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Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos (22nd year) / ILLINOIS
Presented by Remington
(was Illinois Deer and Turkey Classic)
March 23-25, 2012
To set up and schedule an interview with Glenn Helgeland, any seminar speaker or special activity person, call 1-800-324-3337 or e-mail glenn@deerinfo.com. |
GENERAL INFO NEWS RELEASES
Tech Information Center is #1 Attraction at Deer & Turkey Expo
The Tech Information Center, in only two years of existence, has become the Number 1 attraction at the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, formerly titled the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic. More than 50 percent of last year's attendees listed the Tech Info Center as one of the main attractions, and individual topics within the Tech Info Area were nearly as popular as the area as a whole.
"This is the age of face-time, of immediate two-way communications," notes Glenn Helgeland. producer of the Expo. "Today's hunters want to know how things tick, and they want the opportunity to get answers to their questions from experts."
The 22nd annual Deer & Turkey Expo will be March 23-24-25 in the Civic Center in Peoria. Remington is a presenting sponsor; Outdoor Life magazine sponsors the seminar series.
Other Tech Info subjects and experts --
• Firearms Answer Man -- Ron Spomer, noted outdoor writer and host of several cable television outdoor programs;
• Archery Answer Man -- Larry Wise, championship archer, international archery coach, magazine columnist and author of several books on archery equipment and shooting form;
• Slug Guns & Muzzleloaders Answer Man -- Dave Henderson, outdoor writer specializing in these two topics and technical consultant to the manufacturing industry;
• Hunting Clothes / Footwear Answer Man -- Mike Faw, outdoor writer and hunting magazine columnist specializing in these topics;
• Optics Hands-On Tryout Area -- Shared jointly by Spomer, Faw and Henderson, all with a wealth of knowledge in optics.
• Food Plots Demonstration Area -- Presented by the events' producer with the help of food plot seminar speakers, this contains plant samples, printed guidelines, plant identification photos and a host of other food plot information;
• Turkey Hunting & Deer Hunting Answer Man -- Gary Sefton, world champion caller in both categories and long-time outdoor writer and hunting gear salesman.
All Tech Info Center booths will be grouped on the exhibit floor. The area will be well marked with overhead banners.
The four Midwestern deer and turkey expos previously owned and produced by Target Communications in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin have been purchased by Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines.
"The Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo events are the largest and most comprehensive of their kind," said Jay Miller, FGI Brand Manager. "The events attract thousands of passionate hunters. We're very appreciative of the opportunity and we're excited to be part of these must-attend events for sportsmen." In addition, Yamaha has signed on as the expo's 'Official ATV partner'.
The expos will continue to be produced and operated by the previous management team from Target Communications. Expo quality and content depth you have come to expect will continue. For details on the Deer and Turkey Expo, go to www.deerinfo.com and click on the Illinois icon.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, ("Remington") headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
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• Left, shotgun slug display at the Slug Guns & Muzzleloaders table. Dave Henderson will answer your questions here. |
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| • Right, the Tech Information Center is easy to find. Get your turkey, deer, firearms, archery, slug guns, muzzleloading, predator calling/ hunting, and food plot questions answered here. |
New Seminar & Demos...
Trail Cameras -- How to Evaluate, How to Set Them Up for Best Results
Les Davenport will share with you at the upcoming Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / Illinois -- in seminars and at his demonstration booth --what he has learned, both good and bad, during several years of working with, testing and using trail cameras to help him find huntable, shootable big bucks.
The Expo will be March 23-24-25 at the Civic Center in Peoria. This event and similar events in Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin have been purchased by Bonnier Corporation, parent company of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines, from Target Communications, the previous owner, and renamed the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos, presented by Remington. Outdoor Life will sponsor the seminar series at each expo. The expos will continue to be produced and operated by the previous management team. Expo quality and content depth you have come to expect over the previous 21 years of the event will continue.
Davenport notes that he uses gloves and a scent killer to eliminate human (hand) odor from the camera itself (to get rid of any association). "I test for trigger speed, flash range, photo clarity, and other items," he says. "Proper height is very important when using nearly all cameras. Usually six to eight feet off the ground is sufficient on level ground. Most cameras are set too low. Trail cameras spook fewer deer if they are placed high and angled downward. Incandescent or infrared flash can be detected by deer when the camera is at their eye level. That's why they should be set above the sight-plane of deer."
Davenport also will talk about the value of daytime photos, how to adjust for a buck photographed only at night, and other techniques that can make trail camera information helpful instead of just a pretty picture.
"The Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo events are the largest and most comprehensive of their kind," said Jay Miller, Remington Brand Manager. "The events attract thousands of passionate hunters. We're very appreciative of the opportunity and we're excited to be part of these must-attend events for sportsmen." In addition, Yamaha has signed on as the expo's 'Official ATV partner'.
There will be nearly 360 exhibit booths, many with new products and many offering great bargain, and more than 40 how-to hunting seminars. Seminars are free once you have your general admission ticket. To get a $2-off ticket discount coupon, and Deer & Turkey Expo/Peoria details, go to the event's web-site -- www.deerinfo.com, click on Illinois icon, then Tickets.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, ("Remington") headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
| • Les Davenport and a nine-pointer he took after a handful of views of it on a trail camera. | • Most hunters set trail cameras too low. Six to eight feet off the ground is best. | • You want to find out where bucks travel during shooting hours during hunting season. |
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1) ILLINOIS DEER & TURKEY CLASSIC SOLD, RENAMED
The Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic, plus three other Midwestern deer and turkey expos in Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan previously owned and produced by Target Communications for 28 years have been purchased by Bonnier Corporation, owner of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines. The expos have been renamed the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos, presented by Remington (a new sponsor). Outdoor Life will sponsor the seminar series at each expo. The expos will continue to be produced and operated by the previous management team from Target Communications. Expo quality and content depth you have come to expect will continue.
2) HUNTING DOGS & PUPPIES
Puppies' is a magic word. Puppies attract everyone ... with smiles. Nearly one-third of all attendees of the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS hunt game animals and birds for which dogs can be used -- pheasant, ducks, grouse, rabbits. Many are would-be hunting dog owners looking for reliable basic puppy-buying information. The seminar -- Buying a Quality Puppy & the Critical First Six Months of Training -- speaks directly to that. Hunting dog trainers and breeders are invited to exhibit all three days of the Expo.
The Expo will be March 23-24-25 at the Civic Center in Peoria.
For details on the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, and to download a $2-off ticket discount coupon, go to www.deerinfo.com and click on the Illinois icon.
3) BYRON FERGUSON, ARCHERY TRICK SHOT
Internationally-known archery trick shot Byron Ferguson returns to perform at the 2012 Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS in Peoria. Ferguson will give two performances Saturday, March 24, and two performances Sunday, March 25. He does not perform Friday.
"Kids and adults alike enjoy him," said Glenn Helgeland, the Expo's executive director and producer. "He always has something new, and he gets kids involved in his finale."
Ferguson 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 contorted positions. He also is a veteran bowhunter and has taken more than 200 whitetails, plus black bear, mule deer, moose and game birds with bow and arrow.
The Expo will be March 23-24-25 at the Civic Center in Peoria.
For details on the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS presented by Remington, and to download the $2-off ticket discount coupon, go to www.deerinfo.com and click on the Illinois icon.
4) SPECIAL DISPLAYS & ACTIVITIES
There's a wide range of activities and displays for all family members at the 22th Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, March 23-24-25 at the Civic Center in Peoria:
For details on the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, and to download a $2-off ticket discount coupon, go to www.deerinfo.com and click on the Illinois icon.
5) EVENT HOURS & TICKET PRICES
EVENT HOURS
Show hours for the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS are 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday, March 23; 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24, and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, March 25.
TICKET PRICES
For details on the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, and to download a $2-off ticket discount coupon, go to www.deerinfo.com and click on the Illinois icon.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, ("Remington") headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
WHAT'S NEW 2012 at Deer & Turkey Expo
Two new features highlight the 2012 Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, formerly titled the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic, which will be held March 23-24-25 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria.
• Trail Cameras seminars and demonstration area. A hugely popular, and helpful scouting tool, much has changed in the trail camera world and is still changing. Les Davenport has put years of work into using and evaluating trail cameras. He will tell you the points you need to know to get most value when you buy, then he will tell you how best to use them for best results and not spook the deer.
• Blood-tracking dogs, their use and value to increased deer recovery, is a topic of swiftly grow in interest. It will be one of several new and informative seminars.
In addition, the event has a new name and new owner. Expo producer Glenn Helgeland explained that the four Midwestern deer and turkey expos previously owned and produced by his company, Target Communications, in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin have been purchased by Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines. The expos have been renamed the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos, presented by Remington.
"The Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo events are the largest and most comprehensive of their kind," said Jay Miller, Remington Brand Manager. "The events attract thousands of passionate hunters. We're very appreciative of the opportunity and we're excited to be part of these must-attend events for sportsmen."
Outdoor Life magazine will sponsor the seminar series at each expo. The expos will continue to be produced and operated by Helgeland's management team from Target Communications. Expo quality and content depth you have come to expect will continue.
In addition, Yamaha has signed on as the expo's 'Official ATV partner'.
Returning highlights include:
• More than 350 exhibit booths, many with product for sale.
• Tech Information Center. Talk with individual subject specialists on firearms, archery, slug guns & muzzle loaders, hunting clothes & footwear, optics (scopes & binoculars), and food plots, plus deer hunting and turkey hunting.
• New-products special display area near the main entrance. Examine products without a sales person at your elbow.
• 2-1/2 days of how-to seminars, with more than 40 presentations on a dozen topics. See the schedule at www.deerinfo.com, then click on the Illinois icon and then on Seminars. Seminars are free once you have your general admission ticket. This seminar series is sponsored by Outdoor Life magazine.
• Hunting Dogs & Puppies, with a seminar on buying a puppy and the first six months of training.
• U.S. Sportsmens Alliance raffles, sweepstakes and Sentry program. Nearly 200 prizes of hunting gear and accessories.
• Byron Ferguson, archery trick shot, performs Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25.
• Two photo contests (Outdoor and Trail Cam).
• Live game animal and live predators display; get your picture taken with a bear cub.
• Hands-on shooting areas (archery, airgun, laser firearms).
• Flint knapping demonstrations; see stone arrowheads and knife blades made. Bring in stone points you have found. Mark McDaniel will tell you their age. For details on the Deer and Turkey Expo visit the event's web-site -- www.deerinfo.com, then click on the Illinois icon.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, ("Remington") headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
Trophy Deer Contest Rules for Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic
Here are entry rules pertaining to trophy contest and non-contest whitetail deer trophies that will be brought to the 2012 Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / Illinois, formerly known as the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic, for measuring and scoring.
The Classic will be held March 23-24-25 at the Civic Center in Peoria. More than 325 Illinois deer are expected. This is one of the better whitetail trophy deer events in the country; the antlers are eye-popping. All measuring and scoring is done by qualified measurers certified by the Illinois Big Buck Recognition, Pope & Young Club or Boon & Crockett Club.
TROPHY CONTEST
• Trophies are accepted from noon Friday to 10 am Sunday. Whitetail deer only. Fee for the first entry is $20. With this, you get a weekend pass ($39 value).
• There is no advance entry; just bring your trophy to the show. Do not buy an admission ticket. However, everyone else with you MUST buy a general admission ticket.
• No trophies released between noon and 3 pm Sunday.
• All entries must have been taken in Illinois hunting seasons.
• There are categories for whitetail deer typical and non-typical antlers, with classes for archery, firearms, crossbow and muzzleloader. Deer can have been taken in any Illinois deer hunting season.
• All contest trophies must remain on display until release Sunday at 3:00 pm.
• Early check-out fee: There will be a $10 early-checkout charge per trophy taken out before noon Sunday.
• Award presentations begin at 4:00 pm Sunday.
NON-CONTEST (measure-only) TROPHIES
• Attendee must purchase a general admission ticket to the expo.
• Measuring fee is $20. This fee is returned if the trophy has not yet been measured when the attendee is ready to leave.
• No weekend pass.
• Trophy will be measured only after all trophy contest entries have been measured.
The four Midwestern deer and turkey expos previously owned and produced by Target Communications in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin were purchased late last year by Bonnier Corp, parent company of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines, and renamed the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos, presented by Remington. Outdoor Life magazine sponsors the seminar series.
"The Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo events are the largest and most comprehensive of their kind," said Jay Miller, Remington Brand Manager. "The events attract thousands of passionate hunters. We're very appreciative of the opportunity and we're excited to be part of these must-attend events for sportsmen."
For details on the trophy deer contest and the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / Illinois, go to the event's web-site -- www.deerinfo.com -- and click on the Illinois icon, then Contests.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, ("Remington") headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
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• More than 325 Illinois bucks are expected for the trophy contest and display at the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic, March 23-25, at the Civic Center in Peoria. |
For The Outdoor Calendar -------
Mark your calendar now for the 2012 Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, to be held March 23-24-25 at the Civic Center in Peoria.
New items:
1) A new name and new owners of the event which, for 21 years, has been known as the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic. It now is owned by the Bonnier Corporation, owner/publisher of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines. The event is now titled the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo, presented by Remington. Outdoor Life will sponsor the seminar series. Bonnier also bought similar deer and turkey expos in Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin and titled them in the same manner.
2) Trail camera demonstration area and seminars.
3) Seminars on the use of blood-tracking dogs to increase recovery percentage of wounded deer. There will be nearly 350 exhibit booths, many with new products and many offering great bargains.
To get a $2-off ticket discount coupon, and Deer & Turkey Expo details, go to the event's web-site -- www.deerinfo.com, click on Illinois icon, then Tickets.
Turkey Calling, Owl Hooting State Contest Rules for Deer & Turkey Expo, Peoria
Here are entry rules of the Illinois State Turkey Calling Contest at the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / Illinois at the Cvic Center in Peoria. Expo dates are March 23-24-25; the turkey calling contest is Saturday, March 26. This event is sanctioned by the National Wild Turkey Federation. It will be conducted by members of the Mackinaw Valley Gobblers.
• Registration by mail must be received by March 22
• Registration day of contest is 9 am to 2 pm
• Draw for calling positions at 2:15 pm day of contest
• Contest Date/Time: Saturday, March 24 at 2:30 pm
• Contest Order -- State, Junior, Owl Hooting, Hunter
• You must be a NWTF member to call in this sanctioned calling contest
• All contestants must show membership card or purchase and fill out a membership application to compete
• Calls are cluck, putt, tree call, plain yelp of the hen, cutting of excited hen, adult hen assembly call, fly-down cackle, kee kee run, purr and caller's best call. Calls can be combined.
• Each caller will be asked to give the required call in two brief series when announced by the emcee.
• Three-minute time limit for each contestant.
• Number and kind of calls to be judged will be posted one hour before the contest starts.
• Once the contest starts, there will be no further calling other than the contestant on the stage. Contestants will be expected to be in the designated waiting area.
This expo had been titled the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic the past 21 years. It and deer and turkey expos in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin were purchased late last year by Bonnier Corp and renamed Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos, presented by Remington. Outdoor Life magazine is the sponsor of the seminar series.
"The Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo events are the largest and most comprehensive of their kind," said Jay Miller, Remington Brand Manager. "The events attract thousands of passionate hunters. We're very appreciative of the opportunity and we're excited to be part of these must-attend events for sportsmen."
For turkey calling contests details, call Gary Eichelberger evenings at 309-454-6502. For details on the entire expo, and to download a $2-off ticket discount coupon, go to the event's website -- www.deer info.com and click on Illinois
"Tracking Dogs for Wounded Deer" Seminar Added to Peoria Deer & Turkey Expo Topics
The seminar program at the 22nd annual Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, formerly known as the Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic, has several new information-packed and hot topics, highlighted by "Using Tracking Dogs to Recover Wounded Deer", how to make effective mock scrapes, trail camera evaluations and in-field set-up, plus Ray Eye happily telling you how to chase spring and wild turkeys. The expo is set for March 23-25 in the Civic Center in Peoria. This wide range of seminars has valuable tips for beginning hunters and veterans alike.
More than 40 seminars on these and other subjects will be presented over the three days of the Expo. Once you have your general admission ticket, seminars are free.
| Speakers and their topics: | |||
| • Fred Abbas | Secrets of Mock Scrapes, the Deadliest Tactic of All | ||
| • Steve Bartylla | Checklist of Proven Tips, Big & Small, to Tag Big Bucks | ||
| • Les Davenport | Trail Cameras: How to Evaluate Them for Best Value & In-Field Photo Results | ||
| • Ray Eye | Chasing Spring: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | ||
| • Larry Gohlke | Using Tracking Dogs to Find Wounded Deer | ||
| • Bill Hesselgrave | Butchering & Processing Your Own Venison | ||
| • Dan Ihrke | How to Buy a Quality Puppy & the Critical First Six Months of Training | ||
| • Jared Scheffler | How You Can Deer Hunt Public Lands Productively | ||
In addition, Byron Ferguson, the internationally known archery trick shot, will give two performances Saturday, March 24, and two Sunday, March 25.
The four Midwestern deer and turkey expos previously owned and produced by Target Communications in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin have been purchased by Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines. The expos have been renamed the Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expos, presented by Remington. Outdoor Life will sponsor the seminar series at each expo. The expos will continue to be produced and operated by the previous management team from Target Communications.
"The Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo events are the largest and most comprehensive of their kind," said Jay Miller, Remington Brand Manager. "The events attract thousands of passionate hunters. We're very appreciative of the opportunity and we're excited to be part of these must-attend events for sportsmen."
To download a $2-off ticket discount coupon, and for details of the 2012 Field & Stream Deer & Turkey Expo / ILLINOIS, go to the event's website -- www.deerinfo.com, then click on the Illinois icon.
About Remington Arms Company, LLC
Remington Arms Company, LLC, ("Remington") headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 55 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.
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