August 2022 Membership Meeting

On August 1st over 50 people gathered at the Mount Pleasant Comfort Inn for a Mid-Michigan membership meeting. It’s important for readers to know you don’t have to be a member to attend, so feel free to invite a friend who isn’t a member to show them some of the many things SCI does.

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Greg Traviss
Conservation Corner: Black Bears

Black Bears are most common in the northern two thirds of the state, with occasional sightings further south. Black bears have enormous appetites and an excellent sense of smell. They can remember the locations of food sources from year to year. Bears will travel great distances to find food. Black bears are omnivorous and opportunistic feeders, eating both plant and animal matter.

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Blue Bag Program

Have you ever wanted to do something good for others on your hunting trip? Well, I might be able to suggest something that will allow you to do good for others and make you feel good at the same time! My husband Ken and I were planning a hunt in South Africa last year. We had heard about the Bell Family Blue Bag Program, but weren’t really sure how to go about delivering a Blue Bag on our trip.

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6th Annual Veteran's Hunt

By Josh Christensen

“Here comes one! Get ready!” I could hear the excitement in Jeff’s voice as
I raised my shotgun and focused on the rooster pheasant flying towards us
in our blind. It was like Jeff and I were one as we both took proper aim and shot. Only one shot could be heard as we shot in unison. The results were instantly observed as the rooster folded and dropped not ten feet from where we stood.

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Shot In The Dark

“Breathing, sight alignment, and trigger squeeze.” Those three areas are taught as the fundamentals of shooting in the US Army. Since medically leaving the Army two months before, I struggle still with finding purpose and happiness in my current situation. Three years ago, I was a Team Leader for one of the greatest Special Operations elements in the greatest country
in the world.

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Greg Traviss