muntjac bucks. In the
afternoon, while the ladies toured the Duke’s home at the
Abbey where they ran into young Henry Russell, the heir to
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Outfitter & Guide Kevin Downer and Craig with
Craig’s Fallow Deer, England
And from the contented look on
Angela’s face, it appeared she had
the same thought.
Our sincere thanks to Kevin
Downer for organizing an
exceptional adventure, and to
Craig and Kisha for being the
delightful friends and great
companions they are.
Scott and Angela Chapman
“Back to Europe – Hunting the
U.K. Part One” can be found in
the Fall 2015 edition of the SCI
Flint Regional Chapter Newsletter
My Wish Hunt Success Story!
Big. That’s my deer. Big rack, big body. And
he is proud too. Even in death he is proud.
He will be proud above my fireplace. Proud
to be the centerpiece of the room. The trophy.
But this deer, this awesome trophy, and could
not have been mine without the Flint Chapter
of Safari Club International. You saw me, a
15-year-old with many problems and unlike
so many others, gave me a chance. People
credit me for making a good shot, but that
would not have been made if SCI Flint had
not given me a chance. Only in my mind have
I seen what the deer will look like once he is
mounted. But I know when I get him that he
will look better than I ever thought. So thank
you. Thank you for sponsoring me to hunt.
Thank you for letting me stay at the lodge.
Thank you for mounting the first deer I have
ever gotten. Thank you.
-Jack DeWitt and Family Howell, MI
Special thanks to Extreme World Class Whitetails of
Ohio for the opportunity to hunt at your lodge and also
to Chasing Tail Taxidermy for donating the taxidermy
work for our Wish Hunters.
-Zach Goodheart, Wish Hunt Director
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SCI-Flint
Photo
SCI Fallow buck Kevin Pace Matt Hall
Chapter Legend Johnny Walker joined his
grandson off the Oregon coast for some great
salt water salmon fishing
Chapter Member Matt Mclean with a much
deserved Montana Archery WT
Chapter Member
Brandon Hill reported
a great Walpole Island
Harvest with Guide
Josh White.
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Dennis Peters with a fine bobcat!
Hunters
Gallery
John Rubel with a fine mule deer taken in
Northwest Nebraska with Old Aker Outfitting
John Rubel pictured with his antelope
hunting with Wyoming Professional Hunters
Chapter Members Jeff Snelling and Bill
Hamilton report a very successful and
enjoyable Kansas Deer and Duck hunt with
2015 donating Outfitter Hickory Ridge
Chapter Members Megan and Marc Somers
joined Kyle Miller on a local rain soaked but
successful Pheasant Hunt
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DNR Honors Hunter
Education Instructor
of the Year
“Mr. Pifher has had
a very positive impact
on thousands of hunter
education students in this
state,” said Gary Hagler,
chief of the DNR Law
Enforcement Division. “We
can never know the number
of lives he has saved or the
injuries he has prevented
due to his efforts.”
Timothy Pifher of Davison, Michigan, was named 2015 hunter
education volunteer instructor of the year by the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources.
Pifher was honored for his achievements at the Dec. 10
Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing.
In 1997, Pifher earned his hunter education instructor
certification. During the past 18 years, he has taught more than
360 classes and certified over 3,600 students to hunt safely in
Michigan’s out-of-doors.
“Mr. Pifher has had a very positive impact on thousands of
hunter education students in this state,” said Gary Hagler,
chief of the DNR Law Enforcement Division. “We can never
know the number of lives he has saved or the injuries he has
prevented due to his efforts.”
In 2000, Pifher became an associate at Bass Pro Shops
Outdoor World in Auburn Hills, Michigan, where he initiated
the hunter safety program. He holds at least 10 classes a year
at the store.
In conjunction with his wife, Sandy, also a certified hunter
education instructor, Pifher also teaches five or more classes
every year at Williams Gun Sight in Davison.
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“The DNR and the many students who have benefited from
Mr. Pifher’s classes are very appreciative of the time and effort
he has taken to increase the safety of hunters in Michigan,”
Hagler said.
Michigan has conducted hunter education classes for nearly
70 years, teaching firearm safety and the regulations for being
a safe and responsible hunter. With the help and expertise of
the more than 3,000 volunteer instructors, the Michigan hunter
education program - administered by the DNR - trains nearly
20,000 students a year.
Those interested in volunteering as instructors should call the
DNR Law Enforcement Division at 517-284-6055 to obtain an
application packet.
For more information on Michigan’s hunter education program
and on becoming a hunter education instructor, visit www.
michigan.gov/recreationalsafety.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed
to the conservation, protection, management, use and
enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for
current and future generations. For more information, go to
www.michigan.gov/dnr.
Safari Club International – Foundation
Education Programs
The mission of the SCI Foundation is to fund and direct
worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation and
outdoor education. This article will be dedicated to the latter,
education programs.
Perhaps our most visible education program is run at our world
class facility located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the American
Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS). This program is aimed
at educating our educators. Much of the information taken
away from the AWLS program can be incorporated in parts of
teacher’s curriculums thus impacting their entire class with hopes
of passing on the ideals of a hunter-conservationist to the next
generation. The Flint Regional Chapter has been one of the top
chapters in sponsoring educators for this program. We continue
to look for good candidates who are educators to apply for this
scholarship and are accepting applications until the end of May
for the 2015 classes. Please visit our chapter website
www.sciflint for more information on the AWLS program.
The Foundation also sponsors college scholarships which are
available to students seeking degrees in wildlife management,
natural resources or related fields of study. These include first
a four year scholarship aimed at high school students entering
a post-secondary program. The second is directed at University
or College juniors and seniors majoring in natural resources or
related fields of study at a school of their choice. Applications
for the coming academic year are due by April 15. Please direct
any eligible candidates that you know to the foundation website:
http://www.safariclubfoundation.org/education/scholarships
Separate from the SCI Foundation there are additional
programs available that are more local to Michigan. The SCI
Michigan Involvement Committee offers grants to graduate
students pursuing advanced degrees in wildlife and related fields
at Michigan-based institutions of higher education. Many of these
scholarships are given to Michigan State Students. Application
deadline is June 15 and questions should be sent to Paul Royce,
SCI-Lakeshore Chapter, 9881 84th Avenue, Allendale, Michigan
49401. E-mail jprenterprises@juno.com
The Flint Regional Chapter offers the Jim George General
Scholarship and Jim George Membership Scholarship. These
are available to students seeking an associates or undergraduate
degree and from the Flint area. Applications are due by April
30. Application information can be found at the chapter website:
http://www.sciflint.com/education.htm
If you have any questions about any of the above program,
please contact:
Matt Bluntzer, (734) 416-3350 Ext. 316
Tim Pifher, (810) 653-0719
Neal Porter, (248) 343-3648
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
To help at our Expo and fundraiser on
March 11 & 12 2016
We are looking for people interested in helping
with setup, take down, running silent auction
tables, collecting tickets at the door, etc.
If you are interested in joining the fundraiser
team please contact:
Matt Bluntzer 517-449-1457 or mattb@veng.com
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Father & Son
Annual Kansas
Hunting Trip
By: Chapter Board Director, John Rubel
Every year when Thanksgiving comes around I start to get excited. Shortly after
Thanksgiving my father and I make our annual trip to Kansas for the deer rifle
season opener. It has become an annual tradition to hunt on a 8,500 acre farm that
we gained permission to hunt by trading many hours of hard labor.
The area we hunt in Kansas has always produced some really nice
bucks and my father and I have killed respectable bucks there
every year including the 182” 13 point he killed in 2012.
When we arrived in Kansas the locals were talking about “The
big droptine buck” that a few bowhunters in the area were
spending their whole season after this buck. But for the most
part the guys after that buck were pretty tight lipped about his
whereabouts and wouldn’t even share trail camera photos of him
with us.
The few days leading up to the season opener I spent alot of time
driving the roads looking for possible bucks to go after. I saw
several nice bucks that I wouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger on.
But there was one buck in particular that had caught my eye. He
was a beautiful 10 point and I had found him through the 75x
spotting scope from over a mile away. After spotting this buck,
I knew this was going to be the one I was after. I kept my mouth
shut about him around other hunters.
So the next morning, I parked my truck on the same exact hill and
glassed hoping to find the same buck. Sure enough he happened to be in the same
area. I watched him bed in the middle of a pasture with a handful of does, where he
could see everything around him.
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Later that afternoon, I came back to that same hill and sure enough he was still
bedded in the middle of the pasture. There were also a few bucks bedded in the
open in a nearby cut wheatfield. So I sat there and watched. The younger bucks in
the wheatfield watched the cut milo field all day and then get up get a drink from the
waterhole and hop the fence to feed in the cut milo field. After the younger bucks
fed in the milo the 10 point got up with his does and left his pasture to feed with the
younger bucks until dark.
advantage of the wind
and what little cover I
had. I crawled through
the field and made
it to the irrigation
pivot which is where
I was going to hide.
could see the younger
bucks bedded in the cut
wheat field and I had made
it to my spot undetected.
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Later as expected, the
younger bucks got up went
to the waterhole, drank,
and hopped the fence to
feed in the cut milo. I
started to get nervous. It
was only a matter of time
before the big 10 showed
up. While watching the
younger bucks feed for a while the all picked their heads
up on were on full alert looking towards the pasture where
the big 10 would be coming from. 9 does hopped the fence
into the cut milo and sure enough when there he was!
The next two days I watched these deer do the
same exact thing. I had them patterned. I had to
come up with a plan to kill the big 10. There was
a lack of cover and I was going to be risky to
try and hunt that spot in the morning so I hunted
away from that area and waited until the afternoon
hunt.
Opening night I had to crawl several hundred
yards through the cut milo field to take and
I had to take deep breaths to hold the rangefinder steady.
Had trouble getting an exact yardage but he was right
around 330 yds. I slowly lifted the Sako .270 on to the
tire of the irrigation pivot and dialed the Trijicon scope up
to 16x. I took a deep breath, settled the crosshairs on his
spine, clicked the safety and squeezed the trigger.
The shot hit him hard and knocked him down. He got up
and ran straight towards me. I quickly chambered and put
two more rounds into him and he tumble within 50 yards
of me. I couldn’t believe it I had just killed the buck I was
after!
After calling my dad to let him know what had just
happened I walked up the buck and when I got up to him
I couldn’t believe it, the Big 10 was actually the drop
tine buck that all the local
bowhunters were after! I
didn’t realize it was him
because I had been scouting
him from over a mile away
and couldn’t see the drop
tine. Shortly after my father
arrived to help and informed
me that he also had a nice
buck down. We were both
tagged out opening night!
After coming home I had the
buck scored and it came out
to 180 4/8” non-typical! IT
was another fantastic father
and son Kansas hunting trip!
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2016 FUNDRAISER DONATIONS AND HUNTS
I want to thank all of our board members and others who have contributed in helping put together another great list of donations and
hunts for our 2016 Fundraiser Dinner. Please make every effort to give them consideration when planning your next hunting trip since
they have donated their time and services to help make our event such a success. Please visit our website: www.sciflint.com to see
pictures and write ups. Listed below are the current donations for 2016. Remember, however, these are subject to change for 2016
Expo & Fundraiser, March 11 & 12, 2016.
DONATION
Hunt of a Lifetime, Gun for a Cause
VALUE
Priceless
PHONE
WEBSITE
Veterans Humanitarian Fund
South African Sable Hunt
6-Day Kansas Whitetail Hunt
New Zealand Red Stag Hunt
Salmon Fishing Trip for 6 people
Sports Memorabilia Package
8-Day Missouri/South Africa Combo Hunt
2017 5-Day Bull Elk Rifle Hunt
4-Day Argentina Dove Hunt
Made to Order Hunting Garments
5-Day Spain Deer/Boar Hunt
5-1/2 Day Kansas Whitetail Deer Hunt
Alberta Archery Moose Hunt
Jewelry
4-Day British Columbia Fishing Trip
1 Person 6-day Black Bear Hunt (2 Bears)
5-Day Missouri Archery Whitetail Hunt
3-Day Argentina Dove Hunt
6-Day, 5-night Belize Fishing & Diving Trip
African Photo Safaris
3-Day Wyoming Antelope Hunt
Jewelry
SCI International Life Membership
6-Day Saskatchewan Whitetail Deer Hunt
Ohio Whitetail Hunting Trip for 2
7-Day Saskatchewan Spring Black Bear Hunt
14-Day Canadian Yukon Stone Sheep Hunt
Ireland Sitka Stag Hunt
OUTFITTER
Botes Hunting Safaris, Botes van der Merwe,
SCI Flint
Stoney River Lodge
Botes Hunting Safaris, Botes van der Merwe
Hickory Creek Outfitters
Munguni Lodge
Tiny Bubbles Charters
TST Tooling Software Technology & HS Die
Double Deuce Ranch & Wild Wildebeest Safaris
Heart Six Ranch
Sierra Brava
Raven Wear of Canada Inc
Prohunt Spain
Big Woody’s Guide Services
Rugged Outfitting
Jewel Craft
Nootka Island Lodge
Twin River Outfitters
Northeast Missouri Outfitters
Argentina Expeditions, Gardner Davis, US Rep
Safari Unlimited Blue Reef Adventure
Zulu Nyala
Milliron T.J. Outfitting Inc
Jewel Craft
SCI-Flint Chapter
Johnsons Outfitters LTD
Briarwood Sporting Club
Yukon Big Game Outfitters
Celtic Field Sports
$8,500.00
$9,880.00
$3,000.00
$5,000.00
$625.00
$3,000.00
$11,000.00
$4,200.00
$3,240.00
$2,000.00
$10,500.00
$3,500.00
$6,500.00
Priceless
$2,249.00
$3,000.00
$2,100.00
$4,500.00
$6,500.00
$5,950.00
$2,250.00
Priceless
Priceless
$5,000.00
$4,000.00
$2,650.00
$38,500.00
$5,400.00
907-526-5211
+27 83 7006677
586-337-3169
64-27-224-6427
231-383-1500
www.stoneyriverlodge.com
www.riverdance.com
Southeast, Kansas
www.huntnz.co.nz
608-572-2389
307-543-2477
786-206-0756
403-722-3896
34-91-431-7070
417-435-2055
403-892-7904
248-344-4400
604-909-4155
780-779-1296
989-277-3502
775-843-7720
573-544-2041
616-566-4365
307-632-6848
248-344-4400
www.double2ranch.com or www.wwbeest.com
www.heartsix.com
www.sierrabrava.com
www.ravenware.ca
3-Day Trophy Pronghorn Hunt
$500.00 Taxidermy Gift Certificate
9-Day African Hunt for 2 Hunters
Trophy “Hawaiian” Axis Deer Hunt
5-Day Colorado Elk Hunt
South Africa Hunting Safari Trip
6-Hour Michigan Fishing Trip
New Zealand Weild Red Stag Hunt
5-Day South African Plains Game Hunt
10-Day African Plains Game Safari for 2 Hunters
Briarwood Fishing Trip fo up to 8 anglers
Jewelry
Wyoming Professional Hunters
Chasing Tail Taxidermy
Deikie Muller Safaris
Maui Hunting Safari
Bookcliff Outfitters
Phillip Bronkhorst Safaris
Medicine Man Charters
New Zealand Safaris
Matewetwe Safaris
Limcroma Safaris
Briarwood Sporting Club
Jewel Craft
$2,350.00
$500.00
$8,300.00
$3,600.00
$7,000.00
$11,065.00
$650.00
$7,800.00
$6,500.00
$14,000.00
$3,000.00
Priceless
307-247-6226
810-391-1048
949-466-2700
808-573-8426
970-327-4787
27-86-675-6323
734-709-2766
64-27430-4876
27-82-922-8397
817-271-9858
937-593-8045
248-344-4400
4-Day British Columbia Fishing Trip
7-Day Argentina Big Game Hunt
5-Hour Walleye Fishing Trip
Nootka Island Lodge
Argentina Expeditions, Gardner Davis, US Rep
MI-HI Fishing Charters
$2,249.00
$4,900.00
$650.00
604-909-4155
775-843-7720
248-879-0825
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(497) 619-7429
www.ruggedoutfitting.com
www.nootkaisland.com
www.twinriverguidesoutfitters.com
Email-argentinaexpeditions.com
safariunlimitedworldwide.com
www.sciflint.com
306-837-4731
937-593-8045
306-837-4731
250-264-2512
281-823-2026
www.BriarsWhitetails.com
www.yukonbiggame.com
www.celticfieldsports.com
www.mauihuntingsafari.com
www.bookcliffoutfitters.com
www.PBSafari.com
www.medicinemancharters.com
www.newzealandsafaris.com
info@matwetwe.com
www.limcroma.com
www.briarwoodclub.com
www.nootkaisland.com
www.mihicharters.com
These Hunts are Subject to Change
DONATION
OUTFITTER
VALUE
6-Day Montana Black Bear & Turkey Hunt
Alaska Dove Island Fishing Trip
SCI VIP Fundraiser Table 2016
5-Hour Walleye Fishing Trip
Salmon Fishing Trip for 6 people
2-Day Texas Ram and Hog Hunt
Alaska Flyout Fishing or Caribou Hunt
Exquisite Fur Coat
Exquisite Fur Coat
Exquisite Fur Coat
Michigan Bobcat Hunt
New Zealand Red Stag 340 to 369 SCI
Guided 1-Day Fly Fishing Trip
Big Sheep Horned Lamp
South Dakota Pheasant Hunt
Kansas Whitetail Archery Hunt
Wyoming Archery Elk Hunt
Mexico Carmen Mt, or Whitetail Deer Hunt
African 7-Day Hunting Safari
Illinois Late Season Archery Whitetail Deer
Ohio up to 150 Whitetail Deer Hunt
British Columbia Mt. Goat, Moose or Elk Hunt
Custom Action (long action repeater)
New Zealand 5-Day Silver Package
1-Day Michigan Coyote Hunt
1- Day Turkey Hunt
5-day Northeast Missouri Whitetail Deer Hunt
Carmen Mt. or Mexican Whitetail Deer Hunt
Elk Creek Outfitting
Dove Island Lodge
SCI-Flint Chapter
Action Outdoor Adventures
Stoney River Lodge
Cascade Furs
Cascade Furs
Cascade Furs
Two Beavers Cedar Creek
Cardrona Outfitters
Brook Haven Lake, Jeff Johnson
Creations in Antler
Pheasant City Lodge
Verdigris Valley Outfitters
Jessis CoyBG#078
Hunt Connections in Mexico
Unico Hunting Safaris
Monarch Rivers
X Factor Whitetails of Ohio
Finlay River Outfitters
Pierce Engineering, John Pierce
Cardrona Outfitters
Hilde Hunting Service
Northeast Missoiri Outfitters
Hunt Connections in Mexico
$3,500.00
$6,990.00
$2,500.00
$650.00
$625.00
$3,750.00
$8,500.00
$6,400.00
$5,900.00
$4,900.00
$1,500.00
$6,500.00
$495.00
$4,300.00
$3,165.00
$3,250.00
$4,500.00
$4,750.00
$4,620.00
$2,000.00
$3,900.00
$12,000.00
$1,035.00
$14,000.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
$2,100.00
$4,750.00
Missouri Duck/Goose Hunt
3-Day Kansas Turkey Hunt
Florida Alligator Hunt
Illinois Late Season Archery Deer Hunt
Ohio Whitetail Deer Hunt
Maine Black Bear Hunt
Bronze Fallow Deer Hunt in France
Florida Management Gator Hunt
2 Couple 2-Night Fishing Getaway
Alberta Moose Hunt
Texas Hog & Javelina Bowhunt for 2 Hunters
Michigan Walleye Fishing Trip
Michigan Pheasant Hunt
6- Day Saskatchewan Upland Bird-Water Fowl
European Brown Bear Hunt
Dog Portrait
Michigan Salmon Fishing Trip
Texas Dall, Corsikan,or Black Hawiian Ram & Hog
Michigan 1-Day Goose Hunt
Michigan Walleye Fishing Trip
$100.00 Gift Certificate
Kansas Turkey Hunt
Mushroom Hunting
Safari Unlimited LLC
Big Woody’s Guide Services
Triple M Outfitters Unlimited
Monarch Rivers
Xtreme World Class Whitetails of Ohio
Allagash Wilderness Camps
France Safaris
Real Florida Hunting Preserve
Valhalla Lodge
Buckbrush Outfitters
Mule Creek Outfitting
Tails-A-Wagin
Hunt in Europe
Kathy Krupa
Action Outdoor Adventures
Medicineman Charters
Suzanne Johnson Sculpture and Jewelry Design
Big Woody’s Guide Service
Brookhaven Lake
$3,000.00
$1,100.00
$3,500.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,500.00
$1,000.00
$3,900.00
$7,500.00
$1,500.00
$650.00
$300.00
$1,200.00
$5,500.00
$410.00
$525.00
$2,000.00
$800.00
$375.00
$100.00
$1,100.00
PHONE
406-847-5593
907-738-0856
248-879-0825
231-383-1500
210-827-0053
907-526-5211
616-957-4936
616-957-4936
616-957-4936
231-838-1543
001-022-088-0341
313-510-0928
605-539-0268
719-748-3532
307-272-4468
011521 878-700-0384
27-83-775-3472
602-332-9889
419-569-8246
780-835-0385
517-321-5051
001-022-088-0341
248-909-1512
248-909-1512
989-277-3502
01152-1 87870000384
573-544-2041
479-619-7429
321-863-2985
602-332-9889
248-890-4500
207-398-4456
*+33 (0)6 76 854819
863-528-8593
810-223-4587
780-853-7720
515-979-4418
(248) 879-0825
231-743-6483
306-837-4731
34-67-121-3205
586-939-5286
(231) 383-1500
(210) 827-0053
248-909-1512
734-709-2766
810-610-9800
479-619-7429
313-510-0928
WEBSITE
huntelcreek@montana.com
www.doveislandlodge.com
www.sciflint.com
www.actionoutdoors.com
www.stoneyriverlodge.com
www.twobeaversandcedarcreek.com
www.cardronaoutfitters.nz
www.brookhavenlake.com
www.pheasantcity.com
www.vvohunts.com
www.jessiejamesoutfitting.com
www.ranchoelchupadero.com
www.unicohunting.co.za
www.monarchrivers.com
www.xfactorwhitetailsofohio.com
www.finlayriveroutfitters.com
www.pierceengineeringltd.com
www.cardronaoutfitters.nz
ltsryan@yahoo.com
www.ranchelchupadero.com
safariunlimitedworldwide.com
www.triplemoutfittersunlimited.com
www.monarchrivers.com
www.xtreme-wcwo.com
www.allagashwildernesscamps.com
www.francesafaris.com
www.valhallalodgemi.com
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SCI FLINT REGIONAL CHAPTER SCORERS
Matt Bluntzer
2030 N. Laurel Oak
Howell, MI 48855
517–545-2358
John Gall
50790 Richard W. Blvd.
Chesterfield, MI 48051
586-598-0007
John W. McLeod Jr.
6313 Sheridan Rd.
Saginaw, MI 4860
800-424-2304
Phil Taylor
519 Melita Rd
Sterling, MI 48659
989-654-2218
Glenn Brown (MM)
13214 N. Lewis Rd
Clio, MI 48420
810-686-1490
Gerald Jackson
6220 Wilderness Point
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Work: 810-241-5034
Home: 810-744-4746
Arthur W. Korson
3768 Lake George Rd
Drydon, MI 48428
810-796-3801
Richard A. Mielke
8160 Foster Rd.
Clarkston, MI 48346
248-625-2706
Robert V. Taylor
10795 Dixie Hwy Ste 7
Davisburg, MI 48350
248-625-2760
Dave Minto
11348 Lippincott
Davison, MI 48423
810-653-5430
Robert B. Nancarrow
3968 S. Van Buren
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
989-823-7311
Mike Willis
4956 Hyde Park
Troy, MI 48098
248-370-9200
Bruce Eavenson
130 Sashabaw Rd.
Ortonville, MI 48462
248-627-2040
Jim Gall
51078 Sandshores
Shelby Twp, MI 48316
586-598-0007
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Ron Martenka
2441 Academy
Holly, MI 48442
248-634-0834
Rich Richardson
2226 Ridgemoor Ct.
Burton, MI 48509
810-743-2263
Gary Woelzlein II
8342 Lewis Rd.
Birch Run, MI 48415
989 871-6407
SCIF
Mission
Statement
SCIF
Mission
Statement
To
fund
and
manage
sustainable
useconservation
conservation
To fund and manage sustainable use
and education
education programs
programsworldwide.
worldwide.
2016 Educator
Educator Application
2016
Application
AmericanWilderness
Wilderness Leadership
Leadership School-(AWLS)-Jackson,
American
School-(AWLS)-Jackson,WY
WY
SCI
Foundation/AWLSisisaapermittee
permittee of
of the
the Bridger-Teton
Bridger-Teton National
opportunity
service
provider.
SCI
Foundation/AWLS
NationalForest
Forestand
andisisananequal
equal
opportunity
service
provider.
ConservationEducation
EducationProgram
Program
Conservation
•WildlifeconservationandmanagementintheUnitedStates
•WildlifeconservationandmanagementintheUnitedStates
•Landmanagementissues–effectsonwildlifeandstreamstudies
•Landmanagementissues–effectsonwildlifeandstreamstudies
•Endangeredspeciesandoutdoorethics
•Endangeredspeciesandoutdoorethics
•WyomingEcosystems
•WyomingEcosystems
•Economiccontributionofsportsmaninconservation
•Economiccontributionofsportsmaninconservation
•Instructionalmaterialstouseinoutdooreducationprograms
•Instructionalmaterialstouseinoutdooreducationprograms
•Introductiontomanyusefulresourcestoshare
•Introductiontomanyusefulresourcestoshare
And More…..
•NationalArcheryintheSchoolsInstructorCertification
And More…..
•Shootingsports–firearmsafety,shotgun,rifle,andarchery
•NationalArcheryintheSchoolsInstructorCertification
•Outdoorsurvival–“Howtoteachyouth”
•Shootingsports–firearmsafety,shotgun,rifle,andarchery
•FieldtripwithBureauofLandManagement,WyomingGame&
•Outdoorsurvival–“Howtoteachyouth”
Fishagencies,TetonParkandNationalElkRefuge
•FieldtripwithBureauofLandManagement,WyomingGame&
•Visitnaturalgasfieldstoexploreenergyandconservationissues
Fishagencies,TetonParkandNationalElkRefuge
•EnjoyawhitewaterraftingtripontheSnakeRiver
•Visitnaturalgasfieldstoexploreenergyandconservationissues
•StreamEcology
•EnjoyawhitewaterraftingtripontheSnakeRiver
•StreamEcology
WANTED
Teachers For a Challenging Experience
Facilities
The
Regional Chapter has a strong commitment to the
•Flint
TheAWLSsiteconsistsoftheJoelLoveridge-JimConklin
mission
of
Safari Club International.
Facilities
EducationComplexwhichprovidesaprofessionalquality
To
help
accomplish
the
goals
of
the
mission,
the
Flint
• TheAWLSsiteconsistsoftheJoelLoveridge-JimConklin
kitchen,diningroom,instructionanddormitoryfacilitiesin has been active in sending local teachers to the EducationComplexwhichprovidesaprofessionalquality
additiontostaffcabins.
Chapter
American
Wilderness Leadership School. If a teacher is Linens,pillowsandtowelsprovided.
•
kitchen,diningroom,instructionanddormitoryfacilitiesin
interested
in being sponsored by our chapter, he or she •TheWyomingsiteissurroundedbythebeautyoftheGrosVentre
additiontostaffcabins.
can
download
the application form online. WildernessareawithinBridger-TetonNationalForest
• Linens,pillowsandtowelsprovided.
•application
Pleasevisitourwebsiteformoreinformation.
The
must be submitted with an essay to our •TheWyomingsiteissurroundedbythebeautyoftheGrosVentre
www.safariclubfoundation.org
chapter
by
April
15th. Teachers selected will be notified
WildernessareawithinBridger-TetonNationalForest
by
mid-May,
to
allow
time for making travel arrangements.
• Pleasevisitourwebsiteformoreinformation.
We also require an essay on how you think AWLS would
www.safariclubfoundation.org
benefit your classroom.
The brochure for SCI AWLS is at: http://www.sciflint.com.
The AWLS Center is nestled in the beautiful Bridger-Teton
National Forest near Jackson, Wyoming, AWLS provides
the perfect atmosphere for the accredited educational
programs.
Our chapter pays the course fee for the teachers selected
and contributes towards travel expenses.
Applications should be sent to:
Tim Pifher • 8176 Barden Rd. • Davison, MI 48423
tnpifher@aol.com
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Friday, March 11, 2016 - 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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D&M Professional Services:
Landscaping, Snow Removal, Painting, and more…
Full Landscaping: • Hardscaping • Irrigation • Hydroseeding • Full Lawn Care
Painting Services: • Interior Painting • Exterior Painting • Residential Painting • Commercial Painting
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“Our success is based
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Headquarters & Main Warehouse
4126 Somers Drive
Burton, MI 48529
Phone: 810.744.0123
Fax: 810.744.3798
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Thank you for sponsoring
our Friday Night Expo and
Saturday blitz raffle guns.
Branch Locations
Saginaw
Saginaw
360 South Outer Drive
360 South
Saginaw,
MIOuter
48601Drive Saginaw, MI 48601 Phone: 989.753.3492
Phone:
Fax: 989.753.3492
989.753.3435
Fax: 989.753.3435
Lansing
Lansing
3400 St. Joseph
3400 St.MI
Joseph
Lansing,
48917
Lansing, MI 48917 Phone: 517.482.2200
Phone:
Fax: 517.482.2200
517.482.2276
Fax: 517.482.2276
Gaylord
Gaylord
1069 O’Rourke Boulevard
1069 O’Rourke Boulevard Gaylord,
Gaylord,MI
MI49735
49735 Phone: 989.732.3265
Phone: 989.732.3265
Fax: 989.732.8097
989.732.8097
Fax:
Shelby
Shelby
50771
50771 Design
DesignLane
Lane Shelby
Twp,
MI
Shelby Twp, MI48315
48315 Phone: 586.254.0123
Phone:
586.254.0123
Fax:
586.254.2326
Fax: 586.254.2326
Niles
Niles
1755
1755 Mayflower
MayflowerRoad
Road Niles,
Niles, MI
MI49120
49120 Phone: 269.695.0123
Phone:
269.695.0123
Fax: 269.695.0125
269.695.0125
Fax:
Statesville
Statesville
1006
1006 West
WestFront
FrontStreet
Street Statesville,
Statesville,NC
NC28677
28677 Phone: 704.872.9546
Phone:
704.872.9546
Fax: 704.878.9211
704.878.9211
Fax:
Perrysburg
Perrysburg
26475
26475 SouthPoint
SouthPointRoad
Road Perrysburg,OH
OH43551
43551 Perrysburg,
Phone: 567.336.4567
Phone:
567.336.4567
Fax:
Fax: 567.336.4577
567.336.4577
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My name is Dennis Peters, the current membership
director of the SCI Flint Chapter. I want to start
by saying thank you. Thank you for joining us this
weekend during our chapter’s largest fundraising event.
This event is planned each year not only to raise money
but also engage and reconnect the fellow sportsmen.
That being said, if you are not a member of the Flint
SCI Chapter please find me during the show, because
we need to get you signed up! Why? If you consider
yourself a hunter, this is the easiest and best way to
promote the sport and preserve it for future generations.
Since 2000, SCI Foundation has provided $60 Million
to promote science-based conservation through wildlife
research, education, and humanitarian programs that
prove the importance of the hunting community worldwide.
Since 1979, SCI has spent nearly $400 Million on hunter advocacy and wildlife conservation
As you can see, each and every member contributes to these supporting efforts to help make a global
impact. I strongly encourage memberships not because it is my job but because it is my passion. We must
protect the habitats and protect our freedom to hunt.
Dennis Peters, Peters’ Glass, Romeo Mi. 586-752-4150
SAVE THE DATE
SCI Flint
Golf Outing
Lapeer Country Club
June 25, 2016
Tee off 8:00am
$75.00 per player and
$300.00 per team
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Call Bob Myers for more
information: 810.441.1115
SCi FLINT
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL FLINT REGIONAL CHAPTER
JOIN TODAY BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER!
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Why Join SCI Flint:
 Membership meetings with outfitters and conservation representatives

Quarterly newsletters from Flint Chapter

Awards Banquet and Christmas Banquet provided at no charge
- One guest pass to accompany member at both banquets at no charge

Free Record Book
Why Join SCI International:

Bi-monthly issue of SCI’s award-winning SAFARI Magazine

Monthly issue of SAFARI TIMES Newspaper

Annual World Hunting Awards Publication

Eligible to attend SCI’s Members-only Annual Hunters’ Convention
 Participation in the SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals and Awards Programs

Eligible to join a local SCI Chapter

SCI Hunter’s Travel Assistance Hotline powered by Global Rescue

Access to Hunt Reports

SCI “In the Crosshairs” e-Newsletter

Access To SCI First for Hunters Website

Official SCI Membership ID card

Free Access to SCI Online Record Book

Free Admission to the International Wildlife Museum at SCI Headquarters in
Tuscan
Name:_________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________
City:__________________ State:______ Zip code:___________ Country:_____ Daytime Phone:________________________
New Members:
1 Year Membership $80 Hardcopy
($50 Flint, $30 International)
3 Year Membership $300 Hardcopy
Lifetime International:
Hardcover $1500
Hardcover $1250 (For 60+)
Flint Only Membership:
$50 (Must Be Current International Member)
Renewals:
1 Year Membership $115 Hardcover
1 Year Membership $85 Electronic
3 Year Membership $300 Hardcover
3 Year Membership $240 Electronic
($150 Flint, $90 (International)
Email:_____________________________________
Enclosed is $______ Via Check #:__________
or charge to my:
MasterCard
Visa
American Express
Card #:______________________________________________
Expires:________Signature:_____________________________
MAIL THIS APPLICATION TO:
Dennis Peters, Membership Chairman
73321 Van Dyke, Romeo, MI 48065
Sponsor: Dennis Peters # 2000-5325
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SCI Flint Winter 2016

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