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Originally posted by billrquimby:

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I wonder if someone had made an exceptional, one of the kind convention auction donation late in the publication cycle if SCI would have found a way to work it into the magazine? Yes, at this point I am a cynic when it comes to the efforts of SCI to get its act together. Mike

Mike: It's been almost two decades since I had anything to do with SCI's publications, but I doubt if drop-dead deadlines set by outside suppliers, such as pre-press preparers, press schedulers, and the U.S. Post Office and overseas drop shippers have changed much. Changes could be made early in our two-month production cycle to accommodate a big donation, but it would be virtually impossible later on. Missing the later deadlines would cause later mailing dates and bring out a bunch of angry advertisers with timely ads demanding refunds.

Skyline: Elected positions are filled by volunteers who are paid only for their actual expenses. Don't know about now, but when I was in charge of the club's magazine, newspapers and record books, the club's publications were profitable.


Bill Quimby

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Exactly, I strongly believe that the numbers would tell a pretty convincing tale. Why not develop a "fact sheet" or "finger tip facts" card that lays out the actual numbers in terms of dollars hunting pumps into conservation, local economic impact of hunting, species numbers in areas with hunting and without hunting, relative economic impact of hunting safaris versus photographic safaris, habitat preserved through hunting, etc. There could be non-hunting info too. For example, to me the greatest threat to Africa's wildlife is loss of habitat. To put that in perspective, the population of Africa quadrupled from 1955 to 2009; doubled from 1982 to 2009; and is expected to more than double from 1.1 billion in 2015 to over 2.4 billion in 2050. If you cannot find ways like hunting to make the preservation of wildlife pay, the habitat and consequently the wildlife will be lost to population growth. Sheesh, we have a great story to tell we just need someone to write the damn story up and start telling it.