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The New Year’s Contest was such a hit last year to benefit Aaron Terveen, we thought we would keep the tradition alive. Over the next few days we will be getting information out about a huge event over the Holiday Season that will benefit the DHS Rodeo Club. The dates are set for December 28th & 29th. Along with the Video Varmint Calling Contest or 2012 Dupree Dog Days, there will also be a Silent Auction both nights as well as a Branding Crew Slave Auction on Saturday. Get your help lined up early this year and plan to attend. The Contest Link will be updated to the right of your screen shortly and information will also be available on FACEBOOK. Check back often to see the wonderful items donated for the Silent Auction as well as the Outside Sponsors.

Well New Year’s Eve will never be the same. Many people have been reading about the Terveen Benefit Hunt that was being planned for New Year’s Eve, and let me tell you, the people of the Dupree Community as well as the Weather, blew me away. It all started on Friday night the 30th with a $5 supper and the beginning of the Silent Auction, people kept coming, and they all had stuff for the Silent Auction. I would guess over 200 people in all showed up the first night.

The hunters checked in and there were 15 teams with 3 hunters on each team. This was a video hunt and the plan was for the hunters to hunt all day Saturday and bring in their videos for people to view on Saturday Night, then we would award the hunters as well as the winners of the Silent Auction items.

Results for the hunt went like this: Scroll Down \/

1st Place: Cody Eaton, Austin & Amanda Stambach, they were overall winners, had the Big Dog at just over 38 pounds, the 2nd Place Little Dog at just over 21 pounds. They took home $600 for their efforts.

2nd Place: Rocky Longbrake, Tony & Terry Russell, 2nd Place overall, 2nd Big Dog just over 31 pounds Total winnings $320

3rd Place: Courtney Good, Murdock Halligan and Mike Fillaus took 3rd place overall and $180

Little Dog: Jayde Starr, Shane Farlee & Cody Rahder won Little Dog with a coyote weighing 15 pounds $100

Clay Farlee stated that over $9500 was brought in by the silent auction and the two nights of suppers. The Coyote Hunt brought in $750 for the cause, many of the hunters gave all or some of their winnings back for a total of $1050. Putting the total proceeds by this event over $10,500. An amazing amount for a community this small.

Thank you to all that helped to make it a success, what an amazing world we live in.

Oh yeah here is my team’s video: TerveenBenefitHunt_GHF_Rough

Aaron Terveen was injured in a car accident last month and his Wife Mandi (Farlee) Terveen, and two sons need our help. For more info on the accident (Click Here).

Aaron is an avid coyote hunter and since he has local ties we thought what better way to help his family than with a coyote hunt. We are going to have our 2nd Video hunt of the year on December 31st. If possible we would like to collect all the videos on a computer so I can make a hunt video for him to watch while he goes through his rehab. Many of the details are still being ironed out as this is short notice.

If you can help in anyway please let us know on the event page we set up on facebook.

If you are not a hunter and would like to help out we will take silent auction items as well as prizes for the hunters.
The events will kick off on Friday December 30th @ 5:30 with a $5 meal provided by the Farlee Family, followed by a rules meeting at 7:00. The Hunters will hunt all day on Saturday and videos will be aired and another free will meal will be served starting @ 5:30 on Saturday Night.

Entry fees for the contest will be $130 per team, teams may have up to 3 people.
For complete rules (Click Here)

Thanks for taking the time to read this and keep praying for Aaron, Mandi and the boys.

We had a lot of great videos brought in for the contest and every team came in with at least one dog. Jake Harris & CJ Menzel won the contest with 4 dogs on video. Oren Lesmeister’s team had 5 coyotes in all and 2 on video for 2nd place. Russell Brehmer’s team had 3 coyotes total and 2 kills on film, the also won small dog. Jim Selby’s team had 1 coyote for Big Dog, did not get him on film. Our team had 2 kills and 1 near miss on film. These video hunts are alot of fun, takes the idea of cheating out, and everyone gets to watch the success and failures unfold again at check in. People are posting their pictures and videos on our Facebook page

Check them out, if you like that kind of thing. Thanks to everyone for coming out, our sponsors and of course the cooks for 2 great meals. Please check out the list of sponsors on the Contest link to the right. They help make this event a success.

Check out our New Look Website: Main Hunting Page

Then we are going to have a Big Buck Contest, Click for the Details

And an Early Season Video Coyote Calling Contest, Click here for info

I hope you help us to make these upgrades and events successful. All proceeds to go to a wonderful cause, and of course you can win cash and prizes doing what you are going to do anyway. Please feel free to add comments or suggestions.