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02/01/22 10:39 PM
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Creekrunner
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Just got my membership card, thanking me for being a member since 1999. 'Haven't sent them any dues in about 7 years, maybe more. 
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
#8519693
02/02/22 12:50 AM
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txtrophy85
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They moved their big show to Nashville for 2023. Should be a good time
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 01:38 AM
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Jgraider
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SCI turned into an awards club for bluebloods and lardass lawyer types. IIRC over half of the money raised yearly goes to organizational overhead. No thanks.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 02:27 AM
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Hudbone
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Just got my membership card, thanking me for being a member since 1999. 'Haven't sent them any dues in about 7 years, maybe more. Everybody wants you!
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
#8519893
02/02/22 02:37 AM
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Jimbo1
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I opened this because "SCI" has a totally different meaning in the Fed world. Secure Compartmentalized Information. It was my specialty in ICE. I keep forgetting I'm retired!
FJB - Lets Go Brandon
BBB - Bring Back Better
Awake - Not Woke!
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 01:17 PM
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Txhunter65
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Last charity rating I saw for SCI showed the three year average for expenses were:
Administrative Expenses: 14.2%
Fundraising Expenses: 19.0%
Programs Expenses: 66.8%
Last edited by Txhunter65; 02/02/22 01:18 PM.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 01:29 PM
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Creekrunner
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They might do some good, but I think DSC does better.
SCI, years ago, charged 100.00 for a MEMBER to walk their show floor. It's a dam tradeshow! That right there shows how full of themselves they are. I also heard more than one exhibitor complain about their strong-arm tactics to get exhibitors to donate things for their pecker-measuring banquets.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: SCI
[Re: Txhunter65]
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02/02/22 01:48 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Last charity rating I saw for SCI showed the three year average for expenses were:
Administrative Expenses: 14.2%
Fundraising Expenses: 19.0%
Programs Expenses: 66.8% They do a ton of hunting litigation work. Probably more then any other hunting org.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 08:09 PM
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txtrophy85
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I’m a fan of SCI and a card carrying member, but I can see the point JGraider is making. There is Some of that but for hunting as a whole, not just in the US, I believe they do a lot of good.
I would much rather have a white collar CEO type from SCI represented as the face of hunting than Ted Nugent or Buck Commander
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
#8520600
02/02/22 08:17 PM
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skinnerback
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Who is this SCI that you speak of?
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Re: SCI
[Re: txtrophy85]
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02/02/22 08:58 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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I’m a fan of SCI and a card carrying member, but I can see the point JGraider is making. There is Some of that but for hunting as a whole, not just in the US, I believe they do a lot of good.
I would much rather have a white collar CEO type from SCI represented as the face of hunting than Ted Nugent or Buck Commander Perception isnt always reality. They spend a lot funds states side representing hunter rights. I think they could do a much better job marketing that fact though
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 09:50 PM
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Posts: 138
Perfect 8
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I’m a fan of SCI and a card carrying member, but I can see the point JGraider is making. There is Some of that but for hunting as a whole, not just in the US, I believe they do a lot of good.
I would much rather have a white collar CEO type from SCI represented as the face of hunting than Ted Nugent or Buck Commander I too was a happy member for several years. I dropped my membership when retirement got in the way of a second trip to Africa. I always felt that SCI was pretty transparent about their support for hunting as conservation which was a near match to how I viewed hunting.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 10:00 PM
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Creekrunner
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I've met more than one "hunter", some around a Zimbabwe campfire, that the SCI book, awards, etc. is their absolute religion. Completely obsessed. Sad, older men, still trying to prove themselves. Too dang weird for me.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: SCI
[Re: skinnerback]
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02/02/22 10:06 PM
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Choctaw
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Who is this SCI that you speak of? Safari Club International.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Choctaw]
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02/02/22 10:11 PM
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skinnerback
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Who is this SCI that you speak of? Safari Club International. Ah, thank you. I was thinking Southern Careers Institute, lol.
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Re: SCI
[Re: skinnerback]
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02/02/22 10:13 PM
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Creekrunner
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Who is this SCI that you speak of? Safari Club International. Ah, thank you. I was thinking Southern Careers Institute, lol. 
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: SCI
[Re: Creekrunner]
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02/02/22 10:17 PM
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skinnerback
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Who is this SCI that you speak of? Safari Club International. Ah, thank you. I was thinking Southern Careers Institute, lol. 
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Re: SCI
[Re: Txhunter65]
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02/03/22 04:24 PM
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Black02z28
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Last charity rating I saw for SCI showed the three year average for expenses were:
Administrative Expenses: 14.2%
Fundraising Expenses: 19.0%
Programs Expenses: 66.8% Im always interested to see how these organizations are spending funds. thanks.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Hudbone]
#8530642
02/13/22 08:08 PM
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Mickey Moose
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Billy, Billy f-ing Squier, is that you?!
I only need one vulnerability to get in and there's always at least one. So, it's just a matter of time.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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02/14/22 12:11 AM
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txtrophy85
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Billy, Billy f-ing Squier, is that you?! ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/02/full-1562-336160-3278892e_d0a1_45fe_9e39_0b854e3fb43c.jpeg)
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: SCI
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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02/15/22 03:33 PM
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Choctaw
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Billy, Billy f-ing Squier, is that you?! Awesome. Now that freaking song is going to run through my head all day.
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