“COME FOR THE SHEEP, STAY FOR THE PARTY” SHEEP SHOW ® 2023

Sheep Family, what an incredibly blessed crew of people we are. A week of fellowship and celebration reminds me, also, of how lucky the world and the creatures that inhabit it are to have each one of you, our faithful and generous members. We have been afforded the privilege of putting our resources and efforts toward preserving something that we cherish, all the while knowing we are creating a future for our children that will sustain the adventure and romance that the wild gifts us.

I want to make sure I give a shout out and huge “Thank You” to the Sheep Show® sponsors that made our giving society member experience extra special this year. The Ensuring the Future of Wild Sheep societies lounge was generously sponsored by Snowy Mountain Rifles of Hamilton, MT. You can thank them for the cozy furniture, the snacks, and the endless cocktails enjoyed by our Chadwick Ram, Marco Polo, and Legacy Society members. Their support helped us create a space for fellowship and a perfect location to welcome new members which resulted in $520,000 in new pledges in just three days!

A HUGE win for the wild sheep resource.

Our Marco Polo Society reception on Saturday evening was top notch thanks to our generous reception donors, Cervantes Family Vineyards and Best of the West. The Cervantes Family treated us to two of their impeccably crafted signature wines and, to the delight of all our Marco Polo Society members, Best of the West was so generous to donate one of their custom, long-range rifles for a Marco Polo Society exclusive drawing at the reception. Lucky rifle winner, Mrs. Kathy Boone, could not have been more excited! (It was made very clear right away that this was HER rifle, not Dan’s.) Congratulations again, Kathy!

We look forward to the time when we can see all of you again. Until then, stay well, look out for one another, and happy hunting. WS sponsored by:

The Conklin Foundation board is pleased to announce the 2023 winner of the Conklin Award. Bradford T. Black, MD is the 21st winner of the “Tough Man” award, named after the late Dr. James Conklin, a Weatherby Award winner, who liked to pursue difficult animals throughout the world.

Brad began his big game hunting in 1997 at the age of 40. Since then, he has hunted 43 countries taking over 527 animals. 191 of these are Conklin animals, including over 94 sheep and goats.

Brad has practiced urology for over 33 years and is part of the Glickman Urology Department at the Cleveland Clinic. He lives in North Canton, Ohio with his wife of 40 years, Sharon, and has five children, Danielle, Marissa, Alexandra, Bradford, and Victoria.

Brad was a finalist for the last three years. He persevered over the other challenging finalists: Jan Dams, Jeff Demaske, Mark Hampton, Wayne Farnsworth and Barbara Sackman.

The Conklin Foundation would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous donations.

Baranoff Jewelers

Barbara & Alan Sackman

Brilliant Stars

Canada North Outfitting

Caprinae Safaris of Turkey

Champion Ranch

Deron & Suzie Millman

Fernando Saiz Spain

Finstincts

Giuseppe Carrizosa - Spain

Go with Bo

Hunt Conexion Mexico

The support of donors makes it possible for the Conklin Foundation to continue its efforts to educate youth about hunting.

Iberian Hunters

Laser Shot

Legela Safaris

MJ Miller & Company

Point Blank Hunts

Renaud Desgrees du Lou

Renee Snider

Rex Baker

Salvaforcaza

Spanish Mountain Hunts

Vidale Safaris