Texas Elections Matter: Every Vote Matters
By Glenn Lemunyon, DSC’s Washington Advisor Politics matter, and nowhere else in the country is this being tested more than in Texas where there has been a tremendous influx of people over the last decade. After gaining almost 400,000 new residents in one year, Texas is now home to 28.7 million people as of December […]
2019 "Mogambo" Auction Item Spotlight: Bison Hunt at Philmont Scout Ranch
Over the course of four days, visitors of the DSC 2019 Convention will have the opportunity to contribute to DSC conservation efforts of ensuring the future of hunting and protecting a proud heritage. Through a series of silent and live auctions, convention attendees can bid on a wide variety of multi-day hunts, artwork, firearms, luxury […]
2019 Capstick Award Winners Announced
The Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award Committee has selected Bill and Suzie Brewster as the 2019 Award recipients. The Brewsters will be presented with the prestigious award at the DSC Convention and Expo, Mogambo, at the Saturday evening banquet on Jan. 19, 2019. The Capstick Award honors the memory of a great man whose […]
DSC Voices Strong Opposition to Cancelled Grizzly Hunts
A federal judge has reinstated federal protection for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone region blocking planned hunts in Idaho and Wyoming. On Sept. 24, 2018, Federal U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen disregarded the advice of numbers of wildlife biologists and conservation experts when he ruled to overturn the March 2017 decision by the U.S. […]
Black Rhino Import Permit- YES!
By Richard T. Cheatham, DSC Foundation President The U S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will approve the issuance of a permit to import the black rhino killed by the US hunter who purchased the export permit and hunt at an auction conducted by DSC Foundation in December 2016. This decision is a significant victory for those […]
2019 "Mogambo" Auction Item Spotlight
Over the course of four days, visitors of the DSC 2019 Convention will have the opportunity to contribute to DSC conservation efforts of ensuring the future of hunting and protecting a proud heritage. Through a series of silent and live auctions, convention attendees can bid on a wide variety of multi-day hunts, artwork, firearms, luxury […]
Panhandle Mule Deer Regulation Change
Planning on hunting mule deer in the Panhandle? Make sure you have brushed up on the new antler restriction. Hunters in Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Hall, and Motley counties will be required to uphold a new antler restriction regulation that requires all harvested mule deer bucks to have a main beam outside spread greater than […]
Wild Harvest Initiative – Wild Meat Consumption and Sharing
DSC is proud to be the first investor in this potentially game-changing study of the harvest and consumption of wild game on the North American continent. Please see the call for Texan hunters to complete a short survey. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent this bulletin at 09/19/2018 10:59 AM CDT
Unarmed Bow Transport Rules Finalized
Effective October 18, anyone on foot or horseback can carry unloaded bows and crossbows across National Park Service property without a permit. The proposal began earlier this year with a public comment period from March 2, 2018 to May 1, 2018. See the full press release below from National Park Service: The National Park Service […]
FACE: URGENT CALL FOR QUICK AND DECISIVE ACTION: AFRICAN SWINE FEVER DETECTED IN WILD BOAR IN BELGIUM
Please read FACE’s latest releast on the spread of African Swine Fever in Europe. DSC has recently become an associate member of FACE. Download the full release here.