WOW what a great event! 156 guests reserved (last we had 101 reservations with 110 attending), but I think that we ended up with at least 175 with all of the party crashers but it sure made for an incredible turn out and a great party! By the way next year we will have someone at the door to make sure that we stay within the reservations, so please if you plan to come make sure to reserve before hand.
@PHOENIX PHIL started this tradition and it has grown beyond what he or I could have imagined. We would not be where we are today without his efforts to put together a DSC event six years ago. Phil thank you so much for all that you have done for our community and this fun event.
This year I had the opportunity to talk to several of the good members from AH. Thank you for all of the input, it is always valuable for me to hear. I thank you all for your ideas and encouragement and continued support, the site wouldn't be what it is without all of the incredibly good hearted people who make up our membership.
I think everyone including my wife and I really enjoyed the party. Each year it keeps getting better and better as there are more familiar faces each time. I also noticed that there was a lot of our members who were there connecting with sponsoring outfitters who they have hunted with over the years...it's becoming a bit of a reunion which is nice to see also.
Thanks again to Gilley's they were super accommodating and let us linger for an extra hour plus.
I look forward to seeing all of you again next year!
Also a big THANK YOU to our event sponsors who made it possible to grow the event as we did this year.
@Travel Express
@African Sporting Creations
@Global Rescue
@Takeri Reserve Zambia
@KMG Hunting Safaris
@Game 4 Africa Safaris
@Mbalabala Safaris
@gizmo (Rockin G Ranch)
@Hartzview Hunting Safaris
@Liam Urry Safaris
@3S Safaris
@Pawprint Safaris
Gilley's Welcome AfricaHunting.com
@Royal27 and his son Jake helped with the last minute set up, thx! Royal's got impressive stamina... he was the first to arrive and the last to leave!!!
By the end of the night all 160 AH caps were gone...
The brazos room before the craziness
As eager members were already waiting outside at 6:00pm so Gilley's allowed us to open the doors almost 30 minutes early.
Members writing their username and name on name tags so that everyone could be recognized. Thanks
@Royal27 for the name tags.
Cocktail hour, actually the bartenders were busy all night...
As the evening went on...
@PHOENIX PHIL and I gave a little welcome speech... Hope it was not too long, we tried to keep it short and sweet.
Dinner is served!
The last of the partiers... Of course Marius is there!
THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME!! WHAT A GREAT NIGHT! SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR! 
