Trophy Hunters Can Bid for a Chance to Kill Deer With 'Accomplished Conservationist' Donald Trump Jr
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A week-long “dream hunt” with the US president’s son Donald Trump Jr. is being auctioned at an annual trophy hunting convention in Reno, Nevada, alongside expeditions to shoot elephants, bears and giraffes.
The four-day event organized by Safari Club International (SCI) and advertised as a “hunters’ heaven,” will culminate on Saturday with an auction for a week-long Sitka black-tailed deer hunt in Alaska with Trump Jr., his son, and a guide. At the time of writing, bidding for the yacht-based expedition stands at $10,000.
Other prizes include the chance to shoot an elephant on a 14-day trip in Namibia, an all-inclusive hunt package to Zimbabwe to kill buffalo, giraffe and wildebeest, and a 10-day crocodile hunting expedition in South Africa. The proceeds from the auction, which campaigners say could exceed $5 million, will fund SCI’s “hunter advocacy and wildlife conservation efforts,” according to the organization.
Thousands of hunters from around the world are expected to attend the convention which begins on Wednesday, where Trump Jr., an avid trophy hunter, is set to give a keynote address.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/02/trophy-hunters-can-bid-for-a-chance-to-kill-deer-with-accomplished-conservationist-donald-trump-jr/
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