Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County Wildlife Federation’s Annual Banquet is set for Friday October 5, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, in Jamestown.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, spokesperson Cathleen O’Higgins said ticket sales will supporting raising funds for the numerous club activities.

Tickets are $30 per individual, $45 per couple, with membership included in the ticket cost.

Youth participation is capped at 20.

Get more ticket and general information at the Stutsman County Wildlife Federation’s Facebook page.

Later in the month on Sunday October 14, the Ladies Pheasant Hunt will take place, south of Montpelier, starting at 1-p.m.

To sign up and get more information at the Federation’s Facebook page.

Stutsman County Wildlife Federation was organized in March of 1915 under the affiliation with the National Wildlife Federation. The mission of the “Club” is to support Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat. The Club is the oldest organized wildlife club in the state of North Dakota.

SCWF owns property it improves and maintains in support of hunters, bird-watchers, and naturalists. We are currently partially enrolled in the USDA Conservation Reserve Program, and have planted grasses, pollinator plants for bees and other insects and trees for wildlife thermal cover and use. The club endeavors to recruit hunters and fishermen who will one day become the stewards of wildlife and habitat. This is done through Youth Mentored Pheasants hunts each fall, sponsorships to conservation and fishing camps, firearm familiarization and conservation events, birdhouse building and sponsorship of hunter education classes.

They have also purchased archery equipment to support the archery program in the schools. The club has been active in providing winter food for wildlife during times of severe winter weather and enhancing pheasant populations by releasing spring laying hen pheasants, and fall roosters. The Club has installed numerous wood duck houses along the James River. We provide seed for growing winter wildlife food plots and provide land rent compensation to farmers in Stutsman County.