SCI NW Chapter History

1972 - C.J. "Mac" McElroy changed the name to Safari Club International and moved it to its current headquarters in Tucson, Arizona.

Read the Chapter history story here!

1973 - Our Chapter Founder had the only commercial booth at the first SCI Convention in Las Vegas

1974 - Northwest Chapter of SCI was founded starting with only ten members. Our chapter founder also helped to start the Sportsmen for Conservation Fund, a nonprofit, tax-exempt.

In Washington, Oregon and British Columbia there are now ten SCI chapters with a total membership of more than 1,200. All are off-shoots of the Northwest Chapter: Seattle Puget Sound Chapter, Inland Empire Chapter, Central Washington Chapter, Columbia Basin Chapter, Portland Chapter, High Desert Chapter, Santiam River Chapter, Southern Oregon Chapter and the British Columbia Chapter.

Past Presidents, read here!