SEWE 2016 Preview Night Gala Live Auction | February 11, 2016 auction to start promptly at 8:30 p.m.
SEWE ARTISTS SIGNED 2016 POSTER Power and Grace, by 2016 Featured Artist Kyle Sims Kyle Sim’s poster image has won the praise of many. While Kyle has signed hundreds of posters, only this special edition poster has signatures of 2016 participating SEWE artists.
VALHALLA LODGE Signature Hunting Collection 3.5-Day Hunt for 1 Hunter and 1 Guest Lupton, Michigan | valhallalodgemi.com Valhalla Lodge is the premier destination for the discerning guest who is seeking luxurious accommodations, gourmet food, privacy and security. Its newly constructed 12,000 sq. ft. lodge is surrounded by 800 acres and is perfect for the trophy hunter, family vacation of a lifetime or corporate retreat. At Valhalla Lodge your dreams really can come true. This 3.5 day Whitetail deer hunt for one hunter and one guest is fully guided (1/1) with up to a 179” SCI. It includes gourmet meals, beer/wine, housekeeping service, 5 Star accommodations, preparation of trophy for processing and taxidermy, and all the amenities of the lodge. Does not include travel expenses. For 2016 only. | value $12,500
SANDY SCOTT BRONZE Tom Turkey | Bronze, 12”h x 10.5”w x 8.5”d | Ed. 3 of 35 An original bronze by past Featured Sculptor Sandy Scott. A world traveler, Scott’s work is authentic as she has experienced and lived what she depicts. A lifelong interest in aviation has been invaluable to her work as an artist. And as a licensed pilot for almost 50 years, Scott says, “I believe my knowledge of aerodynamics has been helpful in achieving the illusion of movement in my bird sculptures.” | value $4,500
ARGENTINA DOVE SHOOTING SAFARI 6-Hunters | 4-Days, 3-Nights | 6 Hunts Cordoba, Argentina | ocoutfitters.com Córdoba is one of the best places in the world to hunt for doves and has become a Mecca for hunters from all around the world. With almost 7,000 acres of sierras, valleys and creeks, OC Outfitters combines exclusivity with the doves natural habitat in order to provide a quality hunt and a large number of birds. The trip includes four days of hunting and three nights at Hotel Estancia. Breakfast, lunch in the fields, and dinner is included along with wine, beer and refreshments. While in the fields, you will receive personal attention from experienced hunting guides as well as Argentinian asado and Argentine red wine, along with other refreshments. Lodging can be upgraded and additional hunters may be added at a discounted rate of $1,695 each. Hunt must be taken by February 1, 2017. | value $13,500
KYLE SIMS Power & Grace | Oil | 50” x 62” framed The commanding 2016 featured painting stemmed from Sims’ reflections on hikes in his “Montana backyard.” Sims, an American realist, is driven by his immense curiosity with the Rocky Mountain environment. That curiosity shaped Power & Grace and other original oil paintings featuring North American big game he painted especially for SEWE. Sims mused, “There is a character association with bears and the power of rushing water. Bears and a large body of moving water can be very powerful and easily overtake a human. However, when they move, they can be also be very graceful.”
LARRY PAGE / SANDRA BRADY KNIFE Official SEWE 2016 Knife Knife maker Larry Page created this Model 1A knife with a four inch blade and 303 stainless steel guard and pins. The handle is estate elephant ivory (pre ban ivory). It is adorned with a scrimshaw image by renowned scrimshander, Sandra Brady, of the 2016 featured painting by Featured Artist Kyle Sims.
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ATLANTIC COASTAL DECOY Drake Broadbill (Scaup), circa 1915 An authentic Atlantic Coast decoy hailing from Somers Point, New Jersey, circa 1915. This decoy has an outstanding “alligatored� paint surface, carved eyes and is hollow-boned, or held together, with two handmade wooden dowels through-the-body. The ballast weight is inlet into the bottom and is poured in place. Decoy donated by Collectible Old Decoys. See the special decoy exhibit at the Marriott Hotel during SEWE weekend. | value $600
KIAWAH ISLAND GETAWAY 3-Nights | 4-Guests Kiawah Island Club | kiawahisland.com Kiawah Island Real Estate invites you for an extraordinary three-night getaway for four guests to enjoy the Kiawah Island Members-only Club. Enjoy highly acclaimed dining, luxurious spa treatments, golf at esteemed private golf courses, shooting instruction, in-shore fishing charter in addition to the Club amenities and beautiful beach. This destination package includes: A three night getaway for four in a Cassique Cottage (subject to availability); two spa treatments at Sasanqua Spa; One round of golf (foursome) at Cassique and River Course; Two-hour group shooting instruction at the Kiawah Island Sporting Club; Dining and drinks each night at acclaimed, private restaurants; and four-hour Inshore Fishing Charter on the Kiawah Island Club boat. Also included is airport transfer, tax and gratuity. Certificate is valid through February 2017. Subject to availability. | value $12,000
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GRIFFIN & HOWE QUAIL PACKAGE Ultimate Sporting Package | griffinhowe.com Griffin & Howe - B. Rizzini Aurum 28 bore, a “Small Bore Break Open Sporting Shotgun perfect for Lowcountry Quail,” with Semi Pistol Grip and Coin Finish model Shooting School Instruction & Clay Target Shooting at Hudson Farm Hudson Farm, a private outdoor club in picturesque Sussex County, New Jersey, boasts one of the most attractive shooting layouts in the country. With its world-class shooting instructors, you will leave the Griffin & Howe Shooting School having been moved, challenged, changed and inspired.
Shooting Gun Fit with Griffin & Howe Shooting Instructor using the “Griffin & Howe Try Gun” Griffin & Howe ‘Rydon” Shooting Glass Package, 5 Lens Kit in in Matte Black Griffin & Howe Peltor Soundtrap Hearing Protection value $8,000
CABIN BLUFF HUNT AND STAY 4-Person Quail Hunt, 3-Night Stay Coastal South Georgia | cabinbluff.com Established in 1928 on the Cumberland River, Cabin Bluff was built upon simple elegance and attention to service and enjoyment. It is the perfect combination of simple pleasures with no loss of luxury or comfort and is a distinct destination for celebrities, corporate magnates and heads of state. Stay will include lodging with private room and bath; all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner); all beverages; quail hunt for four people (limit of 12 birds/hunter/hunt); unlimited golf on Cabin Bluff ’s 18 hole Davis Love lll designed course, tennis, pool, bocce ball court; sporting clays; wild boar hunting; fishing from the dock and in stocked ponds; and meeting facilities (if needed for a small retreat). Certificate is valid October 1, 2016–March 15, 2017 for a three night stay for four. Subject to availability. | value $12,000
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