2023 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
February 24, 25, and 26th, 2023 – 35th Annual Western Virginia Sports Show at the Augusta Expo, Fishersville, VA – THE SHOW WHERE THE PROS GO!!! Make plans to come out to this family friendly show with something for the whole family! Free Seminars, Hunting, Fishing, and Archery Equipment, Trout Fishing Tank, and this year a featured Biggest Sale EVER on Hunting Apparel! For more information visit www.westernvasportshow.com
May 10, 2023 – BRAXTON G. BELL MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT THE HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY PROGRAM – Sponsored and organized by the Midlothian Ruritan Club! Please plan to come out and support this annual event at Birkdale Golf Course, Chesterfield, VA. As always there will be a great day filled with fellowship, fun, and some delicious food! A live and silent auction will feature some great items for you to take home and further support this great event. To register or for mor information contact Bruce Butler at (804) 357-1796 or e-mail butlerbw05@gmail.com or visit the Downing Ruritan website at www.downingruritan.org.
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AUGUST 4, 5, & 6, 2022 – 40TH ANNUAL VIRGINIA OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN SHOW at the MEADOW EVENT PARK, 13191 Dawn Blvd., Doswell, VA –A great family experience filled with Hunting / Outdoor Celebrities, Fishing area, boating displays, vendors, seminars, FOOD, and a variety of contests including the VA State NWTF Calling Contest. and NEW this year will feature the 84th annual Bear, Deer, and Turkey VIRGINIA BIG GAME CONTEST. A great weekend for family and friends to enjoy all the show has to offer along with some great fellowship! For vendor or other show information contact Annette Elliott at Showmasters at (540) 951-1344 or e-mail at showmasters@uplink.net, or check out the show website at www.sportsmanshow.com.
AUGUST 10, 2023 – HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY NIGHT AT THE LYNCHBURG HILLCATS – Lynchburg City Stadium, Lynchburg, VA ; Come and enjoy an evening of Hillcats baseball while helping make a difference in people’s lives in Lynchburg and surrounding areas and all across Virginia. Gates open at 6:00 pm with the game time at 6:30 pm. General Admission is only $8.00! We are asking folks to wear their favorite camo apparel and help to “paint the park camo for a cause”. For ticket information or SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES with some great incentives contact Gary Arrington at (434) 942 – 9827 or visit www.lynchburg-hillcats.com or contact Hunters for the Hungry at 1-800-352-4868.
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AUGUST ??, 2023 – 27th ANNUAL BELVOIR BOWHUNTERS CLUB 3-D ARCHERY SHOOT TO BENEFIT HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY – Northern Virginia Archers Association Range, – A wonderful opportunity to enjoy some great fellowship, competitive fun, and awesome food all while honing your bow shooting skills to help a worthy cause. Proceeds go to support Virginia Hunters for the Hungry, Registration 7:00 am until 8:30 am OR Register on line. Shotgun start at 9:00 am. For additional information contact Said Benmbarek at (240) 447 – 7830 or by email at tarrraget@gmail.com or visit www.belvoirbowhunters.com
AUGUST 26, 2023 – SHADY GROVE SPORTING CLAYS – HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY SPORTING CLAYS EVENT – Shady Grove Sporting Clays, Remington, VA, –
Please make plans to join us this year at Shady Grove Sporting Clays for our annual sporting clays fundraiser! We will again provide lunch, snacks, and soft drinks & bottled water!
This year’s course will be a 100 round course with awards being given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in 5 classes based on the Lewis Class scoring system!
We could also use sponsorships and donations in addition to shooters! If you have been so blessed and can help us out with a tax deductible contribution contact one of those listed on the flyer below and use the sponsor form below which outlines the great incentives for each level of support!
AUGUST ??, 2023 – KINGSBORO BOWMEN 3D BENEFIT SHOOT FOR HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY – Lone Star Lakes Park in the village of Chuckatuck, Suffolk, VA; Come enjoy a fun day of friendly competition, $5 minimum donation per round with no max donation limit. For additional information contact Ed Bickam (757) 434 – 3046, Chris Holloman (757) 542 – 5150, or visit www.kingsborobowmen.wixsite.com/kbva
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 – 14th ANNUAL HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY ROANOKE AREA SPORTSMAN’S BANQUET – Roanoke Moose Lodge #284, Salem, VA, Enjoy a great evening of food, fun, fellowship, and sharing of information. Come out for a good time and a chance to win some nice prizes through variety of raffles and auction efforts to raise money and awareness for the HFTH program. For banquet information contact Gary Arrington at (434) 942 – 9827 or email at hunt4hungry@cs.com.
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OCTOBER 7 & 8, 2023 – 2022 GREEN TOP EXPO – Green Top Hunt & Fish, Ashland, VA, – Come out for this FREE family-friendly event that features hundreds of sporting-life vendors, product demos, and exhibits plus industry expert meet & greets, great food, live music, Kid Zones, and so much more. The Mid Atlantic event for hunting, fishing, and outdoor enthusiasts! For more information visit :
www.greentophuntfish.com
OCTOBER 4, 2023 – DAVID H. HORNE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR HFTH – London Downs Golf Club, Forest, VA, Come enjoy an outstanding tournament with a wonderful meal, some great fellowship, door prizes and live and silent auctions! To sponsor the event or enter a team contact Hunters for the Hungry at 1-800-352-4868 or visit www.h4hungry.org
OCTOBER 19, 2023- VIRGINIA DEER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION!
VDHA Fall Banquet
Thursday, October 19, 2023
CULTURAL CENTER OF INDIA
6641 Ironbridge Parkway, Chester, VA 23831-7709
Social Hour Starts 6 p.m. & Dinner Served 7:30 p.m.
$70.00 Per Person $120 Per Couple (which includes one-year VDHA membership)
AUCTION RAFFLE DOOR PRIZES To Immediately Follow Dinner
This first-rate event has become recognized by the outdoor folks in Virginia as the PLACE to BE!!
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION HUNTING HERITAGE BANQUETS – For a complete listing of the 2022 banquets and other outreach events in your area visit the VA State NWTF Website at or contact one of the Virginia NWTF Regional Directors, Billy Hall at (540) 748 – 0046 / bhall@nwtf.net or Davy Blessing (276) 620 – 8937 / dblessing@nwtf.net
For an NWTF Hunting Heritage Banquet or other NWTF Outreach event in your area visit www.nwtf.org
