Information about 2026 Banquet

“Creating a genuine outdoor experience for future generations!”

For our upcoming banquet, we will be featuring Cascade Mountain Grilling for dinner! Palace Cafe will be serving us soda and alcoholic drinks with a cash bar. We will have a silent auction, a live auction, a penny game, egg game, Bucks and Bulls game, bucket raffles, and an air-rifle target game hosted by the 4H “On Target” shooting sports team.

Before the Banquet and at the door (if any are still available), contact Bill Essman at 509-899-4433 to buy a ticket for Rifle and Shotgun tickets at $25 per ticket. TICKET NUMBERS ARE LIMITED for this raffle — ONLY 100 tickets sold per firearm.

Silent Auction: Each bid sheet features an item or service where you write your name & bid amount. The highest bidder when the auction closes wins!

Live Auction: Will be held after dinner, the items or services for auction will be in the program, and on display when you arrive. 

Bucket Raffle: Numerous items and services available for raffle by buying raffle tickets for $1 per ticket.

Egg Game: Find one of the hard-boiled eggs at $5 per egg and win a chance at a prize

Bucks and Bulls: Spin the wheel and win a chance at a prize

Penny Game: 

Card Game: Buy a card for $5 per card and win a chance at a prize 

Air rifle Target Game: Best score wins

Hugh the Balloon Man will be here from 4pm to 6pm

We will have a coloring station for the kids

History behind the Banquet

Our first Chukar Run was in 1987 to support our gamebird raise-and-release project.  Club members raised thousands of chukars, pheasants and more to supplement local populations. In 1996, Outdoor Life magazine touted Kittitas County as best for chukar hunting.

Over the years our wildlife and habitat projects have expanded to include representing our county’s recreation interests on a variety of local and state committees regarding land use and game and wildlife management.  

Throughout the years, memberships and the Chukar Run remain the pillars of our fundraising efforts and your support is most sincerely appreciated.