2025 Banquet Information
The 2025 Banquet was held on Friday March 28th, 2025 at the Kato Ballroom in Mankato.
2025 Banquet
Thank you to everyone that supported us by attending or donating towards our 2025 banquet.
Please take a look at our supporters page for information about many of the generous supporters,
donors and advertising partners that make our organization a success.
Without your support, most of our projects would not happen.
Funds raised at our events are used for local habitat acquisition, restoration and maintenance.
Visit our projects page to see our completed projects.
Partial 2025 Banquet Highlights.
Check out our raffle and advertising sponsors at the bottom of this page.
Follow this link to see all of our great supporters
Some of our 2025 Raffles are highlighted below.
2025 Habitat Raffle
10 Winners
This raffle had 10 winners. Tickets were available in advance and banquet night.
Winners were drawn Friday March 28th 2025
Sponsored by:
1st Prize
$3,000 CASH
2nd Prize
$1,000 CASH
3rd Prize
$750 CASH
4th Prize
Vortex Viper HD 10×42 Binoculars with Harness
5th Prize
$500 CASH
6th Prize
YETI Tundra 45 Cooler
7th Prize
YETI Roadie 24 Cooler
8th Prize
$200 Cash
9th Prize
$100 Cash
10th Prize
$100 Cash
Hat Raffle / Drawing
This raffle/drawing was only offered banquet night.
Winners were drawn Friday March 28th 2025
Sponsored by:
Nearly $8,000 in prizes
13 winners – all Hat winners receive a prize.
2025 Hat Raffle/Drawing Prizes
1st Prize
Browning Citori Gran Lightning Grade V/VI Satin
Walnut/Engraved 12 Gauge Over/Under – $3,700+ Value
2nd Prize
YETI & Solo Stove Package – $1,200 Value
3rd Prize
YET & Vortex Optics Package – $600+ Value
4th – 13th Prizes
Sitka Gear Rambler Carry-On – $200+ Value
*Images are for illustrative purposes only. Prizes may not exactly match those depicted. Some items may differ due to manufacturer changes beyond our control. Some gun makes/models may not be in stock. We will do our best to have guns offered in raffles and drawings availabe to winners after the banquet. Gun winners will receive a Scheels gift card equivalent in value to our cost for the gun(s) – some exceptions may apply.
Good Odds Raffle
These raffles are only available banquet night.
Raffle Odds vary from 1 in 10 to 1 in 50.
Winners were be drawn Friday March 28th 2025
2025 Good Odds Raffle Prizes
1st Raffle – 1 in 50 Odds
Kimber 1911 Stainless II with Rosewood Grip – 45 ACP
2nd Raffle – 1 in 50 Odds
Sitka Gear Kelvin Aerolite Sleeping Bag
& Sitka 110 L Drifter Duffle
3rd Raffle – 1 in 10 Odds
MPI Special Edition Hat Raffle Hat
Winner of the hat gets entered into the Final Hat Raffle Drawing.
4th Raffle – 1 in 35 Odds
MPI Special Edition Hat Raffle Hat
Winner of the hat gets entered into the Final Hat Raffle Drawing.
5th Raffle – 1 in 20 Odds
MPI Special Edition Hat Raffle Hat
Winner of the hat gets entered into the Final Hat Raffle Drawing.
6th Raffle – 1 in 50 Odds
Henry H001 Walnut .22 caliber S/L/LR
7th Raffle – 1 in 50 Odds
Met Quest Pro Virtual Reality Package
8th Raffle – 1 in 50 Odds
YETI Tundra 45 Cooler with MPI Logo
*Images are for illustrative purposes only. Prizes may not exactly match those depicted. Some items may differ due to manufacturer changes beyond our control. Some gun makes/models may not be in stock. We will do our best to have guns offered in raffles and drawings availabe to winners after the banquet. Gun winners will receive a Scheels gift card equivalent in value to our cost for the gun(s) – some exceptions may apply.
$100 Raffle Pack
The $100 Raffle Pack was available in advance & banquet night.
Winners were drawn Friday April 28th 2025
2025 $100 Raffle Pack
Included 4 raffles
Sportsman’s Raffle
Shotgun Raffle
Rifle Raffle &
Rooster Raffle
Also includes the $100 Raffle Pack Gun.
Each Raffle Pack includes 17 tickets for the four included raffles – enter the tickets into the raffles you are interested in. In addition, you’ll receive 1 ticket for the Raffle Pack Gun Raffle.
28 Winners – including 10+ guns.
Raffle Pack Gun
Each $100 Raffle Pack includes one ticket for the Raffle Pack Gun.
CZ Arms Redhead Premier Turkish Walnut 12 Gauge Over/Under
*Images are for illustrative purposes only. Prizes may not exactly match those depicted. Some items may differ due to manufacturer changes beyond our control. Some gun makes/models may not be in stock. We will do our best to have guns offered in raffles and drawings availabe to winners after the banquet. Gun winners will receive a Scheels gift card equivalent in value to our cost for the gun(s) – some exceptions may apply.
Supporters
2025 Banquet Supporters
Follow this link to see all our great supporters including individual Banquet Sponsors, Advertising partners and individual donors.
Our supporters – Sponsors, Donors, MVP Supporters & Advertising Partners, are a very big part of our success and we hope you will support them. Please thank them for their generosity by patronizing their businesses throughout the year.
Take a look below and on our supporters page for a complete list of all of those that so generously give to make Minnesota Pheasants, Inc. a success.
2025 MVP Supporters & Advertising Partners
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