About Our Event

Mark your calendar and save the date for May 18, 2024. The event will be held at the Alexandria Shooting Park in Alexandria, MN. 

From amazing door prizes, raffles and more; this event will have something for the entire family. An entire evening of activities topped off with great food, fellowship and festivities, plus your chance to win door-prizes.

Bowhunters Bash and Dinner

Doors Open at 4 pm for Happy Hour and PYnt Night

Join us for an evening filled with great food, fellowship and festivities. The evening will kick off with a social from 4-6pm. New Ticket Options are available:

  • PY Bash General Admission (Adult) - $80
  • PY Bash Youth Ticket (17 and under) - $40
  • PY Bash Couples Package - $150
  • PY Bash Family Package - $200

Tickets includes an entry for the door prizes and a discounted member rate (to join or renew your current membership). Youth tickets include a complimentary 1-year membership.

Want a whole table and some extras? Purchase a table for $1,250 and receive 8 dinner tickets, (1) $300 Bucket Raffle Ticket packages and a Grizzly cooler.

The Dinner will kick off at 6:30 pm.

Events will include:

  • Door prize giveaways
  • Walk Around Raffles Games
  • Silent Auction
  • Live Auction
  • PY Panel Speakers
  • Awards for Field Judging Championship

Get your tickets now and help Pope and Young Preserve, Promote and Protect our bowhunting lifestyle.

Field Judging Championship

Are you up for a new challenge and ready to put your field judging skills to the test? If that was a yes, you need to join us for our second annual Field Judging Championship at the Bowhunters Bash.

You will have the chance to score 5 different species from the observation deck. The winner in each category will advance into the National Championship round at the upcoming 2025 Pope and Young Convention. Cost is $20 per participant. Participants will be entered into the Field Judging Raffle and have a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Field Judging will start at 10 am and conclude at 7:30 pm – just prior to the live auction. Winners and prizes will be announced following the live auction.

Lodging

Check back soon for information on our Host Hotel.

Live Auction

2024 Pope and Young Minnesota Bash Live/Online Auction 

  1. JP Guide Service

3 Day Pig and Turkey Hunt

Donated by Josh Peixoto of JP Guide Service

Contact info: jpguideservice@yahoo.com or 510-706-4653

3 Day Pig and Turkey hunt. To be scheduled April 10 – May 1, 2024.  Hunter is responsible for license ($100), food, and lodging.  One of the best kept secrets in the lower forty-eight is the plentiful game to be found in California. JP Guide Service provides access to some of the densest game populations to be found in the state for turkeys, blacktail deer, and wild hogs. The unique location for deer and turkey hunting allows you to be hunting approximately thirty-five minutes from San Francisco, forty-five minutes from Half Moon Bay, and two and a half hours from Monterey.

  1. PY Framed "Slipping up the Backtrail" Limited Edition Print **

3rd Conservation Print (2005). "Slipping Up the Backtrail," by Desmond McCaffrey. Commissioned by the Pope & Young Club, Alberta wildlife artist Desmond McCaffrey has created the Club’s 3rd Conservation Print. The scene depicts a northwoods field edge with a bowhunter’s attention focused on a small buck – in fact, the hunter is drawing to shoot. Meanwhile, a super buck emerges from the woods, totally undetected by the hunter. Any veteran bowhunter will appreciate the subtle humor and relate to the experience.

  1. Heartland Pride Outfitters

4 Day - Antelope Hunt in Nebraska

Donated by Cody Kuck of Heartland Pride Outfitters LLC

Contact info: cody@heartlandprideoutfitters.com or 308-991-8456

This is a 4-day, 5-night Nebraska Antelope hunt for 2 hunters during the 2024 or 2025 hunting season. It will take place near Scottsbluff, Nebraska and includes one guide for both hunters. Field transportation, trophy, meat preparation, meals and lodging are included for 4 days/5 nights. Additional hunters can be added for $3,000 each or non-hunters for $600. Hunter is responsible for license ($207) and stamp ($25). Purchasers must apply for a tag/license by June 23, 2024.  

  1. Pope and Young Minnesota Bowhunter Bash Custom Gun **

1 or 5 laser engraved CZ 06473 Redhead Premier 20 Gauge 28” 2 3” Silver Satin Chrome Turkish Walnut Right Hand 5 Chokes. One of each of these shotguns will be sold at each regional event and the final at the convention in 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Once the final shotgun is sold, one of the winning bidders' names will be drawn to win a bear hunt.

  1. Let it Fly Bowfishing

2 Day Trip offering a 4-hour Bowfishing Trip for 2 People

Let it Fly Bowfishing is giving away a 4 hour Bowfishing trip for two lucky people in south Florida in the Everglade National Park. You will get a chance to target tilapia, Mayan Cichlid, Bowfin, Spotted Gar and many other invasive species. Trip can be taken through 2025. Licenses are included. 

  1. PY Framed "The Spirit Lives" Limited Edition Print **

"The Spirit Lives" Limited Edition Print. A limited edition run of 500 prints were produced. Image size is 24" x 20".

  1. Fishing Trip for 2

  2. Kings Camo

Kings Camo XKG 9-Piece Package

Donated by Kings Camo

The XKG 9-piece package includes the following: XKG Windstorm Rain Jacket, XKG Pinnacle Jacket, XKG Boulder Soft Shell Jacket, XKG Down Transition Jacket, XKG Windstorm Rain Pants, XKG Ridge Pant, XKG Elevation ¼ Zip, XKG Down Transition Pant, XKG Transition Jacket.

  1. Paco Riestra

5 Day Argentina Free Range Water Buffalo Hunt

Donated by Asis Riestra of Paco Riestra

Contact info: pacoriestra@gmail.com

5-day 4-night Argentina Big Game Hunt at Paco Riestra's exclusive "El Durazno”, FREE RANGE in San Luis Province. 165,000 acres of exclusive private grounds. 100% real free range with 5000+ red stags and 600+ buffalo roaming free. Accommodations include authentic Argentine hunting ranch lodging, meals, drinks, and guide services with transfers to/from the shooting field. Hunter is responsible for license ($500), gun rental ($350), and airport transportation ($300 round trip from San Luis airport). Ammo not included ($150 per hunter). Flights not included. Valid for one year from purchase date.

  1. Denver Tent CO

12x14 10.10 oz Army Duck Canvas Colorado Tent with frame, stakes, and ropes, from The Colorado Tent Company.

  1. Wards Outfitting

3-Day Arizona Javelina Hunt for 4 Hunters

Donated by Steven Ward of Ward’s Outfitters

Contact info:  trophyhunts@wardsoutfitters.com or (520) 404-5114

Enjoy a 3-Day Arizona Javelina hunt for four hunters. 2x1 guided, three full day, all inclusive hunt. Excludes tag and License ($275.00). Hunt is good for February 2025. Must apply for tags October 2024 100% draw.

  1. PY Framed "The King Speaks" Limited Edition Print **

This is a limited edition print by Leon Parsons. It is titled The King Speaks and features an elk, including a bull elk, in the forest. 1st Conservation Print (1993). Leon Parson's “The King Speaks,” is the first official Pope & Young.

  1. Paco Riestra

5 Day Argentina Free Range Red Stag Hunt

Donated by Asis Riestra of Paco Riestra

Contact info: pacoriestra@gmail.com

5-day 4-night Argentina Big Game Hunt at Paco Riestra's exclusive "El Durazno”, FREE RANGE in San Luis Province. 165,000 acres of exclusive private grounds. 100% real free range with 5000+ red stags and 600+ buffalo roaming free. Accommodations include authentic Argentine hunting ranch lodging, meals, drinks, and guide services with transfers to/from the shooting field. Hunter is responsible for license ($500), gun rental ($350), and airport transportation ($300 round trip from San Luis airport). Ammo not included ($150 per hunter). Flights not included. Valid for one year from purchase date.

  1. Adrenaline Outfitters Ltd.

5 Day Black Bear Hunt in Manitoba, Canada

Donated by Adrenaline Outfitters Ltd.

Contact: Amber Bonneteau & Ryan Renout

info@adrenalineoutfitters.ca or 204-392-4952

5-Day Black bear hunt in remote Eastern Manitoba for 1 hunter. Additional hunters are welcome at $4,800 and non-hunters at $1,000. Travel (once at camp), food and motel lodging included. 2:1 hunter/guide ratio. Unguided fishing is also available. Trophy fees are included. Hunter is responsible for the license ($375). A firearm permit is required. 

  1. Red Neck Blinds **

Big Country Blind from Red Neck Blinds. 6x7 Big Country Blind with 10' stand.

  1. Hells Canyon

4.5 Day Hunt for Mule Deer or Whitetail Deer

Donated by Hell’s Canyon Bowhunting Ranch

Contact: bowhunthellscanyon@gmail.com or 320-766-9392

4.5 day hunt. Limited access South Dakota Archery Mule Deer or Whitetail hunt. This can also be exchanged for 3 Merriam Turkey hunts. This hunt is good for one hunter. Food and Lodging is included. Hunter is responsible for the cost of the license ($300).

  1. Delta McKenzie Targets - 3D Target Package

This is a 3-target package from Delta McKenzie to take your backyard range to a whole new level. Included in the package Aim-Rite 3D Bear, Bloodline Buck XL, and the 3D Strutter Turkey. Shipping is included. 


**BEAR HUNT ITEMS:  Winning one of these items will automatically get you entered to win a 1 in 21 chance for a FREE guided bear hunt with North Point Outfitters Inc. Winning one of these items will get you entered for the bear hunt drawing at our 2025 Convention. 


If you can't make it the event you can still place your bid online during our auction!

TO BID ONLINE: 

  • Go to https://www.onlinehuntingauctions.com/ 
  • Click on "Bid Here" button beside Pope and Young auction 
  • Sign in or Create Account 
  • once approved, you can start to bid on any item in the catalogs

OR

Any bidders having any issues call Online Hunting Auctions at 866-313-0123 and their support staff can help them out. 


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