2017 Photography Competition Award Winners
Here are the winners of the 2017 DSC Photography Competition. Congratulations! Congratulations to all that entered. About the Judges: Tim Sharp, chairman of the committee, has been a commercial photographer in Dallas for more than 20 years specializing in corporate, industrial and editorial photography. His clients are many Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, ExxonMobil, American […]
In Pain? Ask the Fangblenny for Help
When is the last time you learned medical secrets from a little fish? Never, right? A fish in Australia may have the secret to the next breakthrough in pain-relieving medication. Scientists are investigating the unique way that the fangblenny, or a two-inch yellow and blue fish that lives in the Great Barrier Reef, uses venom. […]
Poaching Up, Game Reserve Budget Down
To combat poaching, South African game reserves need constant surveillance, increased patrol and safety units, quality training and… budget cuts? In the eastern South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), poachers killed almost 40 percent more rhinos in 2016 than in the previous year, and yet the state-run game reserves have been subjected to budget cuts. […]
The Truth about Consumption of Game
BY RICHARD CHEATHAM, DSC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT This article is featured in the May Edition of Camp Talk, our monthly newsletter for our members. On the online hunting forums, discussions about big game or trophy hunting often devolve into a battle between the “I only kill what I eat” crowd and the trophy hunting crowd. The only […]
As Final Option, Rhino Turns to Tinder
Six feet tall and 5,000 pounds? Sometimes even the most eligible bachelor needs the help of a dating app and social media. Sudan, the last living male northern white rhinoceros, now has a Tinder profile, but this move is about matching with donors, not with potential mates. When users “swipe right” on Sudan’s profile, the […]
Hunting for… Dinosaurs?
Some days you lose out on an elk, but you gain the discovery of a 70 million year old sea creature. While hunting, David Bradt stumbled upon a fossilized bone, which scientists have just confirmed as a new genus and species of prehistoric sea creature, Nakonanectes bradti. In November 2010, Bradt was having an uneventful […]
Florida Panther Making a Comeback
In February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed a population increase for the Florida panther, or Puma concolor coryi. Only a couple dozen remained in the 1980s, but the population has been increasing steadily since 1995. Florida officials are confident that they are and will continue […]
Shane Mahoney: We Are on the Verge of a Renaissance for Hunting
“It is up to US to fight this fight.” Our hunting world was shocked when the perception of hunting changed in the last few years, but the urbanization of society had been in front of us all along. Shane Mahoney gave this impactful speech on the current perception of hunting and the opportunity hunter-conservationists have […]
DSC Frontline Foundation Grant Helps Injured African Hunting Guide
DSC Frontline Foundation has approved an interim grant for African professional hunting guide Andre Bennett, who was severely injured by a Cape buffalo while assisting on a hunt in Namibia. The grant will help offset the costs associated with his recovery. DSC Frontline Foundation will also be available if additional assistance is needed. On March […]
Elk Ready to Take Back West Virginia
Restoring a population of animals that were once native to an area is no easy feat, but the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources is trying. Active planning to reintroduce elk began in 2015, and in December 2016, 24 disease-free elks were moved from Kentucky to a West Virginia wildlife management area. For the first […]