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ALBERTA CHAPTER

NORTHERN

SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL

Volume 5, Issue 5, 2009

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTING 2008

Tim McKinnonPresident

Denis DaleVice President

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Brian ParadisBanquet Chairman

Barry VoogdHunting Heritage


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Gary DidierSpecial Event/Merchandise

Matt BeskoSpecial Events


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Don AyersTreasurer

Mark BoyceSecretary


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Val SansanoNewsletter Editor

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Mailing Address:Northern Alberta Safari Club Int.P.O. Box 189St. Albert, AlbertaCanada T8N 1N3

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PRESIDENT’S PEN

SCI CODE OF ETHICSRecognizing my responsibilities to wildlife, habitat and future generations

I pledge: • To conduct myself in the fi eld so as to make a positive contribution to wildlife and the ecosystems • To improve my skills as a woodsman and marksman to ensure humane harvesting of wildlife • To comply with all game laws, in spirit of fair chase, and to infl uence my companions accordingly • To accept my responsibility to provide all possible assistance to game law enforcement offi cers. • To waste no opportunity to teach young people the full meaning of the code of Ethics. • To refl ect, in word and behavior, only credit upon the fraternity of sportsmen and to demonstrate • Abiding respect for game, habitat and the property where I am privileged to hunt.

Presidents Pen:

Has Spring Finally Arrived?As the weather starts to change and the snow melts it is a clear sign we are getting really close to our busy season. � e board is very busy planning all the up coming events with our 9th An-nual Banquet, Boat & Sportsmen show, Sensory Safari, Sport-ing Clay Shoot to name a few. We have a fantastic group and we are always looking to our members to volunteer a couple hours here and there to be a part of the banquet committee or work a shift at the sportsmen show and you will never feel more rewarded then helping a visually impaired person through our ex-hibit at our sensory safari. If you can spare some time to help out please contact one of the board members or a chair person. With that I would like to welcome Val-erio Sansano to our board. Val has accepted the vacant position as our 11th member and will be re-sponsible for our newsletter going forward. � is will free up George Belter to do even more work. Ha Ha! It is now March and I am fi nally recovering from the Reno convention. � e show was amaz-ing and even though I was busy in meetings like the Canadian com-mittee meetings or the AGM one thing kept coming out from people in the SCI world. What a great chapter the Northern Alberta Chapter has! � is makes me extremely proud and should make you as well! Hear are some things for you to consider the NAC has the largest chap-ter outside the

USA. Internationally our chapter has contributed the largest amount to conservation, education and humanitarian projects to SCI again this year. Our membership grew more than 151 new members last year. We received recognition on our Hu-manitarian project such as “Blue Bag” and “Sensory Safari”. On a side note it was announced in Reno that SCI just hit a huge mile stone and exceeded 300 million dollars in funded conservation projects world wide. WOW! A funny thing hap-

pened when I went to pick up a donation form from a long time donor: he was tell-ing me how much he like donating to us and we are a fi rst class chapter and our members are great. Here is the funny part an outfi tter next to him heard us talking and came up and asked if he could donate and then the guys across were called over and we managed to get 3 donations based on a reference from our donor. We have built something special here in Northern Alberta and it is because of you we are able to grow with your continued support towards our chapter and donors. Just a heads up make sure you don’t miss out on April 4th, 2009 Banquet get your tickets soon before they are all gone for. We will also be drawing all the prizes for the 2009 membership drive!

Regards,

Tim McKinnon President SCI Northern Alberta

pened when I went to pick up a donation form from a long time donor: he was tell-ing me how much he like donating to us and we are a fi rst class chapter and our members are great. Here is the funny part an outfi tter next to him heard us talking and came up and asked if he could donate and then the guys across were called over and we managed to get 3 donations based on a reference from our donor. We have built something special here in Northern Alberta and it is because of you we are able to grow with your continued support towards our chapter and donors. Just a heads up make sure you don’t miss out on April 4th, 2009 Banquet get your tickets soon before they are all gone for. We will also be drawing all the prizes for the 2009 membership drive!

Regards,

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STORY BY TERRY OSTROM

Let � at Be a Lesson to Ya

Sitting on the couch and saying to myself “there is no way you missed that bull”. I had to get my butt back up the mountain and look for him 1 more time. I had taken a shot at a 5-point bull directly below me in the timber on a slide. A 70 yd shot at his shoulder through an open patch of pine and scrub. He was quartering toward me and I thought for sure it was good. I could just make out his antlers through the 10 12-foot high spruce and pine as I looked down from the top of the Chute.

I will go back to the beginning, which is always a good idea when you don’t know where to go. It was 5am and I was fi nishing my coff ee and staring into the inky black-ness watching for head-lights coming up the road. I had not had enough sleep but it was opening day of Elk season and I had com-mitted to take a newbie out and pop his cherry…may-be. I seem to be doing a lot of that lately, introduc-ing people to hunting. It’s rewarding and a challenge to take neophyte budding nimrods along on your hunt….

� is fella was 23 years old and supposed to be in good shape. Oky Doky then lets go..I am thinking he’s 24 years my junior he should be able to keep up to the old guy. Ha ha ha.

Just as I fi nished my coff ee he showed up and away we went. A short 2-mile journey to a local mountain. I instructed my ward to pull over and related that we would be hiking in a couple miles and then climbing straight up the mountain, then bugling and cow calling elk. So keep up and shut up. Away I went humping along pretty good, I had been climbing the bears hump at work 3 times a week for a lunch break, its about a 1000 ft climb in elevation over 1 mile. So this moder-ate uphill was no biggie. OK well there’s a steep uphill right off the bat and at about the 1km mark I stopped to see if the punk was still with me. Couldn’t see nothing in the pitch black, musta left him in the dust. Th at’s when I hear a noise, “RAAAlph, RAAAlph, whats that? Oh Oh he’s back down the trail puking. Ha ha…Hmmmph can’t keep up to the old guy. Poor kid. Oh well I carried on until I got to the beginning of the real climb. Th ankfully I didn’t have to wait to long, dawn

was starting to break and we needed to get to the top of the slide. Kid looked a little green so I said I am off , I told him just keep going straight up I will be waiting at the top.

Th e sun was well up in the sky and I had almost given up on him when I saw an alder shake and the kid popped out from behind it. He struggled the last 100yds up to where I was and sat down, he was a cool shade of grey, pulled out his mirror sunglasses and perched them on his baseball cap and lit a ciga-rette. After all the coughing and hacking I didn’t care about noise but told him to lose the mirror shades. I cow called and bugled intermittently for about an hour and half without

results. Now the sun was climbing to that 10ish an-gle and I said “lets move to the next slide over on the mountain. We tried for half and hour or so at that slide bugles cow calls and nothing. By now I had my jacket off and it was looking like it was going to get quite warm, not conducive to elk hunting. Well we had to go south to get to the truck anyway so we might as well go to the third slide and try some calling there. We came out of the timber near the top of the slide right below the rock and near timber-

line and when I looked down I said, “hey there’s been game through that crossing down there”. I cow called and bugled and we sat on the ledge there for about 15 minutes, no return. I stepped into the bush to look for a path to the next ledge and when I looked back the kids got the gun up and is pointing down the hill. I stepped out from behind the trees and there’s a 5 point bull elk at about 10yds looking at us. Up comes the 300 and poof! the elk is gone before I can shoot.

No panic I know this game and doubt he went to far. I put the kid where the elk was, looking downhill and moved 25 yds to the side and bugled again, then proceeded to pick the bush apart with my binoculars. I spotted antler, branched antler be-tween some trees and there’s some shoulder, Boom!!!!! a pretty steep downhill shot and he whirled around and was gone. We looked no blood no real rail to follow. We circled and pickedapart the place for an hour, no sign of a hit. I reluctantly said I musta missed aint the fi rst one, but I couldn’t see how I could miss at 70yds and the 180 grain bullet shoulda slowed him down.

results. Now the sun was climbing to that 10ish an-gle and I said “lets move to the next slide over on the mountain. We tried for half and hour or so at that slide bugles cow calls and nothing. By now I had my jacket off and it was looking like it was going to get quite warm, not conducive to elk hunting. Well we had to go south to get to the truck anyway so we might as well go to the third slide and try some calling there. We came out of the timber near the top of the slide right below the rock and near timber-

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STORY BY TERRY OSTROM

Well we gave up and headed back to the house and that’s where the story started. Th e kid went home and I sat on couch and decided to head back up the mountain. It was high noon and hot, I took the quad and drove to the base of the second slide and climbed back to where I shot and started the search again. � is time fanning lower and wider through some deep slop-ing ravines. No blood, no distinct tracks except down on that quad trail and its cows and calves, must of run off when I shot. My gut told me I hit that bull and as I came over the last ridge I spotted a bedded bull, up came Winnie the 300 but I didn’t need her, the bull was dead. He had bedded there, looking downhill, antler rested against a tree and about 450yds from

where he took the bullet high in the lungs, he had bled inside nothing coming out. � e good news was it was only 120yds down to the quad trail from here. Now I wondered if I should gut him or phone the kid so he could see how to do it. It was warm and I was worried about bone sour but he was laying in the shade and I fi gured ½ hour more wouldn’t make a big diff erence. Up came the kid and I showed him how to gut and quarter and made him pack a quarter down on his back taking the rest on the quad. I think he learned a few things. Just cause the punks young don’t mean he can keep up, just because there’s no sign of a hit don’t mean ya missed. So let that be a lesson to ya.

NEXT NEWSLETTER By ˜ e Editor

Val SansanoE-mail: [email protected]

CLOSING DATES FORSUBMISSIONS

May 1, 2009 August 1, 2009 November 1, 2009

I was asked to say a few words and introduce myself as the newsletter Editor. I thought about this for some time and didn’t want to give the typical autobiography. I felt that becoming a member of the Northern Alberta SCI Chapter and SCI should speak loudly about how much I enjoy our sport and fi rmly believe in what our chapter and SCI stands for and continues to achieve for not only the hunting community but the community at large.

As Walt Disney said:“Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights that can not be scaled by a man who knows the secret’s of making dreams come true. � is special secret it seems to me can be summarized if for C’s. � ey are curiosity,

confi dence, courage and consistency and the greatest of all is confi dence. When you believe in a thing believe in it all the way implicitly and unquestionably.”So I ask all members of NACI to please forward any and idea’s that you feel can help me make you newsletters better. Stories of hunting trips, studies, perhaps a article that you may have read that we should include, all your brag pictures. So with confi dence I ask you to get involved and help me make your newsletter something we are all proud of.

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”

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STORY BY GEORGE BELTER

Father and Son Antelope Hunt

It started at the NASIC chapter fund raiser two years ago when I bought an antelope hunt donated by TROPHY RIDGE OUT-FITTERS in Carlile, Wyoming. Th e hunt was to take place in the fall of 2008. After the purchase I contacted my son Doug who lives in Michigan, whether he would be interested in join-ing me. After a positive answer I made arrangements with Ralph Dap-man to add an extra hunter. We then fi lled out the required paper work and waited for fall 2008 to arrive, sometimes time really goes slow when you are waiting. Doug and I decided to drive him from Michigan and I from Edmon-ton. We both left � ursday morn-ing at 6 am and I drove to Hard-ing Montana, stayed the night. � e next morning after breakfast I continued on my way to Carlile which is located in the north east corner of Wyoming. On the way Doug and I kept in touch by cell phone, we met on the interstate exit to Carlile and continued on to the lodge on our way down we saw hundreds of antelope. We were shown to our cabin which is modern newly built com-plete with all facilities. � en we met with Ralph and decided on what was going to happen. It was decided that Tom would be our guide and we would hunt the next morning at daybreak. Of course the excitement was building and it was hard to fall asleep. Next morning after a hearty breakfast Tom our guide and Doug and I climbed into Tom’s truck and we were off down the road to look for antelope. We passed several herds from 50 to several hundred head. Finally we settled on herd that seemed to have a fair sized head. Out of the truck behind a hill and we snuck up the hill. On all fours we crested the hill and there must have been about 50 in the herd. Most were about 350yds away but there was a nice buck about 325 yds and it was decided I would try my luck, but laying in the grass with cactus pricking my elbows I knew it was a miss as I pulled the trigger on my 270 short mag. Well after the shot they were over the hill. We tried to go around, and get ahead of them, but they were spooked enough that we could not get close. Now we decided to look for another herd and sure enough after driving about 20 minutes we found another herd with a single buck of to the side.We dropped Doug of and Tom and I drove past the buck and just then the buck fell to the ground and Doug had his fi rst An-telope. After fi eld dressing him taking pictures and measuring the lengths of horn it turned into a 15 ¾ in. buck.

Now we were off to fi nd another antelope, and we went back to a herd that we had seen earlier. In this bunch were a couple of bucks that interested me. One had a very wide spread and the other had what looked like a couple of extra points on one side. Tom and I decided that we would try for either one, but with the range fi nder they were about 500 yd. After looking at them from diff erent angles Tom decided we should climb thru a fence and slither in the grass for about a hundred yds. and then wait, as it seemed they were feeding toward us. After we managed to crawl thru very little grass and cactus which seem to be everywhere and not being detected we waited. Slowly they came toward us, but then a couple jumped the fence and stood on the road. As

luck would have it a car came along and those two decided to return back into the fi eld with the rest. Now they started to come toward us again. It can be a long time when you are waiting for them to come closer. I could not see them as I was lying behind Tom. Fi-nally Tom said they are 150 yds and he would sit up and I was to use his shoul-der as a rest. � is time the 270 did its thing and I was the lucky guy with a 16 in. and a unick horn. After pictures congratulations and fi eld dressing we were back at the lodge by 11.30am. Doug and I both decided that this was the fastest hunt that we had ever expe-

rienced. � e afternoon was spent sight seeing � e Devils Tower, which rises to 1200 ft. and is used by many climbers in the sum-mer. In the evening we visited with other hunters and stories were told of the days experiences. Sunday morning we parted ways and Doug headed east to Michigan, and I west and north, and arrived in Edmonton before midnight. Although it was to be a 3 day hunt we were both busy and glad to head for home. Doug and I both decided now that we know what this entails we will be back to take a book trophy animal in 2010 and will take our time until we fi nd one that we like. Anybody that is interest in an antelope hunt I would highly rec-ommend TROPHY RIDGE OUTFITTERS they have knowl-edgeable guides good facilities and you will have an easy hunt

By George Belter

luck would have it a car came along and those two decided to return back into the fi eld with the rest. Now they started to come toward us again. It can be a long time when you are waiting for them to come closer. I could not see them as I was lying behind Tom. Fi-nally Tom said they are 150 yds and he would sit up and I was to use his shoul-der as a rest. � is time the 270 did its thing and I was the lucky guy with a 16 in. and a unick horn. After pictures congratulations and fi eld dressing we were back at the lodge by 11.30am. Doug and I both decided that this was the fastest hunt that we had ever expe-

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2009 SCINORTHERN ALBERTA CHAPTER

9th Annual Fundraiser Banquet – April 4th 2009 – Edmonton, Alberta

Well the time has come to once again start thinking of purchasing your 2009 Banquet / Fundraiser tickets. With the banquet fast approaching on April 4, 2009 everyone is wondering what we, the convention committee have up for auction. This year will see hunts and fi shing trips from The Dark Continent of AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND,

ARGENTINA, UNITED STATES, & CANADA. Here are a few of our many great auction items.

2009 SCI-Northern Alberta Chapter 9th Annual Fundraiser Banquet – April 4th 2009 – Edmonton, Alberta

3 Day Fishing Trip for 2 Anglers McKinnon & Co Outfitters and Bonnet Plume Outfitters have once again graciously donated a winning bidder’s choice of either fishing at:

A) Calling Lake, Alberta-Lodge (2 hours North of Edmonton) Included in this donation 3 days accommodations for two anglers in a lakeside log lodge , boats available to use, 3 home cooked meals per day

ORB) Kathleen Lake, Yukon-Lakeside Cabin

Included in this donation: 3 days accommodations for two anglers in a lakeside cabin, boats available to use, food for all of your meals Fishing license is required: $15, available at many Yukon vendors. Air Charter Flight from Mayo: $900 round trip. The plane can seat 3 people. Price is for the flight not per person. Many options are available for flights depending on the number of people coming on the trip.Possible upgrades for both locations: Extra person for 3 days: $850

Value of this donation: $1700.00 USD

2010 Russian Brown Bear Hunt for One Hunter This 10 hunt donated by Ameri-cana Expeditions will take you to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia where you will hunt Russian Brown Bear that average in the 8.5’ -9’ size range. This is a spring hunt, April 23-May 7 2010,and will be done on snowmobile to cover big areas. Rifle only with No alternate dates are available. You will stay in wall tents that are equipped with wood burning stoves. Tents are very comfortable and the food is good. Out house for facilities. VIP camp may be available for extra cost. Included in this donation:

10 day hunt for one hunter All food and accommodations during the hunt Arrival and departure assistance in airports Services of guide and interpreter Visa support and issuance of documents for carrying of rifles CITES, International veterinary certificates, licenses Complete trophy care of your animals All transfers from Petropavlovsk to hunting camp and back Ameri-cana will assist the hunter in ALL arrangements

Not included in this donation: $3500.00 Trophy fee must be paid in camp in cash by the hunter after being successful

SCI Northern Alberta would like to Thank Ameri-cana Expeditions, Pat, Nick & Dan Fredrick for this wonderful donation.
























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3 Day Lioness Hunt for One Hunter Here is a hunt for the hunter looking for the start or continuation of the ‘BIG FIVE’ of Africa. This hunt donated by Cape to Cairo who is known for their exclusive tailor-made hunting safaris in Africa. A limited number of Lionesses are hunted each year on this 12 000 acre private game reserve. This area is one of the very few projects that have been approved by government as a fair chase hunting ranch for lions. Included in this donation:-Professionally guided 3 day hunt -Trophy fee for one female lion -Hunting licenses -All land transportation during your visit Hunt can be taken in 2009 (depending on availability), or 2010.Not included in donation:-Flight charters or road transportation to and from Mankwe. Road transfers to and from Mankwe will cost around $500 USD per person -Accommodations before and after the hunt (can be arranged through Cape to Cairo) Possible Upgrades: -Lion: $35,000 USD ($8000 credit from lioness trophy fee can be applied) -Any game on Cape to Cairo -Extra hunters, non-hunters, and photographer

Value of this Donation: $8000.00 USD

Namibia

Argentina

3 Day Plains Game Hunt Join Alberta Hunting Safaris on a three day plains game hunt which will include one Hartmanns Mountain Zebra, one Red Hartebeest, and one Duiker. This donation is for one hunter & one non-hunter. To be taken between February and November 2009 only, with no alternate dates allowed.


10 Day Hunt for 2 Hunters Join 2005 International PH Paco Pizarro as he personally guides you on his legendary AnuritayGame Ranch. Experience South America Hunting like no other. This is an all-inclusive hunt (accommodations, daily fees, beverages, meals). For two hunters for the 2009 season. Trophy fees are not included.

Value of this Donation: $12 000.00 USD


3 Day Waterfowl Hunt for One HunterOne Hunter will hunt the famous “Delta Marsh” in St. Ambroise, Manitoba with Silverback Duck Lodge. Include in this donation is pick & return from Winnipeg, Accommodations, 3 Home cooked meals and Blind lunch. Daily limits of 8 Ducks, 4 Canadian Geese & 20 Snow Geese. Also available to hunt are Sandhill Cranes and Sharptail Grouse. Hunt to be taken between September 8, 2009 to October 31, 2009.


3 Day Louisiana Alligator Hunt for One Hunter and One Non- Hunter

Join outfitter Greg Dupont of Louisiana Hunter Inc. on a hunt for one Free Range Alligator up to 9foot in length. Located 20 minutes outside of Baton Rouge. All guests are lodged on site in air-conditioned bunk houses and home style Cajun cooking included. Hunt to be taken in September 2009 or September 2010 and upgrades are available.


North America

3 Days/4 Nights Fishing Trip for One Angler at Bad River Muskie Camp Wisconsin

This is a limited trophy Muskie trip made available through Superior Guides & Outfitters Inc. Included in this donation: four nights, three days for one angler, and fully-guided 7-8 hours of fishing per day. Lodging and meals are also included. Must be taken October 6, 7, 8, 2009. Upgrades available.


10 Day B.C. Mountain Goat Hunt for One Hunter Your hosts Darwin and Wendy Cary and their daughters Tiffany and Trina will assist you with arranging your wilderness vacation of a lifetime. Scoop Lake Outfitters' 2,560,000 acres of exclusive guide area is home to one of the largest goat populations in British Columbia. Most of our hunts are by horseback, from well-equipped and warm, comfortable cabins. Included in this donation is 1 Mountain Goat, 10 days Accommodations, Meals and Guide service. Hunt to be taken between August 25- October 15, 2009 or 2010. Licenses are purchased through the outfitter, method of harvest is Rifle. Trip can be upgraded to include Extra Hunters, Non-Hunters, Moose, Caribou or Grizzly.

Value of this donation: $10 900.00 USD


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Well the time has come to once again start thinking of purchasing your 2009 Banquet / Fundraiser tickets. With the banquet fast approaching on April 4, 2009

everyone is wondering what we, the convention committee have up for auction. This year will see hunts and fishing trips from The Dark Continent of AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND, ARGENTINA, UNITED STATES, & CANADA. Here are a

few of our many great auction items.

South Africa

10 Days African Package - 7 Days Hunting - 3 Days in Kruger National Park

One hunter and one non-hunter can enjoy the pleasures of Africa with their gracious host Christo and Stella Gomes of Mabula Pro Safaris. This 10 day adventure includes 7 days 1x1 guided hunt in the Limpopo region of South Africa and 3 days at Kruger National Park. With this donation is $1500.00 in Trophy Fees (as per 2010 price list) be taken with weapon of choice. On this property you will have the opportunity to hunt 24 different species of animals. Hunt to be taken during March to October 2010. Accommodations include a luxury lodge with swimming pool and jacuzzi. The intimate atmosphere of an open fire is where you will enjoy a variety of traditional meals, music, and dances.


7 Days African Package – Plains Game Hunt This 7 day package for two hunters and two non-hunters in the North Limpopo province of South Africa near the Botswana border will join the staff of Adansonia Safaris and owners, Mof and Minie Venter. This 2x1 hunt includes one Blue Wildebeest, one Impala, one Warthog, one Blesbuck, and one Stienbuck to be shared by the hunters. Weapons of choice may be any except semi-auto. Your stay will be in luxury brick and thatch roof chalets with air-conditioning, swimming pool and jacuzzi. This hunt must be taken in 2009 or 2010.


Photo Safari for 2 People For the person who wishes to visit Africa on a photo safari can join Zulu Nyala Game Lodge on an experience of a lifetime. For six days and six nights, luxury accommodation for 2 people at Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, you will savour the African way of life. This includes three delicious meals per day prepared by ethnic chefs, with an African flavour of course. A professional game ranger will take you on your safari in open game viewing vehicles in Zulu Nyala Game Reserve twice a day. This donation is valid for two years from the date of purchased






South Africa









2 Day Axis Buck & Wild Boar Hunt for One Adult & One Youth in Texas

Buffalo Creek Ranch is located outside San Antonio, Texas in the Texas Hill Country. This Trophy Axis Buck & Wild Boar hunt is available from April – October 2009. Deluxe accommodations, meals, trophy fees for 1 Axis Buck & 1 Wild Boar, field prep, and 2x1 guide services are included. Upgrades are available for any one of the 40+ species of game offered on the ranch.


2009 Eastern Wyoming YOUTH Antelope Hunt Ralph Dampman & Trophy Ridge Outfitters continue to support SCI-NAC with another great hunting opportunity. This donation is for One Youth Hunter 12-18 years of age accompanied by an Adult. This 1x1 antelope hunt is for 3 days between September and October 2010, hunt must be taken at this time and no alternate year is available. The hunt will take place in Wyoming’s beautiful black hills on private land where you will see numerous and high quality antelope bucks. Meals and accommodations are included. Upgrades include: -Adult Hunter $1865.00 USD -Extra Youth $1600.00 USD -Non-Hunter $75.00 per day -2nd Antelope $ 1000.00 USD - Whitetail Deer or Mule Deer $3000.00 USD


5 Days & 4 Nights for 4 Anglers Silence of the North is located on Minord Lake, Saskatchewan. Included in this donation are accommodations for 4 people (1 cabin) for 5 days/4 nights Each has propane heating, fully equipped kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, and bathroom, and can accommodate up to 8 people. 1 boat and motor For those who prefer Ice Fishing a skidoo is included instead of a boat Fuel not included. The trip must be taken between July 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010

Value of this donation: $1100.00 CDN

Shining Bank Cabins and RV Package This 5 night stay for two is all-inclusive with meals and accommodations in a rustic cabin close to Mother Nature at her best. Located by Peers, Alberta in WMU 346. This donation must be taken in 2009, but is not available the last 3 weeks of November 2009. Owner/operator is Valinda Lea Damberger who will be your gracious host.

Value of this Donation: $600.00 CDN












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4 Day Game Bird Hunt for One Hunter & One Non-HunterNew Zealand has some excellent game bird shooting and this hunt will allow you the opportunity to experience it. Included in this donation provided by Wilderness Quest:-Upland Game Bird Hunt for 2 days (Pheasant and Partridge) -Turkey Hunt for 1 day -Waterfowl (Pair Paradise Ducks, Pukeko, and Black Swan) Hunt for 1 day -Trophy fees, Professional Guiding, and Use of firearms Note that the daily guide fee of $350 USD/day is not included in the donation. Hunt must be taken in June or July 2009.Possible Upgrades: -Extra Days for Hunter: $350 USD -Extra Days for Non-Hunter$200USD -Children under 12 years free -And many other animals.


New Zealand

6 Day Argentinean Hunting One hunter will join Lucy & Agustin Robles of Jorge A. Robles Safaris on a 3Day High Volume Pigeon Hunt & 3 Days Russian Wild Boar. This is a year round hunt, but best taken between the months of February to December 2010 or 2011. Upgrades are available for extra days and/or trophies upon availability.


Argentina Hunting Package for 2 Hunters Caza Pampa Hunting Preserve seeks to offer guests unforgettable moments that involve hunting and being in contact with nature. Its high quality accommodation and warm hospitality, along with sports trophies it offers, establish Caza Pampa as one of the finest destinations in Argentina. This package includes 5 days stay, all meals, one Water Buffalo, one Wild Boar, one Feral Ram, and one Black Face Sheep. Field prep and trophy prep included. Hunt Must be taken in either 2010, March 1st and April 30th being the best times. Upgrades are available.


4 Day Hunt for Silver Medal Red Stag One hunter and one non-hunter will travel to a 37 000 acre

Argyle Ranch in New Zealand to be hosted by Stu-e & Judy Rees, owners of ASJ Trophy Hunting, on this hunt of a life

time. This four day rifle hunt for a Silver Medal Red Stag is to be taken between March 1, 2009 & May 31, 2009 only,

no alternate dates. Included are Lodge accommodations, meals, taxidermy preparation, weapon permit, trophy fee for

Silver medal class Red Stag and 1x1 Guide service. Value of this Donation: $6000.00 USD




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Along with all the great hunting and fi shing trips you have viewed from the previous pages, we continue to receive donations on a regular base that would be attractive to our members and supporters at our auction. There will be a few of our donors present to fi eld any questions you may have about their donations. Continue to visit our website for updated versions on a regular basis: www.sci-northern.ab.ca Once again we have had an overwhelming response by our donors who continually support us year after year. Our thanks and appreciation for these donations can only be shown by returning the good will in support of their organizations. Tickets are available by contacting Rita at: [email protected] or (780) 457-6672

You don’t want to miss the 9th Annual Fundraising Banquet. We have many exciting events happening that evening:• fantastic Family style supper • worldwide hunting and fi shing adventures to be auctioned off • fantastic artwork • lots of display booths available to answer questions about the donations and open for bookings • numerous silent and live auction items • bucket raffl es, numerous guns and trophy displays • Membership Drive draws. Sign up before the auction and you could win a Guided Alaska

2009 SCI-Northern Alberta Chapter9th Annual Fundraiser Banquet – April 4th 2008Italian Cultural Center14230-133Ave Edmonton, AlbertaDoors open at 4:00PM Supper at 6:00PM$100.00 a ticketTable of 8 for $720.00 or Table of 10 for $900.00

Thank you and I hope to see you there.

Brian ParadisBrian Paradis, Convention Chairman2007 International Chapter of the YearSCI Northern Alberta Chapter ~ [email protected]












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SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL

440 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 200, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1R 7X6 - Tel: 613-683-LYNX (5969) Fax: 613-782-2228 www.sci-canada.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2009

Safari Club International-Canada Endorses Bill to Scrap the Long Gun Registry

Ottawa, Canada - Safari Club International (SCI)-Canada is pleased to support Saskatchewan M.P. Garry Breitkreuz’s Private Members Bill, C-301, which would finally end the unpopular Long Gun Registry.

“Mr. Breitkreuz is widely respected for his rational approach to issues concerning Canadian firearms legislation. His legislation would make public safety the priority of our country’s gun control laws, as it should be. We all know that the long-gun registry wasn’t working because it targeted the wrong people” said Sven-Erik Jansson, chair of SCI’s Canada Committee.

“We encourage all Canadians to support this initiative” added Mr. Jansson.

SCI-Canada respectfully urges Members of Parliament from all political parties to support Bill C-301 as a reasoned, balanced approach to ending the waste of up to $2 billion of taxpayers’ money and streamlining the provisions of the Firearms Act, making government more efficient. Bill C-301 also eliminates the unwarranted stigma that has been attached to law-abiding gun owners.

“SCI’s Canadian office helps enhance the hunting tradition in Canada and supports reform legislation like C-301 that as a very important step to ensure the future of hunting,” stated SCI President Merle Shepard.

SCI-Canada works to represent and advance the interests of hunters on a wide range of issues and is committed to monitor developments at all levels of government in Canada. We work to ensure that policy development recognizes the rights of hunters and the important contribution we make to conservation and to the economy. SCI-Canada represents over 1,600 members and seven Canadian chapters to protect and to promote the Freedom to Hunt in Canada. Contact: Bob Valcov Director SCI Canada Tel. 613-791-4868, [email protected]

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440 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 200, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1R 7X6 - Tel: 613-683-LYNX (5969) Fax: 613-782-2228 www.sci-canada.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2009

Safari Club International-Canada Endorses Bill to Scrap the Long Gun Registry

Ottawa, Canada - Safari Club International (SCI)-Canada is pleased to support Saskatchewan M.P. Garry Breitkreuz’s Private Members Bill, C-301, which would finally end the unpopular Long Gun Registry.

“Mr. Breitkreuz is widely respected for his rational approach to issues concerning Canadian firearms legislation. His legislation would make public safety the priority of our country’s gun control laws, as it should be. We all know that the long-gun registry wasn’t working because it targeted the wrong people” said Sven-Erik Jansson, chair of SCI’s Canada Committee.

“We encourage all Canadians to support this initiative” added Mr. Jansson.

SCI-Canada respectfully urges Members of Parliament from all political parties to support Bill C-301 as a reasoned, balanced approach to ending the waste of up to $2 billion of taxpayers’ money and streamlining the provisions of the Firearms Act, making government more efficient. Bill C-301 also eliminates the unwarranted stigma that has been attached to law-abiding gun owners.

“SCI’s Canadian office helps enhance the hunting tradition in Canada and supports reform legislation like C-301 that as a very important step to ensure the future of hunting,” stated SCI President Merle Shepard.

SCI-Canada works to represent and advance the interests of hunters on a wide range of issues and is committed to monitor developments at all levels of government in Canada. We work to ensure that policy development recognizes the rights of hunters and the important contribution we make to conservation and to the economy. SCI-Canada represents over 1,600 members and seven Canadian chapters to protect and to promote the Freedom to Hunt in Canada. Contact: Bob Valcov Director SCI Canada Tel. 613-791-4868, [email protected]

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Photo credit: N. Webb

Alternative Wolf Management Strategies and BeyondDr. Evelyn Merrill

Department of Biological Sciences - University of Alberta

Historically, wolf management goals across much of North America have focused on eradication, using poisoning, aerial gunning, trapping, bounty programs, and government employed hunters. While it is widely recognized that intensive control programs can be effective at reducing wolf populations to meet management objectives, these techniques have several limitations such as high costs and rapid wolf colonization after control efforts are stopped. As a result, jurisdictions across North America continue to struggle with developing and implementing effective wolf management strategies that balance continued persistence of wolves with the maintenance of prey populations. Therefore, as wolves continue t o thrive in most of Canada and are undergoing rapid increases in the lower 48 states, alternative effective wolf management strategies are required.

The Alternative Wolf Management Research Project arose from an on-going partnership on wolf research in the central east slopes of the Rocky Mountains between researchers at the University of Alberta (UA) and Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (AB-SRD). On 12 March 2007 a meeting was to possible research to evaluate an alternative approach to reduce wolf kill rates on ungulates based on previous work in Alaska and Yukon where pack sizes were reduced and the primary pair was sterilized. The 3 major research hypotheses were that (1) wolf packs reduced to the

dominant male and female pair that were sterilized would maintain territories and prevent adjacent packs from moving into the area, (2) the reduced packs size would reduce wolf predation rate on ungulates in their territory, and (3) on average there would be a to killing smaller prey. The general idea of was that it was believe the approach will require about half the wolves be culled and require less funding over a long period to implement than traditional wolf control approaches over time. Because it required that fewer wolves be removed over the duration of a control effort, we suspected that it would be much more palatable to the general public than traditional culls.

A follow-up meeting was held on 23 July 2007 where a broader audience of potential funders, resource groups, and stakeholders were invited, including Parks Canada. At this meeting, the study design was narrowed to pack reduction by trappers, supplemented with additional helicopter reductions and wolf sterilization of the 4 targeted packs. At the conclusion of the meeting AB-SRD requested that the project move forward. Phase one of the study included capturing and deploying VHF and GPS collars on wolves in 4 “experimental wolf packs” and 10 adjacent packs. Trapping efforts started in July 2007.

As part of the requirements for issuing the AB-SRD’s Research and Collection permit for Phase II of the study, AB-SRD and the UA researchers developed a Consultation Plan for moving the project forward. The plan involved the formation of a scientific review committee which was scheduled to meet by mid-summer 2008, and a stakeholders review committee was to be convened in early fall 2008. During the one-day session on 30 July 2008, the scientific review committee was asked to assess the scientific merits and technical issues of the proposed research. Although the scientific committee voted in favor of the scientific merit of the project, there was considerable discussion on where the research would best be conducted. Based on these discussions, AB-SRD decided to discontinue its commitment to the project in the proposed study area. Alternative Wolf Management Research Project will no longer be moving forward.

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However, we are continuing to research wolves in this study area through summer 2009 focusing on the remaining radiocollared wolves as part of the Alternative Wolf Management Research Project and additional collared individuals in 4 selected packs. The study follows up on Nate Webb work on winter kill rates of wolves, but focuses on summer kill rates. Wolf predation rates have almost exclusively been studied in winter, due primarily to methodological problems for kill rate estimation in a snow–free environment. Typically wolf predation rates are estimated to be about 70% of predation rates in winter, but this now been questioned. Pete Knamiller, a new MSc at the University of Alberta ran a pilot study in summer 2008 and developed a method to estimate summer wolf kill rates and composition based on intensive tracking paths of GPS-collared relocated every 15 minutes. Because of the success of the approach and the need to address this gap in understanding summer rates of wolf predation to predict their impacts on ungulate populations,the research will continue through summer 2009 given adequate funding is available. This study will be among the first to address these issues in Canada and more importantly in a multiple-species prey system.

Photo credit: Dominic Grenier

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SPEAKER SERIES By Hank Bodewitz

Speaker Series Chairman: Hank Bodewitz Where: All speaker series are held at the AHEIA offi ce, #88, 4003-98 streetTime: 7:00pm. start time April 7, 2009 Mel Longdon - Marco Polo Sheep Hunt Michelle Bacon - Cougars in Cypress Hills Study

Th is will be our fi nal speaker series evening for this winters seminars. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank those who participated in their presentations. Th ey were very interesting and informative. Our attendance this past winter seemed to slack off form previous years. Your’re really missing out on a fun and informative evening. Th ere’s lots to learn from our guest speakers and their experience on what was presented on their designated topics. Our last 2 speak-ers will be Mel LOngdon on which he will show pictures and tell us about his marco polo hunt which he went on. Michell Bacon doing a presentation on a study on “Cougars in Cypres Hills”. Come out, bring a friend or two and lets have a fun evening and especially show our support to our guest speakers We hope to start up next years speakers series in December of 2009 and if you have a hunt you’d like to present, take lots of pictures and we can help you out to do a presentation. We just love to hear and see what you’ve been hunting and to share your experience with fellow hunter. Any questions or enquiries please call me at 780-454-4890.

� anks again, Hank Bodewitz

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37TH ANNUAL SCI CONVENTION RENO, NEVEDA

WHAT A CONVENTION!!

� is year’s convention in Reno was even bigger then past years if you can believe it!! � ere were endless rows of booths and the taxidermy displays were nothing short of amazing. � e Northern Alberta Chapter was there in numbers this year we had many members enjoying the events and most of them managed to stop by the NAC hospitality suite at the Peppermill Resort Casino. For the last 2 years the board of directors has rented out a hospitality room for 2 nights so we can bring up our donors and possible donors to meet our membership. It has worked out fantastic!! Our members meet with the donors and other chapter members as well as some special guests from the SCI executive board of directors. Pictures tell a thousand words! We also attended the Awards Night on Wednesday evening and seen Tom Selleck. Great Night! I know some of you may have heard about the mis-print on International Chapter of the Year award we won again or almost! Since that evening we have been assured everything was above board and we will put that to bed. Watch out this year!! However as noted in the last newsletter we where recognized as the top Humanitarian Chapter for our submission of the St. Edmund “Blue Bag” and a huge poster was hanging in the main hall. As you can see we all had a great time at this year’s convention. I hope you are making plans to attend next January!

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2009 NORTHERN ALBERTA CHAPTER SPORTING CLAY SHOOT

� e 2009 sporting clay shoot will once again be held at Beaver Hills Sporting Clays and this year the date will be Saturday June 13th , 2009. We look forward to having an excellent group of shooters out and welcome the whole family. Th e cost has not yet been fi nalized however we will have a shoot followed by lunch and many prizes. If you are interested in sponsoring a station or volunteering for this event please contact Gary Didier 780-974-3346 or email [email protected] . More information will be posted in the next newsletter and on our website. See you soon!

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