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Memphis Chapter of Delta Waterfowl

Twenty-Sixth Annual Memphis Banquet
Presented byRed River Automotive Group

Held Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · Memphis Country Club

Thank you, Memphis

The Chapter, by the Numbers

Raised for the ducks
$3M+
Consecutive banquets
26
Fundraising chapter in the U.S.
No. 1
Run by volunteers
100%

Since 2001

Every dollar raised in Memphis goes to support Delta Waterfowl's mission and duck production work, including chapter directed local uses from Delta's Waterfowl Heritage Fund (WHF). Nobody here is paid. It is a group of dedicated gentlemen and a long list of friends and sponsors who keep saying yes. Thank you to everyone who has helped make Memphis the highest fundraising chapter in the country year after year.

Meet the committee
The Memphis chapter gathered outside the clubhouse before a banquet
In the Flyway

Delta and TWRA at John Tully

Fifty miles up the river from Memphis, Delta Waterfowl and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency are rebuilding how water reaches the Fig Field Unit at John Tully Wildlife Management Area. Today that water crosses 2,500 feet of open ditch and takes about two days to arrive, losing volume to seepage the whole way. New piping and pumping will cut the loss and hand TWRA real control of 15,500 acres of public bottomland.

Read the project
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The 2026 Live Auction

Every lot found a home. Thank you to our donors and to everyone who raised a hand.

  1. The Delta Waterfowl Memphis Chapter mark and “$3 Million Club” engraved on the receiver of the Beretta AX800 Suprema.
    Item No. ISold

    $3M Chapter Gun: Beretta AX800 Suprema

    In honour of the Memphis Chapter passing $3,000,000 raised in support of Delta Waterfowl, a Beretta AX800 Suprema, custom dipped and engraved to mark the occasion. One of one, and the only one that will ever be made.

    Presented by the Memphis Chapter of Delta Waterfowl in honour of three million dollars raised for the ducks.

    Full details
  2. RNT — Rich-N-Tone Calls.
    Item No. IISold

    J. Stephens Custom Call

    A one-of-one call turned by hand under the J. Stephens name — Rich-N-Tone’s custom bench in Stuttgart, Arkansas — with a trip to the shop to see it made and a tour of the works.

    Generously donated to the Memphis Chapter by Rich-N-Tone Calls.

  3. Three Labrador puppies, two black and one yellow, running across the grass to a handler’s outstretched hands.
    Item No. IIISold

    Sporting Life Kennels Puppy

    A gift certificate for a puppy from Sporting Life Kennels. Sporting Life breeds for one thing above all: “calm but ready.”

    Generously donated by Marty Roberts of Sporting Life Kennels.

    Full details
  4. The Roost lodge at dusk, Clarksdale, Mississippi.
    Item No. IVSold

    Fishing at the Roost

    A Delta fishing weekend at The Roost on the Williams farm in Clarksdale, Mississippi, for five men or five couples, with dinner on arrival and breakfast the next morning. Dates are March through October, to be coordinated with the donor.

    Generously donated by Duncan Williams.

  5. Alma del Jaguar Tequila.
    Item No. VSold

    Jaguar Reposado Tequila Barrel

    Select your own single barrel of Alma del Jaguar Tequila Reposado, bottled with your name or company logo on the label.

    Generously donated by McCauley Williams of Morningside Brands.

    Full details
  6. The morning’s strap of mallards hung beneath The Roost sign.
    Item No. VISold

    Hunt at the Roost

    A Delta duck hunt at The Roost on the Williams farm in Clarksdale, Mississippi, for five men or five couples, Sunday through Wednesday of the 2026–27 season.

    Generously donated by Duncan Williams.

  7. Wild quail hunting in the Red Hills region of South Georgia and North Florida.
    Item No. VIISold

    Wild Quail Hunt at Woodfield Springs & Livingston Place

    Two half-day horseback wild quail hunts for two shooters in the Red Hills of South Georgia and North Florida, with a night at Livingston Place Manor.

    Generously donated by Tall Timbers, Livingston Place, and Mr. & Mrs. John Dunlap.

    Full details
  8. The Sgt. Sam Lilley rifle: the engraved forestock, the sheriff’s star on the stock, and the rifle laid out on walnut.
    Item No. VIIISold

    Lilley Rifle

    A Henry Golden Boy .22, engraved with Sgt. Sam Lilley’s name and the Shelby County Sheriff’s badge. Half the proceeds from this lot go to Sam and his family.

    Full details
  9. The winning party under the Coca-Cola Woods sign with the morning’s birds.
    Item No. IXSold

    Coca-Cola Woods Hunt

    The finest green timber hunting Arkansas has to offer: eight guns, a night at the lodge, a sightseeing run to the edge of the timber, and a fully guided morning hunt.

    Generously donated by John Dobbs. Thank you, John.

    Full details
The Raffle

2026 Raffle Packages

88
Guns
35
Raffle Tables

Given away on September 22. Thank you to every ticket buyer.

The gun table, September 22
  1. Avery Waterfowler’s Day Backpack in Marsh Brown.
    MOmarsh Mobile Bench Seat.

    $300

    Choose one
    • Avery backpack with Rig’Em Right shell pouch and PopTart holder
    • orMOmarsh Mobile Bench Seat
    Tickets
    Raffle
    25
    Gun
    5
    Bonus
    2
  2. YETI Roadie 8 hard cooler in Tan.
    Jahpoo Flyway Deputy mallard drake motion decoy.

    $700

    Choose one
    • YETI Roadie 8 cooler
    • orJahpoo Flyway Deputy motion decoy
    Tickets
    Raffle
    75
    Gun
    15
    Bonus
    6
  3. Chêne Gear waxed canvas backpack in olive.

    $1,000

    Prize
    • Chêne waxed canvas backpack with Delta Waterfowl patch
    Tickets
    Raffle
    150
    Gun
    30
    Bonus
    12
  4. Chêne Gear 2S Wading Pant in Mossy Oak Bottomland.

    $2,000

    Choose one
    • Chêne 2S Wading Pant
    • or$850 gift card
    Tickets
    Raffle
    175
    Gun
    35
    Bonus
    14
  • Milwaukee M18 FUEL seven-tool combo kit with two contractor bags.
  • Milwaukee M18 FUEL oscillating multi-tool.
  • Milwaukee stick transfer pump.
  • Milwaukee M18 FUEL 2.5 gallon wet/dry vacuum.
  • Milwaukee ROVER compact folding flood light.
  • Milwaukee M18 FUEL 8-inch Hatchet pruning saw.
  • Milwaukee M18 FUEL telescoping pole saw.
  • Milwaukee M18 FUEL handheld blower.
  • Milwaukee M18 175-watt compact power inverter.
  • Two Milwaukee M18 REDLITHIUM XC6.0 battery packs.
  • Milwaukee PACKOUT rolling modular tool box.
  • Orange Tool Daddy safety vest, front and back, with the Orgill mark.
Sponsored by Orgill

Orgill Tool Daddy

$5,000

Includes
  • 7 Tool Combo
  • Oscillating Multi-Tool
  • Stick Transfer Pump
  • 2.5 Gal Wet/Dry Vac
  • 1000 Lumens ROVER Compact Folding Flood Light
  • 8 Inch Hatchet Pruning Saw
  • 13 Foot Telescoping Pole Saw
  • 120 MPH Handheld Blower
  • 175 Watt Powered Compact Inverter for M18 Batteries
  • Battery Pack (2 Pack)
  • Rolling Modular Tool Box

All tools are M18 FUEL 18v Series.Every Tool Daddy buyer gets the vest at the banquet.

$2,000 gift card to the Germantown Hardware at 2083 S Germantown Rd
Tickets
Raffle
300
Gun
60
Bonus
24
The Tool Daddy rifle's lower receiver in Milwaukee red, marked M18 REDLITHIUM and FUEL, with a Milwaukee M18 magazine.
And a rifle of its own

Andro Corp ACI-⁠15 5.56 Bravo 16

Every Orgill Tool Daddy buyer is entered in a separate raffle for this rifle, custom painted and engraved in Milwaukee M18 colours by Koehler Custom Gun Works in Benton, Kentucky.

Full details
  • Banded Black Label Elite uninsulated zipper wader in brown.
  • Banded insulated wader in Mossy Oak Bottomland.
  • Banded Calefaction 3-in-1 insulated wader jacket in tan.
  • Banded wader jacket in Max-7 camouflage.
  • Banded ASPIRE Catalyst gloves in black and Crocodile.
  • Banded White River gloves in camouflage.
  • Banded Backwater welded gun case in Marsh Brown.
  • Banded Black Label Elite rain wader shell in Mossy Oak Bottomland.
  • Banded Utility 2.0 soft shell vest in olive.
  • Banded Black Label Elite hybrid neoprene and rubber boots.
  • A raft of GHG XD mallard decoys, drakes and hens.
  • PowerLine Quick-Rig decoy anchors on coiled line with a carabiner.
  • Banded Backwater welded backpack in Marsh Brown.
  • Banded Backwater welded duffle bag in Marsh Brown.
  • Electronic Finisher Spitter drake mallard decoy on its motor.
  • Electronic Finisher Spitter hen mallard decoy on its motor.
Sponsored by Banded · Avery Outdoors

Banded Big Daddy

$5,000

Includes
  • Black Label Elite Uninsulated Zipper Wader — plus your choice of Men’s or Women’s Insulated Phantom X, or a Youth Insulated Wader
  • Calefaction 3-in-1 Insulated Wader Jacket — plus your choice of Men’s Stretchapeake, or Women’s or Youth White River Wader Jacket
  • ASPIRE Catalyst Glove in Crocodile — plus your choice of Men’s White River, Women’s Calefaction or Youth White River Gloves
  • (2) Backwater Welded Gun Cases
  • Black Label Elite Rain Wader Shell
  • Utility 2.0 Soft Shell Vest
  • Black Label Elite Hybrid Neo-Rubber Boot
  • 2 Dozen GHG XD Mallard Decoys w/ Flocked Drake Heads
  • 2 (Doz each) PowerLine Quick-Rig Anchor System
  • Backwater Welded Backpack — Marsh Brown
  • Backwater Welded Duffle Bag — Marsh Brown
  • Electronic Finisher Spitter Drake Mallard
  • Electronic Finisher Spitter Hen Mallard
$3,500 gift card to the Avery Superstore at 335 Cumberland StValid on Banded, Avery, GHG and Thacha products only — no guns or ammo.
Tickets
Raffle
300
Gun
60
Bonus
24

The Raffle King

$25,000

Includes
  • Avery backpack with Rig’Em Right shell pouch and PopTart holder
  • MOmarsh Mobile Bench Seat
  • YETI Roadie 8 cooler
  • Jahpoo Flyway Deputy motion decoy
  • Chêne waxed canvas backpack with Delta Waterfowl patch
  • Chêne 2S Wading Pant
  • Every item in the Tool Daddy package
  • Every item in the Big Daddy package
  • $5,000 gun budget at Davidson’s
  • Your choice of table for the 2027 banquet
Tickets
Raffle
300
Gun
60
Bonus
24
And the beltThe finished championship belt on a dark wood table. A gold centre plate under a crown reads Delta Waterfowl above a blue triangle holding an engraved canvasback head, with a banner below reading The King. The left side plate is the Memphis skyline; the right carries the outline of Tennessee and the Delta Waterfowl Memphis Chapter mark.
A championship belt, made once and worn by one buyer — who joins B.B. King, Elvis, and Jerry “The King” Lawler in Memphis’ short line of Kings.
Buster’s Liquors.
Buster’s Butcher.
Bonus Tickets

Buster’s Bonus Raffle Table

  1. Buster’s VIP Private Bourbon Tasting

    at the new Buster’s East

    After 70 years, Buster’s finally spread their wings, opening a second flagship location in the heart of East Memphis. In their new private tasting room, Josh Hammond will host a VIP seated tasting featuring 9 elusive whiskies and single barrel store picks.

    This is your opportunity to entertain a total of 10 friends or clients — or 5 couples — to an exclusive experience specially curated with charcuterie and cheese from Buster’s Butcher, and a bourbon line-up that will have you shouting “woooo and hell yeah!”

    A 90-minute tasting, on a mutually agreeable weekday — Monday through Thursday, outside the holiday season.

    Value

    $1,500

  2. Doc Holliday “Revolver” 10-Yr Bourbon Gift Set

    • The gift case open, the cut-crystal decanter standing between an engraved revolver grip and its barrel.
    • The closed case under its copper badge, the revolver and the filled decanter beside it.
    • The revolver seated in the decanter as its stopper, the crystal stopper set beside it.
    Value

    $200

Donated by Josh Hammond of Buster’s Liquors & Buster’s Butcher

With Gratitude

The 2026 Sponsors

Presenting SponsorRed River Automotive GroupThank You John Dobbs
Chairman's Sponsors
  • The Lilly Company
  • Duncan Williams Asset Management
  • Avery Outdoors · Banded
  • Chêne Gear
  • Orgill
Flyway Sponsors
  • Richard L. Morrow Family
  • George Lotterhos
Friends of Memphis Delta Waterfowl
  • Ed Eleazer
  • Tyler Hays
  • Will DeuPree
Memphis Chapter · 2026

Officers

Chairman
Will Covington
Vice-Chairman
Benton Green
Treasurer
George Coors
Raffle Co-Chairs
Andrew Gilbert & Benton Green
Gun Czar
Andy Lamanna
Live Auction & Guidebook
Stewart Vaughn
Silent Auction
Hayden Tillman & Price Ford, Jr.
Immediate Past-Chairman
Richard Morrow
A/V
Richard Powell

Committeemen

  • John Barton
  • David Booker
  • Sam Buckmaster
  • Chase Carlisle
  • George Coors
  • Will Covington
  • Trent Dirks
  • Price Ford Jr.
  • Andrew Gilbert
  • Benton Green
  • Andy Lamanna
  • Romen Martin
  • John May
  • Richard Morrow
  • Richard Powell
  • Alex Presley
  • Daniel Shaefer
  • Hayden Tillman
  • Liam Turley
  • Stewart Vaughn
  • Jerry Wagerman
  • Michael Waters