Dane County Pheasants Forever 2024 Banquet

Banquet Information

Welcome, friends, to our 35th annual Dane County Pheasants Forever Banquet. Our organization continues to change in order to better serve our role as “the habitat organization” by sponsoring local habitat restoration projects. We have worked hard to continue our tradition of hosting the finest wildlife banquet in the area and are confident you will have an enjoyable time supporting your local chapter. If you like to win guns, then you won’t want to miss this banquet. Over 25 quality guns will be raffled off, along with other great prizes. Be sure to check out this year’s art print of the year “Pheasant Charcoal" by Joel Pilcher– it’s beautiful.

This year’s live auction will feature an exquisite private wild game dinner for up to 8 people at Bistro 101 in Mount Horeb.   You and your party will enjoy gourmet multicourse dinner with complimentary bourbon pairing.  Additionally, if you return your banquet invite by January 15, you will be automatically entered into our “Early Bird” drawing for $500.00. For a complete breakdown of cash prizes, please refer to the “Cash for Habitat Raffle Information” page.

BANQUET TICKET SALES ARE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 200 TOTAL TICKETS. ONLY THE FIRST 200 PAID RESERVATIONS RECEIVED WILL GET BANQUET TICKETS!

ALL TICKETS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE BANQUET. AN E-MAIL CONFIRMATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL ENTRIES RECEIVED BY JANUARY 31 PROVIDED YOU SUPPLY A LEGIBLE E-MAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR REGISTRATION FORM. 

MENU
Butler-passed hors d’oeuvres starting at 3:30 will be BBQ Pheasant Flatbreads, Swedish Meatballs and the popular Pheasant Poppers. The Nakoma Executive Buffet will include Chicken Pomodoro, Baked Salmon with Pineapple Salsa and Chef-Carved Top Sirloin with Creamy Horseradish Sauce. The sides will be French Green Beans and Carrots and Cheddar Whipped Potatoes and a Garden Salad. The Junior Ring Necks will be served Chicken Fingers, Macaroni & Cheese, and Fresh Fruit.

YOUTH RAFFLE

The youth raffle will feature, among other prizes, a Henry Golden Boy .22LR. This raffle is free when a youth ticket is purchased. Every youth present with a valid youth ticket will receive a prize.

SEED AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO OUR MEMBERS

Every spring, on a first come, first served policy we have a limited amount of food plot seed available.  Also, we have a Kasco grain drill available to help get the seed in the ground. We also have a prairie seed drill available for those planting prairie seed. Both of these implements can be pulled with our chapter owned Kubota UTV. All this equipment was purchased through money raised at our banquets with your support, is available for rent to the public and comes with a trailer. Please contact our Habitat Chairman Paul Hellenbrand at 608-831-6626 if you have any questions.

RAFFLE TICKET PACKAGE INFORMATION
Improve your odds and save money when you purchase one or more of the raffle ticket package. All raffle ticket packages can be used for entry into the following raffles:

GRAND PRIZE COLOSSAL SHOTGUNS & PHEASANT RETREAT RAFFLE - One Winner Takes All!

The Guns:

Not one, not two, but three! beautiful case colored CZ Sharptail Side x Side shotguns will walk out the door with one lucky winner! The first is a 12 gauge, for knocking down those big roosters in the field or busting the clays at the trap and sporting clays clubs. The second is a 20 gauge, perfect for carrying around the grouse woods of northern Wisconsin, your favorite pheasant field, or your trap club. The third is a beautiful .410 gauge! Whether it’s birds or clays, imagine these three beauties in your gun safe. Just remember to wipe your envious friend’s slobber off these guns before putting them away!

The Hunt: 

Nestled in the wooded hills of Spring Green, Wisconsin, Cedar Valley Preserve is known for its personable, family-oriented atmosphere, and rustic charm, and is a popular retreat for sportsmen. This hunt includes 30 birds in some of the nicest pheasant habitat you will encounter, bird cleaning, and one-night’s lodging for you and up to three of your guests. What a great way to get intimately acquainted with those three shotguns while enjoying a great hunt and evening with family or friends.

UPLAND GUN BOARD

Benelli SBE III 12 GA Semi-Auto

Browning Silver Field 12GA Semi-Auto

Stevens 555 Enhanced 28 GA O/U

Weatherby Orion I 20 GA O/U

BIG GAME GUN BOARD

Winchester XPR .300 Win Mag

Rossi R95 Lever 16.5”30-30

CVA Optima V2 50Cal Black Powder

Browning X‐Bolt Speed Ovix .308

​

TACTICAL GUN BOARD

Rock Island VR80 STW 12 GA

Ruger 1911 .45

Judge Mag .45/.410

Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport II 5.56mm

​

WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING CASH ONLY RAFFLES THE NIGHT OF THE BANQUET AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF SURPRISE WALK-AROUND RAFFLES DURING THE BANQUET.

BEAN BAG TOSS

CVA Cascade 30-06

REVERSE BINGO SPONSORED BY HOME-A-GINS

​

ENVELOPE RAFFLE

Smith & Wesson M&P with Vortex Viper 10mm

​

ROOSTER ROULETTE

Winchester SXP Field 20 GA

​

SHOTGUN SHELL RAFFLE

CZ Redhead Premier 16 GA O/U

​

HAT RAFFLE SPONSORED BY HOTTMANN CONSTRUCTION

CZ Drake O/U 12 GA

Beretta A300 Ultima 20 GA

CASH FOR HABITAT RAFFLE INFORMATION

When you purchase your banquet ticket you are automatically entered into this raffle (youth tickets not eligible). The grand prize is $1,000 CASH.

All reservations received by January 15, 2024 will also be eligible for an additional Early Bird Drawing for $500 CASH. Also, an additional $1,350 CASH will be given away throughout the banquet.

​

A BREAKDOWN OF THE CASH FOR HABITAT RAFFLE PAYOUT

• Early Deadline drawing. One winner only ...................................................$500

• The first ticket drawn wins...........................................................................$1,000

• The second ticket drawn wins ........................................................................$500

• The third ticket drawn wins ...........................................................................$300

• The fourth ticket drawn wins .........................................................................$200

• The fifth ticket drawn wins .............................................................................$100

• And the last 5 tickets drawn each win..............................................................$50 

GUN REGISTRATION
Our banquet guns have been purchased through Max Creek Outdoors in Oregon. All gun winners are required to pass the ATF background check, in order to take possession of their firearm. Representatives from Max Creek Outdoors will be at the banquet to register firearms. If the background check cannot be completed the night of the banquet, winners may pick up the firearm at Max Creek Outdoors following the banquet. All handguns must be picked up at Max Creek Outdoors.

​

IRS INFORMATION FOR YOU
Fair market value of goods and services received are $70 for Regular Membership and $185 for Chapter Sponsorships. Charitable contribution deductions are limited to the excess of the membership fee over the fair market value of the goods and services as provided above, which includes $5 for the magazine

Thank you for supporting our PF chapter! Our committee decides how 100% of all the funds we raise are used to best benefit the local habitat.

​

Questions? Contact danecopf@gmail.com