Annual Wine Pairing Dinner Well Attended and Delicious
Warmly welcomed at the door at Chamberlain’s Steak and Chop House in Addison, Texas, guests first enjoyed a glass of roseate, a prosecco and pink lemonade cooler. It was sweet and refreshing, complementing the coconut-crusted shrimp and Wagyu pastrami deviled eggs hors d’oeuvres. This event, held July 12, has become a favorite event. Attendees had […]
2019 Weatherby Winner Announced
Congratulations to the 2019 Weatherby Award winner Jose Madrazo of Salamanca, Spain who has collected 390 different species on nearly 450 hunts for big game. Madrazo, or “Pepe” as he is known in the hunting world, has been hunting since the age of ten and has not stopped. As he says, for his love of […]
Park Marks One Year Without Poaching Incident
Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve celebrates one year free of elephant poaching events. The last incident was recorded May 17, 2018, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, a New York-based nonprofit that helps the Mozambican government manage the national reserve. The success is a result of an organized anti-poaching system with dedicated, proper funding and political support. […]
U.S. Rep Looks to Ban African Trophy Imports
On June 21, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s amendment to prevent funds from being used by USFWS to issue permits for the importation of elephant or lion trophies from Zimbabwe, Zambia or Tanzania passed in the House by a vote of 239 to 192. As DSC’s DC voice Glenn LeMunyon describes the situation, “Floor action, where […]
DSC Supports BBKO Talk Radio as Title Sponsor
After 10 years of sweat and tears, this small, made-in-America family talk show will join the SiriusXM satellite signal on June 1, 2019, at 4pm (ET). From humble beginnings on one radio station in Dallas/Fort Worth, BBKO Radio will become a part of the Salem family of programming on Family Talk SiriusXM 131. In support of […]
Junior Duck Stamp Winner Named
Nicole Jeon’s acrylic painting of a harlequin duck took first place in the 2019 National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. This 16-year-old’s work will don the 2019-2020 Junior Duck Stamp, which raises funds to support educational programs and activities that nurture our next generation of sportsmen and women and conservationists. Jasmine Kang’s wood duck […]
DSC Applauds Confirmation of Bernhardt as DOI Secretary
(April 15, 2019 – DALLAS) – DSC is pleased that the U.S. Senate voted to confirm David Bernhardt, President Trump’s nominee, to serve as Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI). DSC has supported this nomination since the beginning because of Bernhardt’s dedication to the sportsmen’s community. He was confirmed in a bipartisan vote of […]
Old Wild Dog Research Disproved
For 25 years, researchers have been blamed for the disappearance of wild dogs in the Serengeti National Park (SNP). Called “Burrows’ Hypothesis,” a 1991 study attributed a common research technique of handling wildlife to the demise of the dog population. Since all the dogs were gone, there was not enough data to prove or disprove […]
No More Delays: Rhino Poachers Sentenced
After almost a decade of delays in court, three rhino poachers were officially sentenced by a court in South Africa this March. In August 2009, several park game rangers set up a roadblock after hearing gunshots. Shortly after, three men were stopped, and promptly arrested, after the rangers and Anti-Poaching Unit found a rifle, two […]
The Courts Talk Elk
Wildlife Officials Take Back Management The legal red tape has been lifted for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to dictate elk hunting permits and restrictions as they see fit. The current regulations called for a specific population count and permit number, which the officials believe is not the only threshold required to properly […]