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March 20-21-22, 2009
  
   
Bricker Building
Ohio Expo Center
(State Fairgrounds)
717 E. 17th Ave
Columbus, OH 43211
2007 Photo
Highlights
 
SPECIAL EVENTS

 

This page will be updated late summer


FOOD PLOT CREATION & HABITAT IMPROVEMENT
Introduced in 2007, this was a big hit. We will build on it in 2008. Mainly for deer, the food plot concept is strong for turkeys, too. In fact, food plots and habitat improvement do more than benefit deer and turkeys. This is natural resource stewardship for the benefit of water, soil, vegetation, game species and non-game species.

There will be two consecutive presentations on the topic (see Seminars Page for exact times and locations), once on Friday, twice Saturday, and at least once and possibly twice Sunday.

Two main points of emphasis are food plot planning/development/maintenance and habitat improvement and maintenance practices that, coupled with food plots, will attract and hold wild game.

The food plot demonstration area will have nursery flats of various grain crops, grasses, brassicas and other deer feed sources. They will be planted one species per flat so you can see exactly what each species looks like.

There also will be a special display on soil testing -- what to do, how to get samples and where to get samples tested. This is a highly important Step 1 that many people overlook in their eagerness to get a food plot started.
 
FOOD PLOT SOURCES OF INFORMATION
 
 

VENISON BUTCHERING/PROCESSING
VENISON & WILD FOOD COOKING
Venison is the original organic meat; when handled and cooked properly it is good for you and tastes great. It is nutritious and flavorful, with high levels of good carbs and low levels of bad carbs. It deserves top quality treatment from field dressing, to cooling, to cutting up/processing/storing. And then it deserves proper preparation.

See/hear these two seminars-demonstrations and get the basic information and tips, step by step, that you need to prepare wild foods that will reward all your taste buds. Remember, too, when you process your own venison, you get exactly what you want. Tagging, processing, preparing, consuming ... the circle of life continues. Wild game is given the respect it deserves ... you get the rewards it offers.

BYRON FERGUSON, ARCHERY TRICK SHOT
Byron Ferguson is good, and he's entertaining. He will give two performances Saturday and two Sunday. He's performed in Japan, France, Chile, Canada, Italy, Spain, Sweden and all over the United States, including a performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

SPECIAL DISPLAYS

OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE & HOME DECORATING PRODUCTS
Anyone who enjoys the outdoors will like these items for home, office, den, cabin or lodge. Products include food seasonings, clothing, cooking gear (kitchen & camp), carved and painted wildlife art, log homes and furniture, antler art, hats/purses/leather goods, etc. These exhibit booths are distributed randomly among all other booths.

LOCKED ANTLERS -- OHIO BUCKS
Locked antlers are tragic reminders of the harshness of Mother Nature and her operating rules, because the usual result is the death of two magnificent animals. Antlers must be large to lock together when two bucks collide, and that almost always takes some of the best bucks from the breeding base.
    If you have a set of locked antlers from Ohio or surrounding states, or know of locked sets from Ohio or surrounding states, call us (1-800-324-3337) or e-mail (mac@deerinfo.com) to arrange to display them. We will give you all details when you contact us.

NEW PRODUCTS TABLES
Special display tables near the main entrance show new products of exhibiting manufacturers, reps and dealers. This gives you an opportunity to check out a product without a sales person standing at your elbow. Each product is identified by name, manufacturer and booth number. If you're interested in a product or products, go to the respective exhibit booths and start asking questions.

FOOD PLOT INFORMATION CENTER
Get the basic rules of seedbed preparation and fertilization, best times for planting various deer and turkey food crops, proper planting rates and depths for various crops. Learn what grows best in full sunlight, and what will thrive in shade. Learn the best sizes and shapes of food plots for best hunting results. Learn how to develop food plots and improve habitat so deer and turkeys will be attracted to your efforts and want to stay there.
 
FOOD PLOT SOURCES OF INFORMATION
 

OWAA National Outdoor Photo Contest Winners
Some of the best black-and-white and four-color nature and outdoor photography you will ever see. Sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA).

Live Game Animals
Cougar, two bears, coyote, bobcat, plus four sub-species of wild turkey.

Natural History Displays

  • Whitetail Deer Skeleton
    See how the animal is put together. It might surprise you. Now with large identification artwork of all bones. Learn where to aim and where not to aim.
  • Ohio Fur Bearing Animal Hides / Pelts / Furs
    Hides, pelts and furs, provided by Ohio Trappers Association. Display also includes life-size mounts of some species. A valuable renewable resource. This is a hands-on display; you're invited to touch the furs, see how rich and lustrous they are.
  • Flint-Knapping Demonstrations
    Chris Miller, Lexington, OH, will demonstrate the making of Stone Age replicas of arrowheads, knives and spears. He chips them from stone while you watch, using the same tools the ancients used.
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