Twelfth PBS Biennial Banquet
March 27 - 30, 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thank you for attending the 2008 Professional Bowhunters Society Banquet. The festivities were held at the Radisson Green Tree Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. This banquet opened with a Thursday night family party complete with cook out/BBQ style food and drink and some great musical entertainment. Attendance was great for this Gathering and it was a real good time of fellowship and fraternalism. We are glad everyone joined with fellow members in celebrating our common love of bowhunting!
* 2010 PBS Gathering to be in Nashville, TN !! *
*** Jerry Pierce Memorial Bowyers Contest Winners ***
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Amateur Division
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Professional Division
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Selfbow
- Bob Brilhart
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Selfbow -
Paul Brunner
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Longbow
- Ken Hoehn
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Longbow
- Dave Windauer
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Recurve
- Greg Haskell
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Recurve
- Brandon Stahl
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Photo Contest Winners
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Big Game
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Small Game
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1st - Krista
Holbrook
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1st - Krista
Holbrook
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2nd - Holly
Akenson & Jack Denbow
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2nd - Holly
Akenson
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3rd - Rick
Boham
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3rd - Amber
Fiske
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Hero
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Trail Cam
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1st - Greg
Haskell
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1st - Gene
Wensel
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2nd - Gene
Wensel
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2nd - Gene
Wensel
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3rd - Greg
Darling
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Youth
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Bowhunting
Country
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1st - Robert
Chapin
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1st - Volney
Nash
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2nd - Randy
Reeves
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2nd - Mike
Mitten
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Tommy Grimes - Youth Division Winner
Cindy Russell - Womens Division Winner
Joey Buchanan - Mens Division Winner
A special Thank You to Greg
Keeton for administrating the first PBS Turkey Calling Contest!
All of Greg's effort, and the participation of our Judges and Contestants, made
this a successful event that we are sure to see again in the future. Congratulations
to all involved!
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PBS BOW RAFFLE WINNERS! !
Black Widow
Bow - Timothy
C. Weiss
Fox Archery "The Breed" -
Philip J. Rosenbach
Great Northern Bowhunting Co. -
Bob Chapin
Robertson Stykbow - Tom
Morris
Thunder Stick Archery "MOAB" -
Nevin Byler
Thank You to some great and generous bowyers and Thank You to all who purchased tickets for another successful PBS Bow Raffle!
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Activities Schedule and Time Table
Activities
Membership Meeting * Jerry Pierce Bowyers Contest * Ladies Luncheon and Auction * Life Member Breakfast * Seminars * Member Photo Contest * Silent Auction * Youth Activities Friday and Saturday * Bucket Raffle * General Raffle * Turkey Calling Contest * Live Dinner Auctions * 5 Bow Raffle * Over 20 Vendor Booths to visit and support!
BBQ Night
The first PBS BBQ on Thursday from 7 to 10 PM.
This casual family event, with some great musical entertainment provided by PBS member Roger Rutz, was a great time to catch up with old friends and break the ice with new ones. Dianne Kinney was presented with an award of appreciation for her work - thank you Dianne! One lucky attendee won a hog hunt for the coming year and a few birthdays were celebrated with cake.
Banquet Speakers
PBS drew from our own ranks for dinner speakers that were entertaining and inspiring. There were many, many laughs among the sincere moments of each presentation. Many memories were honored and some new ones made.
Gene and Barry Wensel..........Friday Banquet
Monty Browning..........Saturday Banquet
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*General Membership Meeting - Saturday Morning*
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Seminars
Bowhunting's Ham Slam by TJ Conrads
Primal Dreams and Bart Schleyer Tribute Video by David, Mark and Mike Mitten and Gene and Barry Wensel
Cast Iron Camp Cooking by Guy Perkins
Bowhunting Exotic Destinations with Rick McGowan and Monty Browning
Freshwater and Saltwater Bowfishing by Rob Davis, Bob Brilhart, Merl Brilhart and Paul Shore
Instinctive Shooting for Any Type of Bow in Any Situation by Mike Fedora. Mike has been a guest speaker at the Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous at Denton Hill, PA for the past 5 years.
Bowhunting Turkeys A - Z by Joey Buchanan
Photographing Wildlife & Wild Scenery in the Digital Age, Techniques for Success by Holly Akenson
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The auctions and raffles are always a success thanks to the generous contributions from our members and friends. Thank you for the generous bids for the treasure of your choice! Many people took home quality items from the raffles and auctions. Here is a partial list of the terrific donations that supported PBS in 2008:
Thank you to all of the vendors that support PBS and all of our members that visited and supported them:
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