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Scott Peterson is the SFW Giveaway Calendar Winner on 1-31-2020
SFW Giveaway Calendar Winner on 1-31-2020 is Scott Peterson of Roy, Utah. Scott wins this Camp Chef Alpine Cylinder Stove.
SFW Commits $882,000 for Wildlife Conservation Projects in 2020
Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife (SFW) has committed $882,056 in 2020 big game captures and transplants, research studies, habitat and watershed improvement projects, and other projects that will benefit big game species throughout Utah. SFW’s funding of these projects comes from two sources:
1. Utah Conservation Permit funds raised through SFW’s live auctions at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo and its 17 fundraising events held throughout Utah in 2018 and 2019.
2. $5 Application Revenue from the Western Hunting & Conservation Expo during the 2018 and 2019 Expo events.
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SFW 2020 Giveaway Calendars Are On Sale!
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64 Firearms and 52 Camp Chef Items will be given away in 2020.
- Camp Chef Fridays (Camp Chef Smoker-Grills and other products)
- Firearm Giveaway Wednesdays (Browning, Remington and others)
- Holiday Firearm Giveaways
Congratulations to Tyson Besst of Roosevelt, Utah. He’s the lucky winner of the SFW 2020 Giveaway Calendar Early Bird Drawing. Tyson will be hunting the Heaton Ranch with Color Country Outfitters for a Management Deer this year!
What’s SFW been up to lately? Watch, and see.
SFW has spent the last 12 months raising money for wildlife and putting it to use in partnership with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources on the ground, across the state, and for multiple species in Utah. All sportsmen and all wildlife benefit.
SFW Brings More Pheasants to Utah
Using money raised through the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo $5 application fees, SFW recently purchased thousands of adult pheasants and pheasants chicks. Some adult birds have already been released, and thousands of chicks have made their way to SFW brooding facilities in Central and Northern Utah where they will grow until being released into WMAs across the state to provide opportunity for young hunters and to help bolster state pheasant populations.
Podcast with Bair
SFW Vice President John Bair sat down with Austin Atkinson of Huntin’ Fool and talks Hunting Expo and Utah’s unmatched wildlife conservation model.
2019 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo – Saturday Night Auction and Dinner
2019 Hunting Expo Attracts 54,000 Hunters and Raises $8.1 Million for Wildlife Conservation
Salt Lake City, Utah: After four busy days, the 2019 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo (Hunt Expo) closed on Sunday February 17 after over 54,000 people passed through the Salt Palace Convention Center to enjoy the show, a nearly 9 percent increase in attendance. Hunt Expo, hosted by the Mule Deer Foundation and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, is in its thirteenth year and all who attend agree that it is the premier show for the western hunter. The show boasts over 500 exhibiting companies on the expanded 530,000 square feet of exhibit space, as well as evening events that featured keynote speakers Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill and former Congressman Jason Chaffetz. The Western Hunting & Conservation Expo also is a critical fundraiser for conservation efforts around the West and more than $8 million was raised at Hunt Expo through show passes, auctions, tag sales, and other fundraisers.
2019 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo – Friday Night Auction and Dinner
“The Western Hunting & Conservation Expo keeps getting better every year, and this year was no exception. Even with bad weather around the West, we had incredible turnout and Saturday February 16 was the biggest day in the show’s history with more than 30,000 people on the expo hall floor during the day,” said Mule Deer Foundation president/CEO, Miles Moretti. “The show gives our organization a chance to showcase the good conservation work that we are doing for mule deer and black-tailed deer and for western hunters. We’re proud of how Hunt Expo has grown, and we’ve already started work to make sure that the 2020 show is even better! With the strong attendance, manufacturers and vendors at the event had brisk sales and most have already reserved their booth space for next year’s show.”
This year the show also hosted the Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Elk Calling Contest and the Great Salt Lake Waterfowl Calling Contest on Saturday February 16. In addition, the Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience kept the kids busy at the indoor pellet gun range and the Roaring 20’s themed Ladies Luncheon also raised important funds for conservation efforts. To top it all off, the evening dinner auctions were all sold out with more than 1700 in attendance and famed tags including the Antelope Island mule deer tag selling for $305,000 and the Arizona Governor’s mule deer tag selling for $330,000, 100 percent of which goes back to Arizona’s mule deer conservation efforts. After the evening events, the crowd was entertained by country music stars David Lee Murphy, the Eli Young Band, and LOCASH.
“Hunt Expo is the greatest four days for western hunting – except of course when you’re actually in the field. This is the show to attend to see the latest gear and get ready for next year’s season,” commented Troy Justensen, president of Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife. “We are excited to celebrate with everyone who comes to the show and loves hunting and conservation and you can bet that next year’s show will be just as much fun!”
The 2020 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo will be held February 13-16 in the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Information about this year’s Hunt Expo and details about next year’s show will be posted on the WHCE website at www.huntexpo.com.
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2019 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo – Friday Night Auction and Dinner
2019 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo – Full Curl Society Auction and Raffle
2019 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo
SFW Launches Its Xtreme Giveaway
SFW today launched its 2019 Xtreme Giveaway where sportsmen and supporters of SFW are given opportunities to be drawn for a 2019 Polaris Ranger Crew Side-by-side customized by ZBroz Racing. Ten additional prizes are also available including guided Mule Deer hunts, a Black Bear hunt, a Browning X-Bolt Rifle, King’s Camo, a Vortex Optics Package, a Hoyt Helix Bow, a Disneyland Vacation Package, and much more. Tickets for the drawing can be purchased at SFW.net, at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo, and all 2019 SFW banquets.
“SFW is grateful to Zbroz Racing, Browning and the other sponsors for stepping up to help make this promotion something that excites our members throughout the country,” said SFW Fundraising and Banquet Manager Kevin Norman. “We’ve worked hard to put together a top-notch set of prize giveaways that any hunter would love to have.”
SFW will showcase the Xtreme Giveaway and the customized Polaris at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo and all of the SFW banquets held throughout Utah between January and May 2019. The drawing will be held at the SFW Heber/Kamas Chapter Banquet in May 2019. Exact date and location are TBD. The drawing will also be streamed live on Facebook. No purchase necessary. All proceeds support SFW’s Conservation Mission to protect and enhance wildlife and critical habitat and perpetuate the family tradition of hunting and fishing. SFW reserves the right to change or modify any prize packages as needed.
Yates Prevedel’s $5 Expo Desert Bighorn Sheep
Yates Prevedel was the “lucky dog” who drew a Utah Desert Bighorn Sheep tag in the 2018 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo’s $5 drawing. Read Yate’s story.
