Upcoming events

Honor The Fallen Ruck March
May
19

Honor The Fallen Ruck March

We are proud to announce out first annual FOOD DRIVE ruck march! Now, you may be wondering what a ruck march is…In the simplest terms, it’s walking with a weighted backpack. Rucking is something you spend a lot of time doing in the military and is something you will typically experience big game hunting, especially out west.

This food drive is dedicated to Newby-Ginnings, an incredibly selfless, non-profit located in Post Falls, Idaho. If you’re unaware of their story, please visit their website to learn more about how they serve our veterans. (Please scroll to bottom for their website.)

This event will be extraordinary and will be held a week before Memorial weekend and the end of National Police week to honor our nations veterans and first responders.

Join us May 19th, 2024, at the McEuen Park Pavilion in Coeur d’Alene. We will embark on a 6-mile ruck march. Load your packs up with non-perishable goods (proteins are highly desired) and come support Newby-Ginnings. At the end of the march, we will drop off our food donations into the Newby-Ginnings truck that will be parked near the finish line. This is not a timed event or race. It is simply walking with weight on your back and enjoying a beautiful march along Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Spokane River. This is your time to meet new people, enjoy conversations, and have fun!

We look forward to bringing veterans, first responders, and fellow patriots together for a noble cause! This event begins at 0900! There will be food and beverages available afterwards.

We can’t wait to see you there!

https://www.newbyginnings.org/newby-ginnings/our-organization.html

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TAG SOUP FEST
Jan
6

TAG SOUP FEST

Eating your tag doesn't have to taste so bad. Come join us for our first annual TAG SOUP PARTY! Bring in your unfilled tags and enter them into the raffle for a chance at over 2K IN PRIZES!

There will be food and drink (BYOB) and good friends lamenting over a season well fought.

First raffle is free,we will be giving away five $10 gift cards so come and hang out even if you don't feel like winning a bow. (One tag per hunter)

Second raffle is $20 per tag (unlimited) prizes include; $100 gift card, $50 gift card, 6 pack Altra 300 spine arrows, 12 pack RIP TKO Gamer shafts with free arrow build! Pick out wraps and fletches when you come in to have them built. One year range membership! ($300 value, transferable to friends or family) and finally a PSE FORTIS!! $1300 VALUE!

Please share this post and help us make this the biggest tag party in the northwest!

We will also be announcing winners of the Big buck, bull and bear contest at this event so don't forget to get your animals scored.

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Backcountry Medicine Course
Aug
12

Backcountry Medicine Course

Come join us for a day with BHA (Backcountry Hunters & Anglers) for a crash course in backcountry first-aid and trauma care!

What do you do if your buddy accidently sends a broadhead through your or his leg. What do you do when someone sustains a gunshot wound via a negligent hunter? How about when you’re by yourself and you fall and impale an arm or leg on a branch? Did you know you can bleed to death in under 3 minutes? How can you prevent a disaster from turning into a tragedy? Well, we’ve got the answers and the gear you need to survive a backcountry nightmare.

 

This half-day class will be presented by Response Ready Medical, also a veteran/first responder owned and operated business, and focus heavily on trauma care. Topics will include torniquet application, wound packing and care, shock prevention, and basic trauma patient assessment. 

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2023 Big Buck, Bull Bear Contest
Aug
1
to Jan 1

2023 Big Buck, Bull Bear Contest

1st annual North Idaho Archery Big Buck, Bull and bear contest

$20 entry fee for each species (must be registered prior to harvest)

Green Gross score awarded to each species for overall winner

1st place 70% of purse (for respective species)

2nd place 20% of purse (for respective species)

3rd place 10% of purse (for respective species)

Rules:

Must be legally harvested ARCHERY ONLY (Idaho, Washington and Montana OTC species qualify)

Field photo must be taken where animal is recovered (time and date stamped within phone data or proof of time and date must be shown)

Entry and exit wound photos must be taken (any questionable wound photos will either have to be explained or eliminated)

Please take best field photo you can with your harvested species with weapon as winners will be put on large posterboard and kept on the wall at NIA for everyone to enjoy and look back on as this contest progresses through the years.

Any of the above mentioned criteria not met will automatically disqualify animal (We are promoting and preserving the sport of archery, we want this to be a fair and ethical competition for all)

Whitetail and Mule deer will be accepted into the deer category. A score deduction will be applied to mule deer to balance out species size difference. (P&Y minimums for both species are 145” and 125”, with a size difference of 20”, this will be the deduction for MD) For example an 165” mule deer would only receive an accredited score of 145”. If there is enough entry’s for mule deer we will consider opening them up to their own category in future contests.

Green gross score will be measured in house only, bear skulls must be free of meat.

Scoring must occur within 2 weeks of harvest unless extenuating circumstances prevent it. Then hunter must arrange with shop a time to be scored. Rotting skulls will not be scored until cleaned of flesh.

ADDITIONAL PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR RANDOM SCORES, SO ENTER ALL HARVESTED ANIMALS EVEN IF YOU DON’T THINK IT’LL WIN OVERALL, IT COULD BE A PRIZE WINNER.

WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY A FREE BOW DURING THIS COMPETITION! WINNER WITH CLOSEST GROSS SCORE TO A RANDOMLY GENERATED SCORE WILL WIN. (FOR EXAMPLE IF THE NUMBER WAS 142 3/8, THE CLOSEST TO THAT SCORE WOULD WIN THE BOW) WINNER MUST BE WITHIN 2 INCHES OF RANDOM SCORE TO WIN. A TIE WILL BE BROKEN BY FEWEST DEDUCTIONS.

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