Info on SFW, Sportsmen for Wildlife
Contributors to this thread:Idaho
From: ChadS
07-Dec-18
I would like to hear comments and opinions on SFW. Please share your thoughts. Thanks
From: YZF-88
09-Dec-18
Not good. Not good at all. They'll fight for auction and landowner tags (at the expense of average hunters of course). Zero financial transparency. Their primary source of revenue is from selling tags via raffles (tags taken from the draws for the peasants). Utah has done nothing but fund and facilitate their spread.
Do some research on the shady method they secured the rights to the Hunt Expo when RMEF has a substantially better offer.
Your a fisherman? Do some research on Utah stream access and their stance.
You don’t like wolves? Do some research on how they didn’t help...and then took credit for others work.
From: ChadS
10-Dec-18
Thanks for the info and the leads for more.
From: Mt. man
12-Dec-18
X2 what YZF-88 said! Steer VERY clear. They are NOT for sportsmen! Very much for the rich man's pocketbook.
From: ChadS
12-Dec-18
I've been doing some research and have not one positive comment. thanks again. any other comments?
From: YZF-88
13-Dec-18
Remember SFW and BGF are one in the same. Their priority is funding themselves via state wildlife welfare. Look at how they scammed Utah into paying them a substantial amount of money to lobby keeping wolves out of Utah....twice!!! BTW, wolves aren’t in Utah. For every dollar they get pennies are actually used for improving habitat. Odds are it will be a habitat improvement that would benifit a landowner or the high dollar clients guides cater. Said clients buy premium tags every year via auction.
Utah also pays them handsomely via raffle ticket sales from the Hunt expo since they are not required to spend all the money on conservation projects. Most of it covers “administrative fees”. Conversely RMEF would’ve given it all back!!!!
Their banquets are always full though. Not many people know what they are actually supporting.
From: ChadS
14-Dec-18
YZF-88, your info is useful, thanks. A lot of well meaning local hunters here in Montana think they are the anti-wolf savior. Of course SFW is telling them that.