Ninth Annual DU Banquet April 8

Maine Prairie Ducks Unlimited

Plans are being made for the Ninth Annual DU Banquet at Powder Ridge Friday, April 8. Highlight will once again be at least 12 guns raffled. Your chance of winning will be better than 1 out of 15.

The DU Shotgun of the year, better know as ?ÄúBig Dog Raffle?Äù is a Beretta A400 XPLOR 12 gauge, semiautomatic with 3?Äù chamber, fiber optic front sight, interchangeable choke tubes and a hard side case is included. This shotgun is a beauty with DU engraving and is a collector?Äôs dream.

New to the Maine Prairie Banquet this year is the ?ÄúSuper Dog Raffle?Äù. This is the DU Rifle Of the Year. This bolt action rifle is a bolt-action Howa Hogue Kryptek Cerakote .22-250. It has a 20?Äù barrel and features Kryptek Highlander camo. Attached is a matching Nikko Sterling 4-16X44 scope. The rifle also carries the DU logo and has an attached bipod.

Another highlighted gun is the new Remington V3 Camo Shotgun. This shotgun will lead off the list in the four-gun raffle. It is a semi-automatic with Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades Camo. Interchangeable choke tubes and a trigger lock are also included.

Roast beef and chicken dinner will be served by Powder Ridge. Many positive comments were received last year regarding the excellent food prepared by Powder Ridge.

Tickets will be on sale soon. Contact any Maine Prairie DU committee member after Feb. 3.