April Dinner Meeting. Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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1 San Diego Chapter Price $3.50 Safari Club International Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, April 2013 CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND PRESERVATION OF THE HUNTER Continuing our series Disciplines of Hunting - The Secrets of Successful Bowhunting. We are pleased to have Lew Webb, President of the Bowhunters Chapter SCI of Durango, CO as our speaker. Lew Webb is originally from Southern California, and started hunting and fishing there as a boy in the mid 1960 s. A second generation automobile dealer, Lew, his wife Laura and their four daughters, moved to SW Colorado (Durango) in A lifelong outdoorsman, Lew began hunting birds, rabbits & ground squirrels with a Wrist Rocket slingshot in fields near his childhood home in Los Alamitos. A.22 rifle and.410 shotgun were eventually added to his arsenal, and his passion for the hunt was cemented. After rifle hunting hogs, deer, sheep, goats, pronghorns, elk and bears through his early 20 s, he shifted to the bow, and has never looked back! April Dinner Meeting With three decades of bowhunting behind him and adventures that have taken him from the US & Canada, Mexico, Africa and Europe, Lew has amassed not only some great trophies along the way, but a bag full of fun and fascinating bowhunting stories and tips, along with pictures and videos. He ll share stories and videos of bowhunting Cape buffalo and African lion, along with Dall sheep, elk, grizzly and more, when he joins us at our meeting on the 17th of April. We know you won t want to miss this event! Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Bali Hai Restaurant 1120 Shelter Island Drive San Diego s Shelter Island 5:30 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm Dinner Tickets: $30 per person Reservations: Lyons & O Haver Taxidermy or meetings@sandiegosci.org

2 2013 Calendar of Events May 18 Saturday, 10 am 5 p.m., Enjoy a day of fishing, archery,.22 and clays ranges, Art of Falconry, food and family fun. At Jim & Pat Conrad s Ranch in Julian, found on the right at the 8-mile marker of Eagle Peak Road. Reservations necessary, call Lyons & O Haver at or meetings@sandiegosci.org June 8 Saturday, 11 a.m. 5 p.m., Big Bore Shoot at the Green Head Club off Old Highway 80 in Pine Valley. Cost $40 includes range cost and dinner. For information and reservations call John Bahr at or jlbahr@roadrunner.com June 20 Thursday, 5:30 p.m. A gourmet Game Dinner will be exclusively prepared for us at Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego. Cost $100 per person. For reservations, call Lyons & O Haver at or meetings@sandiegosci.org July 10 Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. San Diego Chapter s Annual Meeting at the Bali Hai on Shelter Island, San Diego. Meet the new Chapter Board of Directors and a presentation of the very latest and best in hunting clothing. For reservations, call Lyons & O Haver at or meetings@sandiegosci.org For updates see In This Issue President s Message... 3 The Diminutive San Diego Southern Mule Deer San Diego Junior Pheasant Hunt Report... 6 Hunt for Warriors A Success... 7 Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot... 8 Game Dinner at the Rancho Bernardo Inn... 8 Education/Pride Chairman... 9 Local Hunting Resources for San Diego County and Nearby... 9 Christmas Party Highlights Auction: 13 Expedition Wild Americas! A Night To Remember African Lion Defense Fund Our Fine Sponsors Bulletin Board Membership Application Form SAFARI C LUB I NTERNATIONAL WORLD H EADQUARTERS 4800 WEST GATES PASS ROAD TUCSON, AZ PHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: SAN DIEGO CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL P.O. BOX SAN DIEGO, CA sandiegosci@aol.com WEBSITE: OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2013 PRESIDENT MIKE ROGERS, JR VICE PRESIDENT / AUCTION 2013 JIM CONRAD VICE PRESIDENT / SPECIAL PROJECTS LEIF OLSEN SECRETARY SUSAN BOWERS TREASURER LILLY EMERSON EDUCATION / PRIDE BILL HANSEN LEGISLATIVE KEN JOHNSON MEMBERSHIP BEARD HOBBS MEETINGS BARBARA DEGRAW NEWSLETTER JOHN EHLERS SPECIAL EVENTS JOHN BAHR PAST PRESIDENT / NOMINATING BARBARA DEGRAW SABLES REP BARBARA DEGRAW LEGAL ADVISORS JIM MARINOS BEARD HOBBS Roger Ballard Ron Wade Ingrid Poole Mike O Haver Bill Poole Mike Rogers, Sr. Dick Ellerton Wilt Williams Ken Lehtola PAST PRESIDENTS Jack Mitchel Al Logan Mike O Haver John Ehlers Ron Wade Charles Cook Ron Provience Chip Goodwin John Belus Mike Rogers, Jr. John Jennings, III Jim Dodd Pete Traphagen Ingrid Poole Gerry Faust Barbara DeGraw

3 President s Message By Mike Rogers, Jr., San Diego Chapter President As fundraisers go, within the global SCI community of hunters who raise money to protect the freedom to hunt and promote wildlife conservation, our San Diego Chapter clearly stands out as one of the finest. Appropriate for an evening in America s finest city. Our Auction numbers were up substantially, as were most of the line items on the revenue side of the treasurer s report. Expenses however, do eat up their share of the money raised. We put on a first class fundraiser and are widely known within the organization for doing just that. I say money raised instead of profit because we are indeed a 501 c 3 non-profit organization and no one profits in Safari Club International. Even outside professional vendors are encouraged to give to the cause, and when it comes to wildlife, most are more than willing to part with their hard earned bucks. It isn t until the word hunter enters the picture that people suddenly balk at the idea of charitable giving. Perhaps it s the concept of taking an animal s life that creates so much heartburn. After all, most don t grasp the concept of wildlife management and the benefit to a species of controlled population in a given habitat. Maybe it s simply the Bambi effect, where wildlife takes on human characteristics from a lifetime of exposure to Disney, Pixar, and anyone else who portrays animals as rational, intelligent, cause-and-effect creatures or it could be the idea that we, as hunters, simply enjoy ourselves too much in the pursuit. Whatever the reason, it didn t show up on February 9th at the Town and Country Ballroom where we held the most recent SDSCI fundraiser. wild turkeys loose in Twenty years ago our Chapter was successful in reintroducing wild turkeys to the San Diego back country. Now we embark upon an even more challenging task of reintroducing mammals. Already we have had some who say that it can t be done. A small group of conservationists from northern California had tried to reintroduce Pronghorn and were unsuccessful, yet they now have asked to join in our efforts. It s an exciting and ambitious special project, and it s the kind of thing that we are doing. Recently, I worked with Phil DeLone, CEO of SCI, in crafting his speech and staging the production in Reno during the Saturday evening awards and auction event where 1.3 million dollars was raised to help fight against the up-listing of the African Lion to the Endangered Species list. As we protect the freedom to hunt, we must also promote wildlife conservation and that is what we are doing here locally. I sincerely hope that you ll consider joining us - at a dinner event, at next year s fundraiser or perhaps on the board of directors. The nomination process is about to begin and we are always looking for new people to get involved. Specifically we need a Public Relations person for a new board position being developed. Please feel free to contact us and consider volunteering. If you love hunting like we do, you ll enjoy the time spent working on great causes and taking an active role in wildlife conservation. Mike Rogers Jr. You gave! And when it came to simply giving to give, where nothing tangible was on the horizon to receive, most gave sizable amounts of money to one of our most recent causes. As president I stood before the audience and told you that we were embarking on a new and ambitious cause the reintroduction of Pronghorn antelope into San Diego County. I heard a few Oooo s and Wowww s when we revealed the challenge. The reaction, combined with the giving to our efforts in reintroducing wildlife to San Diego County reminded me of the day we let the first By Barbara DeGraw, SD SCI Past President The Chapter Nominating Committee will soon be meeting to consider a slate to serve on the Chapter Board of Directors beginning in July. The committee will be considering realigning several board positions and updating job descriptions in an effort to better serve the chapter. Nominating Committee Report Of course, we are looking for candidates for Board and officer positions. If you care about your hunting heritage, want to learn more about SCI, can assist us with getting the Chapter s work accomplished to fulfill the mission of SCI, please contact Barbara at

4 The Diminutive San Diego Southern Mule Deer By Beard Hobbs Now San Diego County is not what I would call a destination hunting location for mule deer. The average big game hunter would have no clue that San Diego County was the home of Desert Big Horn Sheep (protected), mountain lion (protected), band tailed pigeon, a variety of ducks, dove, quail, turkey and a spectacular diminutive sub-species of mule deer known as the Southern Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus Fugliginatus). Average field dressed weight studies drastically illustrate the diminutive, unique and somewhat dwarf nature of the Southern Mule Deer. A study conducted at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, based on a sampling of 217 Southern Mule Deer, established an average dressed weight of lbs. for deer ranging between 3.5 and 6 years old. A similar study of Rocky Mountain Mule Deer in the Arizona Kaibab, based on a sampling of 1107 animals, established an average dressed weight of 173 lbs. for deer ranging between 3.5 and 5.5 years of age. A comparative study of 154 Coues White Tail Deer in SE Arizona established an averaged dressed weight of 85 lbs. for deer ranging between 3.5 and 5.5 years of age. The Southern Mule Deer is significantly smaller in stature when compared to the Rocky Mountain Mule Deer and Eastern Whitetail Deer and is just slightly larger than the Coues Whitetail Deer. (Credits: Pious 1989, Heffelfinger 2006, McCullough and Smith 1987, AGFD 2000.) Most Southern Mule Deer have antlers that match their diminutive size. The average spread of a mature buck is between 12 and 16 inches and with rare occasion something significantly less than 22 inches. The vast majority of deer taken are 2x2 s, with an exceptional deer being a 3x3 or on rare occasions a 4x4. Most of the Southern Coastal Deer that I have personally observed would score between 80 and 120 gross SCI. I have seen pictures of a couple of deer that scored in the high 130 s, but I believe that a deer in the high 130 s would be a spectacular 1% of all Southern Mule Deer taken in San Diego County. The Southern Mule Deer has some fairly distinct markings. The forehead crown is almost black and covers the vast majority of the skull cap, orbital sockets and forehead. Most San Diego Southern Mule Deer have a very distinctive short roman nose. The entire winter cape is generally much darker than the typical Rocky Mountain Mule Deer. A good estimate for average shoulder height would be approximately 40. California Fish and Wildlife issues 3,000 buckonly rifle tags and 1,000 archery either sex tags in San Diego County. Tags are issued on a first come first served basis and each hunter can purchase two tags. Note: If you are interested in hunting San Diego County, the tags sell out so a wise hunter would purchase tags in June or July when tags are available over the counter. The rifle harvest hovers at approximately 11.5% and the archery either sex harvest in 2010 was a grand total of 59 harvested deer of the 1,000 tags issued in San Diego County. The bow season is a split season with the 2011 early season beginning on September 3rd and ending on October 16th and the late season beginning on November 19th and ending on December 31st. The early hunt is a typical warm weather hunt and definitely is an early morning or water source hunt. The late season is a rut hunt and setting up on well used deer trails can be productive. When it comes to bowhunting the San Diego County Southern Mule Deer, San Diego is an extremely tough place to hunt. The terrain, depending on elevation, is rugged, steep and covered with dense chaparral, manzanita, pines, oaks and a smattering of cedar trees. Naturally the best hunting is on private land but there are plenty of opportunities on public land. Because of the terrain, spot and stalk is very difficult, with the vast majority of the deer being taken from ground blinds or tree stands set up on game trails. Baiting is strictly prohibited in California and to be successful one has to spend a considerable amount of time scouting to ascertain the best and most frequently used game trails. Naturally the more successful hunters gravitate to remote areas with little hunting pressure. Setting up on a water source could just be the ticket for tagging a local Southern Mule Deer. My 2011 hunt started on September 3rd. I generally hunt weekends and typically am hunting by myself. During the early season I saw deer on almost every weekend but didn t see anything that was either close enough to shoot or that met my standards for size and age. For the most part I hiked into various remote areas before daylight and set up on or near game trails. I also spent one weekend of the rifle season assisting one of my non-bowhunting friends. As the late season approached, bucks began hanging out with the does. 4

5 I missed the first weekend due to family obligations. The second weekend I arranged to hunt with my friend Bob Dawson on private property. Bob is a big time bowhunter with more records and trophies than I can count. On day one of the hunt, Bob put me in one of his ground blinds for the morning hunt. We met up at 10 am and discussed the fact that neither of us had seen a deer. We then relocated and set up a ground blind, brushed it in, cut shooting lanes and made plans for the afternoon hunt. Bob suggested that we set up another ground blind in an area he called Acorn Alley. As we hiked in Acorn Alley, we could immediately see a couple of well used deer trails and several young cedar trees that had been raked by bucks trying to scrape the velvet off their antlers. We hiked back to the truck, loaded up my double bull blind and headed back into Acorn Alley. After picking a prime location, we set up the blind, brushed it in and cleared shooting lanes. We agreed to meet shortly after dark and Bob headed off to a tree stand he called the Indian Tree because of the Indian Mattes worn into the granite rocks surrounding this ancient oak tree. Within an hour of first setting up, a spike/crab claw two point wandered down the trail, nose to the ground obviously looking for a hot doe. The small buck came within 35 yards of my blind and although legal it just didn t meet my standards. A spike buck followed about two hours later and walked directly in front of my blind at 40 yards. Day two I headed to Acorn Alley at least 45 minutes before shooting light. I settled into the blind and sat quietly waiting for first light. At 6:30 am I thought I would try a little rattling to see if I could draw a buck into my blind. I went over, picked up my rattles and as I sat up, I realized that a great 3x3 was standing not 20 yards from my blind, head down and sniffing the trail for the scent of a willing doe. I quietly put down the rattles, grabbed my bow, set my top pin directly above his front leg and touched off the shot. The deer ran thirty yards, stopped, looked around and dropped in his tracks. A trophy is in the eyes of the beholder and my little San Diego Southern Mule Deer is a great trophy and will hang proudly on my wall. Hunting San Diego Southern Mule Deer will not put you in any record book and to the average hunter, most would think that you shot a pretty small deer. The truth is that if you are willing to work hard, dedicate yourself and put in your time, you can put a trophy on the wall that is unique, special and something that very few if any of your peers have obtained. 5

6 San Diego Junior Pheasant Hunt Report By Susan Bowers and Doug Streed On Sunday morning, March 3rd, 55 excited and eager youth, ages 9 to 15, gathered in a beautiful grove of live oak trees to check-in for what promised to be a tremendous day. This was the beginning of the 10th Annual San Diego Junior Pheasant Hunt event, supported every year by the San Diego Chapter of SCI. A number of Chapter members are part of the event committee and several family members attended as youth participants. Each youth checking in received an orange hat festooned with the pheasant hunts name and a name tag which noted the group each participant was assigned. After the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for our military and veterans, the kids located their group by colored flag and outfitter and started off for one of six stations. This year they listened to a seminar on wildlife, watched nationally ranked pointer and retriever dogs working through their various skills, had a chance to shoot a bow at paper animal targets, lined up to shoot clay birds at a trap range, and then the most exciting part of the day, off to the fields to hunt a planted pheasant with a bird dog and handler. The last stop was the bird cleaning station where they learned the proper method of field dressing game. There are over fifty volunteers who help make this day a memorable one for the youth. Those who were able to attend the shotgun clinic on the afternoon before the hunt, added a little practice with the shotgun which helped make the pheasant hunt in the field even more successful. The Jr Pheasant Hunt committee received an SCIF Sables Education grant to help with this annual event and encourage other chapters to create similar programs for youth in their area. 6

7 Hunt for Warriors A Success By John Ehlers Leif Olsen, SD Chapter Special Projects Chairman, organized a hunting and fishing event for Wounded Warriors through the Armed Services YMCA and the Wounded Warriors at Balboa Naval Hospital. Chapter member Doug Streed provided Hunter Safety training for the Wounded Warriors prior to the event and the California Fish and Wildlife Department provided reduced-cost hunting licenses. The event was held on Saturday, February 23 at a field on Palomar Mountain provided by My Country Club and was attended by 28 warriors, some family members and volunteers. Doug Streed brought along two trap machines so that the hunters could warm up on clay birds before the hunt. Once warmed up the hunters began to pursue planted pheasants over superbly trained pointing dogs that were well handled by their owners. The Wounded Warriors learned how important teamwork is and why the dogs are all-important to a safe, successful hunt. It was a beautiful day in a beautiful location. Lots of birds were taken, a few fish were caught, and smiles were all around. Even the dogs were smiling. 7

8 Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot By Bev Ehlers Safari Club Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America joined fundraising forces on January 22, 2013 at the Sage Hill Clay Sports facility near Reno, Nevada with their Inaugural Sporting Clays Shoot. This event was an opportunity to further the important missions of the two organizations in promotion of outdoor education to further sustainable wildlife conservation. Ingrid and Wilt Williams participated on shooting teams where Ingrid won the 3rd place ladies award and Wilt was included on the high mens score list. Game Dinner at the Rancho Bernardo Inn A gourmet game dinner will be exclusively prepared for us at Rancho Bernardo Inn. Cost is $100 per person. Special guests, North Star River Expeditions will speak about fishing and hunting opportunities. For reservations please call Lyons & O Haver at or meetings@sandiegosci.org. Game Menu Amuse Bison Tartare, Violet Mustard, Herb Crostini 1st Grilled Bob White Quail, Green Apple & Muscadine Risotto 2nd The Suckling Pig Parade, Slow Cooked Whole Piglet & Garnish 3rd Grilled Elk Chop, Napa Cabbage Fondue, Crispy Potato Confit, Huckleberries 4th Chocolate Ganache, Candied Bacon 8

9 By Bill Hansen For the past few years, I have been involved with SCI to a limited extent. After some encouragement from Ingrid, I am committed to working to advance education related to youth, outdoor and wilderness activities, wildlife conservation and other activities related to education that are sponsored or encouraged by SCI. Education/Pride Chairman In the short term, I am working to raise funds for educational activities and learn about educational opportunities and initiatives with SCI. Therefore, I will be contacting some of you to request assistance with this short term fundraising goal and to help with educational activities. If you would like to help with SCI educational goals or fundraising, please contact me at any time. My cell phone number is FYI Local Hunting Resources for San Diego County and Nearby Desert Wildlife Unlimited Pheasants Forever Quail Forever California Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Land Management Cleveland National Forest Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation I am a native of the Great State of Montana, but I have been a San Diego resident since I grew up in a neighborhood that was, at that time, at the edge of town in Bozeman, Montana. My father was a dentist and my mother a librarian in a local school. Bozeman was a great place to grow up and be involved with and interested in outdoor activities. My brothers, our friends and I could walk a half mile or so from our houses and be fishing one of two very productive trout streams in no time flat. I grew up fishing the Gallatin, Madison, Yellowstone, Shields and other rivers in Montana. From this experience, I guess I should admit that fishing is really my first love when it comes to outdoor activities. There is almost nothing I would rather do now than float down a river in a drift boat in Montana, Wyoming or Idaho, casting flies and taking in the scenery. I grew up doing some hunting for upland birds and waterfowl which were readily available then. I have done some hunting for deer, elk, and antelope in Montana and in California, I have enjoyed hunting wild boar with friends and colleagues from work. In the future, I have goals of hunting big game in Africa and also would like to take a trophy elk. I thank the SCI San Diego Board of Directors for selecting me to join them. I look forward to getting to know more of you and working with all of you in the coming months. WANTED The Trophy Times welcomes stories and reports of your outdoor tales of adventure in the areas of hunting, fishing, shooting, conservation and related subjects. Share these articles and stories with other members of the San Diego Chapter and have the satisfaction of seeing your article in print. Please your stories and photographs to the Trophy Times Editor at sandiegosci@aol.com or mail to San Diego Chapter SCI; PO Box ; San Diego, CA

10 Christmas Party Highlights A jolly time was had by all during the San Diego Chapter SCI Christmas Party at Member Beard Hobbs beautiful home. Participants imbibed of Holiday Cheer and marveled at the many fine trophies on display. 10

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12 Auction: 13 Expedition Wild Americas! A Night To Remember Sincere thanks to each and every member of the Auction Committee, the Board of Directors and the membership as a whole for your efforts toward making Auction: 13 Expedition Wild Americas! a successful event. 12

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18 African Lion Defense Fund At the SCI Convention in Reno on January 26th, over one million dollars was raised to save the African lion and lion hunting. Widespread corruption in wildlife agencies and a worry that populations of big cats are diminishing due to encroachment of human population, snaring, poaching, poisoning and other factors have alarmed both individual countries and the hunting world. Our San Diego Chapter joined other SCI Chapters and individual members in donating to this effort and have thereby affirmed our belief in science-based wildlife management. The funds raised by SCIF will be used to conduct crucial scientific research that will provide governments around the world with clear and meaningful information about the true status of the big cats. There is a need to educate the world on how well-regulated hunting and sustainable trade in hunting trophies encourages conservation, primarily because hunting revenues give wildlife high value. There is also concern that not just lions, but all hunting in African countries will be banned and the fear is that without value placed on wildlife, the poachers will completely decimate the remaining wildlife. To learn more about this important issue contact Melissa Simpson in the DC office at

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27 Bulletin Board Are you looking for a hunting partner, information about a specific animal, hunting locations, firearms questions, or other sports-related subjects? Chapter members have the opportunity to post non-commercial items in the newsletter. Contact the Trophy Times editor, sandiegosci@aol.com for information. San Diego Chapter Welcomes New Members We welcome 56 new members who joined as a result of Auction 13 held February 9th at the Town and Country Convention Center in Mission Valley. The Chapter looks forward to your participation in future meetings and events! Andrew W. Avis Steve Bick Bob Christensen Loretta Christensen Charlotte Conrad David L. Conway Jane E. Crossan Virginia Duncan Sergio Estrella Russell J. Falos Paige A. Fisher Norma A. Gallardo Annie Garrett Mike Goldsmith Linda Goldsmith Jim Griffin Kathy G. Hanks Jack R. Hawley Stephanie K. Hill James E. Hill Erik Hobbs Susie Hobbs Matt Kirwan Brian M. Kirwan Rick Kirwan Pamela J. Lomax Cynthis Maher Douglas Maher Rick E. Mannerino William A. Martinez Cindi Mason Tim Mason Eric McCully Ken Mendoza Ricardo E. Montoya Keith Morrison Jeff Muehl Ron Osgood Jennifer Paulson Patrick Paulson Chad O. Pinard Kiersten A. Pinard Tom Raftican Ashley M. Reese Max Regula Nick E. Ricchiuti Bob Roppe Hunter Anne Rowan Beau P. Rowan Kristin F. Struttman Stephen J.Turigliatto Mark R. Wagner April Wakeman Harry R. Walker Jack Wurts Rick Wurts Also joining are these new and renewing members: Armando Flores Jeff Harper William Keene Frank Kosloski Michael Meloche Russell Pierce Wondering what to do with that old vehicle in your yard? Remember you can donate that old car, truck, or boat to support our chapter through Action Donation Services. For further information contact Susan Bowers at dabseb2@cox.net. Are you missing the information that comes from SCI through their Crosshairs Newsletter? Crosshairs is published with a California Edition containing pertinent information for our state. You can subscribe by sending an to: crosshairs@safariclub.org. Trophy Times advertising space now available Business card size ad: $75 per year Quarter page size ad: $135 per year Half page size ad: $250 per year For further information, please contact Newsletter Editor sandiegosci@aol.com Copyright 2013 San Diego Chapter Safari Club International, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or incorporated into any information retrieval system without written permission of the publisher. For permission, contact the editor. 27

28 April 2013 issue SAN DIEGO CHAPTER SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP NAME (first) (middle) (last) (spouse) PHONES Home include area code Business include area code Cell include area code Please complete the mailing address and information as this is where you will receive Chapter and SCI correspondence. If at all possible, we would like to utilize your address for this purpose. ADDRESS OCCUPATION MAILING ADDRESS STREET MAILING P.O.B CITY STATE ZIP MEMBERSHIP DUES - PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX 1 YEAR $65 National SCI dues & $25 San Diego Chapter dues - $90 3 YEARS $150 National SCI dues & $75 San Diego Chapter dues - $225 SCI LIFE $1,500 National SCI Life dues, 60 and under SCI SENIOR LIFE $1,250, 60 and over YOU MUST BE AN SCI LIFE MEMBER IN ORDER TO BECOME A CHAPTER LIFE MEMBER UNDER 60 CHAPTER LIFE - $350 OVER 60 CHAPTER LIFE - $250 Enclose check for $ or go online at to use PAYPAL. (APPLICANT S SIGNATURE) (DATE OF APPLICATION) PLEASE MAIL TO: San Diego Chapter SCI P.O. Box San Diego, CA 92160