Fort Dale Deer Hunt

01/19/2026

01/16/2026

Our 28th annual hunt has come and gone! We are all still recovering from the weekend, but also already planning for 2027.

A little recap of last week….

Almost 50 hunters from many states joined us in the woods of Butler County.

About a dozen of our friends and neighbors hosted hunters on their properties.

Close to 50 deer were harvested - a strong number despite the weather!

48 corporate and individual sponsors bought into our mission of supporting the academic efforts at our school.

An estimated 400 people joined us at our banquet last Saturday night.

And OVER $100,000 was raised for our school.

The Fort Dale Deer Hunt Board extends sincere gratitude to every landowner, guide, sponsor, hunter, skinner, errand runner, vendor, and anyone else who helped us to make this weekend our biggest success yet.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Save the date for next year!! Jan 8-9, 2027!!

01/12/2026

Our 2026 banquet was an enormous success, with over 420 in attendance on Saturday night. The Deer Hunt Board extends our deepest gratitude to our sponsors, without whom we could not provide such a fantastic fundraising event for our school.

Thank you, once again, to all of our corporate and individual sponsors. We appreciate all you do for our school and community.

01/12/2026

Congratulations to Makayla DuBose for being named our Big Buck and Big Doe winner! She was guided by Ben Bates and Cliff Burkett.

Thanks to one of our sponsors, Bill Jones, for providing a mount for her buck.

01/12/2026

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

We are almost ready for doors to open at 6:30 tonight. We have some great raffle items this year!

01/10/2026

A good opening day for these two ladies!