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Safari
Club International
Low
Country Chapter
General
Meeting Announcement
Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 6:30
Gilligan’s
Restaurant
(Note New Meeting Location)
160 Main Road, Johns Island SC
On Main Road,
one block east of I-17
Club will provide appetizers; Cash bar
Monthly
Meeting Program
Ernie Dorsey will give a presentation with
slides on his May 2009 hunt in Australia for Asian Buffalo and Rusa Deer in the
Northern territories
We will also
discuss the chapter’s direction for this coming year and would appreciate all
your ideas and input.
For more
details on our 5th Annual Wounded Warrior and Wheelchair hunt October
12th & 13th Chaired by Mark and Holly Peterson, see our website at
www.scilowcountry.org
We are looking
forward to a year of camaraderie, guest speakers, social functions and some new
faces. Bring your friends, relatives, hunting buddies, wives and anyone
interested in seeing what our local SCI Chapter is all about.
For any
questions call: Patrick Autore C: 713-530-8116 / H: 843-559-0685
The 5th Annual Low Country Chapter Wheelchair & Wounded
Warrior Deer
Hunt!
Monday, October 12th & Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
4th Annual Wheelchair & Wounded Warrior Hunt group photo
Nemours Plantation was once again the focal point for our
4th Annual Hunt Wheelchair & Wounded Warrior Deer Hunt. We hosted a
total of 26 hunters and between them they tagged 16 deer and 1 wild hog!
Two happy and successful young hunters at last year's event!
At this year's event we are planning to host a total of 40 hunters.
In keeping with our desire to honor the ongoing sacrifices and service of our
military forces, at least 20 of our hunters will be Wounded Warriors from the Marine Corps
and the Army. Most of the Marines will be coming from the Wounded Warrior Battalion headquartered at Camp LeJeune, North
Carolina. The other 20 hunters will be comprised of youngsters facing life-threatening injuries or illnesses and
adult disabled hunters.
Hunter Sgt. Eric Edmundson killed TWO bucks during last
year's hunt!
Through the generous support of private landowners, our
hunters will have access to approximately 20 of the most magnificent, private
plantations in the southeastern United States. These plantations are
managed to provide exceptional wildlife habitat and trophy quality whitetail
deer. Our hunters can expect to see a spectacular display of lowcountry
wildlife and plenty of deer during their time in the field!
Ron Schmeits, NRA President addressing our group last year.
Major Edward "Jim" Land being honored with a choice morsel from the
barbeque pit!
Secretary Land and President Schmeits will address
the group on Monday and share deer stands with some lucky hunters on Monday
afternoon and Tuesday morning.
The Honorable
John Dalton, Secretary of the Navy during the
Clinton administration, will join us again and hopefully be able to share a deer
blind with one of our hunters.
Secretary Dalton with a group of Wounded Warrior hunters
Brigadier General James B. Laster, Commanding General of the
Parris Island Marine Recruit Depot will return to assist our
hunters in the field!
Brigadier General Laster expressing his thanks to the Wounded Warriors for their
service.
General Laster has authorized the participation of the
Parris Island Marine Corps band, Color Guard and Chaplain! We are looking forward to a
very special patriotic musical salute to our wounded Marine veterans.
We are very pleased to announce that
Benelli Exhibition
Shooter, Tim Bradley, will be joining us once again this year. Tim amazed
everyone at last year's event with his showmanship and his tremendous skill with
the full range of Benelli shotgun products. You will not want to miss his
performances at midday on both Monday and Tuesday!
Benelli Exhibition Shooter, Tim Bradley, will dazzle us once again with his
spectacular shooting!
Through the generous support of
ThermaCell
our hunters will be protected from the ever present and abundant blood-sucking
lowcountry mosquitoes. ThermaCell has supported our event each year
with donations of ThermaCell units and
refills. ThermaCells make it possible to sit quietly and enjoy the
outdoors, free from the torment of swarms of buzzing, biting bugs!
A very nice lowcountry buck taken by one of our Wounded Warriors last year!
Superior Sharpening Services of Bluffton, SC will be on hand during
the event to sharpen knives for our hunters, plantation owners and volunteers.
Hunting knives, fishing knives, kitchen knives - any dull knife will be
professionally sharpened free of charge!
Professional photographer,
Susan DeLoach,
of La Bella Vita Images in Beaufort, SC
has volunteered to attend the event on both days. Susan will be available to take any photos
that our hunters desire. Hunters with their trophy deer, Wounded Warriors
with Major Land or General Laster, kids with Benelli Exhibition shooter, Tim
Bradley, and of course, a terrific group photo. Whatever image you would
like to take home as a souvenir of the event, Susan will take for you.
Chapter President, Pat Autore and his wife, Karen, will
set up a computer and photo printer near the outdoor studio. Pat will
print 8" x 10" photos on the spot and place them in protective photo frames.
We want all of our hunters, landowners, co-sponsors and distinguished
guests to leave the event with a group photo and any other photos they would
like to have taken.
The Low Country Chapter will have the largest trophy buck
killed during the event shoulder mounted by Leslie Ramsey of
Wild Game Deer
Processing and Taxidermy in nearby Sheldon, SC, free of charge to the
lucky hunter!
Dewey Richardson of the
Black Death Deer Scent company, will be attending the event again this year, and once again he will supply
scent and scent dispensers for all of our hunters. Dewey’s Black Death
Deer scent will definitely put some BIG BUCKS in our hunter’s crosshairs!
Hunter Vijay Viswanathan and volunteeer Jay Walea try out the Mann Stand
Nick Yeary, owner of the Kripple Kreek hunting stand company
will have two of his stands at the event. His “Mann Stand” is an electric,
hydraulic stand designed to accommodate a disabled hunter and a companion.
Go to
www.kripplekreek.com for more information about Nick’s ingenious
invention. Nick designed and built the stand so that his paralyzed stepson could
once again pursue his love of deer hunting. Nick will demonstrate how quickly
and easily the Mann Stand can be put in place, attached to a tree and elevated
into hunting position.
SCDNR Chairman and Nemours Plantation host, Mike McShane, with Secretary Dalton.
We expect that there will be additional honored guests
attending the event, including
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
officials and a number of retired Marines from the Beaufort area and elsewhere.
The event will be videoed by professional videographers, Dave Lavery
and Glen Brodie, of
TimeLine Productions. Dave and Glen have donated
thier services to assist
Safari Club's Expedition Safaris TV show host,
Mike Rogers,
in capturing video for use on an upcoming episode of Expedition Safaris on the
Versus outdoor channel!
Each hunter will receive a "Goody Bag" of products generously
donated by our sponsors.
Safari Club
International will supply briefcases, nametag holders, ball
caps, key rings, bumper stickers, decals and a cash donation to the event.
The NRA
will add additional gift items and a cash donation to our Disabled Hunter
Program.
Coming from the south, Nemours Plantation is on the right
side of Highway 17, several miles north of Gardens Corners outside of Beaufort,
SC. Coming from the north the entrance is on the left of Highway 17
approximately ½ mile south of the Combahee River bridge. Look for the brick
gates and the Nemours Plantation sign. Follow the road onto the plantation and
bear left after passing through the second set of brick gates. Go down the
avenue of live oaks and look for the event tents.
Your financial support makes these events possible. A
suggested Donation amount of $100.00 will pay the expenses for the participation
of a sick youngster, wounded veteran or deserving adult disabled hunter.
Click the link below to open a Donation Invoice that you can
print to distribute to friends, fellow hunters and business associates who
would like to support our Safari Wish and Disabled Hunter events.
Thank you for your support!
With your help the 5th Annual Wheelchair / Disabled Hunt will
be a great success and a patriotic event that we will remember for years to
come!
Click the links below for video, photos and stories about the
2008 Hunt!
Click the links below for video, photos and stories about our previous
Wheelchair Hunts.
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