Here's the Rushville WTB ... that's White Tail Banquet !
Outlaw and Lodgeman travelled over for a evening of fun and meeting a bunch of great people. And yes, ... as luck would have it , ole LODGEMAN took home another gun. Yep, ... that's two for two in the Banquet tour. OK ... enough of the bragging and on to the photos. I took random photos throughout the evening ... and we sat with a great group of folks.
Enjoy ... The Central Illinois Ridge Runners ... WTB
Above, and across the table from us ... were these three young men. These boys were great. They were well mannered, polite, and perfect examples of young up and coming hunters. Their parents should be so proud of them. Hat's off to the parents, as these kids Rock. ( more to come of the youngest dude on the left )
This boy ... I'm sure nickname is "bug" ... yeah, I'm that good. I can figure out things quickly. But, he sure is a cute young man.
Jimmie Pratt receives the MONEY !!!
These two gentlemen were our table partners ... and Great folks. We couldn't asked to sit with any better people.
And to my right was the Alderman's and parents of the fine young men I spoke of. Now, ... Mrs. Alderman if you can tell .... is wearing TheLodgeman.com's very own Antler Art Mushroom Earrings. Yep, ... at first glance ... she begged her man to get her a pair. So, ... with that ... Mr. Alderman of ... Alderman Construction did so !!!
I think we can all agree , ... my antler art being displayed like this ... will have me busy as all the ladies will be wanting a pair.
Here, ... across the table are Jeff & Gary of .... " Kids on the Hunt " . Now, ... these guys are awesome. They are dedicated to bringing the kids back into the spotlight , ... rather than all the "Pro's bragging up their success". Which, I agree .... and like I've said, ... take a kid hunting or fishing, it's time well spent. Check out ... www.kidsonthehunt.com ... I think you'll be impressed. And speaking of kids .... the youngest Alderman was having a little fun by making a few faces.
ThelodgeMan.com donated a custom Deer Antler Art desk set ... being held in photo below, ... which brought a fine price. The Central IL Ridge Runner's were very pleased.
And, ... A veteran Deer hunter and tablemates ... with his pins proudly displayed ... along with a nice bronze buck sclupture.
That Bronze Buck had all the gals staring ...
Remember the youngest Alderman ... ? Well, ... he lost his FIRST tooth that night. He wiggled and pulled ... then Dad reached in .... POP ... out it came.
The young dude was tough and a smiled through the pain. Outlaw told him that , ... the going rate for teeth from the Tooth Fairy was about $20 bucks. To which, Mrs. Alderman stated, ... the tooth fairy in their area is not that rich !!!
Outlaw was presented his sponsor sclupture from the Whitetail Princess of the evening. Yep, ... this gal is the 2008 Illinois State Whitetail Princess. Isn't she just AWESOME !!!
Outlaw walked away from her with knees shaking ... and all gitty and could only smile. Oh, I couldn't blame him , ... she stood out in the crowd ...
All the guys were looking .... Todd ... take care that lil Darling. She's a great gal.
Yeah TODD .... the LODGEMAN is right ....
And now to the more important issues ... the GUNS ...
Jimmie Pratt celebrates Todd Bartz's winnning a gun , ... and both were happy enough to give the Outlaw salute !!! ( yeah, ... that's Todd on the far right ... he's one lucky man )
And I was another lucky man .... yep .... ole Lodgeman pulled off another gun win. And with the win, this nice hard case was included. Ya gotta love winning a gun !!!
The evening was great .... prizes, food, raffles .... and fun. These guys are getting ready for the evening dinner .... at it sure was good. The Rushville - CIRR - WTB had great food !!!
Here is a lady enjoying the great dinner. Yep, it sure looks good , ... oh ... yeah and the food does too !!!
Mr. .... "Alderman Construction" picked up a nice moose antler Art piece ... and gives us the Outlaw Salute to boot !!! The night was going great. And by the way , ... if you need any work done ... give them a shout.
The best looking group in the house was a slam dunk, And, ... for their effort, this fine looking group won the catogory. The ladies were co-winners while the handsome gentleman easily claimed the mens title. When they walked in and .... the contest was over.
And with that .... here is my final photo .... and a good one it is. Miss 2008 Whitetail Princess with TheLodgeman.com's very own Deer Antler Mushroom Earrings .... WOW ... is all I can say.