DALLAS – In light of this weekend’s burning of $105 million of ivory by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, DSC holds steadfast in its long-term opposition to the destruction of ivory as a means to combat poaching. The recent burning of confiscated ivory and rhino horn was the largest in history and was burned in an effort [...]
Don't forget! The February monthly meeting, featuring Dave Fulson of Safari Classics Productions, is next Thursday, February 18th, at Gleneagles Country Club! For more information or to RSVP, please visit the event page here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOB3S_LgW8g&feature=youtu.be
BY BEN CARTER, DSC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In a year when the vocal anti-hunting minority was as loud as it was uninformed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is going against its own proven conservation policies and those of foreign countries in an effort to appease anti hunters at home. The end result is severe crippling [...]
DALLAS (Jan. 21, 2016) – Attendees from around the world, united in their appreciation for wildlife and hunting’s crucial role in conservation, helped the 2016 DSC Convention continue its record-breaking ways with more than 51,000 attendees during the event’s four-day run. Inside the convention center, 1,035 exhibitors and 1,850 different exhibits filled more than [...]
From The Associated Press: "Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents. Dozens of people were injured in the storms as well. The full extent of damage in Texas isn't yet known, though it stretched over about a 40-mile-long [...]
London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. is set to continue its world tour of Jim Corbett paraphernalia at next month’s Dallas Safari Club convention, taking place 7-10 January 2016 in Texas. The cult rifle brand recently acquired Corbett’s .275 Rigby bolt-action rifle that was presented to him for killing the dreaded ‘man-eating tigress of Champawat’ [...]
DSC'S TRAILING THE HUNTERS MOON is moving to Sunday nights on Sportsman Channel 10:30pm Eastern, 9:30pm central. Not only is the show moving to a new time, Blake Barnett joins Larry Weishuhn as a co-host. The two of them will take you to the finest game fields in the world, from the Rocky Mountains of North America [...]
Chronic Wasting Disease “Town-Hall” Meeting 23 November, 2015 | 6:30pm-8:30pm Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, Texas Free to the public but pre-registration encouraged Hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Texas Wildlife Association In July, Chronic Wasting Disease was detected in a white-tailed deer in Medina County, Texas. This disease, first discovered in [...]
DALLAS (Nov. 16, 2015) – Venator Foundation Inc., a 501(c)3 organization based in New Milford, Conn., is the second affiliate chapter of DSC, effective Nov. 12. An associated organization of DSC since 2013, the Venator Foundation will now operate as an affiliate chapter under the name DSC Northeast. The new affiliate chapter – the second to [...]
DALLAS - Lubbock Sportsman's Club Inc., a new 501(c)3 organization based in Lubbock, Texas, is the inaugural affiliate chapter of DSC, effective November 10. The chapter has joined DSC through the organization's new chapter program. Through this system, like-minded conservation groups without geographical ties to the club are eligible to seek local chapter status in order [...]
