Safari Club International
Northern Ohio Chapter
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Safari Club International Northern Ohio Chapter
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SPONSORS & Affiliates ARCHER'S
CHOICE® Weiss
Furs
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Join
Celebrity Guests Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo at our 9th Annual Fundraiser
Dinner!
"North America's Favorite Hunting Couple" and hosts of the number one Bow Hunting television show, ARCHER'S CHOICE® and their new show, THE CHOICE http://www.archerschoicemedia.com/ Join us Saturday, February 28th for our Annual Banquet and Hunting Expo at Guy's Party Center in Akron, OH. Click here for ticket information Vendor booths and displays are open to the public from 11am until 3pm. Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo, hosts of the hunting shows ARCHERS CHOICE and THE CHOICE will be there giving hunting seminars, meeting everyone and signing shirts and hats. Tom Bechdel will be onsite to talk about Predator Hunting and pursuing the Eastern Coyote. Outfitters and outdoors vendors will be in their booths as well.
Predator Hunting Tom Bechdel The
life of the coyote
President's Corner: Hello Friends,
Join us Saturday, February 28th for our annual dinner and hunting expo at Guy's Party Center in Akron, OH. At 11am we open the doors to our vendor booths and displays. Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo, hosts of the hunting shows ARCHERS CHOICE and THE CHOICE will be there giving hunting seminars, meeting everyone and signing shirts and hats. Outfitters and outdoors vendors will be in their booths as well. At 4pm the banquet hall and open bar open, with dinner, auctions and raffle drawings running through the evening. We have hunting & fishing trips, ladies furs, art and other outdoors related items that will be auctioned off, lots of silent auction items and raffle items - something for everyone! Our 52 Card gun raffles are very popular and the guns being raffled are valued at $500 - $700.00! We sell 52 tickets at $20.00 each - a one in 52 chance of winning a gun. Every year one lucky man or woman goes home with a gun or fur coat valued at $1000.00 or more from the Guys and Dolls raffle and the 50/50 drawing is very popular! Ladies - We have a Ladies Table, auctions and raffles just for you!
Hope to see you there! Bill Trussell SCI Northern Ohio Chapter President 2008 Chapter Supported Initiatives: Youth Outdoors Skills Day with the Ohio Sportsman Farmers League (OSFL) Chippewa Trapshooting Club - supporting youth shooting sports
SCI Mission Statement Safari Club International is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. * Providing value to members by shaping policies and legislation that protect the freedom to hunt locally, nationally and internationally. * Keeping members informed regarding issues that impact hunting while educating and entertaining members with engaging articles about the rich heritage of hunting in all forms of media. * Providing a community for hunters worldwide where camaraderie is enjoyed and expert information is exchanged, and where members are able to participate in a market for quality hunting goods and services. * Promoting a positive image of hunters and portraying them as responsible citizens who fund wildlife conservation, education and other programs which benefit the community. Protecting Hunting Safari
Club International is serious about protecting hunting freedoms. * SCI has its own lobbyists in Washington DC, in addition to a well-staffed office on Capitol Hill. SCI is a 501(c)(4) organization that has a connected PAC. * SCI regularly attends worldwide meetings, such as CITES, to speak up for hunting. * SCI provides strong support for grassroots chapters who work at the state and local level to preserve hunting freedom. * SCI partners with other organizations as well as federal and state agencies in litigation against anti-hunting initiatives. * SCI is a leader in hunter education and wildlife conservation, preserving wildlife for the next generation of hunters.
The Hunter's Code of Ethics
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Our annual event is growing this year! We are moving to Guy's Party Center on E. Waterloo Rd in Akron. This move will allow us to seat up to 500 attendees and have over 15 vendor & outfitter booths for everyone to enjoy. Tickets for our 2009 Fundraiser Dinner are available! Lists are updated daily with new items! Evening Dinner Menu Carved Black Angus Beef
Cash bar before and after
Taking our kids hunting..
My son is 16 now, learning to drive and conveniently fits into my best Gortex hunting outfit.. We just returned from our first real hunting trip together - two weeks hunting Mule Deer with a group of other fathers and their sons in Wyoming. We have hunted together here in Ohio since he was 12, hunting squirrels, deer, groundhogs and even pigs. I have hunted most of the US, Alaska and Africa but this was the first time Jack went with me on a Big Game hunt. He has become an avid hunter and I could not be happier but this changes the dynamics…. Dad could usually afford a guided hunt with another adult hunter but now Dad is looking at TWICE the guide fees, travel expenses, etc. - ouch! So what to do? I'm certainly not going to stop hunting nor am I going to stop taking my son. It's time to shift gears for a few years - "do-it-yourself" hunts on public land, reduce price hunts, etc.. One of our chapter members, Dave Sattler brought the idea up to me last fall and we put together a trip. Most of the boys (and some of the fathers) had never been west of the Mississippi, never seen the Rocky Mountains and for certain never hunted mule Deer. We have a good friend that lives on the South Fork of the Shoshone river outside of Cody, Wyoming that graciously offered to open his home to four adults and six teenage boys for two weeks. We applied for general deer tags in the draw and were confident of success since the region had been a 100% draw for the past three years. July 2nd brought great news, everyone drew a tag - we were going to hunt in Wyoming!!! Now
the logistics… We're
on our way! As career military, I was fortunate to be able to travel the world and see most of our great country. I had forgotten how excited one gets when first seeing "Big Sky" country! Our travel plans took us to Rapid City where we turned south to visit Mt Rushmore. We had decided early on that this trip would be more than just hunting - there is just so much to see! We spent the night and went to Mt Rushmore in the morning, then got back on the road to Cody. We went up through the Bighorn mountains and down into Cody, arriving just before dark. The next morning I found myself sitting on a log beside my son on Carter mountain at 8500ft glassing for Mule deer and breathing the fresh mountain air (and maybe catching my breath just a bit).. As I sat there several thoughts came to mind; how much I enjoyed hunting with my son, how important it is that I pass along not only my passion for hunting but my hunting skills and knowledge and that I have to find a way to continue to take him on these types of hunts - at least until he starts college! Over the next week and a half I successfully guided my son to a nice 4x4 buck and another young man to a good 3x3. Neither were B&C trophies but both were trophies to these young hunters! The stalk, the sneak, the final 300 yd belly crawl to get within range. The shot and even the 3 mile carry back to camp (Ok maybe not the carry..) are all memories that will they will never forget - and neither will I! Overall, ten hunters made the trip and brought back 10 Mule deer bucks. Before leaving for home we toured Yellowstone and went to the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody. Mountains were climbed, hundreds of pictures were taken, and memories beyond count were made. Our children are growing up fast and we're not getting any younger - take a kid hunting! To quote a good friend and frequent hunting companion: "It's all about making memories!" Good
Hunting !
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