Pheasant Jamboree continues to help Northern athletics

From Montana State University-Northern and Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation

This year marked the 21st Annual Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation Pheasant Jamboree, which was held last week, Oct. 7-10. 

The jamboree was maxed out with 20 teams. It included 15 legends attending, including a new legend representing Major League Baseball. 

Friday was the trap shoot with 14 teams, the dinner, and live auction. Saturday and Sunday were filled with hunting and they wrapped up on Sunday with the awards dinner. 

Patrick Construction was the winning team and donated all of its winning money back to the Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation. 

The jamboree is scheduled annually on opening weekend of upland game bird hunting.

Founded in 2004 as a non-profit organization following the highly successful Legend for Lights Pheasant Jamboree campaigns, the Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation has become a viable asset to Northern Athletics.

Over the years this foundation and the Legend for Lights Pheasant Jamboree has contributed more than $1,909,000 to the Northern Athletic Department. This contribution has enabled the offering of more scholarships to student athletes, provided assistance for coaches to attend professional clinics, subsidized coaches salaries, expanded recruiting resources, as well as help equip the weight room and training room.

The foundation’s goal is to further increase this financial support, enabling Northern to enroll more quality student athletes into its programs.

The annual Spring Fling Dinner and Auction is in early April, and offers several activities throughout the evening, and concludes with a Live Auction that offers many once and a lifetime opportunities.

The most unique event to the NLASF is the annual Pheasant Jamboree with sports legends from the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB include 4 days of fun, food, friends and great hunting in the best Pheasant hunting region in the world.

The Wheat for Winners Campaign gives agriculture partners the ability to donate wheat to our foundation for scholarships for student athletes. 

For any more information regarding the foundation’s fundraisers, to become a solid partner of the organization or for any other administrative details involving the foundation, people can contact it at 406-262-8893 or email nlasfinfo@gmail.com .