IBA EVENTS SCHEDULE - 2024/25

 IBA ANNUAL BANQUET & AWARDS NIGHT SATURDAY March 8, 2025

The IBA is celebrating it 60th Anniversary with the 2025 Banquet!

Tickets on sale beginning soon on this website. 

The banquet board will maintain a similar format as the last several years:
Doors Open at 1 pm; Membership Meeting at 3 pm; Dinner at 5:00 pm;
Guest Speakers at 6 pm; Awards at 6:45 pm; Live Auction at 7:00 pm
The banquet will be held at Primo South Banquet & Catering 2615 National Avenue Indianapolis, IN
Dinner will once again be by pre-paid reservation, with tickets on sale here.
You do not want to miss this one!
Guest speaker will be Brian Koelzer from Montana.....

Since the age of 5 Brian has had a stickbow in his hand while out searching for adventure. At the beginning it was carp & gophers within bicycle distance of home. In the 41 years that followed, his stickbows have taken him all over North America chasing a variety of critters. Brian is blessed to have grown up in SW Montana with abundant bowhunting right out the front door. Brian and his wife Kara have two young sons Bowen (5) and Schafer (3). Archery and bowhunting is a way of life for the whole family.

 IBA at the DEER TURKEY & WATERFOWL EXPO - INDIANAPOLIS FEB 21 - 23, 2025

Your Indiana Bowhunter Association will be promoting youth archery at the Deer, Turkey, & Waterfowl Expo.
We are seeking your help to man the NASP archery shooting booth.
This event draws thousands of folks in, of which several hundred children are introduced to archery.
The executive committee of the IBA requests that you set aside a bit of time and come out and promote your sport.
We are THE ORGANIZATION fighting for your rights to bowhunt in Indiana.
 

Tentative dates and times for this event are:
Friday February 21:             4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday February 22:       10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (3 Hour Time Slots avail.)
Sunday February 23:          10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (3 Hour Time Slots avail.)
 

Will you please volunteer some of your time and come out and introduce a kid to archery?
 

For more information or to schedule yourself to work contact:
Herb Higgins (317) 413-3377 or at ibatreasurer@hotmail.com 

January 2025

Tisepe Rabbit Hunt on 1/10/25 – 1/12/25

-Contact Randy Saalfrank or Chris Turpchinoff

March 2025

Sportsmen’s Luncheon at the Capitol - March 18, 2025

-DU heading this up & is asking $250, as in previous years, to assist with covering the catering costs  -  This was approved at last years banquet

-We Need Volunteers (Contact Jameson Oleson or Herb Higgins)

March 2025
The 14th Annual St Anthony Conservation Club Archery Expo in St. Anthony, Indiana. Randy Fish will be hosting an IBA booth.  Looking for additional membership to support promoting the IBA

May 2025
Tisepe Carp Shoot (Chris Turpchinoff 260-437-8924)
This fun event is being held on the Big Turkey Lake in Steuben County, Indiana.

June/July 2025

Dirk Botkin’s NASP Shoot in Seymour. Dirk is putting on a 3D shoot to raise funds for the Brownstown NASP program. This shoot will be held at Dirk’s Cabin, 2737 West Co Rd 1125 North, Seymour, 47274. This is a 30-target course & cost is a donation to support the Brownstown NASP program. Food is available. The IBA plans to have a booth. Dirk can be reached at buckcreek@core.com.

June 2025

Outdoor Explore! at Tippecanoe County Amphitheater in Lafayette, IN. This event will run from 10 am to 4 pm. Gregg Reed with be representing the IBA by running a kid’s shooting booth. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED & REQUESTED! If you can support, reach out to Gregg & let him know!

June 2025
VPA Midwest Classic Trail Shoot to be held at Bass & Bucks in Wabash, Indiana. Jame Olson will be  hosting an IBA booth. Looking for additional membership to support  promoting the IBA

June 2025
IBA - John Meadows Memorial Fun Shoot
Friday 5pm to 9ish; Saturday 9am to 5pm
3D Archery Shoot, DART indoor target system (call ahead for Dart range time 765-7908-3667), Cook Out, Camping
Membership Meeting Saturday at 1:00 pm
Dead End Archery 1294 East Twin Lakes Road Hillsboro, IN 47949

August 2025
Bear  Archery / Cajun 8 Bow Fishing tournament. The IBA (thanks to Randy Fish) plans to have a booth at this year's event. Come down and spend  some time expanding your bowhunting experiences. Angel Mounds Indiana State Historic Site, 8215 Pollack Avenue, Evansville, IN 47715. This event is hosted by Bear Archery. Randy Fish will be promoting the IBA during this event.

August or September 2025

Family / Youth Camp
Date & Location TBD

Sept 2025

Wabashiki Days at Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area in Terre Haute, IN.

Jack Fields will be representing the IBA by running a kid’s shooting booth.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED & REQUESTED! If you can support, reach out to Jack & let him know! We all know it takes more than 1 person to run a successful booth at an event and Jack is hoping several local IBA members are willing to again support this venture.

November /  December 2025 Meeting

Date - TBD