Southern New Mexico Chapter Safari Club International Newsletter May 2015 Table Of Contents On Page 2
Page 2 Table Of Contents 2. Table of Contents - May Presentation 3. News Articles 4. Presidents Letter - Upcoming Events 5-6. Featured Member - Jalene Wenner 7. Banquet Table Sponsors 8. Helpful Hunting Links 9.-10. Sponsor Ads 11. SNM-SCI Executive Board 12. NM Game Commissioners - 2015 12. Membership Form 13. - 15 Hoot Murray Hunt Bart Hanson Africa Cape Buffalo - May Presentation
News Page 3 Washington, D.C. Safari Club International is deeply disappointed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service s (FWS) announcement yesterday that it will continue the ban on the importation of sport-hunted elephants from Zimbabwe for the rest of 2015. The FWS first imposed an importation ban on sport-hunted elephants from Zimbabwe in April 2014. Yesterday s decision will continue the importation ban indefinitely into the future until it is lifted by the FWS. Despite receiving data and information from Safari Club, Zimbabwe, and many others regarding the benefits of elephant hunting in Zimbabwe, the FWS claims that it remains unable to determine that elephant hunting in Zimbabwe enhances the survival of the species. The FWS continues to claim that it lacks enough information regarding how Zimbabwe manages its elephants and identifies six specific areas of concern (see links below). Even though it recognizes that hunting benefits elephant conservation in various ways, the FWS has put the entire burden of addressing poaching on the hunting community. The FWS refuses to allow importation of legally sport-hunted elephants until it finds that the benefits of hunting outweigh the detrimental impacts of poaching setting an unrealistic and unprecedented goal for an enhancement determination. In response to the Service s request for more information in April 2014, the government of Zimbabwe, Safari Club International, the outfitters and guides who operate in that country, and others presented the Service with a tremendous amount of evidence of the enhancement value of elephant hunting and importation, said Craig Kauffman, President of SCI. In addition, collectively we have provided the Service with information about how the importation ban has and will cause harm to elephant conservation in Zimbabwe. But it appears that the Service simply moved the target so that it could continue to try to shut down the sport-hunting of elephants in Zimbabwe by U.S. citizens. This move simply undermines the well-documented conservation and anti-poaching benefits generated by the U.S. hunters. The FWS s recent decision suggests that litigation or legislation may be the only ways to change the determination, as demonstrations of the benefits of elephant hunting in Zimbabwe have fallen on deaf ears at the FWS. Safari Club remains hard at work challenging these baseless and harmful determinations. Safari Club s challenge to the 2014 importation ban is still ongoing in federal district court. Safari Club will analyze the new decision to determine if it needs to file a new lawsuit or amend the current lawsuit. Additionally, Safari Club is considering possible attempts to legislatively correct the FWS s flawed enhancement determinations. Regardless of how we decide to proceed in response to the 2015 ban, Safari Club s challenge to the 2014 ban will continue. Alaska Hunting Guide for Brown and Grizzly Bear as well as hunts for Dall Sheep, Caribou, Moose, and Goat. For more information, please contact: (907) 522-4173
Page 4 President`s Message Presidents Message May 2015 Well, I have just returned from the spring National Board of Directors meeting in in Washington, D.C. It was a very productive week. Myself, Herb Atkinson and Rick Thompson were able to meet with staff members from Representative Steve Pearce, Representative Ben Lujan and Senator Martin Heinrich offices. For some reason we were not able to set up meetings with Senator Udall or Representative Lujan-Grisham??? These meetings went very well. As always, Rep. Pearce was on our side on all issues. He is a true supporter of SCI, conservation hunting and 2ed amendment rights. Rep. Lujan is also a sportsman and we felt that he was with us on the side of conservation, hunting and 2ed amendment rights as well. Senator Heinrich has introduced the Bipartisan Sportsman Act of 2015. This is Senate Bill 405. It is truly a good bill and something we need to get behind. We were also able to meet with the legal staff of our DC office in regards to the WOLF issue here in New Mexico. The Legal Task Force committee voted to file suit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of SCI in regards to the release of the Mexican Grey Wolf in New Mexico. This will be done in the near future and you will be seeing more on this. Craig Kaufman has now finished his two year stint as our National SCI President. Craig did an excellent job and will be greatly missed. However I feel that our organization is truly in a great position at this time and that our new President Larry Higgins will do an excellent job for us. I feel that under his leadership we will continue to fight the good fight for conservation and hunters rights. Our own Don Black was elected to another term of director at large and Herb Atkinson was elected to another term as Regional Rep. The nominating committee is working hard to get a good slate of candidates for our local Board of directors. This slate will be announced at our May board Meeting. If you are interested in serving you must get ahold of Bart Hanson, Pancho Maples or Nathan Weener by May 22, 2015 and let them know your interest. Ballots will be mailed out to all current members. You must return your ballot by June 20, 2015. Sincerely, Kim Talbott SNMSCI President Upcoming Events. The May board and chapter meeting will be held on Thursday May 28th at the Roswell Country Club. Board meeting at 5:30, Chapter meeting at 7:00 Bart Hansen will be doing the program on his recent Cape Buffalo Hunt to South Africa. The annual picnic will be held at Dennis Nosker s in the Hondo Valley on June 20, 2015. Please plan on attending this fun event. Information and times will be sent with the ballot.
Featured Member Page 5 Jalene Wenner My hunting exposure started pretty early in life. I was dragging deer by 3 and retrieving doves by 6 years old. I feel fortunate that my parents let me participate in their hunting outings growing up. When I was 11 I took the hunter safety course and I was successfully harvesting dove and my first deer that season! After that first buck fever I was hooked! I hunted deer every year until I went to college. I didn t harvest a deer every year but I sure did have a successful hunt every year! Deer season meant family time and an adventure in the truck! By the time I graduated high school I had hunted a decent variety of the big game and bird hunting South Eastern NM had to offer. My family always hunted for fun and meat so I didn t shoot many trophies growing up. When I was 16 I had a part time job and I got the bonus of a lifetime! I had an opportunity to shoot a trophy barbary sheep so you bet I accepted. My first taxidermy mount was a 29 ½ barbary sheep! When I was in college my best friend set me up with this professional hunting guide, Nathan. I hadn t had much luck finding boyfriends that liked hunting as much as me so this seemed promising haha! Boy did I get more than I bargained for! Our 3rd date was an unsuccessful mountain lion hunt and our 5th date was a successful barbary sheep hunt so that was the makings of a winning relationship. Now that we are married I tell people it was girlfriend camp and I highly recommend it for young hunters looking to get hitched! So I thought I was a pretty well versed hunter until Nathan exposed me to another hunting world. Hound dog hunting! So I was thinking cute dogs with big ears that trail. That would be sugar coating it! Turns out I signed up for a lifestyle commitment. When you have 6-10 dogs at your house on any given day it s really hard to take time off. Your average friend, relative and dog sitter does not sign up for this pack of pooches! Your yard and truck have to be modified to accommodate the dogs as well. Nathan took me on my first bear hunt with dogs and my perception was This will be easy because the dogs
Page 6 Featured Member do all the work. Turns out you follow those darn dogs up every hill and they go uphill A LOT! So after a tough hike we are nearing the tree where the dogs have a bear and I can hear the dogs excitedly howling. The feeling was similar to buck fever but heightened because you feel the mountain rumbling with the dog s enthusiasm! And the excitement / fear of what you may find in the tree adds another level of exhilaration! I shot a really nice boar black bear and definitely didn t think hunting over dogs was easy anymore. I did finally understand why Nathan was so passionate about it. I have been fortunate enough to see and shoot several bears, mountain lions, and bobcats treed over our packs of dogs. One of my favorite trophies is my tom mountain lion. Not because he is so big but because of how well the dogs did trailing him and treeing him! Nathan also introduced to hunting overseas. I joined Safari Club and realized there is a lot of hunting in this world that I wanted to experience. First on my bucket list was an African hunt. We finally got to go on a safari to South Africa last year and it was the trip of a lifetime! We hunted for 8 days and got 7 animals. I harvested 4 animals: kudo, black wildebees, warthog and bushbuck. Nathan harvested a lynx, vaal rhebuk and zebra. I have several more hunts on different continents to look forward to on my bucket list. I know that the friendships and connections thru SCI will help me get there. I love being a woman that hunts but even more I love being part of a family that hunts! Our family vacations may not be traditional but they are traditions that I will always treasure and look forward to passing down to our children. Cheers!
Table Sponsors Page 7 2015 Banquet Table Sponsors: ATD, LLC Steve Mathews - Baker Farms - Behavioral Medicine Associates - Coats Pump and Supply - Domino s Pizza - Farm Credit of New Mexico - Farm Bureau Insurance - Fulkerson Services - Bruce Gammill, DVM - Higher Power Electric - Kaywall, Inc. - Larry s Gun Shop - M & R Trucking - Madron Enterprises - Dane Marley - Pancho Maples, Et al Nave Oil & Gas - Out of This World Taxidermy - Timberline - Transwestern Pipeline - Pirtle Farms, LLC - Quality Liquor - Valley Bank of Commerce - Jerry Wagner, Et al - Donald E. Wenner, MD, Donnie Wenner, MD, Nathan Wenner, DVM - 3V Dairy - Yorktown Dairy. Thanks for making this year s SNM Safari Club s Banquet and Fundraiser a huge Success! News: Hoeven: U.S. Hunters No Longer Required to Register With IRS to Take Personal Firearms on International Hunts Senator Secures CBP s Commitment to Return to Previous Travel Forms WASHINGTON U.S. Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer require U.S hunters traveling internationally to obtain an IRS identification number in order to bring personal weapons on hunting trips outside the U.S. At a meeting early Wednesday with U.S. CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, Hoeven secured a commitment from the agency to return to the paper process used by international hunters for years, while updates are made to the automated reporting system for exporting weapons. Kurlekowske said the agency s web site would be updated later today. Hunters should not have to register as a business with the IRS in order to bring their weapons and ammunition on international hunting trips, said Hoeven. This is an unnecessary and burdensome requirement on law-abiding citizens. We appreciate that CBP has recognized this and will return to their original forms for international hunters, while they update their automated system to recognize the difference between a commercial exporter and a sportsman traveling on a hunting trip to Canada or another country. CBP recently began enforcing regulatory changes from 2012 requiring U.S. hunters to comply with commercial export requirements when transporting firearms outside the U.S. for personal use. Under these requirements, in order for a U.S. hunter to take personal weapons to another country temporarily, the individual would have to register the weapon in the Automated Export System (AES) and provide a transaction number to CBP. The AES is designed for commercial exporters and requires all users to obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS in order to access the system. CBP has acknowledged that forcing hunters to obtain an EIN is not appropriate. Under the agreement reached this week, the agency will allow international hunters to use the original paper process while CBP works with the Department of State on an appropriate long-term solution.
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Page 11 2013-2016 SNM-SCI Executive Board President Kim Talbott H 627-0713 2014-2016 ktalbott@plateautel.net Vice-President Ed Garrett W 746-9327 2013-2015 bigchief@hdc-nm.com C 405-9580 Secretary Phillip Kloppenburg W 622-3640 2013-2015 kloppenburg6623@gmail.com C 649-6623 Treasurer Larry Marshall W 734-5415 2013-2015 larry.marshall@fbfs.com Past President Pancho Maples C 626-3386 2014-2016 pancho2@plateautel.net H 625-2843 Sables Rep Rene McCoy H 622-1215 2014-2015 renemac88@hotmail.com C 973-0226 Region 10 Rep/Member Herb Atkinson C 626-5609 2014-2016 herb@herbatkinson.com W 622-0010 Member Bart Hansen 575-910-9181 2014-2016 bart@yatespetroleum.com 575-703-1161 Member Nathan Wenner 575-418-7985 2014-2016 nhunter84@yahoo.com Member Donnie Wenner 2014-2016 dwenner1982@yahoo.com Member Tara Pennington H 513-1640 2012-2014 terranthony@hotmail.com C 308-3408 Member Charlie Thompson H 623-5953 2011-2013 catrat@dfn.com Member Jay Turner H 653-4037 2011-2013 Jayturner1030@yahoo.com Member Hud Rhea 575-623-3651 2013-2015 hud300@q.com Member Don Wenner W 622-1133 2014-2016 wenners@plateautel.net H 625-0116 Member Gary Hebbert 2014-2015 desertrancher@gmail.com
Page 12 2015 State Game Commissioners Chairman Paul Kienzle, Albuquerque: paul@kienzlelaw. com Vice-Chairman Bill Montoya, Alto: billmontoya@ hotmail.com Elizabeth Atkinson Ryan, Roswell: bethryanlawyer@gmail.com Robert Espinoza, Farmington: robert_nmgf@ live.com Ralph Ramos, Las Cruces: ralphramos@comcast.net Bob Ricklefs, Cimarron: bob.ricklefs@gmail.com For minutes and updates visit: For www.wildlife.state.nm.us/ minutes and updates visit: www.wildlife.state.nm.us/ commission commission These are the individuals These appointed are the by individuals Governor appointed Susana Martinez by Governor to Susana oversee Martinez the New to oversee Mexico Department the New of Mexico Game Department & Fish. In addition, of Game & Jim Fish. Lane In has addition, been appointed Jim Lane has been appointed as the new director of the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish. Dickie Salopek, Las Cruces: DickSalopek@hotmail.com Chapter Membership $20 p/year National Membership $65 p/year Chapter Life Member $250 National Life Member $1500 Name: Mailing: Address: Membership Phone #: Office & Cell: Sponsors Name & SCI Membership #: Enclosed is: $ or charge to credit card: MasterCard or Visa #: Expiration: Signature: APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO CHAPTER OF SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL P.O. BOX 1922 ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO 88202-1922
Hoot Murray Page 13 This safari took place the first part of April, 2015. I hunted with Karl Stumpfe of Ndumo Hunting Safaris, located in the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. The hunting concession, Sobbe, is in the eastern part of the Caprivi Strip adjacent to Mudumu National Park. The Sobbe Concession is rather close to Bostwana and because of it s location, there are a lot of elephants there. The safari consisted of driving a road along the border of the national park looking for tracks of elephants leaving the national park going to a small agriculture area some twelve miles distant. Upon finding large bull tracks we would follow the tracks. Not all large bull tracks result in a good shootable bull as some have broken tusks, smaller tusks or simply vanish in the bush. Worth mentioning is when you hunt with Karl, there is no sliding fee regarding tusk size, one price for all. On the 7th day we set upon the tracks of three large bulls, one a very large one. After about four hours of tracking the larger bull broke away from the smaller bulls. We followed the tracks for about an hour when we came upon the larger bull. We followed the bull until we were about 20 yards away. The bull then turned around to face us and presented me with a frontal brain shot. I took the shot and the bull was dead before his head hit the ground. The rifle I used was one I built in 404 Jeffery, shooting a 400 grain Northfork Solid at 2400 fps. Penetration of the Northfork Solid is stunning, 5 1/2 feet! I cannot say enough good things about the Northfork Solids. This elephant was the second one that I have taken with the Northfork Solids with the same results, a one shot kill. Because I still had some time left on my safari, we moved to a camp on the Zambesi River to hunt hippo. There are numerous hippos on the Zambesi River, but because the river was very high, hunting was somewhat difficult. We finally came upon some hippos in some shallow water standing on a sand bar with their heads and part of their backs above the water. I took a non-export hippo with a frontal brain shot. The hippo simply fell straight down and rolled over on it s side. We did not have to wait until it floated to the top some hour or so. We just had to hook on to him and go to camp. Worth mentioning is that upon coming up on the downed elephant, we found that he had a bullet hole through the right tusk and through the nerve. This shot was rather old, perhaps a year old and it caused the tusk to become loose in the socket. Upon fleshing out the head so that it could be buried so the connective tissue would decay letting the tusks to be removed from the skull, a 458 dia bullet was found in the upper jaw. This bullet was rather old, perhaps shot at the same time as the one through the tusk. The bullet appeared to be a Woodleigh steel solid. The steel portion was corroding away, leaving the copper jacket intact. This elephant had to be in some substantial pain. Karl Stumpfe said that ten days before we arrived a black villager was killed protecting his small corn field from elephants. Karl firmly believes that the elephant I killed was the one who killed the villager as the elephant was taken some ten miles or so from where the villager was killed. Karl is going to do some investigation with other outfitters in the region to try to determine when the elephant was shot in the tusk and head. There were two separate shots. The shot that went through the tusk could not have entered the head. It seems probable that a hunter mis-placed the shot to the head and perhaps the professional hunter shot through the tusk or the other way around. This safari was a great safari and I can recommend Karl Stumpfe of Nudumo Hunting Safaris without reservation. Should any of the chapter members want further information regarding this safari, please contact me. My phone number is: 575-439-5015 or my e-mail at hmurray@beyondbb.com
Page 14 Hoot Murray A couple of photos from my safari in Namibia - Hoot Murray and That s why I will never stick my had down a badger hole again
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