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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 Michigan or surrounding states, or
know of locked sets from Michigan 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.
Trail cameras see some strange things ... and some
big antlers ... when no humans are around. See the
Contests Page for details and rules.
Climb the big stairway to a bigger platform for
a bird's-eye view of the exhibit floor, take some
photos, wave to your friends, and then get some
good info on treestand safety.
Continuation and expansion of the program/seminars
begun in 2007. Gordon Whittington (food plots -
basic and advanced) and Tony LaPratt (deer habitat
creation and improvement) return, each with longer
seminars.
Check the seminar schedule
to see seminar topic, seminar description and times.
At the introductory demo areas in 2007, you told
us you would like to see what the individual forage
crop and other nutrition source plants look like.
So that's what you will see in 2008 -- nursery flats
of various grain crops, grasses and other deer (and
turkey and non-game species) feed sources, one species
per flat.
This 52-page, info-packet guide book will again
be for sale at the Food Plot Demo Area. There's
more good info per page in this little booklet than
you'll find in any other book. If you want a copy
immediately for use this year, go to the Book
Store page of this web-site.
New products from exhibiting manufacturers and company
sales representatives are displayed together in
one area near the entrance for your viewing and
inspection ease.
All products are identified
by exhibitor name and booth number for easy follow-up
to get detailed info. Many people don't want a sales
person hanging on their elbow when they first look
at a new product. This is the perfect opportunity
to examine new products on your own.
This special display is
to your right immediately after you enter the exhibit
floor at the south end of the exhibit hall. You'll
see the yellow banners with the black NEW PRODUCTS
lettering.
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All seminars are FREE once you
have purchased your admission ticket. |
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Full seminar schedule will be posted as
soon as it is completed. |
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Most speakers and topics change every year.
The food plot topic (see above) is one of
the few that have become continuous, but even
here we vary the specific subject matter within
the broad food plot field. |
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Bill Hesselgrave and his venison butchering
demonstrations also return annually. People
like to review Bill's demonstrations to be
sure they heard right and remembered right
when it came time to do their own venison
butchering. |
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The place to see NEW
PRODUCTS and talk face-to-face with
factory reps. Get your equipment and accessories
questions answered here.
(An alphabetical
list of exhibitors will be published 45 days
before the Spectacular and updated weekly.) |
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Centerfire firearms, black powder and archery
gear. |
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Accessories - scopes, binoculars, game and
bird calls, tree stands, GPS, scents and lures,
hunting blinds, deer feeds, knives, camouflage
and other hunting clothing, footwear...and
a lot more. |
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Guides and outfitters from throughout the
United States and Canada for all types of
big game. |
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Wildlife art and artists, book and magazine
publishers, video producers. |
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Wild game cooking and seasonings, cooking
equipment and supplies, jerky and sausage. |
| Many companies work on a rotating
basis, exhibiting on alternating years so
they can exhibit at more expos over a two-year
or three-year span. Those you missed last
year may be back this year. |
More than 200 Michigan big game trophy entries are
expected. Measuring/scoring by members of the Commemorative
Bucks of Michigan. Take your trophy in the main
entrance on Michigan Avenue, turn left and look
for the DEER REGISTRATION sign halfway down the
concourse. Contest fee is $15; in return, you get
a three-day pass to the Spectacular. Do not buy
a general admission ticket.
Binoculars and firearms scopes to try out and learn
to adjust better for maximum value, maximum use
and satisfaction.
Plus meat handling, freezing, thawing, seasoning,
cooking and serving tips. Be ready to sample some
great flavors. A cooking demo will follow each venison
butchering/processing demo, in the same seminar
room. Come prepared to make notes.
It's true that kids probably enjoy these ranges
the most, but who is to specify the true age limits
of kids! Airgun, laser firearms, laser archery,
NASP (National Archery in Schools Program) archery
range are operated under the watchful, instructive
eyes of adult range masters for best learning and
safe operation. One laser range has big game video
footage complete with sound; one has video game-type
action. Equipment provided at all ranges.
Cougar, wolf, black bear, grizzly bear, bobcat,
coyote -- all a part of the fascinating North American
wildlife scene.
Byron Ferguson and his entertaining archery trick
shooting is an annual regular, simply because he's
so much fun to see. He will give two performances
Saturday, February 9, and two performances Sunday,
February 10.
He shoots wooden discs and
pennies from the air, snuffs a candle with an arrow,
shoots ricochet arrows into a target's bullseye,
and bursts inflated balloons while shooting from
all sorts of twisted positions.
Ferguson is a veteran bowhunter
and has taken more than 180 whitetails, plus black
bear, a record-book mule deer, moose and game birds.
Your entire family will
enjoy his archery performance.
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in a glass case and nearly
life-size artwork of the whitetail deer skeleton
identifying every bone. See how deer are put
together. Figure out best aiming point-of-impact
for quickest results, where to shoot and where
not to shoot. |
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See stone arrowheads, spear points, knives
and axes made the same as they were made thousands
of years ago AND see meat cutting demonstrations
with the stone knives. The results are impressive.
Stone work by Gary Noblit, Jonesville |
Dennis Neely re-creates the way it was. His outdoor
stories explain the unique mix of fair-chase hunting,
old-style muzzleloaders and our great American heritage
known as traditional black powder hunting. He and
his wife have a campsite and their mid-1800s gear
at the Spectacular. They wear the old clothing,
accoutrements and tools the woodsmen and women used
(based on historical documentation).
Target Communications Corporation supplies free posters
and flyers to retailers, hunting license sales outlets;
retail sporting goods stores; archery pro shops; taxidermists;
vo-ag instructors; sportsman, shooting and conservation
clubs; interested individuals, and to other companies
and organizations that cater to the hunter and outdoorsman.
The posters measure 14 inches wide
by 8-1/2 inches high. The flyers, which are drilled
so they can be hung on one end of the poster on a
pegboard display, are 2 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches
long. They are perfect to pass out to customers or
to use as bag stuffers; they show expo dates, location,
hours, ticket prices, cooperating hotels and featured
events.
To get Deer & Turkey
Expo posters for display and flyers for handing out,
please contact Rita Scholz at 1-800-324-3337 or rita@deerinfo.com
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