Whitetails Unlimited set Feb. 15 in Union County
Whitetails Unlimited, WTU, is planning to sponsor a Union County banquet Saturday, Feb. 15.
The banquet will be at The Great Boars of Fire Lodge at 920 Kratzinger Hollow Rd. between Anna and Cobden.
A social hour begins at 5 p.m. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 each, $20 for a spouse or $20 for children 15 and under.
The deadline to order tickets is Feb. 10. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
To order tickets locally, call Wes Burris at 833-1708 or WTU national headquarters at 1-800-274-5471, or visit the webiste at www.whitetailsunlimited.com.
Information also is available by contacting Heath Newman at 618-614-2862 or Marc Sheffer at 618-697-3352.
The banquet will feature a two-meat buffet, an auction and prizes, with a wide array of products, such as firearms, outfitter packages, hunting and outdoor related equipment, art work and collectibles available only at WTU events.
Proceeds from the event will go toward local youth conservation projects.
Whitetails Unlimited is a national nonprofit conservation organization which was founded in 1982.
The organization's mission is to raise funds in support of education, habitat enhancement and acquisition, and the preservation of the hunting tradition for the benefit of the white-tailed deer and other wildlife.