Hello to all the members here,

I have been reading almost all the threads in this forum since the last 1 month before deciding to sign up. That includes the older ones to.
To be frank I am more of a recent convert when it comes to hunting (2 years).

The threads are very informative though I did notice a bit of aggression sometimes lol.

Here is my question. Hunting in certain African countries is allowed because it helps the wild life there and the communities there .However I do see a lot of Phs who are not from an African country or outfitters that are non African that conduct a lot of safaris. So could someone with the correct knowledge help me understand how the big money actually benefits the country from where the game is taken?

Under no circumstances do I want anyone to assume I am against safari hunting. Like the best of you all I would like to see and hope is this is managed effectively so that when I do go for my safari years and years later the magnificent game is still there and remains for my kids.

Augustine

Welcome to the forum.

This might help explain how it works: http://www.shakariconnection.c...m-sport-hunting.html

Tks Steve,

So where does the SCI fit into this,what is their contribution towards african hunting.

(I could read their site,but then Irathervhear ppls opinion on it).

thank you.

There's as many opinions about SCI as there are hunters..... and everyone needs to make up their own minds about it. You might like to use the search function and then make yourself comfortable before you start reading.

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Originally posted by shakari:
There's as many opinions about SCI as there are hunters..... and everyone needs to make up their own minds about it. You might like to use the search function and then make yourself comfortable before you start reading.

ajsaxin, at the risk of putting you off, your last comment exemplifies one of the big problems in the world today: that some people aren't willing to put in the effort required to understand an issue - choosing rather to listen to other people's (often not particularly well-informed) opinions.

Wendell Reich (whose opinion actually is worth listening to), probably put it best (with more than a little sarcasm) when he wrote: "I own a computer, so therefore I am entitled to an opinion whether or not I have any actual facts to back it up."

But not to digress; SCI is (in my opinion, for what it's worth based upon my own extremely limited experience of four African hunts) the only organization with enough clout and credibility to speak on behalf of the hunting community internationally.

The CIC, Conservation Force and maybe one or two others are also important, but SCI does most of the heavy lifting.

Steve