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I attended the SCI convention a couple times in Vegas and Reno over the years. It's something to see but gets really overwhelming with so much stuff. I'm not sure you could jog by all the booths in one day.

Go just to say you did or go with intent on looking to talk with outfitters for specific hunts.

I dropped SCI when they threw Dr. Palmer under the bus for his legal killing of "Cecil the Lion". They had a good opportunity to show they were really "First for hunters". They showed their true color, yellow, proving to be cowards.

DSC is a better organization.

SCI is larger and more hectic. DSC is more laid back and you have more time to talk to outfitters without being rushed. I’ve been to both several times. SCI is more advocacy- so it is more expensive. To have a booth at SCI you have to donate a hunt (or equivalent) to the auctions. You can get pretty good deals on some of them.

I found DSC to be much more open and friendly. I think the entrance fee there was $10 so you saw a lot of whole families attending. There were also a number of school groups.

SCI has perhaps better seminars and was a bit larger. The crowd was older and much more "well heeled" IMHO.

I can't speak to the auctions or evening events as I passed on both. I know this year that SCI has some big name concerts in Nashville.

The goal of both is to raise money for conservation and their foundations. They differ on how they go about it.

As to SCI going to Nashville, that pleases me. I go to Las Vegas grudgingly for the SHOT Show but would rather go most anywhere else. Vegas has become expensive, somewhat dangerous, and not what it used to be.