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  1. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Sorrry @Red Leg I had to change my avatar! I would post my one pager, but I have no idea how to post a .pdf here! You all were spared my unabashed campaigning! haha
  2. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Thank you Sir, I really appreciate the comment and your support. I would love to have Dana on board, but if folks are upset about the $ we spend now, better buckle up as she would not be cheap! You are right it's tough to take action because it takes, effort, time, and $ and these are not...
  3. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Thanks for the response and thank you for contacting me directly, in hindsight I should have replied here instead. I agree the industry needs a cadre's of spokesmen as its not a one size fits all. Sometimes you need a pretty face and sometimes you need a PHD Wildlife Biologist. SCI get's...
  4. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Thank you Gents, I need to log off now, but I will try to get back on again soon. Sorry if my replies are too long or too short, as I am try to answer as best I can, and as I said before, I really believe that the vast majority really care about the mission lest they wouldn't spend the time and...
  5. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    I too wished we lived in a world where politicians actually did the job they were elected to do! Good Hunting, Paul
  6. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    JG, I'm sorry to hear you feel this way, as I would like to think my ego and those of my colleagues on the SCI Board and Executive Committee are in check and we put a lot of time and our own $ to do what we can for the good of the mission. I'd always thought I was at least a mediocre leader...
  7. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    I'm glad to hear this because 20 hrs a month is substaintial and I understand it all too well! Are you a member of the West Texas chapter? They're one of the strongest chapter out there and some great people! I encourage you to reach out if you aren't a member! Thanks for being a conservation...
  8. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Good question, if someone has an interest in conservation, contact a local chapter and asked to help out as chapters carry our their own projects often. Of feel free to volunteer for the SCIF conservation committee. I'm not a biologist, but I volunteered for the committee early on because I...
  9. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Royal, I appreciate the input as you have summed up pretty well. I think folks are also confusing SCI and SCIF's missiuons, SCI does PROMOTE wildlife conservation, but SCIF is the group that carries out the projects. Just a note, I have been on here almost 2 hours and I don't think I've made a...
  10. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    I have to make my own observation here... I keep seeing comments about the "Old Guard", I'm betting most here don't know who the "Old Guard" Is as I am not even sure myself as a great deal of the board has changed over in the last 2 years or so.
  11. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    I will see if Rick Parsons can address some of this as salaries and benefits is a sensitive topic. I hear a lot of folks on here say that they are an SCI member, but are you a member of your local chapter? Your local chapter President is an SCI Board member and a great person to speak to if you...
  12. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Gents, I have commented on this in other posts here, so I will wait to see if you all still have comments/questions after reading this. SCI is indeed an advocacy organization, headquartered in DC. We have lobbyist, attorneys, on staff and fighting these battles are not cheap. Hopefully this...
  13. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Yes, it does indeed and this is what SCI uses it's # for. We do make a grant each year to the SCIF who also does it's own fundraising, but advocacy is SCI's primary mission.
  14. Paul Babaz

    2019 Safari Club International Show Summary

    Sorry, I just saw your later post and refer to my response to Wheels post. Thank you for this post, because if you aren’t clear on what your SCI Dues are paying for, I can expect that many others are not clear either. SCI is an advocacy organization whereby we are fighting for the freedom to...
 
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