“Second Chance Pheasant”, a portray by Texas State Artist Sam Caldwell, is being auctioned at Rainbow Lodge’s Annual Game and Ranch Dinner, with all proceeds going to Second Chance Bird Dogs. Photo by Paula Murphy.
Rainbow Lodge at 2011 Ella is bringing again its Annual Game and Ranch Dinner on Thursday, January 25. This yr, all proceeds from an artwork public sale, in addition to 10% of ticket gross sales, profit rescue organization Second Chance Bird Dogs. Tickets cost $215 per person and embrace tip and gratuity. As of press time, solely a couple of dozen tickets remained.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, many looking dogs are cruelly abandoned after the season ends. Some are deemed too old or sluggish to hunt anymore. The reverse is true, too, with households adopting young looking dogs with out contemplating their wants. “Hunting dogs are often bred to have a lot of energy, so if a dog with a lot of energy ends up in a home where it doesn’t get a lot of exercise or isn’t taught to have boundaries and mind its owner, it is often a recipe for disaster,” Second Chance Bird Dogs’ founder Michael Mapes defined to the Pyke Gear blog. “Many people don’t teach their dogs to behave in the home so very quickly the dog is out of control and bouncing off the walls.” In different phrases, till they get old, these will not be lap dogs. According to the article, as of March 2023, Mapes had taken in, skilled and rehomed over 50, the overwhelming majority with energetic hunters.
The Annual Game & Ranch Dinner begins with a 6 p.m. reception that includes Angel’s Envy Bourbon and Rye. Guests might be handled to samples of every, in addition to a signature cocktail created by normal supervisor Marc Borel, who’s lengthy been identified in Houston as a well-regarded drink skilled. The seated, four-course wild sport dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and dishes will characteristic meats comparable to free-range elk, nilgai antelope and rabbit. (Additional drinks past the spirits samples and welcome cocktail will not be included.) Musician Randy Cobio will entertain the group dwell with Texas-style tunes.
A spotlight of the artwork public sale is a commissioned portray known as “Second Chance Pheasant” by Sam Caldwell, who was named a Texas State Artist in 2004. It incorporates a pair of retrievers featured in one in all Mapes’ movies. Additional Caldwell work and sketches may also be on show.
As proven by the pictures from final yr of individuals having fun with bone marrow luge photographs of whiskey, the Annual Game & Ranch Dinner isn’t just an occasion with a trigger, but in addition a enjoyable time. And, in fact, nobody does a wild sport dinner in Houston like Rainbow Lodge. Go online for tickets and more information.
Disclosure: Rainbow Lodge is a vital, longtime sponsor of our work. However, this isn’t a sponsored article. We simply actually like dogs.
Phaedra Cook has written about Houston’s restaurant and bar scene since 2010. She was a daily contributor to My Table journal (now closed) and was the lead restaurant critic for the Houston Press for 2 years, ultimately being promoted to meals editor. Cook based Houston Food Finder in November 2016 and has been its editor and writer ever since.
