The Ringneck Festival Competition Hunt consists of six member teams, attempting to bring back 18 pheasants. Each member is allowed four shells. Limiting the number of shells helps ensure that hunters will take clean shots, reducing the number of injured birds. Each team may have up to two dogs in the field at one time. Two non-partisan scorekeepers randomly drawn will document the hunt for each team. Land is provided for each team to hunt and drawn randomly by landowners. The hunt begins at 10am and ends at 4pm or when all 24 shells have been used or 18 birds have been harvested. Team captains and scorekeepers must accompany the birds to officially record count and weight. Entry fee is $1800 per team ($300 per hunter) which includes meals, hunt, entertainment, and prizes!

Schedule

November 2, 2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm : Ringneck Festival Bird Dog Challenge

November 3, 2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm : Ringneck Festival Bird Dog Challenge
4:30 - 6:00 pm : Team Registration (Huron Event Center)
6:00 pm : “Meet the Landowners” Banquet - Landowners, Teams, Sponsors & Scorekeepers gather for food and fun.
8:00 pm : Housekeeping Rules & Team Calcutta
9:00 pm : Landowners draw and meet their teams

November 4, 2023

7:30 am : Rules Breakfast (Huron Event Center)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm : Ringneck Festival Competition Hunt-Teams will be vying for the top honors with only four shells per team member.
2:00 - 5:15 pm : Team Check-in (Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club) . The Sportsmen’s Club is located at NE Huron, just north of Hwy 14 (turn north at the World’s Largest Pheasant.)
6:00 pm : Social Hour (Huron Event Center)
7:00 pm : Dinner & Awards Ceremony Banquet (Huron Event Center). First, Second & Third place prizes will be awarded to Teams & Landowners. RLB’s Ringneck
Festival Hall of Fame I ductee will be announced

Date : November 2 - 4, 2023

Location : Crossroads Hotel-Huron Event Center - 100 4th Street Southwest, Huron, SD 57350

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