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Rock County Pheasants Forever banquet coming up Oct. 6 in Luverne

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For What It's Worth
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Rick Peterson, general manager

Just a quick heads up to the 38th annual Rock County Pheasants Forever banquet just around the corner.
Mark Thursday, Oct. 6, on your calendar. This year’s banquet, just like last year’s, will be held at Big Top Tents and Events in Luverne. By the way, Big Top Tents and Events has become the “go to” area event center for banquets, weddings, meetings, class reunions, funerals, proms and any other sort of gathering.
There is an ad in today’s Star Herald with all the information for the Pheasants Forever event including ticket prices, raffle items, games, over 15 guns to be given away, and date and time of the banquet.
With the Pheasants Forever banquet on the horizon, that means it’s time to get the hunting gear out of storage and ready for the opener just a few weeks away.
It seems the ammunition shortage isn’t nearly as bad as it was a year ago, but the prices are still way out of whack.
It’s always a crap shoot – at least for me anyway – if my hunting pants will still fit comfortably. It’s funny how boots, jacket, socks and gloves all seem to fit year after year, but pants? … Not so much.
Here’s a hunting fashion tip for you. If you find that your hunting pants may be a little snug around the midsection, try the “unbutton and conceal” method. Pop the button, loosen the belt, and conceal with a long sweatshirt and say “Ahhhh.”
If you didn’t oil your boots after last season before you put them away, it’s time to do so now. A good, soft, flexible pair of hunting boots is as important as your gun and dog.
Speaking about your hunting dog, if you haven’t been working with and walking your hunting dog by now, good luck with that.
OK, now comes the most import piece of advice I can give my fellow hunters, at least those that have a spouse.
Now is the time to make those new purchases, be it guns, ammo, clothing or boots. Discreetly make your purchases, stow them away so when opening day rolls around and your spouse happens to notice your purchases, you can truthfully say you’ve had them for a while and they’ve been in your hunting closet for so long you’re not sure how many years you have had them.
If that doesn’t work for you … and this one has for me in the past, I simply tell the wife I won it at the Pheasants Forever banquet.
Get your Rock County Pheasants Forever banquet tickets today, just in case you need a cover story.

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