SCI Fall 2014
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SCI Fall 2014
SCI FLINT REGIONAL CHAPTER DIRECTORY OFFICERS President Neal Porter 1082 Key West Ct. Lake Orion, MI 48360 (248) 693-3288 home (248) 343-3648 cell President Elect Ron Douglas Fundraiser Director (248) 890-4500 home Secretary Mike Dickerson HUNT DONOR COMMITTEEº (810) 691-8850 cell Treasurer Tom Dennis (810) 664-3104 home (810) 614-1358 cell Administrative Assistant Joy Martinbianco (810) 569-5623 cell INTERNATIONAL SCI Executive Secretary Bruce W. Eavenson (248) 627-2040 home (248) 627-2818 office (248) 672-3900 cell SCI Director-At-Large Scott Chapman (734) 475-5989 home (734) 416-3350 x 305 Legislative Representative Robert Eastman (810) 733-6360 DIRECTORS Ron Martenka PUBLICATIONS & TROPHY RECORDS DIRECTOR [email protected] (248) 634-0834 home Tim Pifher EDUCATION director (810) 653-0719 home Matthew Bluntzer Board Member (734) 416-3350 x 316 (517) 545-2358 home Dennis Gepfrey SPORTSMAN AGAINST HUNGER (810) 653-4567 home (810) 625-7965 cell Robert Myers BOARD MEMBER (810) 664-9037 home (810) 441-1115 cell Dennis Peters MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR [email protected] (586) 536-5411 home (586) 752-4150 office John Kupiec AWARDS & PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR (810) 733-1400 office (810) 240-0443 cell Zach Goodheart BOARD MEMBER (810) 240-6944 cell Rodney Mayner BOARD MEMBER (810) 513-8266 cell George Peterman SILENT AUCTION DIRECTOR (810) 347-5005 Roger Mayner BOARD MEMBER (810) 513-5039 Lewis Duncan WEBSITE DIRECTOR (810) 234-8247 home (810) 516-2975 cell President’s Message Fellow SCI Flint Chapter Members, Many changes took place in Michigan this past year- more than any year I can remember. These changes will affect Michigan sportsmen far into the future. The license structure has been completely revamped and a dollar of each base license (hunting or fishing) will go into a fund controlled by the newly formed Michigan Wildlife Council. This will raise about $1.8 million annually and the Council will be responsible for implementing a public relations and marketing strategy to educate the non hunting and fishing community about the benefits of being a Michigan sportsmen. Programs such as Sportsmen Against Hunger and National Archery in the Schools Program could be showcased to the general public. A similar program was implemented in Colorado and the general public now has a more positive opinion of hunting. The Citizens Initiated Law will take effect in 2015, and hopefully, we will be hunting wolves next fall. The anti hunter groups are threatening to litigate, as they always do, but litigation will be extremely challenging and expensive for them. The odds are in our favor this time- with both the process and the current attitude in Lansing. The most likely scenario would have the State Attorney General, Bill Schuette, defending the Michigan State Constitution if a lawsuit develops. Congratulations to chapter member Dave Larsen, he has accepted a position on a 12-member bear advisory council. This is a new board that will interact with the Natural Resources Commission and the DNR. They will make recommendations to the NRC for future hunting regulations and policies regarding Michigan bears. Dave can be reached at [email protected] if any chapter members have any suggestions or concerns. SCI’s Annual Convention is February 4-7, 2015. Every hunter should have this event on their bucket list. It really is better than advertised. I’ve been to several of the national shows including the Harrisburg Sportsman’s Show and nothing I’ve been to compares to SCI’s convention. Auctions, Luncheons, Dinners, Shooting Events, Celebrities, the best outfitters in the world, the best taxidermy work in the world, seminars by expert hunters, artwork, clothing, jewelry, firearms, archery equipment- it’s all there and much more. Your wife or friend will enjoy it too, plus you’re in Las Vegas. There is no place more fitting to celebrate our way of life. You never know who you’ll run into at the convention either- several years ago, I bumped elbows with another hunter at an outfitter’s booth. When our eyes met, I realized it was Wade Boggs. Wade recorded his hunt with the outfitter and it was part of his television show. As this issue of our newsletter goes to press, I’m in British Columbia hunting cats with the same outfitter. Life is short, hunt hard, and pass it on, Neal www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 1 SCI-Flint Regional Chapter 2015 MEMBERSHIP MEETING Monday, February 10, 2015 Davison Country Club on Lippincott @ M-15, 3/4 mile south of the Davison Exit on I-69 5:30 PM Social Hour – 7:00 PM Dinner $9.00 per person Wild Game Buffet–Cash Bar ANNUAL CHAPTER FINANCIAL REPORT Join us for a great meeting, food, fun and fellowship. Updates will be given on our financials, programs and awards. Please be sure to attend this special event. Enjoy an evening of great food prepared by our Chef. Our assorted flavorful wild game entrees are not to be missed. 2 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com SCI Flint 2015 Fundraiser Auction Preview Attend the SCI Flint Fundraiser on March 14, 2015 to bid on these items and many more . . . Items DonorValue T 4-Couple Weekend Muy Grande Ranch & Resort $3,500 Getaway Package Perry Heleski (989) 733-7132 www.muygranderanch.com tems DonorValue 7-Day Alaskan Caribou & Stoney River Lodge $7,500 Black Bear Hunt Curley Warren (907) 526-5211 www.stoneyriverlodge.com 5-Day South African Plains Matewetwe Safaris Game Hunt Hendrik Botha +27-829228397 [email protected] $6,000 Colorado Combo Elk/Mule Deer/ Colorado Hunting Expeditions Bear Hunt Mark Cooley (517) 403-1285 $3,500 Alaskan Caribou & Black Stoney River Lodge Bear Hunt Curley Warren (907) 526-5211 www.stoneyriverlodge.com $7,500 Argentina Big Game Hunt Argentina Expeditions, Gardner Davis, US Rep Rafael Tagliacozzo, Owner (775) 843-7720 $5,900 British Columbia Fishing Trip Nootka Island Lodge Tim Cyr (604) 909-4155 www.nootkaisland.com $2,249 no tax Missouri Archery Whitetail Hunt Bow & Barrel Outfitters at Lewis Lodge Ryan Lewis (989) 277-3502 $2,400 Hunt of a Lifetime, Johnson Outfitting CZ 550 Medium WIN Mag Rifle SCI Flint, Matt Hall & New Zealand Hunt for 2 +64-68243707 Priceless Argentina Dove Hunt Argentina Expeditions, Gardner Davis, US Rep Rafael Tagliacozzo, Owner (775) 843-7720 $5,000 Ontario Waterfowl Hunt $3,600 African Hunt Deikie Muller Safaris (949) 466-2700 $8,300 Waterfowl Inc. Josh White (519) 627-0646 Made to Order Hunting Raven Wear of Canada Inc Garments Susan Hindbo (403) 722-3896 www.ravenware.ca $2,000 New Zealand Hunt New Zealand Hunting Safaris $4,500 Stacey 001-64-272288119 Alaska Brown Bear Hunting Trip Carver & Julian Inc Dexter King (907) 781-3030 Carmen Mt. Deer Hunt Rancho El Chupadero $3,750 Alberto Valdes’ 4-Day Goose Hunt 011-52-18787000384 Wyoming Antelope Hunt Milliron T.J. Outfitting Inc $2,250 Taft Love Dog Portrait (307) 632-6848 Colorado Elk Hunt Motherwell Ranch $7,700 Great Lakes Salmon & Trout Brian Gardner Fishing Charter (907) 773-8556 www.motherwellranch.com Ireland Choice Hunt Celtic Field Sports-Ireland (281) 823-2026 $8,500 Kansas Whitetail Deer Hunt Vendigris Valley Outfitter Doug Arnold (719) 748-3532 $3,250 Colorado Elk Hunt Bookcliff Outfitters Bruce & Kathy Nay (970) 327-4787 $7,000 Hilde Hunting Service Don Taylor (248) 909-1512 $700 Kathy Krupa (586) 939-5286 $400 Scott’s Sportfishing Charter Inc $720 Scott Shelagowsku (616) 890-3478 7-Day 2X1 African Hunt Nitro Safaris Barry Vermeulen www.nitrosafaris.co.za Exquisite Handmade Jewelry $20,000 $7,304 Jewel Craft Joe Karcher (248) 344-4400 ALL HUNTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015…March 14, 2015 www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 3 Hunts*Special Raffles*Live Auction*Silent Auction Outfitters Open House Friday, March 13, 2015 1-9 p.m. SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL FLINT REGIONAL CHAPTER WWW.SCIFLINT.COM RD ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND WILD GAME DINNER 32 33ND Saturday, March 14, 2015 MORE EXIBITS AND MORE DONATED ITEMS THAN LAST YEARS RECORD TURNOUT! Buy your next hunt at this extravaganza*Spectacular Wildlife Display*Guides and Outfitters Door Prizes and Raffles*International Hunts*Ladies Items*Furs & Jewelry*North American Hunts Menu will include: Wild Boar, Elk, Buffalo and Moose We reserve the right to substitute our entrées subject to the availability of donated wild game AUCTION * RAFFLE North American Hunt Trips*Fishing Trips*African Hunts Custom Rifles and Shotguns*Fur Coats*Taxidermy Custom Jewelry* Artwork*Silent Auction TIMES FOR THIS YEARS EVENT Doors open at 3:00PM * Cash Bar opens at 3:00PM Dinner starts at 5:30PM * Live Auction starts at 7:00PM GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY! RESERVATIONS FOR TABLES OF 10 AVAILABLE Package #1: $75.00 – (1) Wild Game Dinner Ticket & (1) Outfitter’s Expo Ticket Package #2: $175.00 – (1) Wild Game Dinner Ticket (1) Outfitter’s Expo Ticket & Early Bird Special Bucket Raffle Ticket Package #3: $750.00 Table for 10 Package #4: $100.00 – 1 Early Bird Special Raffle Ticket PERANI’S ARENA & EVENT CENTER * 3501 Lapeer Road * Flint Michigan All Sales and prizes are subject to State and Federal Taxes GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!! A $100.00 ticket purchase will buy $150.00 worth of In-House Bucket Raffle Tickets and (1) Early Bird Special ticket for a drawing on a Weatherby Shotgn SA08 Weatherby Shotgun SA08 plus a nice surprise gift.plus a nice surprise gift. This Package will not be available at the door Drawing for the In-House Bucket Raffle held at Fundraiser on Saturday March 14, 2015 Package#1____ x $75.00=____ Package#2____ x $175.00=____ Package#3____ x $750.00=____ Package#4____ x $100.00=____ Total $ ____ Payment Options: Check enclosed Visa, Mastercard PayPal Name:____________________________________________________ Phone (w/area code)________________________________ Address:__________________________________________________ City, State, Zip_____________________________________ Make Checks Payable to: SCI Flint Mail to Tim Pifher * 8176 Barden Rd. * Davison MI 48423 810-653-0791 4 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com Coming Soon: The SCI Flint 2015 Fundraiser Tickets are now available, bring your friends and support the future of our hunting heritage! SCI Flint’s Annual Wild Game Dinner and Fundraiser Banquet will be on Saturday March 14, 2015. The Board of Directors are hard at work planning another great event while The Hunt Donor Committee is busy assembling another extraordinary group of outfitters and donors. This year there will be several first time donors joining us along with many returning favorites. Once more, The SCI Flint Regional Chapter will host its Annual Outfitter Expo on the Friday before our Annual Wild Game Dinner and Fundraiser. Again this year, there will be a mini auction at the Outfitters Expo. Stay tuned for more details about this exciting return attraction. Several of the outfitters will be present for both events and attendees will be able to talk to them and gain specific knowledge about various donations, discuss hunting opportunities, book trips for this year and next or just learn what they have to offer. The live auction on Saturday will include opportunities for wing shooting, ranch hunting exotics, a chance at the deer of a lifetime, adding another North American species to your trophy room, hunting in Africa and other international locations, fishing trips and so much more. and the gun raffle tables. Dennis Gepfrey is developing a menu of wild game. The hors d’oervres will feature venison summer sausage and the main dishes will contain several different wild game species. Dennis modifies the menu from year to year for variety; however, the wild game is always superb. Hunters never tire of swapping tales of hunting adventures. SCI Flint’s Annual Wild Game Dinner and Fundraiser Banquet promises to be a night that allows good friends to gather and enjoy discussions of past hunts, plan for upcoming hunts and dreams of that “hunt of a lifetime” that is someday to come. Join the fun and then gather round the table to enjoy one of the best wild game dinners in Michigan! Tickets are now available, bring your friends and support the future of our hunting heritage. To obtain tickets contact Tim Pifher at tnpifher@ aol.com or by phone at 810-653-0791. Get your tickets NOW to ensure best seating. As always, your dinner ticket will automatically enter you into the most anticipated drawing of the night. Everyone seated at the winning table will receive a high quality rifle or shotgun. There will also be many raffles by our professional raffle girls, the silent auction table, the bucket raffles www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 5 “Hunting With Great Friends Our unwelcomed goose camp guest By Marc Somers It’s not an obsession but I’ve always thought it would be cool to someday say I’ve hunted all thirteen Canadian Provinces (I’m currently at seven) so when the opportunity to hunt Manitoba and Saskatchewan with great friends occurred, I jumped at the chance to check-off two more territories. I refer to my Manitoba trip as the “Goose hunting with Polar Bears Hunt”. Good friend Johnny Walker and I flew into a remote Hudson Bay base camp near Churchill for some of the greatest water fowling I’ve ever witnessed. For three days we slept late (a Polar Bear was walking though camp early each morning so the outfitter wouldn’t allow us to venture out till after first light) in our modern and comfortable cabins 6 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com Sea run Brook trout !! is Bucket List Material” and leisurely ate a late breakfast before riding swamp buggies the our blinds. I’ve never seen anything like this: hundreds of thousands of geese arriving from Quebec after a long fight over Hudson Bay: Ross, Snow, Canadian, and Blues in groups of 20 to 200 coming in non-stop waves, we easily limited out early every day. In the afternoon we’d walk 100 yards from camp and fish hardfighting sea run Brook trout. What a unique trip. What a unique trip. The Saskatchewan trip didn’t have the same amount of excitement as Manitoba – until the very end, that is. Great friends Mike Baxter and Mark Wendling invited me on a Whitetail hunt near Cold Lake so it was an offer I couldn’t pass-up. The opportunity to harvest an exceptional Whitetail is exciting but.... you have to pay your dues: the days are long (ten hours in an unheated blind) and cold (we averaged single digit temps the entire trip) but there were constantly deer nearby. I had a hard time judging antlers on the big-bodied bucks so I passed on several boarder-line shooters. On the last day of my hunt I had to leave early to catch a flight so I told the guide to pick me up from the blind at 11 am sharp. By 10:30 I was in the dreaded acceptance stage of an unsuccessful hunt: realizing you had a great time with great friends but admitting a harvest isn’t in the cards this time. I ate my lunch and packed up the blind to wait for the 11 am pick-up. At 10:50 I took one last look around with the binocs only to see a nice buck and doe 140 yards... aware – I didn’t even have time to get nervous! I pulled up the .270 and BANG! But when I looked through the scope again the deer was still standing and staring at me - dang it !! I racked another shell but when I looked through the scope the buck started listing right, and then collapsed. I’d hit him with the first shot…….with only seven minutes to spare before my guide arrived. I felt incredibly fortunate. Getting closer to achieving my goal of hunting all thirteen Provinces is a nice thought but hunting with great friends is bucket list material. “Mark Wendling, Mike Baxter and Marc Somers with Sask success www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 7 SCI Flint Delivers Two SCIF Safari Care Blue Bags to RSA Orphanage By Scott Chapman With help from Anso Thormahlen and Mario Tinkler of Thormahlen and Cochran Safaris, SCI Flint Chapter members Dave and Jeanene Stoll and Scott and Angela Chapman delivered two SCIF Safari Care Blue Bags to an orphanage in Malelane, South Africa. The Amazing Grace Children’s Home is an orphanage for underprivileged kids ranging from 0 months to 17 years, and was in desperate need for the donated items to help with care of the children who live there. Some of the resident orphans were victims of human trafficking, and were too young to be able to tell people were they came from when they arrived. Dave Stoll and Scott Chapman arrive at Orphanage with SCI Flint Regional Chapter prepared SCIF Safari Care Blue Bags The bags were prepared by Dennis Gepfrey, SCI Flint Regional Board Member and Chapter Humanitarian Services Chair. The contents included bedding, blankets, food, toys, school supplies and medical supplies that can be used by the orphanage. 8 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com Scott with residents of the Amazing Grace Orphanage. This was the fourth time that the Chapman’s have taken part of the delivery of SCI Flint prepared Safari Care Blue Bags in Africa, and the Stoll’s quickly agreed with their assumption that it is an important part of any adventure taken in areas of need. The Safari Club International Foundation Safari Care is a volunteer healthcare and humanitarian outreach program serves people in need in remote communities around the globe. In 1996, SCI members delivered mosquito nets and other medical supplies to villagers in remote areas of Namibia. This inaugural step started Safari Care. SCI and SCI Foundation, like so many organizations, put forth enormous effort each year to help improve the quality of life throughout the world. Since 2005, participants (affectionately referred to as our “Blue Bag Brigade”) in this program have reported taking 1,331 Blue Bags overseas. Shipping these bags would cost hundreds of dollars apiece, and filling each bag would cost anywhere from $150 to $300. However, they are filled by SCI chapters or individual members with medical, educational, hygiene and other relief supplies, clothing, and toys, which are then taken to remote areas of the world by hunters who have planned hunts in these regions. The supplies are delivered directly to villages, clinics, schools and orphanages for villagers, doctors, teachers and caregivers to utilize. Jeanene Stoll and Angela Chapman with contents of Blue Bags and residents of Orphanage. The SCI Flint Regional Chapter began sending Safari Care Blue Bags with chapter members who wish to carry the bags and deliver them while traveling abroad in 2007. Since that point in time, the chapter has sent bags to Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mexico, Ghana, and Mexico. For more information on Safari Care or to request a copy of our Guidelines for Safari Care Missions (including suggested items for Blue Bags), please contact the SCI Foundation Humanitarian Services Department at (520) 620-1220 or Dennis Gepfrey at the SCI Flint Regional Chapter. The Chapman’s and Stoll’s are grateful to the Dennis Gepfrey and the SCI Flint Regional Chapter for being able to deliver the latest SCI Safari Care Blue Bags to the folks at The Amazing Grace Orphanage in Malelane, South Africa. Dave and Jeanene and Angela with Staff of the Orphanage www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 9 Musky with the Medicine Man My fishing partner on this trip, Mark Spiers, from Pennsylvania, and I had different goals. His bucket list included catching the elusive 40” Musky, but mine was just to catch a Musky. We chose to fish with Captain Ed Pascua of Medicine Man Charters. He was a donor at our fundraiser this year and I had been hearing about great fishing trips by chapter members all summer. Musky fishing reminds me of deer hunting- you’ve got to be patient because they’re not easily fooled and it only takes 1 to be successful. I eventually broke Mark’s 40” goal with a very heavy 21 pound, 41” long fish that Lake St. Clair is famous for. Mark had a long distance release on his biggest fish of the day, a 40+ incher, and decided to come back to try again in early November. He and another friend, Carlie Hinnenberger, had another good day of fishing and Mark was able to land a 48”, 32 pound beauty10 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com his first true 40” Musky. This was the 31st Musky that Mark had caught in about 30 years of fishing (mostly in Pennsylvania) and he finally crossed 1 off the bucket list. Medicine Man is a top notch fishing experience on Lake St. Clair. The vessel is a 31’ Tiara yacht and is equipped with all the latest technology. It even has a specially designed and locally built live well just for Musky. The 10” lures we used were handmade in Marine City, carved out of cedar by local artist Ziggy. They were individual pieces of art and looked more like show pieces for a trophy room than lures we should put in the water and troll for strikes. If you’re looking for a great local fishing trip, contact Ed at www.medicinemancharters.com or see him at the SCI Flint fundraiser in March. Ed also offers Walleye, Bass, and other types of trips on Lake St. Clair. Early Teal Season on Saginaw Bay A By Peter Filpansick and Zachary Goodheart s summer winds down and the cool air moves in, we all have one thing on our minds: when can I go hunting? Unfortunately, we have to wait a few more weeks until most seasons open. But this year in Michigan, we were lucky enough to have an Early Teal Season from September 1-7. My wing shooting friends and I set out to try hunting these small ducks on Saginaw Bay on opening day. At a river mouth, we set up on the edge of a cattail island directly in front of a mud flat. Our decoy spread included mostly mallard decoys, a few goose floaters, and two motion duck decoys. We hunted morning and night, hammering our calls to get the birds coming in. The ducks were moving before the sun came up. As we started seeing the groups set on our decoys, we quickly realized that this teal season required a keen eye for identifying the birds before they set. We saw plenty of wood ducks and mallards, so we chose to err on the side of caution and to not shoot unless we made a positive identification of the teal. By the end of the day we took our limit of 6 ducks each, but it took longer than we expected because we let most birds fly. It had its challenges, but this early season helped us get an early start on the hunting for the year. It was also good practice for the regular waterfowl seasons. This experimental early teal season is a three-year program, so we’ll be out there on Labor Day in 2015 and 2016. We hope to hear your shots across the water. www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 11 YES YUKON! 12 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com YBGO Yukon Big Game Outfitters served up all that they promised from our wild game dinner and auction. The scenery, accommodations, and guides are all world class. The hunting conditions were tough but, we succeeded in spite of Mother Nature throwing all the curve balls she had. I set out in early September on the moose hunt that was purchased last spring after upgrading to a Stone Sheep hunt. Five days of climbing, glassing and riding horses produced zero game sightings, heavy sleet, snow and cold temperatures. On day six my guide Colby and his wrangler Cole decided we were going to hike a different mountain range to see what it had to offer. After finishing off a cold Mountain House oatmeal breakfast with some fresh cowboy coffee, we set out for an all day hike. Less than 500 yards later we spotted a lone ram on the skyline of the mountain we were set to climb. We quickly ducked behind a pine tree and glassed the ram, which looked real good, to make sure he was one we wanted. He was and lady luck was on our side. He decided to bed down right there in plain view for us to set up for a possible shot when he stood up. My range finder read 434 yards with the angle compensator reading 417. An hour and half passed by without moving before the 10 ½ year old ram stood up to stretch. At that point I aimed my trusty 300 Weatherby at his front shoulders and touched off a perfect shot dropping him in his tracks. He is a beautiful full curl ram with an extremely large body and a gorgeous grey and white coat. We celebrated our hunt, caped the ram and headed to another camp the next morning. Two days of riding on a horse and glassing different mountain ranges brought us to a small body of water called Fire Lake in search of a big bull moose. Upon arrival what we spotted was 3 very large bull caribou on the opposite side of the lake. We quickly made a decision to cross the lake in a small row boat and climb about 1,500 feet to get closer and possibly get a shot at one of the three giants. We made our move and within two hours we were near the top of the mountain in a light rain. Two of the three caribou were in range at about 180 yards. The third bull, and the largest, was nowhere to be found. As Colby and I glassed in search of the third bull he spotted us first from below and began running away from us bringing the other two bulls with him. He slowed to a trot at about 375 yards and I was able to anchor him with a quartering away shot through the boiler room putting him down. Sometimes we pray we are luckier than good. This was one of those moments. The bull had bloody red horns from velvet he had shed earlier in the day. He is a real high end bull with lots of mass, points and symmetrical webbed tops. I was unable to spot a bull moose but, as luck would have it, an opening in my work schedule, and a cancellation moose hunt provided me an opportunity to go back after three weeks and search for a big Alaska/Yukon moose. Upon my arrival I met my new guide Jessie and his wrangler was Cole from my first hunt. We flew to a lake called Cook Lake in search of a monster bull. After five days of hunting in high winds, unusually cold weather and some snow we had one small bull sighting and very little rut activity. The next morning while awaking in camp we heard a loud bull grunt from what seemed like a real old bull. After hunting all day, climbing some small hills and glassing a burn we decided to stay camped where we were at. The next morning while we were starting to eat breakfast, and before our first cup of cowboy coffee was downed we could hear what sounded like an animal running in the lake. We ran out of the tent and saw a nice Bull Moose running right for our camp! I grabbed the trusty 300 Weatherby and let him keep running until he reach a mere 15 yards from our boat and tipped him over. We were hoping he would run on shore but, unfortunately he fell over in the water and made our clean up a bit of a challenge. I spent the last two days of my hunt prepping my cape for a half body mount and in search of a Grizzly bear without any success. 18 days of climbing, glassing, and motoring around several lakes produced three awesome trophies. A big shout out to the outfitter YBGO for donating this moose hunt for bid at our fundraiser. The game, the country and the outfitter are all first class. For a big game trophy hunt of a lifetime head to the Yukon with YBGO. www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 13 lint SCI-F s er Hunt P H O T O Chapter Member Megan Somers and friends enjoy bountiful Thanksgiving Day harvest Chapter member Ashton Fuller strikes again with nice Mid-Michigan buck! Sage with dandy first time buck – how do like them apples Ashton !?! Chapter member Sherri Johnson shot this buck with a crossbow in Ohio. Rough score around 145 to 147. 14 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com G A L L E R Y Chapter Member and patron Jim Kesteloot with nice bear haul! Check it out!! 2 bears with a bow. the 1st was 400 lbs. Chapter Member Todd Fuller completes the Fuller trifecta with an exceptional Kansas bruiser Caleb Szlachtowicz (12) shot this great buck with his crossbow in southeast MI. 86 year old Chapter friend John Salisbury near Hudson, MI....never too old. This Can Be Your Trophy Picture In The Next Issue! Please send your photos to: Neal Porter • 1082 Key West Ct. • Lake Orion, MI 48360 email photos with captions to [email protected] www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 15 Buck Pole 2015 By Dennis Gepfrey Opening day has finally arrived ! After 2 months of preparations and making my rounds to local businesses and past sponsors, I was ready to go. Got some great items again this year and want to thank everyone for their generosity and continued support. Madden’s Lounge, Williams Gun Sight and Outfitters, Larson’s Ace Hardware, Parky’s Taxidermy, Johnny B’s taxidermy, Otisville Gun Barn, Chapman’s Sports Center, Grab Bag Fishing and Tackle, Ed’s Archery, Chris Paris Taxidermy, Mark Thomas Processing, Hayward’s Processing and the S.C.I. Flint Chapter. This could not happen without your help,Thank you all ! Our first deer showed up at 11:08 am on Saturday morning, which was unusual for opening day, especially when the weather was excellent for hunting ! It was a nice 8 point that weighed 121 lbs, not bad for a start. Then we hung a 6 point and then we had a 12 point; this deer was a monster ! He was shot 1 week ago by John Talley with a crossbow, unfortunately I didn’t include his trophy for the opening day event. I did explain to him that this event was for opening day only, but gave him a sweat shirt and hat for bringing it down. We then had an 11 point brought in which weighed 141 lbs, he was another monster. The majority of deer this year were 8 points and they all had nice racks on them, I would have been proud to have taken anyone of them myself ! Congratulations to the successful hunters and to the ones that didn’t get one opening day, good luck in the next 2 weeks ! As I stated earlier we received some great prizes; the top 3 prizes were winners choice, which they got to pick depending on their total scores. Our scoring system is quite simple; you take the number of points and multiply it by 10, then you add that to the weight of the deer and that is your total score. The top total score picks 1 st, then the 2 nd and on down. The 11 point with a total score of 251 which was shot by Daniel Phillips took the 50 cal. black power muzzle loader rifle which was donated by the SCI Flint Chapter. Then Michael Haney, with a really nice 8 point, with a total score of 228 took the full shoulder mount that was donated by Parky’s taxidermy in 16 Fall 2014 | www.scif lint.com Indian River. The 3 rd place prize was won by Alan DeBuck with a 8 point, with a total score of 227. Good job guys ! We didn’t have any women bring in a deer this year, which was very disappointing because I had a beautiful pink camo 20 ga.shotgun waiting for them ! So, we raffled the gun off along with a nice 270 rifle and another full shoulder mount. Awesome prizes and some very happy winners ! Everyone that entered a deer received a sweat shirt which was donated by Madden’s Lounge, which said Madden’s Buck Pole on it; very nice ! They also received a hat from Williams Gun Sight and Outfitters, another tee shirt and 50.00 gift certificate from Johnny B’s Taxidermy. Not a bad day at all ! During this hunting season don’t forget to donate to our Sportsman Against Hunger campaign going on this year. Just a 1 or 2 lb donation helps ! Thank you all; be safe and I will see you next year at Madden’s. www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 17 Kelsi Spurlin’s Wish Hunt 2014 By: Kelsi Spurlin I was chosen from SCI to go on a Wish Hunt. The owner Dan Yoder from World Class Whitetails of Ohio invited me to do my wish hunt there. On October 27, 2014, my dad, mom and I traveled from Michigan to Ohio. When we finally got to World Class Whitetails of Ohio we met Ron from SCI. He showed us where we were going to stay; it was a really cool log cabin. I was excited because I have never stayed in a real log cabin before. The first day we relaxed and met some really nice hunters. Ron made breakfast for all the hunters that were staying there. We had yummy french toast and venison sausage. After breakfast Ron took my dad, mom, me and two other guys to see the deer. He dropped us off at a really neat hunting “ Finally we got out of the blind and looked at my buck and it was a 12 point buck. I was so excited! 18 F all 2014 | www.scif lint.com We also saw huge bucks; I was hoping one of them was going to be mine ” blind. We watched the deer and took tons of pictures. We saw a Piebald deer; it was white and brown with a pink nose. It was a cool looking buck. We also saw huge bucks; I was hoping one of them was going to be mine. When Ron came back to pick us up, we went to the main house to eat lunch. We had sandwiches, chips, cookies and pop. After lunch I got all my hunting stuff on. Before we left Michigan I got a camouflage outfit that Gander Mountain gave me. I felt like a real hunter in my new clothes. I also had the best gun ever that Zach Goodheart from SCI let me borrow. I wish someday I will get a gun just like it. It was loud, but comfortable and didn’t hurt. Then we all got in the Polaris and drove all over the hunting land. It was a blast riding up and down the hills; it felt like a rollercoaster ride. I never saw that many deer in my life, it was awesome. While we were driving around Ron was looking for my buck. He finally found my buck right by a hunting blind. So Ron, me, mom and dad tiptoed up to the hunting blind. I got ready to shoot my big buck. I was not scared, but Ron the guide was nervous for me to shoot. I think he thought that I would miss or shoot it in the gut. I didn’t miss; I shot him in the lungs. Ron went to pick up Dan, the owner, so he could see what I shot. I felt special because Dan wanted to video me. Finally we got out of the blind and looked at my buck and it was a 12 point buck. I was so excited! They put my buck on the back of Polaris and we drove back to the house. Everyone was so proud of me. Ron cut my buck up. He put the meat and cape in the freezer, so it would be ready for when we left. That night Ron took us out for dinner. I ate some of my favorite foods steak, french fries, salad and of course pop. We went back to the cabin and stayed there one more night. Then next morning we woke up and packed the car, and ate a pancake breakfast. It was delicious. When it was time to leave we got my meat out of the big freeze and put it in our cooler. Then we said goodbye to everyone. I wish we could have stayed longer, it was so much fun. I kept the horns and the cape and we brought it home. I will get it mounted with a smile. I am going to hang it on the wall so I can see it every day. I will always remember my first time shooting a big buck. I had the time of my life. www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 19 Mayner Legacy Continues According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation the average age of a hunter in the Midwest is 44, with the percentage of women who hunt only being 8%. Malorie Mayner is an exception to the statistic.This past August her father Rodney Mayner, a member of both Flint and Kenai Peninsula Safari Club International Chapters, took the 13 year old Malorie on a hunting trip of a lifetime. Rodney purchased a hunt with Matsuri Safaris out of South Africa at the Kenai Peninsula fundraiser, and decided to have Malorie tag along. In Rodney’s 2nd trip to Africa he tagged a Kudu the first day with his daughter Malorie sitting by his side. When Malorie was asked how the 1st day went on a scale of 110, she replied, “It was an 11”. Little did she know, she was about to fill her trophy room with animals even the best hunters in the world didn’t have. 20 Fall 2014 | www.scif lint.com Malorie has been hunting in youth hunts with her dad ever since legal hunting age. Shes bagged a whitetail every year. The Mayner family hunting heritage has been passed down from Rodney’s Father and currently has 8 men and 3 women that are active, avid hunters. Malorie not only has 3 African animals mounted in the trophy room, she has bragging rights over all 8 men; except her Father who holds several records in the local Flint Safari club chapter. On the second day, Malorie bagged her first international animal. Using her lucky bandana,authentic African shooting sticks, and a 3006 provided by Matsuri Safaris, she put a Zebra in the cross hairs and only had to shoot once. Later in the week, Malorie hit and injured her 2nd animal. With the help of the lead dog, “Bella” tracking, she bagged a Wart Hog. On one of the final days of the trip, Professional Hunter Van Reenen and Trackers Philip and Simone had such a good time, and were so impressed with Malorie they let her shoot an Impala for free. Rodney highly suggests Matsuri Safaris saying, “Van and His staff were awesome. Their professionalism was great, and hospitality was off the charts”. Landon Hotaling www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 21 Amazing Company. Amazing Trip. Amazing Country! By David Stoll “Yes, everybody out! We will walk single file up to the big tree, and sir, you and I will step out to the left of the tree. I will give you the yardage and which Impala to shoot.” This is when it hit me, “Oh my God we are hunting in Africa and how did we get here?” This dream adventure started one night at our friends Scott and Angela Chapman’s bar. Jeanene made a brief mention of her childhood dream to see and photograph animals in Africa. This prompted Scott to say, “Not only can we do a photo safari, but we can do one better—we can hunt too! Why don’t you join us on our next safari?” From there the vision grew into reality. Several months later, we had the pleasure of being introduced to Erwin Kotze, a PH from Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris. We felt an instant connection with him, and booked our first Safari with Thormahlen and Cochran. As we made our way to the big tree, my first lesson of African hunting was obvious—everything has thorns! We concluded our stalk by arriving at the tree our Professional Hunter W.H. Knox targeted. He stepped out from behind the tree, step-up the shooting sticks, and whispered “165 yards. Take the one on the right”. 22 Fall 2014 | www.scif lint.com We both went without expectations, and full intentions of making the most of our trip. Our experience was better than we could have dreamed. The beauty of the land, the beauty of its people and the beauty of its animals was breathtaking. Kruger National Park is a treasure. At one camp there, our villa over-looked the river, where a herd of Elephants enjoyed a leisurely lunch and playtime in the water. We enjoyed a night tour of the park where we were blessed by seeing a big male leopard. The giraffes were magnificent against the African sunset. Another highlight was an outstanding grilled lamb dinner for Angela’s birthday, the best meal we had during the hunting portion of our trip. The latter portion of our trip was to Cape Town. How amazing to see such vastly different areas! We took in sights such as a boat tour to see the seals and a Penguin colony at Chapman Bay; a cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain where we enjoyed a lunch with a magnificent view; Cape Town Wine country touring; The Cape of Good Hope, and so much more. As the sun was setting on our first night of hunting, with my heart pounding, I squeezed the trigger, the rifle went off, and our PH said “Fine shot Sir, he is down.” With his excellent guidance, this was the first of six fine trophy animals we collected during our hunting trip in South Africa. Amazing company. Amazing trip. Amazing country! We have the bug; Africa we will see you in the future! Dave & Jeanene Stoll Volunteers Needed To help at our Expo and fundraiser on March 13 & 14 2015 We are looking for people interested in helping with setup, take down, running silent auction tables, collecting tickets at the door, etc. If you are interested in joining the fundraiser team please contact: Matt Bluntzer 517-449-1457 or [email protected] www.scif lint.com | F all 2014 23 2014 FUNDRAISER DONATIONS AND HUNTS I want to thank all of our board members and others who have contributed in helping put together another great list of donations and hunts for our 2014 Fundraiser Dinner. Please make every effort to give them consideration when planning your next hunting trip since they have donated their time and services to help make our event such a success. Please visit our website: www.sciflint.com to see pictures and write ups. Listed below are the donations for 2014. Remember, however, these are subject to change for 2015 Expo & Fundraiser, March 13 & 14, 2015. DONATION 4-Couple Weekend Getaway Package 4-Couple Weekend Getaway Package 5-Day South African Plains Game Hunt Alaskan Caribou & Black Bear Hunt British Columbia Fishing Trip British Columbia Fishing Trip Hunt of a Lifetime,CZ 550 Medium WIN Mag Rifle & New Zealand Hunt for 2 Ontario Waterfowl Hunt Ontario Waterfowl Hunt Made to Order Hunting Garments Carmen Mt. Deer Hunt Wyoming Antelope Hunt Colorado Elk Hunt Ireland Choice Hunt Kansas Whitetail Deer Hunt Colorado Elk Hunt 7-Day Alaskan Caribou & Black Bear Hunt Colorado Combo Elk/Mule Deer/Bear Hunt Argentina Big Game Hunt Missouri Archery Whitetail Hunt Argentina Dove Hunt African Hunt New Zealand Hunt 4-Day Goose Hunt Dog Portrait Great Lakes Salmon & Trout Fishing Charter 7-Day 2X1 African Hunt Emerald Cut Swiss Blue Topaz Ring Swiss Blue Topaz & Diamond Ring Crushed Opal Jewelry Set Taxidermy Gift Certificate Taxidermy Gift Certificate Taxidermy Gift Certificate 6-Day Saskatchewan Whitetail Deer Hunt 7-Day Saskatchewan Spring Black Bear Hunt 5-1/2 Day Kansas Whitetail Deer Hunt 7-Day British Columbia Choice Hunt 6-Day Montana Black Bear & Turkey Hunt Taxidermy Gift Certificate Taxidermy Gift Certificate Taxidermy Gift Certificate Alberta Mule Deer or Black Bear Hunt 4- Day Saskatchewan Upland Bird-Water Fowl 24 Fall 2014 | www.scif lint.com OUTFITTER Muy Grande Ranch & Resort Muy Grande Ranch & Resort Matewetwe Safaris Stoney River Lodge Nootka Island Lodge Nootka Island Lodge Mungunui Lodge, Johnsons Outfitterd LTD, SCI-Flint VALUE $3,500.00 $3,500.00 $6,000.00 $7,500.00 $2,249.00 no tax $2,249.00 no tax Priceless PHONE (989) 733-7132 (989) 733-7132 +27-829228397 (907) 526-5211 (604) 909-4155 (604) 909-4155 +6468243707 Waterfowl Inc. Waterfowl Inc. Raven Wear of Canada Inc Rancho El Chupadero Milliron T.J. Outfitting Inc Motherwell Ranch Celtic Field Sports-Ireland Verdigris Valley Outfitter Bookcliff Outfitters Stoney River Lodge Colorado Hunting Expeditions Argentina Expeditions, Gardner Davis, US Rep Bow & Barrel Outfitters at Lewis Lodge Argentina Expeditions, Gardner Davis, US Rep Deikie Muller Safaris New Zealand Hunting Safaris Hilde Hunting Service Kathy Krupa Scott’s Sportfishing Charter Inc Nitro Safaris Jewel Craft Jewel Craft Jewel Craft Taxidermy by Dourlain Taxidermy by Dourlain Taxidermy by Dourlain Johnsons Outfitters LTD Jonnsons Outfitters LTD Big Woody’s Guide Services BC Trophy Mountain Outfitters Elk Creek Outfitting Bob Parkey Taxidermy Bob Parkey Taxidermy Bob Parkey Taxidermy Rugged Outfitting Johnsons Outfitters LTD $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $2,000.00 $3,750.00 $2,250.00 $7,700.00 $8,500.00 3,250.00 $7,000.00 $7,500.00 3,500.00 $5,900.00 $2,400.00 $5,000.00 $8,300.00 $4,500.00 $700.00 $400.00 $720.00 $7,304.00 $3,400.00 $4,400.00 2,200.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $5,000.00 $2,650.00 $3,500.00 $4,500.00 $3,500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $6,500.00 $1,200.00 (519) 627-0646 (519) 627-0646 (403) 722-3896 0115218787000384 (307) 632-6848 (907) 773-8556 (281) 823-2026 (719) 748-3532 (970) 327-4787 (907) 526-5211 (517) 403-1285 (775) 843-7720 (989) 277-3502 (775) 843-7720 (949) 466-2700 001-64-272288119 (248) 909-1512 (586) 939-5286 (616) 890-3478 (248) 344-4400 (248) 344-4400 (248) 344-4400 (810) 564-3142 (810) 564-3142 (810) 564-3142 (306) 837-4731 (306) 837-4731 (417) 435-2055 (250) 238-2274 (406) 847-5593 (231) 238-8477 (231) 238-8477 (231) 238-8477 (406) 450-6300 (306) 837-4731 These Hunts are Subject to Change DONATION 6-Day Illinois Whitetail Bow Hunt 5-Day Fishing Trip for 2 in Belize 7-Day Saskatchewan Black Bear Hunt & Fishing Combo 1 Person 6-day Black Bear Hunt (2 Bears) 7-Day Impala, Blesbuck, Common Warthog Hunt Private Wild Game Dinner Lorenzo Ghigliere Bronze Statue “Provoked” Lorenzo Ghigliere Bronze Statue “Primitive Force” SCI International Life Membership 5-Hour Walleye Fishing Trip 7-Hour Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing Trip SCI VIP Fundraiser Table 2015 3-Day Kansas Turkey Hunt Northeast Missouri Eastern Turkey Hunt Natural Silver Fox Jacket Natural Tanuki Parka Natural Sheared Black Ranch Mink Parka 7-Day 2X1 African Hunt for 2 Hunters 3-Day Kansas Waterfowl Hunt 6-Day Kansas Whitetail Hunt 3-Day Whitetail Hunt up to 150” Deer Taxidermy Gift Certificate Taxidermy Gift Certificate Raccoon in a Knothole Mount European Brown Bear Hunt Michigan Pheasant Hunt Michigan Turkey Hunt Artistry of Wildlife Taxidermy Certificate Artistry of Wildlife Taxidermy Certificate 11-Day Alaska Moose Hunt South Africa Crocodile Hunt Montana Mountain Lion Hunt Sports Memorabilia Package South African Cape Buffalo Hunt Utah Cast & Blast Hunt & Fish Trip Montana 2 Person Fishing Trip Alaska Freshwater Flyout Fishing Package Spain Deer/Boar Hunt Missouri Whitetail & South Africa Combo Hunt Montana 5-Day Wolf Trapline Hunt African Small Cat Hunt Michigan UP Bobcat or Bear Hunt Alaska Brown Bear Hunt Panama Fishing Trip African Photo Safaris Argentina Dove Hunt African Plains Game Hunt Ohio Whitetail Hunting Trip for 2 Framed Artist Canvas 6 hour Fishing Charters Tree Stand South Africa Plains Game Hunt OUTFITTER Alaska Outpost Adventures Blue Reef Adventures Eyehill Creek Outfitters Twin Rivers Outfitters Unico Hunting Safaris Mike Kestloot Masterpiece Investments Masterpiece Investments SCI-Flint Chapter MI-HI Fishing Charters MI-HI Fishing Charters SCI-Flint Chapter Big Woody’s Guide Services Bow & Barrel Outfitters Cascade Furs Cascade Furs Cascade Furs Comre Safaris Hickory Creek Outfitters Hickory Creek Outfitters Worldclass Whitetails of Ohio Drop Tine Taxidermy Drop Tine Taxidermy Drop Tine Taxidermy Hunt in Europe Tails-A-Wagin Hilde Hunting Service The Artistry of Wildlife Studios The Artistry of Wildlife Studios Yukon Big Game Outfitters Joubert Pro Hunt Ironwheel Guest Ranch Jim Kesteloot Riverdance African Hunting Falcon’s Lake Lodge Ironwheel Guest Ranch Dove Island Lodge Prohunt Spain Double Duce Ranch & Wild Wildebeest Safaris Crossheart Outfitters Thaba Mmoyo Safaris Wild Spirit Guide Service Alaska Wilderness Guiding & Charter Hooked on Panama Fishing Lodge Zulu Nyala Sierra Brava Joubert Pro Hunt Briarwood Sporting Club Linda Besse Medicine Man Charters Great Outdoor Products Riverdance African Hunting VALUE $2,500.00 $3,895.00 $3,700.00 $2,750.00 $5,815.00 $1,800.00 $31,500 $32,000 Priceless $650.00 $690.00 Priceless $850.00 $650.00 $3,500.00 $5,500.00 $3,000.00 $10,950.00 $1,200.00 $3,000.00 $3,900.00 $250.00 $250.00 $350.00 $5,500.00 $250.00 $650.00 $500.00 $500.00 $13,000.00 $6,500.00 $5,500.00 $1,700.00 $16,900.00 $3,580.00 $1,340.00 $8,990.00 $11,900.00 $11,750.00 $6,500.00 $7,700.00 $1,895.00 $18,500.00 $10,100.00 $5,950.00 $3,570.00 $9,100.00 $4,000.00 $1,700.00 $650.00 $950.00 $6,350.00 PHONE (309) 370-3999 (573) 544-2041 (306) 826-5546 (780) 779-1296 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MAIL THIS APPLICATION TO: MAIL TO: Marc Peters, Somers,Membership Membership Chairman Dennis Chairman 4126 Somers Dr. 73321 Van Dyke Burton, MI MI 48529 Romeo, 48065 Please Enroll Me as a National & Flint Chapter Member: ■ 3-Year Membership $300 ■ 1-Year Membership $115