We cordially invite you to attend the 66th Annual Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association Annual Convention and Big Game Awards Banquet, April 3-5, 2025, Casper, WY. This three-day event is sure to be a good time.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
• Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming
• Senator Bill Landen, Casper, WY
• Representative Andrew Byron, Jackson, WY
• Angi Bruce, Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne, WY
KEYNOTE SPEAKER at the WYOGA Big Game Awards Banquet: Governor Mark Gordon
We will kick off the event with the general membership meeting on Friday, April 4. The meeting agenda is full of important topics and information that you will not want to miss.
3:00pm-5:30pm: First Aid/CPR: Healthy U Educators ($80.00 per person)
5:00pm-8:00pm: Vendor Setup (Terrace) Atkinson Leather, Bear Creek Rubs, Grizzly Fabrication & Welding, Guidefitter, Gunwerks, Maven, Midstates QQP, Savage Threadworks, Tegeler & Associates, VisitCasper White Duck, Wyoming Whiskey, WYldlife Fund
Friday, April 4, 2025 (Wyoming Theatre)
8:30am: Snacks & Coffee provided on the Terrace
• Registration & Trade Show Opens
9:00am-10:30am: General Membership Meeting
10:30am-11:00am: Morning Break Sponsored by: WYldlife Fund
11:00am-12:00pm: Continue with General Membership Meeting
12:00pm-1:30pm: Lunch (South Ballroom) “South of the Border Buffet”
1:30pm-2:00pm: Introduce Vendors to General Membership and Presentations
2:00pm-2:30pm: Presenter: Chris McBarnes, Executive Director, WYldlife Fund
2:30pm-3:00pm: Afternoon Break Sponsored by: P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts
3:00pm-4:00pm: Wyoming State Board of Outfitters & Professional Guides Roundtable
4:00pm-5:00pm: Election of Officer’s
5:30pm-9:00pm: “Welcome Party” (Sponsored by: Boulder Basin Outfitters & American Bear Foundation) • Outdoor Dream Foundation Awards Presentation: Brad Jones • Pack Horse Race: $50 per team (North & Central Ballrooms) No team can enter twice, although contestants can enter with another partner to create another team. Each team will choose a team name and fill out an entry form. Entry forms will be available to fill out in the afternoon prior to the pack horse race. Each team will be auctioned off in a Calcutta immediately prior to the start of the pack horse race to the highest bidder. Every team will be auctioned. The Calcutta payout will be 20% off the top to the house. After that, the payout will be 50% to the purchaser of the winning team, 30% to the purchaser of the second-place team, and 20% to the purchaser of the 3rd place team. • Music by: DJslimtimmy, LLC (Turner Logan)
Saturday, April 5, 2025 (Wyoming Theatre & Terrace)
8:30am: Snacks & Coffee provided on the Terrace. • Registration & Trade Show Opens
9:00am-10:00am: Presenter: Jessi Johnson, Government Affairs Director, Wyoming Wildlife Federation
Saturday, April 6, 2025 (North & Central Ballrooms)
5:00pm: WYOGA Big Game Awards Banquet. Cocktail party and games (Terrace)
6:00pm-10:00pm: Banquet Doors open at 6:00pm
• Keynote Speaker: Governor Mark Gordon with special guest First Lady, Jennie Gordon, Wyoming Hunger Initiative Program Update
• Auctioneer & MC: Randy Burtis, WYOGA Guide Member & Lee Livingston, WYOGA Past President
• Live Auction Items: Men and women SITKA Gear, custom made pack saddle, guns, ½ a Beef, Maven Optics, custom made bench, custom knives, just to name a few items!!
Thank you to our sponsors:
Please have your entries postmarked by April 1st to be accepted into the contest.
If you need the forms, Laurie will email them to you.
