SCI Foundation Auctioning off a One-Hunter Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Hunt
Safari Club International 09.25.14
Joseph Hosmer, President Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation), announced Monday that the SCI Foundation has partnered with the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council and Bud Martin at Redbone Outfitting to auction off a one-hunter Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep hunt.
This auction will offer the winner an extremely rare opportunity to hunt a Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep from the world-renown Missouri River Breaks of Montana. The Missouri Breaks is known for its extraordinarily large rams, some of the biggest in North America. This is the first time in years that the Fort Belknap Indian Community is allowing a sheep hunt.
The 7-day hunt can take place anytime between November 10, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Any method of take is allowed, but rifle is preferred. The hunt includes a license/tag from the Fort Belknap Indian Community, two guides, meals and lodging at Redbone Outfitting’s Zortman facility for the duration of the 7-day hunt. The hunter is responsible for transportation to and from the lodge. Additional days can be added through Redbone Outfitting for an additional charge. Contact Redbone Outfitting for details on the price.
For more information about the hunt contact Mr. Bud Martin at Redbone Outfitting at (406) 370-5419 or Mr. Jon Wemple at (406) 369-1771
ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF THE FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY AND SCI FOUNDATION.
This will be an online auction held from Tuesday September 23, 2014 until Sunday October 12, 2014.
TO ACCESS THE AUCTION WEBSITE CLICK HERE
Contact
Michelle Tacconelli, Conservation Research and Program Coordinator, SCI Foundation at 202-543-8733 ext. 8171 or mtacconelli@safariclub.org
Protecting hunters’ rights and promoting wildlife conservation, SCI’s two areas of focus, historically has been the interest of hundreds of individuals long before SCI was established. But how did SCI as an organization begin?
Forty years ago, there were many safari clubs across the country made up of local, unaffiliated groups of hunters. One such was Safari Club of Los Angeles, which was formed in April 1971 by forty-seven individuals. In early 1972, an out-of-towner from a similar club in Chicago attended one of the monthly Wednesday night meetings, and it was decided that the L.A. club should attempt to combine with the one in Chicago to make it an affiliated chapter. The founder of Safari Club of Los Angeles, C.J. McElroy, went to the Windy City and instituted the new chapter.
Eleven months after the formation of Safari Club of Los Angeles, on March 9, 1972, the name was changed officially to Safari Club International. SCI continued to reach out to other independent safari clubs throughout the United States in an effort to combine them into a single overall organization.
Today, interest in SCI’s two primary missions has grown a worldwide network. Subsequent involvement and promotion of these missions is rooted in each of our 55,000 members, supported through each of our 190 membership chapters found across the globe, and put into action by government representatives and personnel both nationally and internationally.
In this way, we can encourage an appreciation for nature and wildlife so that conservation efforts remain strong, while also fighting to protect our rich hunting heritage. Big changes can be achieved through the endeavors of many who are united in a mission – the mission of Safari Club International.
