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Wild Game Dinner Features a Variety of Fare The Gillespie County Wild Game Dinner is back for its 14th year at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday, Nov. 20. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and food will be served until 8:30 p.m. The event will wrap up around 10 p.m. Advance tickets are available for $25 (same price at the gate) at https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/ purchase.php?event_id=10080. This year’s dinner will feature an enlarged seating area, food court and added tents for games and dining. Axis, white-tailed deer, black buck, wild turkey, hog, mountain sheep, goat, elk, alligator, quail, seafood gumbo, shish kebabs, chili and boudin sausage will be served by Gillespie County 4-H and FFA students. Barbecue plates will also be available with all the trimmings. Firearms and hunting trips will be the highlight of the live auction but numerous prizes, including jewelry, artwork, archery items and prizes for the entire family are given away throughout the evening.
hunters and the patrons who attend the event are key in helping raise money for the youth of Gillespie County.
All of the funds raised — over $1 million since 2007 — goes to support youth agricultural “Prize drawings will be held education in Gillespie County, throughout the night and game funding equipment and projects for winners will be announced after Gillespie County AgriLife Extension the live auction,” said board Service, the YALL Tour, 4-H clubs, member Lester Meier. “There are over 100 prizes ranging in values up Gillespie County Farm Bureau, Fredericksburg FFA, Harper FFA, to $1,150.” NRCS Range Management Schools, More than 200 volunteers, Heart of the Hills Barrel Racing hundreds of sponsors, donors, Association and Gillespie County business owners, out-of-town Fair and Festivals Association.
The Gillespie County Wild Game Dinner will be the talk of the town on Saturday, Nov. 20, as the event’s live auction will feature firearms and hunting trips, as well as other prizes like jewelry, artwork, archery items and more. — Standard-Radio Post file photo For more information, visit the Gillespie County Wild Game Dinner Facebook page or email wildgame@ beecreek.net, or call Shawn Lehne at 830-997-5508 or Charlie Wilson at 830-990-4917.
