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Debunking the Myth: Trophy Hunting Is Replaceable with Photo-Tourism: CIC Graphic

Those calling for an end to the practice of “trophy hunting” often suggest photo-tourism as an alternative way of supporting conservation and livelihoods. While photo-tourism can be an effective form of wildlife based tourism, it is simply not feasible in all areas. Factors such as low wildlife densities, lack of scenic landscapes and the absence […]

DSC Names Rob Keck as 2021 Capstick Award Winner

 (Oct. 30, 2020 – DALLAS) — The DSC Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award Committee has selected Rob Keck as the 2021 award recipient. Keck will be presented with the prestigious award at the DSC Convention and Expo, Reflections, during the Saturday evening banquet on Feb. 13, 2021.The Capstick Award honors the memory of a great man whose love of hunting […]

DSC Awards Clay Brewer With First Conservation Trailblazer Award

Clay Brewer has been selected as the inaugural winner of DSC’s Conservation Trailblazer Award. This award celebrates the immense contribution of wildlife professionals to the field of game and non-game wildlife conservation, including wildlife and habitat management, applied research and policy. Brewer will be presented the award, plus a $10,000 contribution toward his work in […]

DOI’s Continued Commitment to Conservation

Funds Approved for Wetland Conservation The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, chaired by Secretary Bernhardt, approved more than $130 million in public and private funding for various wetland conservation projects on Sept. 10. The Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and its partners will use the funds to conserve or restore more than 157,000 acres of wetland […]

Fighting Back

[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://www.biggame.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dscf.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Article by Richard Cheatham, DSC Foundation Executive Director. Richard has been involved in the outdoors since his youth and has since hunted across the U.S. and southern Africa, in addition to representing DSC across the globe alongside major professional hunting associations, NGOs and outfitters and guides. This article originally ran in the […]

DSC's Trailing the Hunter's Moon Wins Best in Education and Conservation

Blake Barnett of DSC’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon has been fan-voted as Best in Education and Conservation at the CarbonTV Awards! Join us in congratulating the team on their dedicated work to represent the hunting community in an informative and entertaining light. Trailing the Hunter’s Moon, hosted by lifelong outdoorsmen, Blake Barnett and Larry Weishuhn, […]

DSC's Jay Cox on Untamed Heritage Podcast

If you listen to the Untamed Heritage Podcast this week, you will hear from a familiar DSC voice! Director of Publications and Editor-in-Chief Jay Cox, PhD, talks with Larry Weishuhn on the importance of story-telling, what it’s like to be a writer and editor, and how YOU can get your story published in DSC’s publications. […]

Scientists Call for Shift in Global Food System, Not Wildlife Trade Ban

The coronavirus pandemic has brought new attention onto wildlife trade and markets. But, the concerns are not only that a wildlife market ban would be costly to both people and wildlife, but also that the true driver of the emergence of infectious diseases is being completely overlooked. A new study in World Development Journal recognizes […]

It's a Law: Big Announcements on Great American Outdoors Act

President Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act into law; Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced free entrance to national parks and public lands for August 5, 2020; and August 4th was designated as the “Great American Outdoors Day.” Read more from the National Park Service below.