Yesterday, Rep. Vern Buchanans offered an amendment to HR 3055, which contains the Interior appropriations bills. The amendment would ban funds to issue permits for the import of legally hunted elephants or lions from Tanzania, Zimbabwe or Zambia. We urge you to contact Rep. Vern Buchanans office at 202-225-5015 and request that he withdraws the amendment. Below [...]
"With all the recent hype surrounding trophy hunting, the most important conservation consideration to discuss has unfortunately been sidelined by a torrent of emotionally charged rhetoric from both sides. That consideration should be the final outcome that trophy hunting has on a population in an area and what happens to that wildlife population and its [...]
DSC is pleased to announce DSC Life Member Grant E. Stepan, of San Antonio, Texas, as the 2019 recipient of the Colin Caruthers Young Hunter Award. This award honors young hunters who have met a very strict set of criteria for hunting and academic achievement, as well as community service and leadership. The award [...]
The DSC Chapter Network, now just barely three years old, has added three new chapters in the last couple of months. DSC Oklahoma, DSC Texas Panhandle and the East Texas Sportsman's Club, aka DSC East Texas, have come on board, bringing the total number of chapters to 11. Boasting nearly 150 members, DSC Oklahoma will [...]
In the wake of recent news of political unrest, PHASA released a statement confirming South Africa as a safe destination for hunters and tourists alike. The full release from Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa is below: The Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA) would like to assure fellow hunters and tourist wishing to [...]
A Notice of Decision from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opens access to certain hunting areas in Tooele County, Utah for the first time. Read more about how this exchange of public and private lands increases recreational and economic opportunities in the BLM press release below: Consistent with the Administration’s priority of being a good [...]
DSC would like to note the passing of one of the old guard outdoor writers. Bill Quimby (born 1936) passed away June 20, 2018, at home with his family around him. As the editor of SCI’s Safari magazine for many years, Quimby helped to bring stories from C.J. McElroy, Dick Cabela and Jimmie Rosenbruch, among [...]
A look at wildlife studies from a diverse range of scientists Without the physical evidence of preserved hairs or bones, how are a group of scientists claiming lesser kudu once roamed in Saudi Arabia? Archeologists from the U.K. and Saudi Arabia analyzed over six thousand ancient rock paintings in a UNESCO World Heritage Site of [...]
South Zone dove hunters will see the earliest opener in seven decades after Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the hunting regulation changes for 2018-19. Texas hunters will see several changes this fall, including an early opener for dove season in the South Zone, a mule deer season in Lynn County, experimental mule deer antler [...]
In a recent announcement from The White House and the Department of the Interior, modifications to two national monuments − Bears' Ears and other massive set-asides − will both continue to protect objects of significance and important wildlife habitat but also will prioritize public use and access. DSC believes the hunting community should be aware of the [...]
