NAME: Dallas Safari Club
DATE: January 7, 2016 to January 10, 2016
TIME: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 650 S Griffin St Dallas, TX 75202
CONTACT: Mike Davis - crosscanyon3@gmail.com

DESCRIPTION:

Since 1972, Dallas Safari Club has been the gathering point for hunters, conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. An international organization, we offer members a world of options: Annual conventions and expositions, Annual sporting clay events, Monthly meetings and other member activities, World class publications and a Grant in aid program that contributes millions of dollars each year to programs and projects promoting our mission to conserve wildlife and wilderness lands, to educate youth and the general public and to promote and protect the rights and interests of hunters worldwide.

NAME: Sheep Show
DATE: January 21, 2016 to January 23, 2016
TIME: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Reno Sparks Convention Center 4590 S Virginia St. Reno, NV 89502
CONTACT: Mike Davis - crosscanyon3@gmail.com

DESCRIPTION:

The FNAWS tradition began on a November weekend at Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, in 1974. Thirteen wild sheep enthusiasts passed the time by sharing stories about their encounters with the majestic mountain creatures. After realizing how fortunate they were to have all shared such incredible experiences, they decided it was time to give something back. They formed FNAWS so men and women everywhere could get more involved in the positive management of wild sheep. It was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in Iowa on September 14, 1977, and began accepting paid memberships in 1978 as more people joined the cause. The commitment and noble spirit of FNAWS quickly helped the foundation become the fastest-growing wildlife conservation organization of its kind.

NAME: Safari Club International
DATE: February 3, 2016 to February 6, 2016
TIME: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
CONTACT: Mike Davis - crosscanyon3@gmail.com

DESCRIPTION:

Protecting hunters' rights and promoting wildlife conservation, SCI's two areas of focus, historically has been the interest of hundreds of individuals long before SCI was established. But how did SCI as an organization begin?

Forty years ago, there were many safari clubs across the country made up of local, unaffiliated groups of hunters. One such was Safari Club of Los Angeles, which was formed in April 1971 by forty-seven individuals. In early 1972, an out-of-towner from a similar club in Chicago attended one of the monthly Wednesday night meetings, and it was decided that the L.A. club should attempt to combine with the one in Chicago to make it an affiliated chapter. The founder of Safari Club of Los Angeles, C.J. McElroy, went to the Windy City and instituted the new chapter.

Eleven months after the formation of Safari Club of Los Angeles, on March 9, 1972, the name was changed officially to Safari Club International. SCI continued to reach out to other independent safari clubs throughout the United States in an effort to combine them into a single overall organization.

Today, interest in SCI's two primary missions has grown a worldwide network. Subsequent involvement and promotion of these missions is rooted in each of our 55,000 members, supported through each of our 190 membership chapters found across the globe, and put into action by government representatives and personnel both nationally and internationally.

In this way, we can encourage an appreciation for nature and wildlife so that conservation efforts remain strong, while also fighting to protect our rich hunting heritage. Big changes can be achieved through the endeavors of many who are united in a mission – the mission of Safari Club International.

NAME: Western Hunting & Conservation Expo
DATE: February 11, 2016 to February 14, 2016
TIME: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
LOCATION: Salt Palace Convention Center 100 South West Temple Salt Lake City, UT
CONTACT: Mike Davis - crosscanyon3@gmail.com

DESCRIPTION:

The 10th Annual Western Hunting & Conservation Expo will combine the very best in hunting expositions with a joint national convention between two major North American wildlife conservation organizations – the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), and Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife (SFW).