Registration
Welcome guests and hunt teams, hand out participant numbers, and keep check-in moving on event day.
Get involved
Volunteers don't have the time.
They have the heart.
Rabbits Unlimited runs on people who show up. Pick the way in that fits you—an afternoon, a committee seat, a prize, or a partnership.
Volunteer
RU ready to volunteer?
More than 100 volunteers make event day happen. No experience needed—just a willingness to help where you're needed.
Event-day jobs
- Sell fall gun raffle tickets
- Sell cash raffle tickets
- Collect donations
- Prizes
- Food
- Team registration
- Event setup
- Event cleanup
Committees
Want a bigger role? Committees plan the event all year long.
Sponsors & Prizes
Build relationships with local businesses, collect cash, prize, and experience donations, and thank every donor.
Games & Operations
Run the raffles, games, and auctions, and handle event setup and cleanup so the afternoon runs smoothly.
Food & Beverage
Plan and serve the food that keeps more than 500 guests fed, happy, and staying all afternoon.
Volunteer Coordination
Recruit, schedule, and support the volunteers in the black shirts who make event day happen.
Marketing & Public Relations
Share the story, promote the event and raffles, and keep supporters connected all year long.
Donate cash, a prize, or an experience
Every prize
raises more.
Most of the money raised comes from raffles, games, and auctions—and every one of those starts with a donor. More than 150 people and businesses gave cash, prizes, or services in 2026.
What does well
Guided trips, outdoor experiences, getaways, parties, and handmade pieces draw the biggest bids. Highlights from the 2026 live auction:
- Half-day guided walleye trip on Green Bay with FinFanatic Fishing Charters
- Six-night Canadian fishing trip for two at Cliff Lake Resorts, Northwest Ontario
- Two-person guided inland waterfowl hunt with The Fowl Drake LLC
- Ten-bird pheasant hunt and lunch at the Highlands Sportsman's Club
- BBQ party for 25, catered by Beauford “BJ” Jones BBQ
- Venue rental at Shakers Lounge & Hall
- Framed fox print by photographer Jeff Phelps, handmade frame by Glenn Bell
Become a sponsor
RU ready to sponsor?
Local businesses sponsor games and signs, underwrite the event, and build partnerships around the cause. Sponsors are recognized on event signage, in the event book, and on this site.