Spring is in the air!
  
Turkey season is just around the corner, and I have already seen a few Toms strutting their stuff in front the girls. It is also time for election to the Board of Directors.  We have four Board positions up for election this year. You will be receiving ballots in April, so make sure you fill them out and return them. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

We are getting the numbers back from the fundraiser held in February. Even in this tough economy, we were able to net a profit. This will allow the SCI Detroit Chapter to continue protecting our hunting rights and to contribute to conservation, education and humanitarian projects during the course of the year.  I would like to take a moment and thank all the members that helped in planning and conducting the fundraiser, contributing many hours of their time and effort to make it another great event.  We had the pleasure of seeing some old faces and many new faces this year. We even had some new blood helping out, which is always great to have.

On May 27th, we will be having our annual Awards Dinner at the Sterling Inn. This year’s theme is "Southwestern United States", so we will be whipping up some good Old Southwest USA (Spanish) cuisine and cocktails. Make sure you enter your hunting trophies not previously entered at the Detroit Chapter. You can find all the information for getting your trophy measured and for ticket information to the event at www.scidetroit.com, the SCI Detroit Chapter website. This website is a great source of information, so you should check it regularly.

I began this letter noting that spring is a great time to be outdoor - turkey hunting, finding those buck rubs that you did not see during last year’s deer hunt, planning new strategies for this years food plots, looking for sheds and looking for the all mighty Michigan morel mushrooms.  If you happen to come across a few morals and are not sure how to prepare and cook them, you could always give them to me, and I would be happy to take them off your hands!

Kind Regards,

Ray Hollingsworth
President
SCI Detroit Chapter