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Dallas safari club new mexico works closely with the  dsc foundation to distribute funds raised by dscnm to various organizations across the us to serve the mission of dsc. the dsc foundation funds grants from revenue from dsc conventions, from funds raised from events both conducted by the foundation and the dsc chapters, and from direct contributions from individuals and entities that support and passionately believe in the mission of dallas safari club., dsc new mexico has funded 12 schools in the albuquerque area to start a new program within the school’s physical education classes to introduce them to outdoor adventures. through the dsc foundation and the outdoor adventures foundation, dsc new mexico funded $9,000.00 to these schools. it is our belief that our youth are our future to help preserve our outdoor, hunting & fishing heritage. in today’s world it is more important than ever to introduce them to the outdoors and all the adventures and memories it provides. that’s why we are proud to have helped these schools with funding to start the program. we look forward to providing more funding in the future. the schools that received funding from dsc--new mexico are:  highland high school $1,000  monte vista elementary $500  james monroe middle school $1,000  los padillas elementary $500  atrisco elementary $1,000  inez elementary $500  lavaland elementary $500  wherry elementary $500  tierra antigua elementary $1,000  griegos elementary $1,000  east san jose elementary $1,000  collet park elementary $500 working through the dsc foundation , dscnm has been able to secure an additional grant for the philmont scout ranch totaling $1 0,000 in 2023 . this is above and beyond the grants that dscnm has made as a direct result of fundraising in new mexico. dallas safari club new mexico made a $5,000 donation to help operation phoenix outdoors achieve their mission to take army veteran and albuquerque native, erik schei and his family on a mule deer hunt in new mexico in november of 2023. operation phoenix outdoors picked erik and his family due to the struggles and sacrifices they have made for the defense of our great nation. dallas safari club new mexico and op eration phoenix outdoors together, can say thanks through action and bring erik and others like him back into the outdoors regardless of their limitations. dallas safari club new mexico made a $2,000 donation to dallas safari club utah . this donation was used to help dsc utah chapter in their local efforts. dsc utah is one of dsc’s newest chapters. dallas safari club new mexico made a $3,500 donation to the  western association of fish and wildlife agencies . this donation was used by wafwa for expenses incurred during their recent meeting in santa fe new mexico. western association of fish and wildlife agencies (wafwa) and it's supporting foundations, foundation for western fish and wildlife (fwfw) and species restoration foundation (srf), represents 24 states and canadian provinces, an area covering nearly 3.7 million square miles of some of north america’s most wild and scenic country, inhabited by over 1,500 premier wildlife species. since 1922, wafwa’s goal has been to support sound resource management and build partnerships at all levels to conserve wildlife for the use and benefit of all citizens, now and in the future. dallas safari club new mexico made a $3,000 donation to ione randleman to help fund aztec new mexico kindergarten student annual fishing day in march 2024. ione, her family and other teachers at lydia rippey elementary school have hosted an annual fishing day for the aztec kindergarten students for the past 10 years. this contribution will be used to cover most of if not all the fishing pole/tackle combo sets for the aztec kindergarten students dallas safari club new mexico made a donation of pipe and cable worth $23,000 to the blm socorro district. the pipe & cable were used to make enclosures in order to protect man made wildlife water sources. dallas safari club new mexico made a $2,000 donation to patrick simms to help in efforts of stocking a pond in southern new mexico with fish. patrick has been a supporter of dscnm since it’s inception. he came to us with a conservation project that he would like to see funded and dscnm stepped in to help. dallas safari club new mexico made a $4,100 contribution through dsc foundation to the  congressional sportsmen's foundation . since 1989, congressional sportsmen's foundation's mission is to work with congress, governors, and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping within the united states. among other work, congressional sportsmen's foundation provides support and guidance for three caucuses that operate at both the federal and state level: congressional sportsmen’s caucus, governors sportsmen’s caucus, and national assembly of sportsmen’s caucuses. d allas safari club new mexico made a $6,269 contribution through dsc foundation to the  philmont scout ranch . this contribution was used to support the wildfire recovery efforts as well as educational opportunities at the boy scouts of america’s largest national high adventure base. dallas safari club new mexico made a $2,000 donation to the  wilderness stewardship foundation to help in protecting provincially significant ecosystems which goes to a greater good. support the research and conservation projects necessary to ensure the health of the area for future generations. dallas safari club new mexico made a $2,000 donation to the  yukon outfitters association to help with predator control. dallas safari club new mexico made a donation of pipe and cable worth $16,000 to the gila national forest service. the p ipe & cable were used to make enclosures in order to protect man made wildlife water sources. dallas safari club new mexico made a $2,558 contribution through dsc foundation to the  scholastic shooting sports foundation . sssf is the national governing body for the scholastic clay target program (sctp) and scholastic action shooting program (sasp). these programs not only provide students from elementary through college the chance to compete in shooting sports, but is also designed to instill young people with a set of personal values and character traits for fair play, compassionate understanding, individual responsibility, sportsmanship, self-discipline, and personal commitment. qualities that will stay with them throughout their lifetimes, enabling each young athlete to reach his or her full potential in their sport, and life. dallas safari club new mexico made a $7,675 contribution through dsc foundation to the  congressional sportsmen's foundation . since 1989, congressional sportsmen's foundation's mission is to work with congress, governors, and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping within the united states. among other work, congressional sportsmen's foundation provides support and guidance for three caucuses that operate at both the federal and state level: congressional sportsmen’s caucus, governors sportsmen’s caucus, and national assembly of sportsmen’s caucuses. working through the dsc foundation , dscnm has been able to secure an additional grant for the philmont scout ranch totaling $10,000 in 2022. this is above and beyond the grants that dscnm has made as a direct result of fundraising in new mexico. dallas safari club new mexico made a $10,220 donation for the purchase of 76 bales of hay & trucking to the calf creek & hermit's peak fire in new mexico for wildlife/fire relief. dallas safari club new mexico made a $1,500 donation to ione randleman to help fund aztec new mexico kindergarten student annual fishing day in march 2023. ione, her family and other teachers at lydia rippey elementary school have hosted an annual fishing day for the aztec kindergarten students for the past 10 years. this contribution will be used to cover part of the fishing pole/tackle combo sets for the aztec kindergarten students dallas safari club new mexico made a $5,053 contribution through dsc foundation to help outdoor tomorrow foundation achieve their mission to teach outdoor education & to promote and fund conservation of wildlife worldwide. this donation was used to help provide funding for startup costs for five new mexico school programs. dallas safari club new mexico made a $5,000 contribution through dsc foundation to conservation force . this contribution supports the efforts of john and chrissie jackson, founders of conservation force , who work with organizations and wildlife departments around the world to conserve wildlife and promote conservation through hunting. dallas safari club new mexico made a donation of 10,000 feet of 2 3/8" pipe worth $30,000 to the gila national forest service. the p ipe was used to make enclosures in order to protect man made wildlife water sources. dallas safari club new mexico made a $1,500 donation to ione randleman to help fund aztec new mexico kindergarten student annual fishing day in march 2022. ione, her family and other teachers at lydia rippey elementary school have hosted an annual fishing day for the aztec kindergarten students for the past 10 years. this contribution will be used to cover part of the fishing pole/tackle combo sets for the aztec kindergarten students working through the dsc foundation , dscnm has been able to secure an additional grant for the philmont scout ranch totaling $20,000 in 2021. this is above and beyond the grants that dscnm has made as a direct result of fundraising in new mexico..

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A conservationist’s cry.

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How hunting saves animals.

Dallas Safari Club worked with Namibian wildlife officials to auction a hunt of a black rhino, the most endangered of the rhino species. They expected to raise as much as $1 million from the auction with 100 percent of the proceeds going to rhino conservation efforts. Read More

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The ultimate pursuit in hunting: sheep.

Permits to hunt bighorn sheep are auctioned for hundreds of thousands of dollars — and that money has helped revive wild sheep populations and expand their territory. Read More

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Why hunting always matters.

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DSC, DSC Foundation, Frontline Foundation Fight Poaching An article in The New York Times last fall highlighted the often forgotten dangers faced by individuals who put their lives at risk to help protect wildlife and end poaching in Africa. Read More

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In Response to Responsive Management- Hunters’ Contributions to U.S. Wildlife Conservation “Hunters do nothing for conservation”. That is a quote from a comment on DSC Foundation’s post about lion hunting and lion conservation. We all immediately recognize the absurdity of the comment, but it is often the default retort from the anti-hunting crowd and too often we let it slide without rebuttal. Read More

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The Dallas Safari Club Will Save the Endangered Black Rhino by Auctioning Off the Chance to Shoot One

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The black rhino is teetering on the edge of extinction, and it has been for some time. Their numbers have dropped precipitously over the past several decades, dwindling from several hundred thousand a century ago to a couple thousand a decade ago, partly from habitat loss but mostly from poachers. Rhino horns fetch a premium on the black market, typically from practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine who believe they can cure a wide array of ailments, from snakebites to devil possession . Their numbers have recovered slightly in recent years -- there are now 5,055 according to the nonprofit Save the Rhino -- but the pressure is unrelenting.

The Dallas Safari Club is on a mission to save the black rhino, and it plans to do so in the most counterintuitive way possible: by offering up the chance to shoot one of them dead.

It's not every day that hunters get to open fire on an endangered species, but the DSC got a special permit from the government of Namibia, and a green light from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to hunt one of that country's 1,800 remaining black rhinos. The club will auction it off at its big annual convention in January.

Let's pause just a moment to let that sink in. The DSC is protecting a critically endangered species. By shooting it.

The concept isn't new. That's basically what the DSC does year in and year out, and it helped fuel the efforts of early conservationists like Teddy Roosevelt.

"The whole model of wildlife conservation, of sustainable-use conservation, is that any resource, if it has a value, it will stay there, it will continue to flourish," says DSC Executive Director Ben Carter. Hunters are often the ones who impart value to the land and keep it from being developed or otherwise spoiled.

Rarely, though, is the link between killing animals and protecting them so stark as when someone auctions off a rhino-hunting permit. Then again, it's rare for a hunting permit to be so lucrative. Carter expects the DSC's to fetch as much as $750,000, every dime of which will go to the Conservation Trust Fund for Namibia'’s Black Rhino.

The good that money will do for the trust fund's efforts, which include everything from population surveys to health checkups to posting guards to ward off poachers, far outweighs the damage.

"Black rhinos tend to have a fairly high mortality rate," Carter says. "Generally speaking, out of a population of 2,000, harvesting three rhinos over a couple or three years has no impact on the health of the rhino herd at all."

Since it was announced last week, Carter has heard a fair share of criticism from people who object to the idea of hunting an endangered species, but he brushes it off.

"People are talking about 'Why don't you do a photo safari?' or whatever," Carter says. "Well, that's great, but people don't pay for that."

That said, if a someone wants to cough up almost seven figures and use the permit to go shoot the rhinos with a camera, they are more than welcome to do so.

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Dallas Safari Club Convention a Success

The 2024 DSC Convention & Sporting Expo held Jan. 11-14 in Dallas, Texas was a massive success for attendees, DSC Exhibitor Partners and worldwide Conservation!

Attendees and Exhibitor Partners from all corners of the world gathered during the four-day Convention, and the show could not have gone on without the dedicated DSC 100 Volunteer Army, who once again answered the bell and turned out to support their organization. Without their help and loyalty, this event would not have been possible.

From the moment the doors opened Thursday morning, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center was alive with activity. Attendees utilized the new Express Badge Check-in to quickly retrieve their pre-purchased passes and head directly into the exhibit hall. Once there, close to 1,000 of DSC’s Exhibitor Partners offered the finest in North American and worldwide hunting and fishing adventures, outdoor gear, art, jewelry, taxidermy, furniture and so much more.

Following the Convention doors closing in the evenings, it was on to the nightly banquets and live auctions. The parties started with the Wednesday night Exhibitor’s Welcome Party and Casino Night, which tripled last year’s attendance record.

The Thursday, Friday and Saturday night banquets were sold out, and the live and online auctions, as well as those at the Ladies’ Luncheon and Life Member Breakfast, set records and raised millions in support of the DSC mission of Conservation, Education and Advocacy.

Banquet attendees got to hear from some of the titans of the outdoor industry, including Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo, U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey, Lt Col. Charles Hartford, Buffalo Kloof’s Warne and Hannah Rippon and many more.

DSC now turns its attention toward Atlanta, Georgia for the next few years. Atlanta will host its first DSC Convention Jan. 9-12, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Along with an exciting new venue for the January show, DSC will also host a new Convention July 17-19 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, in the DFW Metroplex only minutes from the DFW airport.

DSC 2024 Convention & Sporting Expo January 11-14, 2024

The DSC Convention and Expo is one of the biggest fundraising events in Texas. Over the past five years, the event has generated millions for conservation, education and hunter advocacy initiatives around the world.

Upcoming Events

March 9, 2023

DSC Annual General Meeting

DSC Headquarters and Zoom

March 11, 2023

DSC Northeast Chapter Call2Adventure! Banquet

Mystic Marriot Hotel & Spa, Groton, CT

March 18, 2023

DSC Casper Chapter Banquet

M Building, Casper, WY

March 23, 2023

DSC Event with Speaker

DSC Headquarters

April 1, 2023

DSC South Texas Chapter Banquet

Pedrotti’s Ranch, Helotes, TX

April 8, 2023

DSC Texas Panhandle Chapter Banquet

Amarillo Civic Center Heritage Ballroom, Amarillo, TX

May 6, 2023

DSC Foundation Gala

Union Station, Dallas, TX

May 25, 2023

July 8, 2023

DSC East Texas Chapter Banquet

Nacogdoches, TX

July 13, 2023

Christmas in July

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July 27, 2023

Trophy Room Tour

July 29, 2023

DSC New Mexico Chapter Banquet

Albuquerque, NM

August 3, 2023

DSC 100 Kick-Off

August 12, 2023

DSC Utah Chapter Banquet

Awaken Event Center, South Jordan, Utah

August 24, 2023

October 5, 2023

DSC 100 Event

October 14, 2023

Small Bore Shoot

Elm Fork Shooting Center, Dallas, TX

DSC Foundation Gala May 6, 2023

This special night will provide the opportunity to re-affirm our passion and commitment to Conservation Through Hunting, share stories from the hunt, and support the great work of DSC Foundation. The evening will feature a special guest speaker, exciting live and silent auctions,  as well as great raffle packages.

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Dallas West End Welcomes Dallas Safari Club And Convention!

• January 6, 2017

Since 1972, Dallas Safari Club has been the gathering point for hunters, conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts throughout the metroplex. As an international organization, DSC offers members a world of options: annual conventions and expositions, monthly meetings and other member activities, education for youth and the general public and to promote and protect the rights and interests of hunters worldwide, conservationists, and wildlife enthusiasts.

The historic West End district is proud to host the Adventure Convention and Sporting Expo for 2017 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center and Omni Hotel! With awards on each night, exhibits and vendors ranging from hunting supplies, fishing, various gun clubs and organizations and travel and suite vendors – your hunting and nature supply needs will be met at the this years Dallas Safari Club, “The Greatest Hunters Convention On The Planet”!

Fine Tune Your Hunting Skills At The Dallas Safari Club

A look at the schedule of events for the four-day weekend convention gives you an idea of each days activities, including performers and seminars such as ‘Packing and Planning Tips For Your Next International Hunt’, ‘Knowing The Right Way To Skin And Prep Your Trophy Can Make A Big Difference In Ensuring The Best Mount Possible’ and ‘Archery − Spot and Stalk.’

Staying In The West End For The Convention

If you are staying in one of the hotels in the West End district in downtown Dallas, DSC is offering complimentary to and from hotels and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.   Shuttle service is also available for all Evening Banquets, the Exhibitor Welcome Party & Auction, and the Ladies’ Luncheon. 

• For patrons of the West End staying at the Marriott City Center Hotel: DSC encourages you to use the DART rail system. The DART station pick up is located in front of the Marriott City Center hotel and will drop off at the Convention Center.
• For patrons of the West End staying at the Springhill Suites : the hotel will provide their own shuttle service and will run on the same schedule as the DSC shuttle.

The historic West End in downtown Dallas hosts just a taste of fine dining and shopping within the city. Everything a hunter could dream of is found in the West End – one of the premiere steakhouses in Dallas’  Y.O. Steakhouse , The Palm Restaurant after a day at the convention, and Wild Bills Western Store to grab the last-minute accessories and souvenirs as you make your way through downtown Dallas.

The Dallas Safari Club – Hunt And Explore In The West End

Since it’s launch in 1972, and 2005 with the new chapter program, the DSC brings together:

“like-minded conservation groups without geographical ties to the organization will be eligible to seek local DSC chapter status and be an influential part in achieving DSC’s vision of a society that values wildlife, engages in its conservation, and understands and supports the role of well-regulated hunting in the sustainable use of wild resources.”

The West End district in Dallas is proud to host the Dallas Safari Club at the Kay Bailey Convention Center and Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas, along with our extensive and exquisite selections of fine dining restaurants and premiere shopping that is unique as Texas is. Find all that you need here for your hunting needs, grab dinner at one of the best steakhouses of Dallas, and commute to your hotel all within in the city limits – it’s all happening in the West End!

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