The North Shore Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will host its 21st Annual Conservation and Sportsmen’s Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 5 at the American Legion Post 413 in Grand Marais.
The affair begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. Individual membership and dinner tickets are $50. There is also a membership and spouse package for $75, which includes two dinners. Junior membership and dinner tickets are $35 each. Banquet, Conservation, Sustaining and Gold sponsorship packages are also available at $275, $500, $1,000 and $2,500 respectively.
And, in the spirit of the outdoors, youngsters under the age of 16 who recently took and passed a hunter education course and/or women who have participated in a recent Outdoors Women program and can verify same will receive a complimentary dinner ticket when accompanied by a paying adult.
As is the custom at this event, the evening will feature a live and silent auction, games, drawings and door prizes that feature the finest selection of quality firearms, artwork and collectibles.
As with all RGS fundraisers, proceeds from this event will be used to restore and protect grouse and woodcock habitat. Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society is North America’s foremost conservation organization dedicated to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other wildlife. RGS works with landowners and government agencies to develop critical habitat utilizing scientific management practices.
For more information on the banquet and/or tickets contact Jill Hill at 218-387-2501.
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