Free Booze and Food! January 11th, 2025

[brummerb1]

Still quite a bit of snow and sleet up north of Ft Worth in Keller where I am at! Will be heading that way tomorrow.

 

[MTA]

Man, I am glad I jumped on here and saw this thread! I almost forgot about this. I will be there with my wife and daughter (toddler). PM incoming

 

[mdwest]

Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you guys!

If anyone needs the address, shoot me a PM… we’ve got enough food and drink for an army, and the door prizes are stacked high this year… chances to win something very nice are very high…

And… it’s always really nice to meet other AH members face to face and get to know one another in person…

The last two years have been tons of fun… this year should be just as good!

 

[Mtelksports]

For what its worth... the weather here is sucking.. but I think TTHA is likely going to be an extremely good show.. We went down to Kay Bailey yesterday and set up the Bos en Dal booth, and then went back down this morning to take a few more things and also take a better look around at the floor..

SCI has done a really good job I think in organizing things.. and it is DEFINITELY much more geared toward international hunting than any TTHA show Ive ever seen before.. LOTS and LOTS of very reputable gear companies and outfitters are present on the floor..

My guess is the roads are going to suck pretty bad tomorrow in the AM, but by mid day things should be clearing up fairly well (if you're in DFW now from out of town, consider sleeping in a bit and waiting until maybe mid day before coming to the show).. by Saturday based on the weather reports (clear skies and 40 degrees) I'd guess the city will largely be back to "normal" and Im going to guess the show is going to be super crowded and busy...

The party is definitely still a "go".. by Saturday night I'd expect even the back roads and neighborhood roads to be largely clear of snow and ice.. we're looking forward to seeing you all here!

When you swing by TTHA, you can find @Bos en Dal SAFARIS at Booth 7002.. Candles for Conservation is next door at Booth 7000, and MT Maker (knife door prize donor) is on the other side of Bos en Dal in booth 7004... stop by and say "hello", grab yourself a nice droerwors snack (Bos en Dal brought sausages!) and sniff some "Africa" themed candles

Looking foward to meeting you. Glad the weather opened up and we were able to make it down.

 

[mdwest]

Headed back down to the convention center this morning…

If you’re attending TTHA, swing by booth 7000 and 7002 and introduce yourself and put your name in the drawing for a free hunt from Bos en Dal and free candle collection from Candles for Conservation.. (everybody loves FREE!)

See you guys tonight around 7

If you don’t have the address, shoot me a PM.. I’ll be monitoring AH throughout the day…

 

[Northern Shooter]

Anything cool released at the show yet?

 

[mdwest]

The show is a little slow this morning, but definitely has picked up a lot from yesterday. I expect after lunch it will get busy down here…

 

[Northern Shooter]

The show is a little slow this morning, but definitely has picked up a lot from yesterday. I expect after lunch it will get busy down here…

What are you seeing from the gun makers? Who is there? What did they bring? Let’s get some pictures going.

 

[mdwest]

Going to be hard to get pics from the booth I’m sitting in all day lol…

We’ve seen several AH members already this morning though.. perhaps they’ll post some pics

 

[LimbNoMo]

I didn’t see any rifles worth writing home about.

 

[Northern Shooter]

Sounds like the show was a bit of a …dud?

 

[wesheltonj]

From what I am hearing the dud was DSC.

 

[cash_tx]

Spectacular party tonight, Dave and team; just like always, and thanks so much for your generous hospitality! Great to see everyone.

 

[brummerb1]

Thank you to Dave and your wife for hosting! Excellent meeting everyone in person.

 

[mdwest]

The last guests have left the building and the @Bos en Dal SAFARIS TTHA party is complete.

Thanks to all that came out and braved the weather.. we had a great time…

Was super cool IMO that a brand new hunter (shot his first TX pig earlier this year and has been on fire for hunting ever since) won the grand prize and will be spending ten days in South Africa soon!

Can’t wait to do this again next year!

 

[mdwest]

TTHA picked up a good bit today… I expect it will be a decent day tomorrow as well.. for an inaugural show, with multiple competing shows on the same weekend, and horrible weather, honestly I think it’s been better than most expected…

I’d bet next year will be better… TTHA has secured Ksy Bailey for the next five years already (they announced this to the vendors on Friday morning)…

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Dave and his wife know how to host a party, i think everyone that attented can attest to that. Thank you to everyone that made it over and took the time to ask about the operation at Bos & Dal Safaris. It was great speaking to you all. Just some teasers for the ones that did not attend, make sure next year you dont miss out on this great event.



There was way more food and drink than all of us could consume

 

[KJE81]

Dave and his wife know how to host a party, i think everyone that attented can attest to that. Thank you to everyone that made it over and took the time to ask about the operation at Bos & Dal Safaris. It was great speaking to you all. Just some teasers for the ones that did not attend, make sure next year you dont miss out on this great event.
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There was way more food and drink than all of us could consume

By the looks of it, the food alone would make the event worth a visit!

 

[Green Chile]

As usual, @mdwest put on a great event with @Bos en Dal SAFARIS and swag/gear contributed by @Mark Biggerstaff, @Mtn_Infantry and many others. The food was great! The company was even better and there were a lot of great conversations. It's one of those events that could be an all day get together and still not feel like you got to talk to everyone. The interesting thing is how many locals come but we should do a better job of getting together besides that. I would like to do more of that sometime....and less work than hosting...just small groups getting together at a restaurant in DFW.

 

[MTA]

Awesome party! Big thanks to @mdwest for opening up his home to all of us. Food was fantastic

I won the Ostrich picture and got it up on the wall this morning

Now to plan that 2026 safari to get a matching blue wildebeest..