DSC Message on COVID-19
DSC Executive Director Corey Mason offers a message for the DSC community. See the video below. Unprecedented social and travel restrictions are affecting all people, and that includes DSC members and like-minded sportsmen and women who hunt and travel internationally. It is important to find accurate information but not to over-react to the non-stop coverage […]
Nearly $1 Billion in Conservation Funding from Sportsmen and Women
Department of the Interior announced the breakdown by state of how the almost $1 billion dollars from Pittman-Robertson/Dingell-Johnson Act will be used. Read the text below.
European Scientists Demand Improvements for Small Game, Biodiversity
A news release by FACE: Today, thousands of scientists across and beyond Europe called for higher ambition in addressing sustainability challenges in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Through a ten-point plan, their Statement highlighted weaknesses associated with the current CAP proposal with regards to the environment, climate and socio-economic issues. At the same time, EU governments are discussing […]
Support for Botswana’s Controlled Hunting Program
[box] DSC greatly supports the decision by the Republic of Botswana to lift the 2014 hunting moratorium. The decision to lift the hunting moratorium was a significant step forward for Botswana’s science-based wildlife conservation policy. Moreover, Botswana’s controlled hunting program is designed to provide significant benefits to rural communities living amongst destructive and dangerous wildlife […]
DSC's Response to UK Call for Evidence on Trophy Imports/Exports
Please see DSC’s submission in response to the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ call for evidence on the impact of trophy imports and exports. The case for legal, regulated hunting as a conservation tool is well-established worldwide and there is no place for restrictions on any matters seeking to undermine hunting. DSC […]
Translocation: One Technique, Many Applications
Kentucky Lighting Way for Elk What started as a reintroduction of over 1,500 wild eastern elk twenty years ago is now a thriving Kentucky population of over 13,000 individuals. The population has been brought to light as a new study led by Jordan Youngmann confirms unprecedented strong genetic diversity within the current population. The original […]
DSC Elephant Import Lawsuit FAQ
Hear more from DSC Executive Director Corey Mason about the Elephant Import Litigation:
Response to Lion Import Permit Debate
November 16, 2019 Dear Mrs. Linton, We recently saw a news article related to an Instagram post you made expressing your distaste for a lion import permit from Tanzania and hunting overall.1 We are encouraged to see you are very passionate about wildlife and habitat conservation; however, we believe we have two divergent views on […]
2020 Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award Winner Announced
The Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award (OHAA) committee has selected Dr. Mark Wayne as the 2020 award recipient. Dr. Wayne will be presented the prestigious award at the DSC Convention and Expo, Heritage, during the Saturday evening banquet on Jan. 11, 2020. The OHAA is given solely for outstanding achievements in the finite area of big game hunting. […]
Chapter’s Action Trackchair Provides Access for Youth
Do you get excited when you see a cottontail, a whitetail, a swallowtail, a scissortail? For most outdoor lovers, all it takes is to pack up the car and head out down the trail, out to the lake, or up a mountain to experience all that nature has to offer. For hunters and anglers, the […]