First Annual Wild Game Dinner kicks off as a huge success!

  • Over 50 kids from across San Saba county came to volunteer for the event.
    Over 50 kids from across San Saba county came to volunteer for the event.
  • Attendees who came and enjoyed the dinner!
    Attendees who came and enjoyed the dinner!
  • Two alligators smoked outside for several hours to be added to the buffet line.
    Two alligators smoked outside for several hours to be added to the buffet line.
  • Inside the Civic Center meeting room, our young volunteers mounded guests plates with a "wild; variety of foods.
    Inside the Civic Center meeting room, our young volunteers mounded guests plates with a "wild; variety of foods.
  • Several BBQ pits were manned for the majority of the day cooking sausage, jalapenos and bacon wrapped antelope eggs.
    Several BBQ pits were manned for the majority of the day cooking sausage, jalapenos and bacon wrapped antelope eggs.
  • The city of San Saba set up a large tent to keep meal prep going long after the sun went down.
    The city of San Saba set up a large tent to keep meal prep going long after the sun went down.

    Saturday, November 12th, the San Saba County Livestock Association hosted their First Annual Wild Game Dinner as a fundraiser to support local youth in agriculture. Local supporters, parents and over 50 kids volunteered their day to set up, serve and help run the dinner along with a live auction and raffles. Ross Williams kept the crowd entertained with live music while a slew of volunteer cooks from the community and surrounding counties cooked over 800 pounds of wild game including smoked alligator, fried Oryx, Blackbuck and Axis, and cooked Chili, sausage and jalapeño poppers. Community members and patrons from all over the state came for an entertaining evening, great food and a chance at some amazing donations including personally fabricated items by Cherokee, Richland Springs and San Saba FFA members. The association is looking forward to many more successful years of such a fun event benefiting our youth and promoting the future of agriculture.

    Article and photos submitted by Kelly Murray