Aberdeen, S.D. – Mark your calendars for the 35^th Annual Wolves on the Water Walleye Fishing Tournament, set for June 2-3, 2023. The weekend kicks off on Friday, June 2 at 4 p.m. from New Evarts Resort, while fishing opens at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 3 from Walth's Bay.
 
The tournament is open to two or three person teams for an early bird price of $360 until 4 p.m. on May 10, 2023. All registrations received after 4:01 p.m. on May 10, 2023 will be subject to a $30 price increase ($390). Entry to the tournament includes seven hours of fishing, steak dinner, and entry into the big fish and rough fish contests.
 
Registration forms will be mailed out to past participants or can be printed off at the link above. Online registration will also be live at nsuwolves.com/wow/registration in the coming weeks. Completed paper registrations should be mailed with payment information to Wolves on the Water, 620 15^th Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401.
 
The 2023 tournament kicks off on Friday, June 2 at 4 p.m. with registration and a social hour. Dinner opens at 5:30 p.m., the rules meeting will take place at 6 p.m. with live auction and raffles following. The Friday night events feature over $50,000 in prizes. Fishing opens the following morning at 8 a.m. from Walth's Bay, with four flights.
 
Payouts will be given to the top-25 placing teams. The 2023 Wolves on the Water tournament is limited to the first 140 participating teams. Flights will be assigned by the order that paid registrations are received. New in 2023 the highest placing team with two out of three members new to Wolves on the Water will receive their registration fee back.
 
Teams wishing to participate in the Calcutta can buy their own team for $300. Calcutta pre-purchases must be marked on the registration form or communicated via email to Steven McKee at steven.a.mckee@northern.edu. The remaining teams will become open to the public for purchase at 6 p.m. during the Friday's banquet.
 
Participants also have the option to participate in the 15-gun raffle or cash raffle. Full details on both raffles are listed below. To purchase a ticket for the 15-gun or cash raffle contact Steven McKee at steven.a.mckee@northern.edu.
 
15-Gun Raffle
Only 200 tickets will be sold for the 15-gun raffle at a price of $100 per ticket. Tickets selected during the drawing will be put back in for each of the 15 guns drawn. You can find the 15-gun raffle prizes listed below.
 
Prize Listing
GRAND PRIZE: BERETTA A400 12GA
2ND: BROWNING X-BOLT 6.5 CREEDMOOR
3RD: SIG SAUER P226 40 S&W
4TH: WINCHESTER SX4 12GA SYNTHETIC
5TH: SMITH & WESSON M&P SHIELD 9MM
6TH: WINCHESTER XPR 270
7TH: SAVAGE A17 CAMO 17HMR
8TH: KEL TEC PMR30 22MAG PISTOL
9TH: SPRINGFIELD XDMOD2
10TH: SMITH & WESSON M&P-15 22LR
11TH: BROWNING BUCK MARK 22LR PISTOL
12TH: HENRY H001GG 22LR
13TH: SAVAGE 93R17F 17HMR
14TH: SCCY CPX-1 9MM
15TH: SAVAGE 64F 22LR
 
Cash Raffle
Tickets for the cash raffle with prize payouts up to $25,000 are $100 each. Payouts will be given to 41 total winners and will be based off the maximum number of tickets sold (500). If all tickets are not sold, the payout amounts will be broken down by the percentage of tickets sold.
 
Payout Breakdown (Full Participation – 500 Tickets)
GRAND PRIZE: $10,000
NEXT 5: $1,000
NEXT 10: $500
NEXT 5: $400
NEXT 5: $200
NEXT 10: $150
NEXT 5: $100