19th Annual Sportsman's Dinner
Our 19th Annual Sportsman's Dinner will be held February 17, 2024 at the Ephrata Business Center. Doors open at 4pm, Dinner is served at 5pm, and the program will begin at 6pm. We have alot of great door prizes this year and some incredible Grand Prizes.
We will also be having our annual Big Buck contest as well as our Trail Cam Photo Contest. Entries must be submitted to pastorsethurey@gmail.com no later than February 15, 2024. Bucks must be legal harvest in the states of PA, MD, DE, or NJ and must be present to win. Trail Cam photos must be from 2023-2024 and must be time stamped as such.
Also joining us this year will be Jason Caldwell with Raptors Up Close. Howard and Jason Caldwell are second and third generation teachers & ministers and fourth and fifth generation hunters and conservationists. Having always enjoyed hunting, fishing and the natural beauty of the great outdoors, both have an intense interest in predators, particularly raptors or birds of prey. Howard and Jason grew to appreciate the stealth, cunning, speed and agility of the birds. This interest led them to the ancient sport of falconry in 1993. Seven years ago, Howard and Jason started “Raptors Up Close.” It is an educational organization suited for both of their passions of teaching, handling and hunting with birds of prey. These combined skills give the public a unique insight to the world of raptors and the art of falconry. They presently have assorted hawks, falcons and owls in their collection.Falconry is the art or sport of taking wild game or quarry with a trained bird of prey. Ancient documents date falconry over 4,700 years old making it the oldest form of hunting still in existence today. Falconry is now practiced on all continents around the world, but did not flourish in the United States until the mid 1960’s. Today there are approximately four thousand licensed falconers across America. Falconry is regulated by the state and the federal government; therefore federal and state falconry permits are required before one is allowed to possess a bird of prey.Their experience and education in this fascinating sport is revealed in their informative and exciting presentation of various raptors and their hunting skills and abilities through flight and stealth.
Please pre-register online with us and you will be registered to win a 100QT Cabelas Cooler a $399.99 value. Pre-Registration closes on February 16, 2024 at midnight. Please contact pastorsethurey@gmail.com or call 717-335-8853 for more information.
REGISTRATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR STARTING AT 4:00PM ON SATURDAY.