Awards Banquet for the NBBC was a success
I had the honor of attending my first annual banquet for the Northeast Big Buck Club this past weekend on Saturday July 21, 2007. Let me just start by saying I had a great time and am looking forward to next years banquet.
This years banquet was held at the Castle of Knights Banquet Facility in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It was a long banquet which started at 1:30 in the afternoon and did not end till 8:30 at night but, it was well worth it. I saw so many nice deer mounts on display that I thought I was in deer hunter’s heaven. here is just a couple pictures to show the caliber of deer that the club was recognizing for awards,
The event started out with door prize giveaways which where given out throughout the night. Then there was time for everyone to walk around a view some of the nicest deer mounts in the northeast and parts of Canada, even some form the mid west.
They also had a computer generated slide show with two very large screens positioned around the banquet hall that allowed everyone to see because when it was time to hand out the awards the screens turned into video screens so you could actually view the hunter getting his award. With each award given out there was a brief live audio story of the hunt which gave people a picture in their mind of what the hunt was like.
After the dinner they held auctions for all kinds of hunts. Some of the hunts that were auctioned off were for instance a Caribou hunt in Quebec, a hunt in New Zealand, a Boar hunt in New York. They also had numerous deer hunts auctioned of for New Brunswick, North Carolina, Illinois. Last but not least they auctioned off Bear hunts in New Brunswick, Maine, Newfoundland.
They had a lot of raffles for almost anything you could think of, anything from deer scent to gift certificates to a brand new muzzleloader. Unfortunately I did not win anything so I will have to try again next year.
You could also purchase hats and a very nice turtle neck shirt, the newest release of the club record book. They even had a raffle table specifically for the women which had a lot of nice goodies on it. My wife was suppose to attend the festivities with me but circumstances arose and was unable to attend but, I will get her there next year.
I want to commend Mr. Jeff Brown, President and Co-Founder of the Northeast Big Buck Club for creating such an organization that not only gives credit to the hunter but also gives credit to the deer. Where else can you join a all volunteer and not-for-profit club and get some much support to preserve deer hunting through conservation, education, and safety.
I also want to commend Mr. Paul Chapdelaine, VP/Awards Chairman of the Northeast Big Buck Club. The whole banquet was a very large event to put on and he did a very nice job. It takes a very dedicated person to organize such an event. I also want to thank him for taking the time to give me an interview, even on a Sunday.
Last but not least I want to commend all the volunteers that I saw running around the banquet hall that day. Without them and their support the banquet could not have happened like it did.
I have been hunting the Whitetail Deer for 17 years now so it has become a way of life for me or like my wife tends to say my obsession in life. This club is very important and should be supported in it’s efforts to keep our deer hunting traditions going so if you are not a member please consider joining.
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July 27th, 2007 at 5:46 pm