The
LSBA's Outdoor Expo & Annual Awards Banquet will be Saturday, June 7th; at the Brazos Center in Bryan. The Banquet is dedicated to Ty Patterson and Justin Hurst, the two Game Wardens that lost their lives in the line of duty in 2007 and the LSBA will be presenting their families with plaques.
Steve McKinney, formerly of the Houston Texans, Aggie Alumni and an avid bowhunter will be the guest speaker at the Annual Awards Banquet. Exit 110 will provide entertainment during Social Hour and will be on hand at the Expo with the new CD available for purchase. They are donating $5.00 of every CD sold at the Expo back to the LSBA!
This year we are having Vendors' Booths set up from 12-5, along with our free Youth Archery Booth and Operation Game Thief's Hall of Shame Trailer. From 1-3, Ron Collier will be giving a scoring seminar and certifing Texas Bowhunting and Bowfishing Records (TBBR) scorers. At 2, David Leining from Santa Fe Archery will be hosting a seminar on "How to Prepare for An African Safari." Exit 110 will be there selling CDs and will be playing for us during social hour from 5-6. The Banquet will begin at 6-10:30. In addition, we also have booths from:
Santa Fe Archery
IBEP
Ntshonalanga Safaris
Bob Lee Archery
Bowhunting North America
Knives by Charlie
Scoring Booth
Bryant Stein Taxidermy
Hawglite
Pin Wheel Sites
Exit 110
Canons Park Electric Vehicles
Horn Heaven Ranch
Goodman’s Distributing
Kolobe Safari’s
Longhorn Tannery
Henson Ford
Dealers/Vendors: If you are interested in having a vendor booth space, please contact Marty “Buff” Thomas, at (903) 576-1951 or me at (409) 739-2630. Booths are 10 x 10 and will consist of an eight (8) foot table and two chairs. The price for a booth is $25.00. Vendors will be open from 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Remember, space is limited, so please get your reservation in ASAP.
Pre-Sale Raffle Tickets are available now. You do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100.00. There are 10 items on the ticket, including a Kawasaki Mule 4x4 610, 2008 Bowtech Guardian, 2 person/7 days Bowhunting Safari, includes daily fees and one free animal per hunter, Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun, Halls Bayou Ranch~4 person guided evening hog hunt, night fishing and morning waterfowl hunt and one night lodging and more. Tickets can be purchase through Paypal from the home page of this site or I can take credit card info over the phone. The drawing will be the night of the Banquet and we will start drawing at #10.
Trophy Display: The LSBA will have a wall of mounts of bowhunting trophies. If you are interested in displaying your 2007 trophy(s), please contact Ronny Strickland, (903) 994-2489 or
kstrick@cumbytel.com or Bobby Kana at (409) 925-6185 or
warden4424@yahoo.com.
Bring the family! We are having a Kids N Kamo Contest. Dress the kids 10 and younger in camo. We will also have a wildlife coloring contest for the little ones during the Banquet. The winners of the Ed Foreman Youth Essay Contest and our First Point Youth Hunt will be announced!
The winners for the Texas Bowhunting and Bowfishing Records will be announced for the year and there will be a couple of TBBR State Records presented, along with jackets for the Big Buck Contest.
The list of auction items continues to grow.
BAO~2 person, 2 day whitetail and hogs
Ntshonalanga Safaris
7 Days Bow Hunting (Daily fees included) plus 1 Animal for free
Animals to choose from: Kudu, Gemsbuck, Blue Wildebeest, Bushbuck, Zebra
5 Day Bow Hunting plus Non-Trophy Buffalo
5 Days Rhino Dart with Bow
7 Days Bow Hunting + 3 Days Photographic Touring & Tiger Fishing
Laredo Hunt Club~3 day Mexico turkey and javi hunt
Hunt’N’Shoot~2 day hog hunt for 4 hunters complete with 2 hogs each
extra hogs to be paid for by hunter
Hunt's Bowhunting~Corrsican Sheep hunt
http://www.archerycabin.com/hoghunts.html~2 person, 3 Day Free Range Archery Only Hunt Includes: meals, lodging, 1 whitetail doe, 1 whitetail buck, unlimited hogs and predators. Hunt in comfortable stands over lush food plots, feeders, and trails.
Bob Lee Custom Bicentennial Elite Takedown Recurve featuring Bubinga
Custom bow
2 person whitetail bowhunt First Point Bowhunting
Ledjadji Safari 5 days complete with 5 animals
KM Outfitting~5 day full guided Colorado Elk Hunt
Double Arrow Bowhunting~2 man hunt for axis, Black buck or Fallow
Wild Country Outfitters~Maine Bear Hunt
Bugscuffle--2 day Axis hunt
Bugscuffle--Axis doe hunt
Lots more being added daily.
Banquet tickets are $25.00 (adult) and $5.00 (children) if bought before May 31st. They are $30 and $10 at the door. They can be purchased through by Paypal from the home page or you can contact me at (409) 739-2630. Buppy's will be catering!!! BBQ for the adults and hot dogs for the kiddos. Dress is casual.
LSBA will also be having a photo contest. Categories Color Bow hunting & Bow fishing, Black & White Bow hunting & Bow fishing, Color Wildlife, Black & White Wildlife, Trail Cam, Camp Life, Habitat, Nature’s Impact, Humorous, Photographic Series Display, Digitally Enhanced. Adults $5.00 entry fee; youth entries are free. Ages 8 and under, 9-13, 14-17, Amateur, and Professional.
This is LSBA's biggest fund raiser of the year!! Please help make it a success!!
Hotel Accommodations: Hampton Inn, 925 Earl Rudder Freeway South, College Station, Texas 77845; (979) 694-2100 for reservations. Room Rates $89.00 Standard, $99.00 Suite (Please refer to LSBA when making reservations)
If you would like to volunteer, make a donation to the raffle or auction, or need any information, please contact Dena Kana at (409) 739-2630.
LSBA Outdoor Expo & Annual Awards Banquet
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