TROPHY TIMESSan Diego Chapter Price $3.50Safari Club International Vol. XXXIV, No. 3, July 2009

“CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND PRESERVATION OF THE HUNTER”

Archery: Hooked on the Thrill of the Hunt

Wednesday, July 15, 2009Tom Ham’s Lighthouse2150 Harbor Island DriveSan Diego’s Harbor Island

5:30 PM No-Host Social Hour6:30 PM Dinner7:30 PM Annual Meeting and

Archery Program $30 per person Call Lyons & O’Haver Taxidermy for reservations: 619-697-3217 Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings

Ever wanted to know why some people would like to crawl through the woods dressed like a bush to do their hunting with a bow? Well, this is your chance to find out on July 15th when you will get a close look into the sport of bow hunting. You will learn about the latest equipment and how to extend your hunting seasons with archery. Three experts with over 85 years of combined archery and bow hunting experience will share their passion for this sport as well as their experience, insights, thrills and successes…and lots of pictures. For Jim Connors of Willow Creek Archery, Bruce Marshall owner of the Bow N’ Arrow Shop and Jim Velazquez, the Media Relations director of Bow Tech Archery, bow hunting has been a lifetime adventure. They are truly hooked on the thrill of the hunt…archery style. They love the time in the wilderness, the experience with the wildlife, the camaraderie, the fun of preparation, just being “out there”. They especially love the serious challenge of matching wits with incredible creatures that can hear, see and smell better than you can…and that you have to get within 30 yards of to be successful. Oh, they will take their trophies and enjoy the successful hunt as much as anyone else, but to them it is the whole experience of archery and hunting that keeps them going. Come listen to and learn from very experienced hunters. You will love this one!

Also on the program: meet your new board members and hear about the annual Washington D.C. SCI Board Meeting and SCI meets the US Congress.

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PAST PRESIDENTS

Roger Ballard

Ron Wade

Ingrid Poole

Mike O’Haver

Bill Poole

Mike Rogers, Sr.

Dick Ellerton

Wilt Williams

Ken Lehtola

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

July 5 Big Bore Boys of San DiegoShooting Event for Hunting Riflesat Project 2000

August Annual Dove Tune-upGreen Head Club, Pine Valley

For updates see www.sandiegosci.org

President’s Message / Gerry Faust . . . . . . . . . . . 3

New Hunters to the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Mongolia Hangay Argali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Coues Deer the Elusive Ghost of Arizona . . . . . . 8

Death on the Savannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

San Diego Chapter Trophy Room Tour . . . . . . 12

Best Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Hunting Geese and Ducks in Argentina . . . . . . . 16

Big Bore Boys of San Diego Shooting Event . . . 17

Youth Activities – Pride Program . . . . . . . 18

Our Fine Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 - 22

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President’s MessageBy Dr. Gerry Faust, San Diego Chapter PresidentFirst let me thank all of you who returned ballots for the recent election of your 2009-2010 (July-June) Officers and Directors. I also want to thank all of you who took the extra time to fill out the “interests and suggestions” questionnaire. Your effort will help us to make this a better chapter that is more fun and responsive to your interests. We appreciate the input. I want to thank the new board and officers for volunteering and the outgoing board and officers for their dedication and hard work over the past year. The first meeting of the new board will be before the July 15 Dinner Meeting. So come on out and meet the new board members. Our Dinner Meetings picked up a lot of momentum in 2008-2009 and the new process and great menu choices were a big hit. The happy hour pricing on drinks before dinner didn’t hurt either. Most of all, we have been having terrific programs with lots of fun and camaraderie. Come join us July 15 to find out why we are all having such a good time. In May I attended the SCI National Board Meeting in Washington, D.C. I must say I was truly impressed with the people I met on the visit to the D. C. headquarters and especially with the reports of all the great things SCI has done throughout the year. You can be very proud of what this organization has done to promote our sport, to protect our heritage and to fulfill its mission in the area of conservation, education, humanitarian service and work with our veterans. Over 100 SCI members had over 180 meetings with members of the Senate and House. We got a chance to sit down, air our concerns, make suggestions and listen to what our elected “representatives” had to say. Our advocacy was firmly rooted in sound science of wildlife conservation and focused on a number of key legislative priorities including several regulatory issues, firearms and ammunition control and federal plans that affect management and conservation of wildlife and access to hunting. Over two dozen congressmen and women and

senators came to our meetings to speak to us, and through the two day process we added almost a score of new members to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, a very important and powerful group for us. I also had the distinct pleasure to join well over 100 people in a standing ovation for the new President of the Sables, our own Ginger Byrum. Congratulations Ginger! We know what a great leader the Sables are getting. Finally, I just want to ask for a couple of things from you. We are already well into our planning of Auction 2010 and you are really going to love this year’s event. And we could use some help. The committee is looking for a few good volunteers and we could use your help in getting some new donors for our auctions. When you go hunting this year please take a donation form with you. If you like the trip, the hotel, the lodge, the boat, the hunt or the adventure, ask the owners to make a donation to San Diego SCI. It can be a 100% donation or involve some percentage split of the proceeds. These days they are looking for more business and our chapter is a large one full of prospective customers. This year we are going to be doing even more to serve our exhibitors and our donors and to help them get what they want from their contribution. If you cannot close the sale with your host or outfitter just phone or e-mail Dennis Kerr, the 2010 Auction chairman, with the contact info and he and his team will do the follow-up. We are especially looking for more North American hunts, fishing trips, romantic get-aways, and adventures. Help us make Auction 2010 the best ever. Be assured your new board is working for you. We understand our Mission and are making our plans to make this a great, fun and meaningful year for San Diego SCI. I look forward to seeing you at Tom Hams Lighthouse on July 15.

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San Diego Chapter Brings New Hunters to the FieldThe San Diego chapter provided one hundred and fifty birds for the event. Over two thirds of these were harvested and almost every youngster walked away with at least one bird. To make sure they got the full hunting experience each participant had the opportunity to clean their own pheasants under the watchful eye of one of the volunteers. There were a few grimaces at first, but also a lot of pride as they slipped the cleaned birds into plastic bags and received a recipe book specially prepared for this event.

By Dr. Gerry Faust, San Diego Chapter PresidentThe hunting heritage was alive and well at My Country Club near Santa Isabel, California, March 15, 2009. Seventy junior hunters ages 10 to 15 along with forty volunteers and well over 100 family members gathered there for the annual Youth Pheasant Hunt. Through the day the young hunters moved through seven stations, including .22 rifle, archery, trap ranges and sessions on predator and turkey hunting. But their favorite activity was the work in the field. Each was given the opportunity to hunt two pheasants. Armed with their trusty shotguns and accompanied by an adult dog handler and a hunting dog, they moved into one of three fields. Many had parents watching through binoculars just outside the fence.

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Doug Streed, San Diego chapter member and one of the organizers of the event, explains “This event is focused on first-time hunters. The event is free and participation is on a first-come first-served basis.” It requires all participants to have their hunter safety cards and a California hunting license. Youngsters can only participate in this hunt once and each year the event is full. Already, there is a waiting list of over 20 for next year’s event. Interestingly, not all of the youngsters were from a hunting family. Some had read about the event in a local paper and talked their parents into signing them up. One of the parents said “I’m not a hunter myself, but watching how excited my son is. I may have to become one just to spend time with him in the future.”

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San Diego SCI chapter president Gerry Faust stated “We know that with this event we get the new hunters started with a great experience. We have other youth events during the year and are planning even more to make sure we maintain their momentum.” This program certainly appears to work as several of the youngsters were showing off turkey tags for the upcoming season as they talked about their experience and munched burgers, hot dogs, beans, salad and cake at the end of the hunt Bar B Que. Most of the participants: hunters, parents and volunteers couldn’t stop talking about what they had seen and experienced as they walked to their cars at the end of the day. As might be expected, the SCI Chapter and members of the event’s organizing team are talking about expanding participation for next year’s event.

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Mongolia Hangay ArgaliBy Bill PooleI had bid on the Mongolian Hangay Argali hunt at the 2007 Ovis Grand Slam Convention in Las Vegas. I had been to Mongolia three times over the past thirty years, taking the High Altai Ovis Ammon Ammon and the High Altai Ibex on two different hunts; on the third hunt, the Gobi Ibex and Gobi Ovis Ammon Darwini. I had not hunted the Hangay argali because at that time they were not hunting the Hangay Mountains, at least to my knowledge. There is not much known about the Hangay argali and the USF&W currently lists it as the Ovis Ammon Darwini. I flew from San Diego, May 30th and en route met my friend, Alan Sackman, a tough hunter, a great hunting companion and this year’s Weatherby Award recipient. We overnighted in Ulan Batur, where about one-half to two-thirds of the entire population live. Mongolia has less than two million people but they herd about twenty-five million live stock— goat, sheep, yaks and camels—the largest domestic animal ratio to human population in the world. I was amazed at the expansion of Ulan Batur, as it had nearly doubled since I was there eleven years before. Buildings were everywhere but still very few roads adequate to handle the automobile explosion and, of course, people on bicycles filled the roadways, most with a cell phone stuck to their ear! We left the city early in the morning for a ten-hour ride in a Russian jeep, arriving that evening at our traditional camp of yurts. The damn low doors gave me plenty of opportunity to practice my four letter vocabulary, the welts on my head proving that I am considerably taller than four foot, ten inches! We headed out before daylight, Alan and his group, the usual driver and two guides, and I with my group. Several years earlier, Alan and his wife, Barbara, both world class hunters, had hunted with most of these guides, so there were many smiles and lots of chatter. The 7,000 foot Hangay Mountains are not nearly as high as the High Altai Mountains and has very little cover. As in most sheep hunting, one first finds a high vantage point

and then glasses and glasses and glasses. If one is fortunate to spot a shootable ram, the trick is to get close enough for a shot. Most shots are from 300 to 500 yards so, of course, your gun should be sighted in accordingly. Alan made a liar out of me and took his huge ram at under 200 yards on day two. On day three Alan joined me but I think it was just to push me up the mountain. I couldn’t believe how steep the mountain becomes when a person gets into his mid-eighties! In the middle of the third day, we spotted seven rams. One was outstanding and I was able to get a head-on shot at 361 yards. I was sure that I had hit him but he gave no indication, as verified by Alan who had him in his binoculars when I fired. However, we did find blood and after some tracking, and a lot of blood sign, we jumped him and I was able to get off a ‘Texas brain shot’ as he ran away. It was a bit off target, breaking his hip, but I was happy to claim the old boy. He had lived out his expected lifespan of fourteen years and his huge, heavily broomed horns measured 218 5/8. There’s nothing like sheep or goat or ibex hunting but I do believe this will be my last big sheep hunt, as I also think there is an age limit one must wisely respect! In reflecting on my hunting career, I can honestly say that I treasure most the bonding among friends and the wonderful hunting experiences that last a lifetime.

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Coues Deer the Elusive Ghost of Arizona

source of the rattling. Finally, a couple of does traveling from the creek to the bedding area walked approximately twenty yards in front of my blind. The buck immediately started working his way into the does. At twenty yards, I started to draw my bow, only to get busted by the wary buck who picked up the movement in my blind. The buck immediately turned and started walking stiff legged away from me. By this time I was at full draw, with the deer quartering away at forty yards. Figuring it was now or never, I touched off the arrow aiming for the center of the deer, opposite leg. The buck immediately attempted to duck the shot, only to duck right into my arrow, which hit him squarely in the spine. Six years, and I finally got my Coues deer. The deer had eight points and scored 79 1/4”. The third day of my hunt, Steve hooked me up with his dad, and designer of Vortex Broadheads. Dennis and I got along fabulously as we are about the same

By Beard HobbsFor the past six years I have made my annual January trek to Arizona to hunt Coues deer with a bow. I have rattled in a couple, only to get busted and have them run into the next state. I have stalked to within 20 – 30 yards only to have them explode out of the brush, like a bumble bee on steroids. Despite all of my failures, perseverance finally paid off and I got my Coues deer. Last spring, Mark Bruhner of Bow Hunting Safaris, suggested that I contact and book a hunt with Steve Ward of Wards Outfitters. In talking to Steven it was apparent that he was the Coues deer king, and that his hunters in almost all instances had 100% shot opportunity on Coues deer. I arrived in Wilcox, Arizona the second week of January and immediately called Steve on his cell phone. He gave me quick directions to a fabulous bed and breakfast approximately 35 miles from Wilcox and at the base of the Chiricahua Mountains. I was introduced to the other hunters and Steve assigned guides and gave everyone a pre-hunt orientation, which included a warning to shoot low, because Coues deer were notorious for jumping the string. The first morning I was put in a double bull blind located in a travel corridor with multiple scrapes and rubs. From approximately 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the woods were silent other than blue jays and camp robbers that constantly kept me company. At about 4:15 p.m., I saw my first doe, followed by several more does and yearlings. Great action, but no bucks presented themselves before dark. On day two, I was put in a double bull blind in an area called the Sanctuary. The blind was situated on a small bluff with large pine trees, and a running creek at the base of the bluff. Does and fawns traveled rather consistently back and forth in front of the blind. At about noon, things slowed down and I decided to do a little rattling. After several rattling sequences and about twenty minutes into the process, I saw a fairly decent buck trotting towards my blind. The buck, held up at 80 yards, looking intently for the

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Equipment:(bow) BowTech 101st Airborne, set at 60lb. (broadhead - deer) 100 grain G5 Montec broadhead; (broadhead - javalina) 100 grain Vortex prototype broadhead; (arrow) V-Force (range finder) Archers Choice About the Author: Beard Hobbs is an avid bow hunter, who goes on 5 -7 guided bow hunts each year. His current 2009 schedule includes a buffalo hunt in Australia, a red stag, tahr and camois hunt in New Zealand, mountain goat hunt in British Columbia and mule Deer in Utah and Colorado.

age and have the same interests in life. We spent the entire morning looking for javalina in the various farm fields located in the valley at the foot of the mountains. We spent the early afternoon target practicing with a prototype mechanical broadhead that Dennis recently developed. Late afternoon, we bedded a nice 4x4 mule deer, near a farm pond and we called Steve and his hunter who was looking for a decent mule deer. We hung around long enough to watch the stalk, and a near miss by Steve’s hunter. About an hour before dark, Steve called us on the cell and told us that he had spotted our javalina feeding into an abandoned corn field. We quickly made our way to the corn field where Steve directed me to follow him quietly into the field. After about ten minutes, we eased up on the animal and I took a large 50lb javalina at 30 yards.

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Death on the Savannah

powerful king in Cameroon lives. Meeting the king is the equivalent of meeting a U.S. president. When we arrived we were greeted with a traditional ceremony, then passed through a corridor lined with all of the king’s slaves. We were then introduced to the king. Dieter and the king spoke several minutes about the importance of conservation and how they could work together in the future. The king told us we were the first Americans to visit him. This was a great start to our safari.

In the first three days, I shot a monster red flanked duiker, and a nice western roan. Joe shot a Grim duiker, Western hartebeest and a kob, while Craig shot a great bush buck, hartebeest and buffalo. I was starting to think the hunt would be over in the first week. We saw more game, then any other place I have hunted in Africa. Hannes my cameraman, who lives in South Africa and films over 250 days a year, confirmed this was the most game rich area he had ever visited. Throughout the remainder of the trip Craig harvested his hard sought after giant eland, and Joe shot a great buffalo and several

By Mark BuchananCraig Wong, Joe Smithson and I, along with cameramen Steve and Hannes, just returned from Cameroon. Our trip started off miserably, when we arrived at LAX to find out our travel agent failed to get our firearms and ammunition approved which is a must with Air France. Minutes before our flight departed, we were finally able to get the firearms checked in, but no ammo. We had a 12 hour layover in Paris, and we luckily managed to buy five boxes of .416 Rigby and one box of .270 and two hard cases for the ammo for $2,800 plus a $360 cab ride and $140 in tips to the store owner and concierge. Which works out to $27.50 per shot. Warning: do not buy ammo in Paris and I am not joking!! Luckily we were able to squeeze in six hours of drinking to calm our nerves. Upon arriving in Garoua, Cameroon, we were greeted by Guav Johnson, the PH on my previous two trips, Antonio Reguera the owner of Mayo Oldiri Safaris and his friend Dieter Schramm who is the president of the CIC in Europe. Unknown to us Antonio organized a surprise trip to Rei Bouba where the most

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The camp was great and Sadi the camp manager fed us like kings. It was great hunting with Guav again he is one of the best PH’s in Africa. Sean was Craig’s PH and we all had a great time. I think the guys will agree that traveling to Cameroon is not just about the hunt, but the entire experience. The sights and the smells are worth the trip alone. Travelling through Cameroon is something that every hunter needs to experience at least once. I am heading back in 2010 to hunt once again in the forest for elephant and buffalo.

other animals before the hunt was over. The remaining highlight for me was the shooting a sixteen foot python. I am not going to say that hunting python is as difficult as hunting a giant eland, but if you don’t like snakes, jumping down into a python hole can leave you with a few sleepless nights. However all the digging and nightmares were worth the python rib dinner and python eggs for breakfast, a treat not readily available on most menus. The grand finale for the trip was back in Garoua where we found a local guy on the river who told us we could sit on a wild hippo for $25 bucks. I figured it was a scam, but for $25 it was worth a try. I thoughtfully offered to pay for Steve to have this rare opportunity. I also knew that this would be a one in a life time chance to get some great video of a hippo eating a tourist, something that would really boost my video sales. In fairness to Steve I did warn him that hippos kill more people than any other animal each year. Despite my warnings, he carried out the challenge and fed and sat on the wild hippo’s back, something you don’t get to do at the San Diego Zoo. All told, this was a memorable trip!

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San Diego Chapter Trophy Room Tour

The affair included not only touring the house, but a fabulous lunch which was served by the caterer and included appetizers, main entrees of Tri-tip of Beef, Teriyaki Glazed Chicken and incredible desserts. The chocolate cake was to die for! The meal was served on the patio and around the waterfall and Koi pool in the back yard. The event allowed everyone to mingle and tell hunting stories during the course of the afternoon. This type of activity is an easy way for new members, as well as long time members, to get to know everyone or just renew old acquaintances.

This year’s Trophy Room Tour took place on May 3rd in scenic Blossom Valley at the home of Chapter member Bill McIlwee and his wife Pam Meers. Bill and Pam have hunted overseas many times in Africa, the South Pacific and South America, as well as North America. Their many trophies, including over fifty shoulder and full mounts, are spread throughout their beautiful home where they entertained the 42 chapter members and friends who attended the event.

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The Chapter Trophy Room Tours are always a fun afternoon and this one was no different, as all in attendance had a good time. A special thanks goes out to Bill and Pam for hosting this year’s Tour and it is not too early to start thinking about next year’s event. If you haven’t hosted one of these activities and would like to, contact Gerry, our president and he will fill you in on the details that are involved. But even if you are not hosting the event, you should plan on attending the next one, because they are really a great experience.

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Best Shots

Terry Wade went hunting two days after her recent retirement and shot two nice local tom turkeys. The largest had a 9-inch beard and 1-inch spurs.

Remember that it was Ron Wade, Terry's husband and chapter past president,who was the driving force in the reintroduction of wild turkeys to San Diego County.

We thank Ron for his efforts and local turkey hunters should thank him as well!

Jim Marinos with a fine bunch of ducks taken during his recenttrip to Argentina.

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Jerry Velazquez (right) with a nice Cape buffalo he took in Tanzania.Also pictured is his hunting pal and longtime chapter member, Tom Neuman.

Christoph Velazquez and his dad, Jerry,duck hunting in Mexico.

Zac Smith, Andy De Graw’s grandson, took this chocolate phaseblack bear during a spring bear hunt is northeastern Alberta

at the edge of the Boreal forest. The outfitter is Sherwood Guidesand Outfitters which bear hunts in the Lac La Biche area.

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Hunting Geese and Ducks in ArgentinaJim Marinos suffered an interesting accident during a hot-barrel goose shoot when Wilt shot a goose which fell on top of Jim, knocking off his glasses. The result was that for the rest of the trip Jim looked like a raccoon with bruises on his face from the blow, but it didn’t slow his hunting down one bit!

Wilt Williams, Jim Marinos, Erik Poole and two of Erik’s friends, Will Babb and Rick Osborn, enjoyed some hot-barreled hunting in Argentina in mid-May. They were greeted in Buenos Aires by Tommy of Weinkheim Safaris and driven to the goose hunting area near Bahia Blanca. There were drought conditions in Bahia Blanca, so the water was lower than usual and the geese were late in arriving to that area. However, they had great goose hunts in the mornings for two and half days with pigeon hunting in the afternoons. They were then driven 1,000 miles to the Santa Fe area for duck hunting. The group was lodged at an Estancia where they enjoyed the duck hunting as well as pardice hunting over pointing dogs. They also experienced a classic Argentine dove hunt with birds numbering in the thousands.

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Youth Activities – Pride ProgramBy Barbara De Graw, Education/Pride Committee Chair and Sables RepThis will be a new column for the Trophy Times which will highlight what is happening locally and around the world with our young outdoorsmen. Our youth are participating in some great hunts and trips and we want to share those experiences with our readers. Please send me your photos of youth hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities with a few words describing who they are and what they’re doing. Just the facts will do.

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BULLETIN BOARD Are you looking for a hunting partner, information about a specific animal, huntinglocations, firearms questions or other sports-related subjects? Chapter members have theopportunity to post non-commercial items on a newly created space in the newsletter.Contact John Littrell at (858) 268-3224 or e-mail littj@lswsd.com for information.

Bob Fusselman would like to trade a Custom Safari Weatherby .460 for a Custom Safari in .300 Weatherby Mag. Call Bill at 858-292-5882

WANTED: White Muzzleloaders A collector is looking for muzzleloaders built by Doc White or the White Rifle Company. Call Chapter member Jim Dodd at 858-220-3249 or e-mail jimdodd@san.rr.com if you have a gun to sell. All will go to a good home.

FOR SALE: Pheasants for dog trainers.Leave message for Walt at Cell Tel. 619-921-4184. Or, call Bill at 858-292-5882re: training with pheasants & group purchase of NIGHT-FORCE SCOPES.

WANTEDBy the Trophy TimesYour hunting and fishing yarns and tales of adventure. The Trophy Times needs your stories and reports covering the areas of hunting, fishing, shooting, conservation, and related subjects. These stories are for your enjoyment and education of San Diego ChapterSafari Club International members. Receive the satisfaction of seeing your name in print. Please send stories and photographs to the newslettereditor John Littrell. His contact information is: John Littrell, 858-268-3224 e-mail, littj@lswsd.com

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Copyright ©2009 San Diego Chapter Safari Club International, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or incorporated into any information retrieval system withoutwritten permission of the publisher. For permission, contact the editor.

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