Anybody ever run a wild game dinner?

[Glyn]

Has anyone ever run a wild game dinner?

Bear with the logic here for a sec....

1. Around these parts any wild game dinner always sells out, usually very early.
2. I am involved with a police cadet corps as a fund raiser (they are the only cadet corps that doesn't get any Fed or Provincial money for operational costs..army, navy, air, everone and their uncles, but the police do..) and they rely 100% on fund raising for everything.
3. Why not arrange a wild game dinner to satisfy requirement number 1 and address issue number 2?

Any thoughts?

 

[JohnC]

great idea!. ask for contributions in your invite: - voluntary amounts so you're not seen to be selling wildlife. See if you can get your local fish & game club to help out & solicit food contributions.

 

[bill c68]

What province are you in? check with the health dept. We had a few on the go and all had to have their menus changed recently, no more beaver, no more deer etc...

 

[fogducker]

every year in the spring we have a big family get togeather......most food is from what was harvested from the fall..
we call it the beast feast..

 

[thegreatnorthernhunter]

atleast once a year we have a critter night, a little spring cleaning for the freezer, have had no complaints so far

 

[P89]

see below

 

[P89]

Here in central Alberta the red deer masonic lodge, kenilworth one of three in Red Deer holds a annual moose dinner. I'm not sure how they set it up as I'm with another lodge but it usually has quite a crowd.

 

[CV32]

Put some thought into the liability issue. Not so much because its wild game, but any time you're putting off a function where food will be served.

 

[Glyn]

To the poster who mentioned asking for contributions, I know that DU, the local hunting club and a service club all run them and charge about $30 a head. They have COs, OPP, RCMP and government types attending all the time so it must be legal to charge an entrance fee here. (In Northern Ontario)

As to the liability, I believe that is covered by the liability insurance of the hall that we'd rent for the occasion. I'll check though.

Another thought was a 50-50 draw and getting donations of prizes from local vendors (hunting goodies). But I know that comes under a lottery and gaming license which is a no brainer for us. (Done it before)

 

[delmer]

I may be wrong, but I think that in Ontario you need some sort of license or permit issued by the MNR before you can have a wild game dinner that you charge for, even if it is a fund raiser.