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Le er from the
Editor
port encompassing 62 coun- Hunters and anglers provide
tries on six con nents where much of the financial re-
he collected 163 animals and sources for the conserva on of
142 species including 71 listed game animals and their habi-
in record books. tat.
Bill and his wife Sue also wrote “If hun ng and fishing ceased
a fabulous book, "Our Great to be legal, who will provide
Hun ng Adventure on Six Con- the billions of dollars that sup-
nents." (Available on Ama- port wildlife conserva on and
Usually this is when I reflect on
zon). I would be amiss to not the livelihoods of thousands of
the last year and talk about
men on his other book “The people?” Bill asked. “I believe
events and conserva on topics
Excep onal Dental Prac ce: that hun ng and the conserva-
of the me. This year though I
Why Good Enough Isn't Good on of wildlife are insepara-
am going to go farther back
Enough” (Also available on ble.”
than that an kinda ignore 2020
Amazon) and his leg-
as we all wish we could.
enday status and
36 years ago; I graduated from
mentoring in the
high school, Mario Bros debut- dental world. It was
ed, Sally Ride became 1st US
just how Bill did
woman in space, and Dr. My-
things. In 2012 he
ers William “Bill” Lockard was awarded the Sa-
founded the Oklahoma Sta on
fari Club Interna on-
Chapter Safari Club Interna-
al Crowning Achieve-
onal! ment Award. This copy of the Safari Trails is
Bill was s ll on the Board of dedicated to you Bill! A true
As a life me hunter, Bill was
Directors when I became in- conserva onist we should all
concerned about some of the
volved and his impact on con- media's nega ve portrayals of aspire to be like.
serva on and OSCSCI is im-
big-game hunters and the pub- Network Larry
measurable. Over 4 decades editor@oklahomasta onsci.org
lic's lack of knowledge about
of conserva on work and sup- the value of legal hun ng.
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