region #1 report - Safari Club International Northwest Chapter

Dedicated to Wildlife Conservation, Education, Humanitarian Efforts and Protecting our Hunting Heritage.
Doug Robinson
Inside this Issue:
pg. 8
•Membership Membership Application, pg. 6
•Pedro Pedro en Argentina, pg. 16
•Dale Dale Hedgpeth—Struttin’, Hedgpeth Struttin’, pg. 7
•Mike Mike Rex in NZ, pg. 8
•Sensory Sensory Safari, pg. 15
•GT’s GT’s Animal Teasers, pg. 18
Summer 2007 Newsletter
Safari Club International
Northwest Chapter
www.SCINW.com
•Vietnam Vietnam-Era Era Vets, pg. 5
•Pedro Pedro goes 6 for 6, pg. 16
•Jonathan’s Jonathan’s Last Wish Fulfilled, pg. 7
•Just Just Say “No” to Turkeys!!!!, pg. 10
•Schedule Schedule of Events, pg. 17
•Sue’s Sue’s Biggest Fish Tale, pg. 12

SCI Northwest Chapter
Officers
President Michael Price
1 st Vice President Gary DeJarlais
2 nd Vice President Doug Rasmussen
Secretary Larry Dixon
Treasurer TJ Stanger
Board of Directors
Cover Photo:
Read about the adventures of
Doug, as written by his best
friend, Don Morin. Doug was a
big supporter of SCI and allaround
good guy.
See pg. 8.
Past President
Mark Dinwiddie
Term Expires June 2007:
Gary DeJarlais
Larry Dixon
Doug Rasmussen
TJ Stanger
Term Expires June 2008:
Thom Halligan
Bill Harrison
Alain Smith
Gary Tennison
Term Expires June 2009:
Steve Foshaug
L.M. Lecky
Michael Price
Mike Skinner
Special Directors
Amy Knobbs
John Lecky
Pete Papac
Newsletter Editor
Doug Rasmussen
email: Doug@AccessQuotient.com
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the views of SCI National or the Northwest
Chapter.
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President’s Message by Michael L. Price
“Now I lay me down to
sleep…”
This will be my last message as Chapter
President of the NW Chapter of Safari Club
International and the NW Chapter of Sportsmen
for Conservation, as my second term
was over as of June 30 th .
Please join me in welcoming the newly
elected Chapter President, Alain Smith, who
although he has a lot of travel plans (hunting)
during the next year, will make a great Chapter
President, helping take the chapter and its
mission statement and other goals to ever
higher levels.
My sincere thanks to all those board members
and other active team members who
have worked to lift the chapter to new
heights. Every one of them deserves a
medal.
Membership has risen to about 240 members.
We have an award winning newsletter to be
proud of and a web site that will soon be an
award winner. The treasury is robust with
reserves set aside for emergencies. We are an
active chapter participating in the PAC
(Political Action Committee) striving to oppose
the antis and idiots in the political arena
and support those who deserve our support.
My parting message to everyone is: I belong
to SCI, not for what SCI can do for me, but
for what SCI can do to preserve the right to
hunt and game conservation, so my grandson
and future generations will be able to enjoy
the activities I have enjoyed all my life.
SCI IS THE GIANT GORRILLA, THE
LEADER IN PROTECTING THE FREE-
DOM TO HUNT AND IN PROMOTING
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WORLD-
WIDE. And unless we help SCI in those endeavors,
they will surely be taken away.
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I recently returned from my third trip to the
Washington DC board meeting and political
action event, where we get the chance to listen
to Senators and Congressmen tell us
about bills and different ways the antis &
idiots are trying to destroy game management
and eliminate all hunting and fishing by continually
chipping away.
We then spent a day visiting with our Senators
(except, notably, Patty Murray) and Congressmen,
or their appropriate aids, to lobby
them to “do the right thing.”
So continue to pay your dues and be an active
member and a part of the solution.
The chapter events are fun and well attended,
and it is always great to visit with likeminded
people who either are friends, or soon
will be friends from interaction at those
events.
Regards and Smiles, Mike
The cover that never was…! Mike gave
all—lots of sweat and even a little blood! I
think he really deserved a cover shot! Ed.

Editor’s Comments by Doug Rasmussen
I always save this note for last. Many inspirations pass through
the thin web of my mind during the process of composing the
newsletter… I try to compile them and let them swim in the
web until this time. So take these thoughts for what they’re
worth…
Please believe that your support of our hunting heritage is
vital. Support SCI and Hunters Heritage as much as you can.
And if you haven’t heard, OSHA is proposing some devastating
rules regarding shipping and storage of explosives.
(Google OSHA-2007-0032.) These kinds of regulations will
make the price of storing (therefore selling!) ammunition prohibitive.
The extended deadline for comments is Sept. 10!!!
I have always loved hunting and shooting, and the people I
have met who share these interests. Don’t let the liberal-media
REGION #1
REPORT
By Gary Tennison
May 16 th through the 19 th , I once again attended the annual
SCI board meeting in Washington DC. This is more than just
our National SCI elections and board meeting. It is a time when
delegates from all of the US Chapters have scheduled appointments
to meet face to face with the Congressmen and Senators
from their respective state and district. It is our annual
chance to remind congress that we are here to protect hunters’
rights, and that we are not going away.
Thursday is always Capitol Hill Day. We spend the day keeping
our scheduled Senate appointments, and presenting “position
papers” covering SCI’s stand on the most important hunting
issues of concern. I will touch briefly on just some of the major
bills that SCI was backing this year.
S 272 WETLANDS LOAN ACT. This act would authorize 40
million dollars per year through the year 2018 for the purchase
of critical wetlands. The money would be paid back from the
sale of Duck Stamps. Seven dollars from the sale of each $22
stamp through the year 2015 would go toward the loan. Then
the price jumps to $14 from the sale of a $29 dollar stamp
through the year 2022, and finally $20 from the sale of a $35
stamp after the year 2023. This loan would provide for the purchase
of wetland at today’s market price.
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-hype become the predominant factor among your kids or
grand-kids regarding the ethics of guns and hunting.
I know this can sound like a lot of “hot air.” Your support of SCI
and all of your contributions at our events and the Banquet are
giving us a leg to stand on! But we need two legs to run!!!!
Please encourage your friends to join SCI and contribute. Too
many hunters and gun-nuts that I know are “non-joiners.” The
time to speak with our numbers in unison is NOW!
Wow. Can’t believe I just said all that… But there it is, and I
hope you’ll take it to heart. Salud!
Deadline for Fall Issue:
The deadline for submissions is Sept. 7.
Remember, stories should be kept to 500-700 words max. so
they will fit on a single page with your photos…
S 684 ALLOWING HUNTERS TO ASSIST WITH WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT ON NATIONAL PARKS. This bill was introduced
because of specific elk management problems in two
National Parks, one Park in Colorado and another Park in
North Dakota. It would allow hunting as a tool to cull overpopulations
of animals within those National Parks.
207 FARM BILL. This is a reauthorization package introduced
every five years. It is a massive package that contains about 20
billion dollars for wildlife and habitat funding.
HR 2327 POLAR BEAR PROTECTION ACT. This bill was introduced
the day before we arrived in the Capitol. It was introduced
by our own Congressman, Jay Inslee. He is attempting
to ban the importation of Polar Bears into the United States.
SCI, of course, is very against this issue and we were fortunate
to be able to lobby hard in an attempt to kill it before it even
takes hold in Congress.
This year we had six members from Region #1 to represent
you on Capitol Hill: Kirt Fredricks, Inland Empire Chapter; Mike
Price, Northwest Chapter; Debora and Douglas Barret, Central
Washington Chapter; Margie Green, Seattle Puget Sound
Chapter; and myself.
As a group we had scheduled appointments with Congressmen
Dave Reichert, Adam Smith, Norm Dicks, Doc. Hastings, Jay
Inslee, and Senator Maria Cantwell. All of the Congressmen
and Senators, or their aids, opened their offices to us and received
our information with courtesy and professionalism. We
especially had a very nice visit with Senator Maria Cantwell.
Friday is a full day of committee meetings, starting at 7AM and
ending at 5 PM. There are around 30 different standing committees,
so you have to pick and choose the meetings to attend
that hold your highest interests. Many of these meetings are
running at the same time, and vary from one hour long to four
hours long.
SCI’s membership is continuing to see a steady growth from
the two Membership Drives this year. For the first four months
of the year, through April, SCI recruited 4,588 new members,
including 289 new life members. Membership currently stands
at an all-time high of 48000+ members.
Saturday we come to the actual board meeting and election of
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REGION #1 REPORT
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officers to run SCI for another year. The complete election
results will be in the next issue of “Safari Times.”
The SCI Veterans Committee is looking for the names of
all chapter members that served during the Vietnam War.
They intend to honor all Vietnam Veterans with medals of
valor during a ceremony at the 2008 convention in Reno.
If you served your country during that war and have not
been contacted by SCI, please make your military service
information known to any board member and we will
get it to SCI Headquarters. (Form on next page)
Please do not forget the August board meeting and training
seminar, especially the training seminar for your
Chapter’s next in line President or board member. This is
a great opportunity to learn everything you ever wanted
to know about SCI in just two days! I think we have commitments
from three chapters in the region to send a representative
so far. Lets try for five.
On another note, please mark August 3rd and 4 th on your
calendars and be sure to attend the SCI and Hunter’s
Heritage annual Fun Shoot in Yakima this August. We
need every chapter in the region to send at least one five
member team to this event. We also need donations for
the live and silent auctions as well as raffle items. Remember
the whole reason for this event is to raise
money for our Political Action efforts in Olympia. This is
where we will win or lose our hunting rights in this state.
(Event info on pg. 11)
SCI and local chapters are getting out the message, that
we are truly “FIRST FOR HUNTERS.” We are not just
rich African hunters, we are out to protect the rights of
hunters to travel with their guns and hunt anywhere it is
legal, whether crossing state lines to hunt Montana, or
international boundaries to hunt Canada, Africa, etc.
Mark
“the
Shark”
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Mark Dinwiddie and Don
Jefferson were Bonefishing
on Andros Island, Bahamas,
this past May.
The fishing was slow, according
to Mark, but you
couldn’t convince Don...
“Bahama
Donate your extra game
meat for the needy. Visit
www.SCINW.com for
info and report form.
SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER

The National Veterans committee, chaired by Warren Parker,
honored the WWII Veterans with Medals of Valor at the 2006
National Convention. Last year the committee honored the Korean
War Veterans with similar medals. In January 2008 at the
next SCI convention in Reno they plan to honor all of the Vietnam
Veterans.
Veterans Committee has also distributed well over 12,000 Safari
Magazines to our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. They have
also received over 220 fully donated hunts for men and women
returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Gary Tennison
Calling All SCI
Vietnam-Era Vets
Reno, Nevada is the rally point for all SCI Vietnam veterans at
the Safari Club International Annual Hunters Convention in
January 2008. During the Convention SCI will award the SCI
Medal of Valor to veterans of all nations who are SCI members
and who served during the Vietnam era.
“We are trying to identify SCI’s Vietnam veterans so we can
invite each of them to our awards presentation,” said Warren K.
Parker, SCI Past President. “These veterans have too long
been denied the recognition they deserve for their service in a
difficult time, in an unpopular war.”
The SCI Medal of Valor is a custom, die-struck bronze medallion
commissioned by Safari Club International to commemorate
the heroism and sacrifice of those who risked their lives to
preserve freedom and democracy. It will be presented in a
handsome velour case along with a certificate signed by the
SCI President and the Chairman of the Veterans Committee.
Veterans who wish to receive this honor may fill out the Veterans
Information form at right. Mail it to:
Stan Skinner (staff coordinator for the SCI Veterans Committee)
SCI Headquarters
4800 West Gates Pass Road
Tucson, Arizona 85745-9490
sskinner@safariclub.org
(520) 620-1220 ext. 232
The SCI Annual Hunters Convention will take place at the Reno
-Sparks Convention Center January 23-26, 2008. Those veterans
unable to attend the medal ceremony at the 2008 Convention
will receive their medals at a later date.
How do you get DOWN from an elephant???
You don’t... You get down from a goose!!!
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SCI Veterans
Information Questionnaire
Name: ___________________________________
(as it should appear on medal)
Branch of Service: ______
SCI Membership Type (Annual, Life, etc): _________
SCI Chapter: _________
Nationality: _______________
(for non-U.S. Veterans)
Dates of Service: from_________ to ________
Highest Rank: ____________
Military Unit or Vessel: ___________________
Major Battle, Campaigns, Decorations, memorable experiences:
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Contact Information:
Street Address or P.O. Box:
__________________________________________
City _________________ State or Province ______
Zip or Postal Code _______
Phone Number_________________
Email ______________________________

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We promote the freedom to hunt and wildlife conservation worldwide. We do this through quarterly
newsletters, meeting with programs of interest, conservation and hunter education programs, public programs,
family events, and an annual fund raising banquet. We are successful in these endeavors because we are an
active club with active members. As a member of the Northwest Chapter, I am interested in helping in the
following areas:
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To join our chapter, please: 1) fill out and sign this application, 2) obtain a club member’s sponsor, 3) mail a check
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Safari Club offers Individual Memberships for $110 ($55 National + $55 Chapter) and Family Memberships for $130
($75 National and $55 Chapter) which extends membership status to spouse and children under age 18.
__ I am applying for Individual Membership: ($110 due with application)
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Please mail your application and check to the Membership Chairman:
SCI – NW Chapter, Mike Rex, 1924 Lighthouse Lane NE, Tacoma, WA 98422
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On May 26th, 2007, I met Jonathan
and Bruce Kerr for the first time.
These two "Georgia Boys" were to
be the guests of the NW Chapter of
SCI for the next ten days. Ten year
old Jonathan, a liver cancer patient, was headed to central BC for his Safari-
Wish hunt of a life time.These two intrepid travelers spent a day and a half at
the home of Bob and Debby Stallman (SCI NW members), fishing for rainbow
trout (up to 18 lbs.) and a little time on the rifle range. Jonathan "Kerrocket"
proved to be a marksman. Those bruins in BC where in trouble!
Two days later we arrived at the Bowron River Guiding, in Willow River BC,
and did we see bears! 44, to be exact! Big ones, HUGE ones, browns and
blacks, cubs.... They were everywhere! And in just 6 days!
But the hunt proved to be a tough one.
Initially, Jonathan told everyone in Georgia that he was going on this hunt and
was full of enthusiasm. He was still active, taking life in stride. But his health
was deteriorating, rapidly. As the hunt date arrived the cancer was exacting a
terrible toll. Our hunter lacked the strength to even pull the trigger and was
able to stand or hunt for only a few hours at a time. J. Kerr wanted a rug for
his souvenir and it didn't look as though this was going to happen. It was
decided, collectively, to buy Jonathan's dad a tag and license and give him
the opportunity to harvest the trophy. It was going to be "tough" duty for our
guide with just 27 hours remaining. Later that day, our quest was completed:
we had a bear in the barn! We owe guide Scott Pichette a lot!
These two travelers needed to return home and quickly. We left the hunting
camp and drove all night, returning to Bob's. Bruce was able to change reservation
dates and on the morning of June 7th, we said goodbye and, with the
bear in the belly of the plane, they left for home. Jonathan Kerr and his dad
had a great hunt together and memories were made.
Respectfully submitted,
Thom Halligan
SCI Northwest Chapter
Footnote: I am sorry to report that our young hunter never saw the state of
Georgia again, passing away 40 minutes from Atlanta. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to his family. If hunters go to Heaven when their time arrives
then I know that Jonathan is in good company. And he'll have his own story to
tell!
l-r: Bob, Thom, Bruce, and Jonathan meet
up with Scott Pichette of Bowron River
Guiding, upon arrival in B.C.
Safari Wish: Fulfilling a Boy’s Last Dream
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Jonathan Kerr and his
dad, Bruce, sharing the
tremendous emotions of
their successful hunt!
l-r: Bob, Jonathan &
Thom with an average
trout from Bob’s
pond. Jonathan was
much happier than
average!
Jonathan’s amazing
Joie de Vivre
touched everyone’s
hearts...
“Guardian Angels
around my bed,
Joining me in my
prayers.
They hush the shadows
when they
dance about.
They shoo away the
bears…”
(fitting lyrics from
tenor Mario Lanza's
Guardian Angels—
Ed.)
Happy Hunting, Jonathan...

Doug Robinson—
”Till our next trip… ”
Don Morin
Doug Robinson, a patriot, an activist, a public servant, strong
supporter of SCI, and my best friend, will be greatly missed as
he has taken his last Safari. Doug entered this world in 1923 at
Forest Grove, Oregon which is also his final resting place. He
is survived by his beautiful wife, Jean and three sons, Al, Paul
and Rick, and a daughter, Carol. Doug passed away the second
week of April. A private service was held at the Hillside
Retirement Center in McMinnville, Oregon where they resided.
We may all have had some knowledge as to Doug's SCI activities,
but I am sure most were unaware of his many experiences
and his great Public Service.
Doug started out his working
life as a lumberjack
working summers while
earning his bachelor's and
masters degrees in education
from Oregon State
University. He went on to
become assistant principal
and coach at a high
school near Bend, Oregon.
Doug was offered an
opportunity to become an
investigative agent for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At the FBI Acad-
Douglas Craft Robinson
sang in a barbershop
quartet for many years.
emy he studied police and personnel management training,
including courses in riot control and law-enforcement supervision.
He served for fifteen years as Chief of Law and Order for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, overseeing 27 Indian reservations in
the West and supervising the BIA's criminal justice system.
Doug related to me some very fascinating experiences he had
during this part of his life. Later he would serve in the Department
of Justice as head of its Indian desk. He became the program
manager for the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance
Administration in Oregon and Alaska. While in this position
Doug hosted many seminars and taught courses in law enforcement
at many colleges and universities. Doug wrapped up
his career by supervising a complete overhaul of the justice
system in the Mariana Islands in the central Pacific. The Army
took advantage of Doug during World War Two, sending him to
Europe. He was wounded in action, for which he was awarded
the Purple Heart.
Over the years he bred and trained Appaloosa horses, rebuilt
antique automobiles, hunted and fished at every opportunity,
became an avid nature photographer and trail rider, and was
politically active.
Despite all of these activities Doug was able to convince
Jeannie, his beautiful bride, to hang in there with him for the
last 61 years, and during that time raised 3 impressive sons
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and one beautiful daughter. (Note: she is also impressive)
Doug and Jeannie loved to travel and visited far too many
places to list here. They visited all of the world's continents,
including Antarctica. They took river cruises on the Rhine, the
Danube, the Amazon, the Nile, the Mississippi, the Snake, and
the Columbia, and took inland cruises in the Mediterranean
Sea, the Aegean Sea, Norway's Fiords, and Alaska's Inside
Passage. They have been to all of the South American Countries
except Bolivia and Paraguay. They visited all 50 of the
United States and all of Canada's provinces.
Now you would think that that would be enough for one person's
lifetime, but then there are the multitude of unselfish contributions
that Doug Robinson made to Safari Club International.
Doug was a life member of SCI and was a past president of the
Northwest Chapter, and for several years he was the editor of
the Northwest Chapter Newsletter/magazine. Doug was on the
Board of Directors for many years, generously sharing the
knowledge and expertise gained through his experiences working
for the Department of Justice. Doug also served SCI as
Region 1 Representative, Director at Large, and was an active
member of the International SCI Ethics Committee. Doug was
a prime mover in the establishment of the SCI Portland Chapter
and became a charter member of the SCI Central Washington
Chapter when they were formed. He has received many
accolades for his outstanding services, including being honored
for outstanding work in the Sportsman Against Hunger Program.
Like all of us, Doug loved to hunt. A visit to his beautiful and
impressive Trophy Room would attest to his prowess as a
hunter and his respect for nature. The Robinson name is well
represented in the SCI Record Book of Trophy Animals with
Top Ten trophies in various categories. At many of our annual
Chapter Black Diamond Shoots I have competed against Doug
and I assure you the man could shoot. This past season, his
83rd year, Doug was hunting in his normal Spot and Stalk Fair
Chase method. Many of us will not have the opportunity to enjoy
our sport as long as Doug was able to, but we should all
emulate him, following his example. Anyone wishing to express
their condolences may write to Mrs. Jean Robinson at
757 Meadowood Circle, McMinnville, Oregon 97128-9533.
Till our next trip... Don Morin
Doug is now enjoying the Great Hunting Camp.

“Sight-in
Right”
submitted by Mike Price
“This foolproof, one-shot method makes
it easy”*
Dale Denny
Mark Griffith
Kevin Kucera
Joe Lilley
One morning a husband returns from fishing and takes a nap.
Although unfamiliar with the lake, his wife decides to take the
boat out. She motors out, anchors, and starts reading a book...
Along comes a game warden in his boat. “Good morning,
ma’am. What are you doing?”
“Reading a book.”
“You’re in a fishing area,” he informs her.
Please WELCOME our Newest Members…
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Whether you’ve won a great new rifle at the SCINW BAN-
QUET or you’re getting your old favorite back from a rebarreling
job, you will need to re-zero, or Sight-In your scope.
Mike thinks this method may be helpful before the upcoming
hunting season.
(*This method was originally described by Jim Carmichel in
Outdoor Life magazine)
Edward & Evelyn Marcin
Doug Smith
Delmer Stotler
“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“I see. But you have all the equipment. You could start at any
time. I’ll have to write you up.”
“Then I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault!” Stunned, he
says, “But I haven’t touched you!”
“But you have all the equipment. You could start at any time!!!”
“Uh, have a nice day, ma’am…” He putters off.

Just Say NO!!!
a cautionary tale for the would-be Turkey Hunter
by Patricia Marcin
Here it is: one more thing to avoid in life… Turkey hunting. Why
is that you ask? Well, those of you who have been Turkey hunting
before already know (you poor suckers!). But for those of
you that have been lucky enough to
avoid it, let me explain. There is a lot
to this story, but here’s the condensed
version of my experience…
It all started when Mrs. JoDean Peters
had the swell idea of a turkey
hunt “for the girls,” and I was invited.
OK, I need a few things… I have to
get a license. Oooops, I was born
after the cut off date. Crap, now I
have to take hunters safety…We’re
leaving in a week… the class takes
a week. (Luckily I am accustomed to
doing things at the last minute.) I
need appropriate clothes and gear,
and I need to borrow a shotgun, and
buy the right shells... Am I forgetting
anything? Finally, I’m ready to go!
Here we are, 3 girls in the front of a
pick up, on our way to Colville. Going’
on a turkey hunt! WOOO-
HOOOO! Well no not quite… Back
to my house!!!
Rule # 1 – Don’t forget your tags and license.
Skipping ahead, we arrived at Bear Paw Outfitters Later that
evening. 3AM the next morning someone bangs on the door…
breakfast! (If you can eat that early—are they serious?) Our
guide was Dale, and he decided he would take all 3 of us out
together (he had no idea what he was in for). So it’s early, its
dark, and he drops JoDean and me at a blind. Here is where I
discovered I am not the blind-sitting type. I got some photos of
the sun coming up…. More hours pass… I’m not very awake.
We are hearing birds, but not seeing them. Hey lets go look for
them! Great idea!
RULE # 2 - Don’t leave your blind. (We found this out later.)
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Contact Mike Rex, Membership Chairman
cell (206) 730-3763
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We wandered for quite a while, and then saw some birds on
our way back... Yup, they were walking right in front of our
blind. Here’s an idea, lets sneak up on them from behind… It
was fun, we were stealthy; but the birds were covering ground
faster than we were. Result: no turkeys for us. Oh well, maybe
later, but that evening our luck wasn’t any better.
3 a.m. next morning. (How do people eat this early?) Today
we’re splitting up; everyone in separate blinds. I was last, so on
the way to my spot, Dale decided he would try a few locating
calls. Gobbbble! We found one! Out of the truck, camo-up, and
we’re ready…. Dale tries to call the bird out of the woods…
Nothing—we have to go to him.
Stealth Mode! Following the occasional
gobble from the bird, we located
and crept on him. After a
ways-in we saw something… it appeared
to be a hen. Then it gobbled.
It was a Jake! Dale said “Shoot it!”
#BANG#. Bird Down! Woooohoooo!
My first Turkey!! This is fun! Shortly
after that we saw a really nice Tom
across a valley. We spent about an
hour sneaking around through the
brush, trying to come up behind him.
The bird was within 100 yards when
a cow decided to run right towards
my turkey causing it to run the other
way. Does anyone have an Angus
tag?
RULE # 3 - It’s tempting, but don’t
shoot the farmers free ranging livestock.
At least the trip back was downhill.
Later, we all shot ground squirrels and woodchucks (the beginning
of a Stevens Co. rodent slam). The next day I tried again
for a nice Tom, but no luck. Any more vermin? I didn’t end up
with my second bird, but it was a blast anyways. I had such a
great time, even with sleep depravation. So after all of this fun
and camaraderie why was this a mistake? Now I have one
more thing I want to do with the spare time I don’t have. More
things to buy with money I don’t have—a new shotgun, clothes
for warm weather hunting... It’s addicting!
So just keep in mind… unless you want another activity to add
to your list, and another large bill from Cabelas… If someone
asks, “Do you want to go turkey hunting?”
JUST SAY NO!!!
If a parsley farmer
is sued,
can they garnish his
wages???

8TH ANNUAL FIELD DAY
AUGUST 3-4, 2007
SCI Invitational and Hunter’s Heritage Council Members
Plus Legislators and friends
Please note that 100% of the money raised from this event will go into the Hunter’s Heritage
Council treasury to fight for our hunting rights.
6 EVENTS: 5 FIREARM & 1 BOW STATION
This fun shoot is open to anyone that is interested. If you cannot find four friends to put together a five person team, just show up
and we will find you some team members.
at SUN VALLEY SHOOTING PARK, MOXEE, WA (14 MILES EAST OF YAKIMA)
BANQUET FUNDRAISER Saturday Night
at the YAKIMA CONVENTION CENTER
7:30 pm Friday Night Cocktail Party At the Yakima Convention Center, 607 E. Yakima Ave. 509-248-5900
9:00 am Saturday Morning SCI Region #1 & #6 meeting. SCI Chapters meeting---everyone is welcome to attend.
10:00 am Saturday Morning Orientation The ranges will be open to practice or sight-in before the orientation.
11:00 am Shooting events will start.
12:00 pm Box lunches will be served to shooters and observers.
6:30 pm Banquet, silent auction, live auction, raffles, shooting awards, and fundraiser at host hotel.
* Gun Raffle * Silent Auction * Live auction
* Card Raffle * Kids Welcome * Hunts & More
WE NEED YOUR HELP !!
1. Volunteers to help run the five shooting stations. If you do not want to shoot, please come and help by staffing one of the shooting
stations. Call Joe Longo (509) 965-9363 if you can help with the events.
2. Silent auction items, live auction items.
3. Your support getting yourself and your friends to come help make some money for Hunter’s Heritage. This is where all the proceeds
will go. We need to raise all the funds we can to advance our causes.
We have not reserved any rooms for this event in Yakima. You can reserve a room at the convention center hotel by calling (509)
248-5900, or the Howard Johnson hotel right next door at (509) 425-6511. There are also several other hotels in the near area to
choose from.
We need every Council member group to bring at least one shooting team and some donations to this event.
We also need each organization to furnish one or more helper/observer/score keeper for this event. More information on this
event will follow.
Return this form and your check or Credit Card info to: Joe Longo, 8408 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98908-1455 (509) 965 - 9363
Name _____________________________________ Phone Number _________________________________
Chapter/Organization ________________________________________________________________
Credit Card # ________________________________ Exp. Date_______________ Type __________
Friday Cocktail Party & Banquet @ $40.00 _________
Saturday Banquet & shoot observer @ $45.00 _________
Cocktail Party, shoot, and banquet @ $55.00 _________
TOTAL ENCLOSED _________

The hunt was for 5 days of free-range Red Stag at Manuka Point
Lodge on the South Island of New Zealand. I had met the
owner, Don Patterson, a couple of years ago at SCI Reno. I decided
at the last moment to add on a Tahr hunt.
Day One: We were off on the Tahr hunt. I found myself hanging
on to the side of a rather steep mountain, scrambling uphill,
knowing the Tahr was not far off. After the stalk, I shot him at 125 yards. Out of
breath from climbing at 8-9000 foot elevation and never having even seen a Tahr
before made for an interesting situation. The shot was true and after a short run
he was down for the count.
Day Two: it was raining hard and the wind was up. Nice. Just like hunting at
home, except the woods there are much denser than any I have encountered,
even on the coast. Thick, nasty, wet, and steep. Fun! We got in among the
Stags and got them "roaring.” Don is an excellent caller. One was particularly
aggressive towards us and we went after him. Don told me the stag would be
coming through a small clearing on the opposite side of the creek. The "opening"
was about 5 feet wide and 75 yards away. Big as anything, that is what happened.
The shot was off, the Stag went about 20 yards and went down. Then he
was up! And gone! Oh no! We waited a long while, then I went across to where
he went down the first time, and was able to find him after a short search. An
eleven point Stag!
Day Three: Snow! And sunshine! After a good hike up the mountain, we could
see for miles in the same area where Lord of the Rings was filmed at. It was difficult
to keep my mind on the task at hand with all that around me. We saw many
Stags, but none better than the one I had.
Day Four: Don's son, William, guided me that morning. He had trained for years
with his father, but I was to be his first hunter. On the way back to the Lodge for
lunch, William stopped short and we were out of the truck after a Stag about 1/2
mile away. A good sneak put us within 200 yards. The Stag went right down on
the first shot, and I had a wonderful twelve point! William had just guided me to a
much larger Stag than his father had..... that made things interesting!
Don is at SCI Reno every year. You can find him on the web at
www.manukapoint.com. He has a game farm as well with some really nice Fallow
Deer, Elk, and Stags. The logistics were very easy and the hunting was tremendous.
And my wife Joanne had a great time there as well! Can't go wrong with
that.
Sue’s Fish by Mike Skinner
Beyond My Wildest Dreams
by Mike Rex
I wanted to come up with a unique Christmas gift for my
wife, Sue. As all of you know, coming up with a new
idea can be difficult. When I came across information I
had on Blackwater Fish Reproductions, I knew instantly
that I had found the perfect gift!
Sue and I had gone up to Chignik Alaska in 2005 to fish
for King salmon. It was Sue’s first experience of this
kind and she was lucky enough to have caught the first
fish, the most fish, and the biggest fish!
We took a great photo of Sue and her fish, as well as its
weight and measurements. From the information and
the photo, Luke Filmer of Blackwater Trading Company
was able to make an absolutely beautiful reproduction.
Luke is a true artist, as you can see from the photo. He
blends his love of art and angling to create one-of-a-kind
stunning fiberglass fish mounts and fish replicas in their
natural habitat. Luke and his wildlife art have been fea-

On April 21st, Ed Owens
invited me to join him in Olympia for
the Governors’ signing ceremony for
two of the Hunter’s Heritage primary
bills. HB 1249 the Mentoring
Bill, and HB 1756 the Cougar Bill.
The Mentoring Bill allows a
once in a lifetime one license year
deferral of Hunter Education Training
for individuals who are accompanied
by a non-deferred Washingtonlicensed
hunter who has held a
Washington License for the prior three years and is over 18
years of age.
The Cougar Bill authorized a one year extension of
the Cougar Pilot Program that allows the hunting of cougars
with dogs. This was necessary to avoid a lag in the third year of
the cougar management program and the time needed for the
2008 legislature to consider the programs results.
Left to right: Shelly (leg aide to Rep. Kretz - don't know her
last name), Gary Tennison, Senator Jim Hargrove, Rep.
Joel Kretz (Republican lead sponsor), Ed Owens standing
behind the Governor (seated), an HSUS lobbyist, and the
prime sponsor of the bill Rep. Brian Blake.
tured on several television programs in the Pacific
Northwest including EVENING MAGAZINE and
NORTHWEST BACKROADS, as well as articles about
Luke published in WILDLIFE ART MAGAZINE, TA-
COMA NEWS TRIBUNE and the PENINSULA GATE-
WAY.
I would whole-heartedly recommend Luke to any of you
would like to have fish reproductions done. We now
have a beautiful piece of artwork and Sue has a trophy
that will forever remind her of the wonderful experience
we had on our first fishing trip to Alaska. (She also has
the proof hanging on the wall now to back up all bragging
rights that she can out-fish me any day!!) Blackwater
Trading can be accessed at
www.blackwatertrading.com
Governor’s Bill
Signing Ceremony
4-21-2007
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Ed Owens was instrumental
in the fact that these two bills made it
through the tangle of the Legislative
process and arrived on the Governor’s
desk for her signature.
Every bit as important as
positive Bills passed are negative Bills
killed. Here are just two examples of
several pieces of Legislation that Ed
By Gary Tennison managed to kill during this Legislative
session that would have had a big
impact on all of us:
The Gun Show Bill, HB 1026 by definition would have
made every SCI Banquet and all other similar organizations a
Gun Show. The following is just one paragraph from the six
page bill: A "Gun show or event" means a place or event, a
gun trade show, gun collectors' show, flea market, or auction,
other than a permanent retail store, at which three or
more individuals assemble to display, sell, lease, or transfer
new or used firearms or firearm components to the
public. If this bill had passed, SCI would no longer have had
any firearms at our banquets. We could never meet all the requirements
to operate as a gun show.
My second example of Ed’s diligence is when Representative
Hans Dunshee inserted a one line provision in the
budget that would have prohibited WDFW from enforcing the
anti-trapping initiative against Moles and Mountain Beaver.
The HH (Ed Owens) caught this provision and requested that
the Governor veto that line in the bill, since it was inserted into
the budget without proper public process. To our satisfaction
she did just that, and it is still illegal to trap Moles and Mountain
Beavers. Had this one-liner gone unnoticed, it would have been
near impossible to ever get the trapping ban repealed. It is the
Hunter’s Heritage position that you repeal the whole trapping
ban, not just the part that golfers and lawn owners do not like.
We owe Ed great big thanks and gratitude for watching
over the Olympia Circus for another Legislative session on our
behalf - Thanks Ed.

I have just returned, concluding a 13day
trip to
Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee in
pursuit of the wily Wild Turkey. On
this trip I was after the Rio Grande and
the Eastern turkeys. I have taken Merriams
previously. This turkey hunting
gig is a new sport for me, beginning
last year. I guess if you live long
enough you will get to try everything in
the realm of hunting.
I flew into Tulsa, and was met by my
friend, Stan Fowler. The initial effort
was for the Rio Grande Turkey just
across the border in the panhandle of
Texas. I was fortunate to take two
Toms in two days.
The first morning was beautiful and
very nostalgic with blue skies, green
grass, blue bonnets and some kind of
yellow blossomed plant covering the
ground… between the prolific pricklypear
cactus patches.
We got into position at 0715 the next
morning and began calling. At 0730 a
large Tom turkey appeared at about 65
yards and immediately went into fullstrut.
The guide changed the cadence and tone of the calls and the
bird RAN directly toward us still in full display. That is not normal, as
the Toms will usually relax their feathers when they begin to move. It
got in the middle of the 3 decoys we had placed at 25 to 30 yards from
our position. Initally, I could not fire the 12 gauge for concern that I
would destroy the decoys. The Tom was so close we could hear the
“drumming” as he performed his dance for us. This was truly a fantastic
experience.
Finally, the Tom cleared the set of 3 decoys and stuck his head out to
gobble. That lead to his demise at 0735. WOW, that was easy.
It was a beautiful bird weighing 24 pounds with a 9-inch beard and
one 1 1/4 inch spur. The other spur was broken off. :-(
That night a powerful storm front from the west moved through the
area with torrential rain and plenty of lightning and thunder that lasted
all night. One lighting bolt hit very close to our bunkhouse at about
3AM causing us to levitate about 6 inches above our bunks. We later
learned that there were some tornados that were generated further
north of our location. Made complete sense to me!
Next morning we tried again and eventually connected at 11:00 AM
with a similar-sized Tom that had TWO beards--one was 8.5 inches
by NW member Patricia Marcin
CHASING TURKEYS AND
DODGING TORNADOES
by Dale Hedgpeth
and the second was 5 inches. I am having
that one mounted in full strut. I was
delighted and very lucky.
We then drove due east for 6+ hours
following the storm front to the eastern
border of Oklahoma. All the while we
were listening to tornado reports a bit
north of us.
We tried for the Eastern Turkey for the
next 3 days. The wind, rain and much
cooler weather caused the birds to stop
their breeding activity and hence there
were no Toms gobbling at all. The
visit was great due to the wonderful
hospitality of Stan's family.
On the 16th of April, I flew to Nashville
to hunt with my Army friend of 30
- plus years. He is a true expert Turkey
hunter having killed 70 birds in his
hunting career. The weather and circumstances
did not allow us to hunt
near his home for the first 3 days as
intended. We then drove for 3 1/2
hours to the northwest corner of Tennessee
to hunt on Gene Robertson's (a
client/friend) 160 acres for Easterns.
But the birds were totally silent as a
result of the regional cold weather snap. The visit was great and was
highlighted by an evening meal of "Lim Rate' E Toufee". (A "limb rat"
is the local euphemism for squirrel.) The Squirrel Stew was served
with generous proportions of perfect Corn Bread. It was truly delicious!
This is an area I must return to hunt the Eastern Turkey, as it
was the perfect environment with a mix of hardwoods and gently rolling
hills with a high population of Easterns.
Just the weather was uncooperative.
I have been aware since my youth that "Mother Nature is always in
charge." Now I know that it especially applies to turkey hunting. The
reality is sometimes we have to re-learn what we already know!
I think I have learned enough about the proper calling techniques using
the slate call and the box call to try it alone. The mouth diaphrams
are yet to be mastered as I hit a sour note on every attempt so
far. There-in lies the challenge.
Next year I hope to get to the Yucatan Peninsula for the colorful Oscillated
Turkey and then perhaps go after the Osceola Turkey in Florida
someday. The Gould's Turkey in Sonora, Mexico will have to wait
for me.
That's all folks. This Turkey hunting is a kick!
Answers for GT’s Puzzler (pg. 18)
1. a BED of CLAMS
2. a RAFT of SEA OTTERS
3. a SLOTH or SLEUTH of BEARS
4. a STRING of RACEHORSES
5. a HERD of ELK
6. a PACK or TRAIN of COYOTES
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7. a TROOP of BABOONS
8. a COLONY of BEAVERS
9. a BUSHEL of CLAMS
10. a WAKE of BUZZARDS
11. a COVY of PTARMIGAN
12. a COLONY of ANTS

SCI National
Young Hunter Award
It’s time to begin planning for the Annual Hunters
Convention and the Major Awards Program.
The Young Hunter Program has been a
bright spot during the Thursday evening banquet
and auction. During the past year the
Trophy Records Committee voted to create
new criteria for this award. The Young Hunter
Award is truly a prestigious honor, please
note the criteria below:
The young hunter must be a current member
of SCI, complete the application posted on
www.scifirstforhunters.org, compose a 500
word essay on the topic, “How I Am A Role
Model for Hunting”, complete a hunter safety
education certification course, obtain a letter
of recommendation from an SCI chapter, and
obtain a letter of recommendation from a
school administrator.
Applicants are scored on 30 percent conservation
work and community service, 25 percent
hunting and outdoor experience, 25 percent
role model for hunting (including essay),
10 percent SCI chapter recommendation and
10 percent TRC overall judgment. The two
applicants with the highest overall percentage
will become the 2008 Young Hunter of the
Year recipients. All major award applications
are due in the Tucson office by September
1st.
The Trophy Records Committee would like to
encourage more young hunters to submit applications.
SENSORY SAFARI
—2007—
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SCI NW Chapter Life Members
(see ad on pg. 10)
Dick Anderson
Mark Dinwiddie
Dennis Dunn
Bradley Eveland
Josh Eveland
Jude Lane Eveland
Ray Eveland
Wesley Eveland
Vancouver, WA—Bill Harrison’s
annual Sensory Safari
program at the beautiful Washington
State School for the
Blind campus is a tremendous
success.
This year’s event again featured many hides, horns, and trophies. Many of these are
brought each year by Melanie Raymond and set up with the help of a bunch of caring
chapter members who love to see the looks of appreciation among the kids and adults
who experience this wonderful “trip” to far-away places with incredible creatures while
they learn about the importance of conservation.
Trent Hollett and his family also attended the event. Trent is the blind boy who shot his
first deer last October with the help of Doug Rasmussen. Another past student of the
school, Joe Daniels, will be deer hunting for his first time this fall with Trent, Doug,
and several other SCINW chapter members, thanks to a donation from the chapter.
Bill has recently organized a committee to design and furnish a fantastic permanent
display trophy room at the WSSB that will be enjoyed for years by all who visit the
school. The huge room will be completed by the beginning of the Fall semester. Trophies
and cash donations are still being accepted. The room will feature audio and
video as well as the hands-on displays.
WSSB student and her mom
learning why deer hairs are hollow.
Trent Hollett proudly “wearing”
the deer hide he collected with
the aid of Doug’s video device.
A WSSB faculty member sees
“how he did it.”
Steve Foshaug
Dick Gates
Bill Harrison
Lee Hogenson
Ron Jackson
John Karnas
Chris Klineburger
John Lecky
Don Morin
Pete Papac
Ken Powell
Ron Rismon
Mike Skinner
Alain Smith
Gary Tennison

AN ARGENTINE SAFARI
- Hunting in the land of the Gauchos - April 2007
by Pete Peters
After a long overnight flight from Seattle, through Dallas / Ft
Worth, we arrived in Buenos Aires at 0830 hrs. The process of
getting through the 1 1/2 hours of baggage retrieval, customs,
passport control, and finally weapons control assisted by my
guide who had been patiently awaiting my arrival, left me anticipating
some catch up time.
It was not to be - after loading the gear and luggage into the
Dodge 4x4, and meeting Marcelo Gil, the principal of MG Hunting
and SCI member, and now my hunting guide and driver, we
were off on a two hour jaunt South of BA, to a hunting area.
Given all of 20 minutes to change into my hunting clothes and
grab my gear & rifle, we were off on our first spot & stalk hunt
for Axis deer. Within an hour of moving through dense, wooded
areas surrounding large open grasslands, we spotted a small
herd of deer, slowly grazing in our direction. An ambush position
was taken up at the edge of
the wood, and in a few minutes a
153 yard shot put down a very
nice Axis buck.
On the way back to the hunting
lodge, we spotted a fairly decent
Black Buck grazing with a group of
does about a 1,000 yards across a
large pasture. Another tree line
stalk and ambush allowed a 103
yard shot that dropped him on the
spot.
Within 6 hours of landing in Argentina
I had two sought after trophies
in hand! Any feelings of fatigue
were overcome by the successful
Hunter's High.
Upon return to the hunting estancia
(large ranch) in the late afternoon, Marcelo proceeded to lay
out a traditional Argentine meal - an asado - wonderful Argentine
beef on the grill, matched with a superb Malbac - an Argentine
red wine, and all the traditional accompaniments. Quite a
feast!
After a long, head-nodding, two hour drive back into Buenos
Aries we finally arrived at 8:00 PM at the hotel, with visions of
some sleep shading my thoughts. This hope was soon shattered
by the announcement that we had a 0600 hrs flight to
meet the following morning!
An hour and a half flight from the local airport to a large city on
the Argentine coast (Bahia Blanca), followed by a two hour
drive NW into the province of La Pampa - the land of the Gauchos
- brought us to a very large estancia that has been turned
into a very comfortable hunting lodge.
The staff provided excellent meals (a far cry from the Saskatchewan
elk hunting trip last Nov. No one goes out to eat
Canadian!) - except for breakfast, all meals were not only totally
home made, but consisted of three formal courses of: appetizer,
main plate, and dessert; and always accompanied by
the renowned Argentine wine, both white & red. The Italian influence
could be seen (30% of the Argentine population has
Italian lineage, followed by about 30% Spanish, 20% German,
and the rest a mixed bag) by the frequency of pasta dishes included
in the meals. I haven't dined so well since France - and
in a hunting camp at that!
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The next five days were spent in the standard spot & stalk
hunting through the heavily wooded areas surrounding large
open grasslands, while the late afternoon/evening found us in
enclosed high seats overlooking water holes, very reminiscent
of hunting in Germany. A fair Fallow deer and a decent Mufflon
were taken in the next couple of days hunting. The European
Red Stag was more elusive, but a very nice 12 pointer was
taken from the high seat the fourth night. And finally on the last
day, after several unsuccessful outings, a European Wild Boar
was ambushed feeding on some corn that had been spread out
as bait.
In all, six critters were taken, and all were put down with one
shot each - only two ran about 100 yards before tipping over.
The rest gave it up on the spot - a real 6 x 6! The longest shot
was only 165 yards - the Benelli R-1, semi-auto .300 Win Mag
with 180 grain Hornady Interbond ballistic tip bullets, really did
the job!
An interesting aside - one of the hunting guides with whom I
spent several stalks looking for animals, was a for real Gaucho.
With his weather worn, craggy countenance, and in his high
leather boots, 6 inch wide leather belt over a red sash, with the
ever present 'falcon' (long elaborate
knife) stuck behind the back,
through the belt, he was the quintessential
Cowboy of the Pampas.
Horacio could speak no English,
but could get along in some basic
German. This was due to the international
nature of the hunters who
had previously been guests at this
hunting concession. In fact, while I
was there, two hunters from
France came in - a father & son
team, hunting pumas. So, between
his broken German and my rusty
Spanish, we got along just fine,
making several stalks together,
and taking two of the animals in the
process.
At the end of the hunting adventure, we reversed the long drive
and flight back to Buenos Aries, where I spent the next four
days seeing the sights, poking about, and taking advantage of
the strong Dollar to Peso exchange rate (3 to 1) to do some
shopping.
In 2000 the Dollar / Peso exchange rate was 1 to 1; the Argentine
economic collapse in 2001-2002 brought about the devaluation
of the Peso. So now, while the economy is still esentally
running on the old Peso's value, the Dollar is quite strong,
resulting in outstanding bargains, as compared to Europe
where the Dollar is getting its butt kicked against the Euro!
Lodging and dining seem incredibly inexpensive considering
the value received. The renowned Argentine leather goods are
an exceptional value - I think I must have raised their GNP by
at least 1% by myself!
Buenos Aries, known as the Paris of Latin America, is just that -
a real cosmopolitian city, with wide boulevards, parks, impressive
buildings, outdoor cafes - slender, well dressed, chic ladies
(one rarely sees a fat person) - you often think you could be in
Paris.
The Argentine Safari was indeed, not only a successful hunting
adventure, but an eye-opening cultural experience. Anyone
looking for an alternative to the Dark Continent for a new hunting
venue, would do well to try the Land of the Gauchos.
Pedro, el Cazador

For up-to-date info
visit our website:
www.SCINW.com
SCI Northwest Chapter
2007 EVENT SCHEDULE
NW Chapter Events:
Contact Mike Price for info: (253) 630 - 0258
Jul. 14 th MORIN’S Event, Trap Shooting, 28 ga. Muzzle-Loader Shotgun Contest, Pig
Roast, Dressage Exhibition, Swimming... Auburn, WA
Aug. 3-4 th Annual Region 1 Field Day, BIG SHOOTING COMPETITION, BAN
QUET/FUNDRAISER for Hunters Heritage Council to support POLITI
CAL ACTION War Chest. Yakima, WA Contact Joe Longo 509-965-9363
Sept. 8 th Rismon’s “Hanging Out in the Hangar” Event Ron & Terry’s Seafood Feast.
Covington, WA
Dec. 8 th Annual CHRISTMAS PARTY, Slide Show, and “Santa’s Roast”.
Doubletree Inn, Seattle (Southcenter)
Feb. 2 nd Annual NW Chapter Fun-and-Fundraiser BANQUET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Doubletree Inn, Seattle (Southcenter)
Other Chapter Banquets:
Columbia Basin Apr 28 Pasco, WA. Contact David Walter 509-375-0429
Central Washington Dec 6 Yakima, WA. Contact Debora Barret 509-952-1847
Southern Oregon TBD Klamath Falls, OR. Contact R. J. Simmington 541-882-1314
Don’t miss these OTHER THRILLERS:
National SCI Convention (Reno) Jan 23-26, 2008 Reno, NV. 520-620-1220
Editor’s Recommendation: American Custom Gunmakers Guild
If you’re into FINE custom guns and have the time to attend, this show runs concurrently in Reno with
the SCI Convention. Website is www.ACGG.org
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www.SCINW.com

1. A BED OF _______________
3. A RAFT of _______________
4. A SLOTH or SLEUTH of _______________
5. A STRING of _______________
6. A HERD of _______________
7. A PACK or TRAIN of _______________
8. A Troop of _______________
9. A COLONY of _______________
10. A BUSHEL of _______________
11. A WAKE of _______________
12. A COVY of _______________
13. A COLONY of _______________
NW Banquet 2008
We plan to sell out in advance, with no
sales at the door… Don’t Miss It!
Feb. 2nd, 2008
We need donations of all kinds, and any
help you can provide???
Contact Mike Price (253) 630-0258
- or -
Gary Tennison (253) 265-2113
GT’s Puzzler… Ever wondered what the collective
noun is for various groups of animals?
Here are some of the obvious and not-so-obvious. See how many
you can get correct.
Try to match the animal with the correct term.
NEXT ISSUE, GT WILL ANNOUNCE A CON-
TEST FOR YOU KIDS!!!!!!!!
BABOONS
BEAVERS
PTARMIGAN
RACEHORSES
SEA OTTERS
ANTS
BEARS
CLAMS
BUZZARDS
CRABS
COYOTE
ELK
(answers on pg. 14)
The NW Chapter is always looking for members to help at
our events.
TAKE TIME TO GIVE
TIME!!!
There are also openings on the board. Get involved!
Contact: Michael Price (253) 630 - 0258
(He’s retired, but he still cares!!!)
This beautiful 1 of a Kind Rem 700 in .375 H & H is being raffled by the NW Chapter.
For tickets and info, contact Thom Halligan (253) 857-8774 or any Board Member.
The stock features the African Big Five by Master Carver Kirk Ratajesak, of Seattle, and a Leupold scope
donated by Alain Smith. It features an SCI engraved floorplate.
Tickets are $10 each
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“Hunter’s Helper”...
BBQ Season:
Just some tips for those wanna-be’s
and newbies who can’t wait to become
the BBQ King of the neighborhood.
Whether you prefer gas or charcoal,
learn about indirect cookin’!!! Basically,
you “split” the grill into two areas—one
side with heat underneath,
and the other side without (indirect
heat). Simple!
Now you sear your food of choice
Correction/Apology Corner
Special thanks to Micheal White of Nature’s Way Taxidermy,
in Puyallup.
When we ran the story in the last issue about delivering
the mounted turkey to Seth Cook, (the young man who
has since succumbed to progeria, the aging disease) we
inadvertently omitted Nature’s Way’s assistance in expediting
the Turkey mount and pricing it at a reduced cost.
Thank you for your help, Micheal.
Fire it UP!!!
(meat, fish, veggies, or whatever—
you can BBQ anything!) briefly over
the hot side, then transfer it to the
indirect side, close the lid, and cook
until finished.
Now you know how to get those
beautiful stripes and still cook thoroughly
without charring the food to a
black death! Tender and Juicy!!!
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...how to Cook your Goose,
Flambe your Moose,
and Kick-up your Duck!
© Doug Rasmussen 2007
A Good Book:
Indirect cookin’ and lots of other
good advice is found in “How to
Grill,” by Steven Raichlen. Tons of
good recipes, too.
This is simply the best BBQ book I’ve
found…
It’s amazing how really easy it is.
ENJOY!

THANK YOU to all DONORS who made our 2007 Banquet SUCH A SUCCESS!!!!
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Why else would elk need such long antlers???
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