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In each of these examples, you were the loser. You lost SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER – OSCSCI originally funded
hunting and fishing opportunities or the chance to view 100% of operating expenses for the program in excess of
wildlife in their natural surroundings. At the same time, law‐ $200,000 annual budget. OSC also managed the program
abiding sportsmen received a bad reputation from those State‐wide for over 10 years. OSC continues to financially
who fail to distinguish between legal and illegal hunting. support this program annually, with a $ 2,000 contribution
OGT is something everyone can do to help wildlife and help to ODWC.
us apprehend the poachers.
SENSORY SAFARI DAY ‐ A hands‐on adventure for sightless
OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE EXPO – Our Chapter supports the and sight‐impaired children and adults. Members loan their
ODWC ‐ Wildlife Expo with significant funding and with animal mounts for these people to see for the first time,
workers. This is the biggest and the most successful through their fingertips, animals from around the world.
comprehensive hands‐on outdoor education experience The event is co‐sponsored by the Okla. Dept. Wildlife
and recreation event in State history. Approximately 45,000 Conservation, Oklahoma Station Chapter ‐ SCI and the H&H
attend annually. In 2008, OSC began “Predators of Gun Range.
Oklahoma” with a game for thousands of youth to identify
VETERANS’ HUNTS – OSCSCI organized Mid‐East‐Conflict
the animals and win a prize for successfully doing so (all
veterans’ hunts in conjunction with Jay Barczak of Wild
eventually won). This program continues each year.
Game Outfitters‐Duchess Creek Ranch, Porum, OK, and in
WILDLIFE HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM, ANTLERS, OK. – conjunction with other supporters. .
Our Chapter contributed to the building of the ‐ Three veterans were drawn from public nominations for
museum/learning center in SE Oklahoma. The operation is a guided elk and deer hunts, which were complete with all
joint agreement of the Okla. Dept of Commerce, Okla. accommodations.
Tourism and Recreation Dept and the Okla. Dept of Wildlife. ‐ OSCSCI and Mankazana Safaris presented a Purple‐Heart
The facility will be utilized as a regional tourism attraction veteran the hunt of a lifetime. OSC supports our troops who
while at the same time serving as a wildlife and natural protect our freedoms! .
resource conservation public education center. ‐ OSCSCI hosted a disabled Marine Sniper Scout on a PERECT
July Sheep hunt with Windsong Adventures in Eastern
SAFARI IN A BOX ‐ Safari in a Box is a K‐12 education kit
Oklahoma.
designed to provide exciting, hands‐on learning. It gives
‐ OSCSCI donates annually to Bowman Lodge Shootout
teachers and others who work with young people resources
which in turn creates hunting opportunities exclusively for
and ideas to introduce youth to important concepts of
disabled veterans. .
habitat, wildlife management and impacts resulting from
‐ OSCSCI also support Veteran’s organizations such as
human and wildlife interactions. Initial SIB placement was in
FALLEN OUTDOORS, where by a veteran is selected to
memory of OSC member David Rocker.
harvest A Trophy Deer and veteran’s children are invited to
a spring Turkey Hunt compliments of Jon Frazier of DV
"SCI SAVES CSI” ‐ 2009 support of OSU's "Insect Adventure",
a project which teaches basic conservation principles to Ranch in Welling, Okla.
over 300,000 individuals in Oklahoma each year (and also

contributes to the conservation of the endangered
American burying beetle, a species valuable in Crime Scene
Analysis).

Humanitarian Services

SAFARI‐CARE – On numerous occasions, OSCSCI members
have traveled internationally and carried medical,
educational and relief supplies to villages in need of
support.

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