event_title: 2023 Michigan BHA Rendezvous

event_time_zone: America/New_York

event_start: July 28, 2023 14:00

event_duration: 2880

event_end: July 30, 2023 14:00

event_address: 8855 Woodbury Rd, Laingsburg, MI 48848, United States

event_description: TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE EVENTPLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE MI CHAPTER AND CONSERVATION! The 2023 Michigan BHA Rendezvous is ready for you this summer! Join the Michigan BHA Chapter July 28-30 at the Looking Glass River Sportsmans Club (LGRSC) for an exciting weekend filled with fun, education, and comradery!There will be numerous opportunities for families to enjoy this wonderful facility and engage with like-minded folks on all topics of the outdoors. We are truly grateful for the Looking Glass River Sportsmans Club to allow us the use of their facility for this great event!This year we will have so much to offer including some great presentations lined up covering interesting topics such as foraging, out of state hunting opportunities, and wild game butchering. These educational sessions will certainly allow attendees an opportunity to engage and walk away with additional knowledge. Folks will also enjoy:Onsite Camping  3D ArcheryFree Saturday DinnerSweet Raffle ItemsField SkillsChildren ActivitiesBonfireMuch moreBelow is the event schedule!FRIDAY3pm - 7pm                       Registration, arrive to set up camp8:30pm                             Bonfire Meet and Greet. Facilitated conversations about BHA,                                                                            Michigan Chapter, and conservation. Bring your great ideas! Saturday8:30am                              Conservation Coffee Chats9:30am -10:45am        Jason Meekhof - Field butchering game11am-12pm                   Thom Jorgenson - Off season and out of state huntingBreak for lunch and networking 12-1:30pm1:30pm - 2:30pm         Jared Duquette - foraging and mutualism during hunting 2:45pm -3:45pm          Brian Frawley - what weve learned from the first year of whitetail harvest reporting 4pm -6pm                        Archery range (extra fee collected at time of event for facility range)6pm -7pm                       Supplied Supper of smoked pork and various sides, and last chances to                                                            purchase raffle tickets7pm-7:45pm                 Raffle drawing8:30pm                             Bonfire and Telling Stories and Lies! SUNDAYBreak camp, exchange contact info, and say goodbyes,    Along with our awesome BHA Merchandise for sale, we will have raffle tickets for some sweet items! Just for starters, here are some of those items:Flint Ridge Rifles Gift CardTomahawk Archery Passes$500 gift code to Stone GlacierA pair of Vortex 8x42 Diamondback Binos$250 gift code to Grundens$200 gift code to Grayl$250 gift code to SitkaWe have an awesome donation coming to us from one of our great MIBHA Chapter Partners, Island View Resort that will go to one lucky winner: 4 night stay with 16 boat during fall, winter, or spring months.Cabins on sholreline of Lake HuronWorld class fishing access, hunting opportunities, and a wonderful facility! Accommodations:There is plenty of room for disbursed tent camping on site. RVs are welcome however, there are no utilities available so please fill up your holding tank prior to arrival. Generators are welcome but must be shut off between 10pm - 7am. We are still working on finalizing some plans so please stay tuned for more details!