Would you like to know the score of the animal you took on your most recent hunt?

Come learn why the SCI scoring system is the most widely used scoring system around the world and most famously known for its 100% gross scoring method. SCI’s scoring method gives the animal credit for everything it grew and there are no penalties for any differences in size between the left and right side of the antlers or horns.

The SCI Official Measuring Course is a one of kind class covering all topics of how to measure big game animals and how to use the measuring kit tools for scoring your big game animals. This course is 3 hours and will result in the participant being a certified SCI Official Measurer after passing an open book test with an 80% pass rate.

The cost of the course is $150 and includes 1 Official Measuring Kit (Measuring Tape, Cable, Calipers, Manual, Calculator, Conversion Card, 1 set of Method Forms all in a leather Wrapped Binder).

To register for the course do one of the following:

• Go online at https://my.safariclub.org/record-book/seminars/
• Call the Record Book Department at (800) 997-0177
• Email measuring@safariclub.org.

All outdoorsmen use a knife and yet fewer than 5% can sharpen one.

While it does take some skill it does not take a PhD. Come to this seminar and I’ll teach you the secrets. Secondly, for each of our outdoor tasks a different knife design is required. A knife is a tool. You don’t just have one screwdriver, do you? No! You need a different screwdriver for each job. Same with a knife. Come to this seminar and I’ll show you which 3 designs you need to eviscerate, skin and bone out your animals.

Join Greg as he shares insights into the physical fitness required for successful backpacking in rugged mountain terrain. Drawing from his experience as a hunter, he will discuss key training strategies, endurance-building techniques, and tips for staying physically prepared to tackle the challenges of mountainous adventures.

Craig L. Kauffman, Past President of SCI and renown hunter, will sign copies of his new book, “An Unexpected Journey: A Hunter’s Trail Around the World.”

Michael Coppersmith is a very well-known Customs Broker and International Hunter.

This seminar will cover all the bases for preparing for an international hunt and what to do before, during and after. It will focus on key points, such as traveling abroad with your firearms, regulations and requirements for specific species. It will also address the extremely important information about the importation process to ensure that you get your trophies home safely.

Stop by The Hot Spot booth and visit The Hunter Chef, Michael Hunter to taste his exquisitely curated cured smoked meats!

An African safari is an expensive dream that in many cases comes along only once or twice in a lifetime.

Add peace of mind when you book your safari by hunting with a PHASA member. We pride ourselves in having some of the finest African outfitters and professional hunters as our members, outfitters and professional hunters who are, in most cases, the most active in the South African industry.

Have you ever dreamt of hunting in the West? What if we told you that making a Western adventure an annual tradition is entirely possible?

This isn’t just wishful thinking — it’s a reality that anyone can achieve with a bit of planning and determination. Join Austin from Huntin’ Fool as he shares his knowledge and tips for building a Western hunting strategy for yourself, friends and family. With the right research and strategy, you can make this dream come true without spending a fortune.

This seminar covers all the major deer species, their habitats, sustainability practices, and hunting pressures that impact their populations.

We will explore how these factors influence conservation efforts and the ecological balance of North America’s ecosystems. I will likely speak higher volumes on Mule Deer and Coues Deer specifically because that is what I do!!!

If you learn how to properly glass, it will open a whole new world for you.

I live in Idaho and hunt in the mountains and high desert and if you can’t glass, you’re going to see less than 1/10 of the animals out there. Not only will learning how to properly glass help you fill more tags, but it will also enhance your hunt. Come to this seminar and I’ll teach you the techniques that I use.

GSCO’s Trophy Committee Renee Snider, Rex Baker, Ed Yates, Brian Hauck, Bruce Tatarchuk, and Jason Price discuss GSCO milestones and species criteria.  Are you a lumper or a splitter?

It is impossible to overstate the benefits of having a formal estate plan that directs the orderly disposition and/or monetization of your firearms and sporting collectibles.

Unlike many asset categories, the unique nature of these items makes accurate valuation difficult, legal requirements challenging and logistics nearly impossible to understand. The time and effort invested in developing a formal estate plan removes an extraordinary burden from family and friends, ensures realization of full monetary value, protects the estate against opportunistic buyers and provides for both personal gifting and charitable contributions.

This seminar will present the planning and preparation steps necessary to ensure that everything is handled according to your wishes.

Chronic wasting disease is a highly infectious prion disease that has spread among cervid species across North America.

Among wild white-tailed deer, prion protein-altering mutations have been detected at substantially lower frequencies in CWD-positive than in negative deer, indicating that these mutations protect deer against CWD. Management seeks to minimize the incidence of CWD among wild whitetails, while also minimizing the genetic vulnerability of the population to CWD. Here, we consider:

1. The high degree to which deer are protected against chronic wasting disease by variants of the prion gene;
2. The impact of the frequencies of these variants on the potential increase in genetic protection of whitetails against CWD;
3. Detectable actual increases in the genetic fitness of WTD across time;
4. The inferred susceptibility of deer populations across the US;
5. How migration may alter genetic susceptibility to CWD.

Potential management implications of each of these factors will be discussed.