by Ed H. Edwards, SCI Lansing Chapter Member, and avid hunter After eight days of 10-mile hikes, a bull stood broadside 150 yards away alerted but not spooked. The crosshairs settled on the elk’s shoulder in the rat gray light of dusk. As the old saying goes, it was definitely crunch time! Michigan Elk Past […]

by Marty Crimp The 2020 Veterans Hunt was spectacular. Every Year SCI Lansing Chapter is a Major Sponsor of the Veterans Pheasant Hunt. Related: Veterans Hunt 2017 What do you call a gathering of approximately 80 United States Vets with shotguns? A wonderful day for a pheasant hunt! SCI Lansing was once again a major sponsor of […]

By Ed H. Edwards, SCI Lansing Chapter Member, and avid hunter Hope “The desire and search for a good future, difficult but not possible to obtain with God’s help” Sometimes when you think everything possible has gone wrong Murphy sends yet another curveball. One of the most sickening sounds a hunter can hear is CLICK […]

By Ed H. Edwards, SCI Lansing Chapter Member and avid hunter I am often asked, “what is your favorite type of hunting?” “What I’m going to do next!” is my answer. However deep in my soul I know waterfowl is the truth! Waterfowl hunting done properly is hard work and requires diverse skills, knowledge, and […]

Will the Michigan Hunting Season look much different because of Covid-19 and social distancing? According to Michigan.gov and posted on June 2, 2020: “Yes, licensed individuals may still hunt while following social distancing guidelines remaining at least 6 feet from people outside an individual’s household.” Hunting can be a solitary sport with where hunters go […]

By Ed H. Edwards, SCI Lansing Chapter Member and avid hunter “We will eat like kings!” -Jim Shockey Halibut Cheeks Salmon are always popular on Pacific Northwest restaurant menus but do not be surprised if you hear a local ask if any halibut cheeks are available. Halibut “cheeks” are portions of muscle removed from the head […]

The Lansing SCI chapter’s 20th annual fundraiser and auction was not cancelled! We moved it very quickly to an online virtual fundraiser format and it was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who participated and supported this new adventure. As many of you know, our annual banquet raises over 90% of the funds we […]

By Ed H. Edwards, SCI Lansing Chapter Member and avid hunter  If you enjoy turkey hunting, you will enjoy this brief history lesson on turkey hunting in the United States. Come on spread out and show me some social distancing! A gobbler was holding tight between two hens and preventing a shot.   If someone told […]

by Warren & Jann Brooks, Lansing Safari Club members  Blue Reef Adventures & Cotton Tree Lodge – February 2020 NOTE: This trip will be up for bidding again this year at our March Fundraiser. Come bid. Come have fun!  Bidding on Belize My wife and I were fortunate enough to place the winning bid on […]

 by Ed H. Edwards, Lansing SCI Chapter Member A Castle for my Queen At less than 30 yards this was going to be a chip shot if the boar would just give me a clear shot for a second or two. In the previous two days, every time a boar was judged a shooter it […]