Find Your Perfect Hunting Adventure at the 2014 SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention
Safari Club International 12.19.13
Hunters who have dreamed of hunting in a far off place or for a huge whitetail in the states can find the hunt of their dreams at the 2014 SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention, February 5-8 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 600 outfitters, hunting lodges and booking agents will have displays during the four-day event.
“There is no better place for a person to book a hunting adventure,” says Libby Grimes, SCI Convention Director. “There are virtually thousands of all types of hunts available for booking from the hundreds of exhibitors who offer hunting opportunities. Instead of booking online or over the phone, hunters have face-to-face meetings with those who have hunts for sale. Interested hunters can sit down and discuss hunt packages with several different exhibitors to find the perfect one for them.”
Hunts offered at the SCI Convention range from bird hunts in North America to month-long safaris in Africa. Hunts are available on every continent in the world and almost in every country. If there is a game species a hunter is looking for, chances are excellent that several outfitters are offering hunts for them at the Convention.
“Even if a hunter is not looking for a hunt in the next year or two, but is interested in one in the future, they should plan to attend the SCI Convention,” says Grimes. “Many hunting adventures take time to plan. In addition to the exhibit floor, there are several good seminars available to attendees. Many of these seminars cover how to book a hunt, prepare for travel and how to handle trophies and get them back home. This is great information for hunters of all levels.”
The 2014 Convention runs from February 5-8 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pre-registration discounts are available now! Discount prices end December 18, 2013.
For more information, to join or register, visit www.showsci.org or call 1-888-746-9724.
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.
