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 […]

Another annual Whitetail Awards Night is in the books. If you did not attend, you really missed out.  But do not worry, we captured the highlights here! Do not forget to get your tickets to our EVEN BIGGER 20th Annual SCI Fundraiser Dinner on March 20th and 21st. Get your tickets here: 20th Annual SCI Fundraiser […]

The SCI Lansing Chapter’s 2019 Wish Hunt did not disappoint.   Our chapter has renamed this annual event as the Jim and Janet Leonard Safari Youth Wish Hunt, in honor of this generous couple who has supported this endeavor for many years. Jim passed away in 2018, just a few weeks before the hunt. We miss him […]

by Ed H. Edwards, SCI Lansing Chapter Member Botswana is a magical place and I have so many fond memories of being there and the people I met. “To deny the instinct to hunt is to deny the instinct to exist.”  -Harry Selby Every month I look forward to receiving and reading cover to cover […]

Safari Club International and its members are no strangers to weird hunting laws. It is why we advocate for hunters’ rights. Usually we understand where the law came from and why it is outdated now. Of course, it doesn’t stop us from shaking our heads and cringing. The following are some of the weirdest and […]

by Erin Saros, Lansing School District Kindergarten Teacher In October of 2018, my friend decided to apply to the American Wilderness Leadership School in Wyoming and she encouraged me to apply with her.  I had never heard of the program before, but thought, “why not?”. I filled out the application, wrote the essay to get a scholarship, […]