October 4th from 6-9 PM. FREE event with wild game bites, beverages, live music, raffles, games, and more! Don’t miss out. No RSVP required. Donations needed and sponsorship opportunities are available! Please contact Mimi Meyer at mimi.lsonf@gmail.com for more information.
Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation’s mission is all about one thing – providing opportunities.
Finding and cultivating future hunters and anglers is crucial to the survival of our passion for the outdoors. Unfortunately, many people never get the chance to have these life-changing experiences. Maybe they had parents who didn’t hunt; maybe they are from
a single-parent household and need someone to give them a gentle nudge into the outdoors. Texas is full of people wanting to become outdoorsmen or outdoorswomen, but they don’t know where to start.
In 2022, LSONF introduced nearly 30 people to the outdoors.
Jarrod Smith took his first deer at 40 years old.
“This is definitely just the start for me,” Smith said. “I want to get with guides and do some saltwater fishing this spring and get the boys out on Lake Conroe to catch some fish. And I think my 11-year-old is mature enough to go out with me hunting.”
LSONF partnered with the Delta Waterfowl R3 program again this year to get 10 wildlife students from Texas A&M-Kingsville out in a duck blind for the first time. One of the students, Andres Rosales, shot a beautiful green- winged teal and had already made plans with his mom to get it mounted as his Christmas present this year. He couldn’t wait to get it back home to a taxidermist.
Working with the Texas Dove Hunters Association, LSONF took Texas Sen. Donna Campbell, M.D. and fellow staff members on their first dove hunt this September.
And it’s not just hunting. Five friends from San Antonio headed to Rockport over the summer for a weekend of fishing. Gabe Constantine caught his first fish and everyone in the group caught their first black drum. Most fish caught were undersized, but Courtney Cargil hooked one keeper, and the group took it to a local restaurant to be prepared and shared.
This year, LSONF’s Wild Game Night raised more than $30,000 with the help of generous donations by our sponsors and patrons. The annual event will be celebrating its 12th year on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at the Beretta Gallery in Dallas.
We hope you will look at our mission statement and consider becoming a donor or sponsor to help us pursue these worthwhile, and vital, causes.
Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation’s 11th Annual Wild Game Night was a success
Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation’s 11th year of the Wild Game Night event raised more than $30,000 with the help of generous donations by our sponsors and patrons. Past LSONF hunters: Kelsy Burrows, Kamille Martin, Channing Flanagan, Michael Flanagan, and Tom Laakman were present along with friends and supporters from across the state.
The foundation’s mission is to create hunters and anglers for a lifetime, and this event supports our annual operations budget to make that happen. This year the foundation plans to introduce at least 15 more people to the outdoors this hunting season.
Thanks to all our sponsors who helped make this night one for the books: Beretta Gallery, Cinnamon Creek Ranch, Tahwahkaro whiskey, Epic Western, Master Construction, Graff Dealerships, Ubathi Global Safaris, Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation, Flyit Drone Services, TDM Enterprises, Temple Fork Outfitters, Game Girl Gourmet, Small Groups Rifle Range, Haute Horns, Medina Co. Bracelets and Total Wine and More.
For more information on the foundation or if you would like to contribute, please email Mimi Meyer at mimi.lsonf@ gmail.com, go to lsonews.com/lson-foundation, or call (214) 361-2276.
By Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News
Cinnamon Creek Wild Game Processing had its grill fired up with the most delicious bites of wild game paired with a cold beer from 3 Nations Brewing Co. and tunes from Ole G music, which made for a magical night at the Beretta Gallery, Dallas on Oct. 2.
Nearly 300 people filled the gallery as they sipped on local Tahwahkaro Whiskey and bid on auction items to help support the mission of the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation during its ninth year of the Wild Game Supper.
A new hunter thanks the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation, Kelsey Boes attended the event. Boes went on a quail-hunting trip through the foundation a few years ago. She plans on hunting deer for the first time this month.
“I’m so thankful for the opportunity to go hunting for the first time,” she said. “It was something I’ve wanted to do my entire life and it was one of the best experiences of my life, I decided then and there I would only marry or date a man that hunted. Since that first trip, I’ve had a passion for going out and shooting guns.”
Past foundation hunters Kamille Martin and Kelsy Beauchman also attended.
Larry Weishuhn emceed the annual event which raised a record-breaking $24,500 for the foundation.
“It was amazing seeing people’s generosity for our cause,” Mimi Sams, executive director of the foundation said. “We broke our current record and hope it continues to grow next year. Thank you to our sponsors, donors and attendees who helped create opportunities for people to go hunting and fishing.”
Thanks to Beretta, Cinnamon Creek Wild Game Processing, Graff Motors, Ubathi Global Safaris, and Tahwahkaro Distilling Company for their corporate sponsorships. And to McKenna Quinn, Dallas Safari Club, Norte Hunters, Outdoor Texas Camps, Miron Crosby, Lone Star Ag Credit, Hackberry Rod and Gun, and Paradise Plains for contributing auction items.
The foundation is excited to introduce more people to the outdoors after this year’s event.
