Welcome to the 2025 Bighorn Rendezvous and Banquet, a celebration of our 50th anniversary of wild sheep conservation! We have an exciting event this year with live and silent auctions; statewide bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and pronghorn license raffles; a youth program and another Life Member hunt drawing! We are thrilled to return the Embassy Suites Loveland Hotel Conference Center, with nearly unlimited space and opportunity.
We are very excited to announce that Jeff and Jann Demaske have graciously invited us back to their trophy room for the Friday evening Life Member/ Centennial Life Member Social! Life and Centennial Life members only are eligible to register themselves and up to one additional guest. You MUST be registered for the Rendezvous Saturday night in order to register for the social. There will be no admittance to the social without preregistration, so don't forget to sign up after completing your rendezvous registration!
We welcome back CPW Big Game Manager Andy Holland to provide an update on the state of Colorado bighorn sheep herds. Andy's discussions are always very informative. We will also be joined by CSU Veterinary Pathologist Dr. Karen Fox, who has undertaken a two-year project to test archived bighorn sheep disease samples to investigate the epidemiology of bighorn sheep respiratory disease in Colorado. Dr. Fox's study is funded by the CPW Big Game Auction and Raffle Program, RMBS, Wild Sheep Foundation, and Wild Sheep Foundation - Midwest Chapter. You don't want to miss this!
Please plan to attend the annual membership meeting at 3:00 PM Saturday. A member in attendance will win a Yeti cooler and $500 of general raffle tickets! If you're not a member, sign up now!
A room block is available both Friday and Saturday night at the Embassy Suites, at the rate of $169/night. Book online at this link or call 970-593-6200 and reference the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society. This block will be released on April 16th, so book early! The online booking link will default to a two-night stay. To choose a single night, click the small "edit stay" button in the upper right corner of the screen.
Please note that adult registration price increases to $125 on April 1st. Gold Table Sponsor increases to $4,000 and Silver Table Sponsor increases to $3,000 on March 1st. Book early to save!
Check out our new and exciting VIP tables and sponsorship opportunities:
2025 VIP Tables and Sponsorship Opportunities
Exhibit vendor information:
2025 Vendor Exhibit Information
Reminders:
February 1 - Registration Open
February 1 - February 28 - Early Bird Table Sponsor
February 1 - March 31 - Early Bird Adult Registration ($100 Tickets)
March 31 - Sponsor Registration Cutoff
March 31 - Vendor Booth Registration Cutoff
March 31 - Volunteer Signup Cutoff
April 1 - May 8 - Regular Adult Registration ($125 Tickets)
Event Schedule:
Friday, May 16th
6:00 PM-9:00 PM – Life Member Social at the Demaske Trophy Room.
Saturday, May 17th
1:00 PM: Banquet Hall opens
1:30 PM-4:30 PM: Youth Shooting, Hunting & Ethics Education Programs (S.H.E.E.P.), sponsored by Wild Sheep Foundation
1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Meeting
2:15 PM-3:00 PM: Dr. Karen Fox Disease Research Update
3:00PM-4:30 PM: Annual Membership Meeting
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Vendor Exhibit Opens
4:30 PM-6:00 PM: Social Hour, sponsored by Blue Moon Brewing Company and High Country Beverage
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 PM: Awards/Recognition
7:00 PM: Silent Auction concludes
7:30 PM: Live Auction, followed by statewide raffle license drawings and Life Member drawing