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February 8-9-10, 2008 |
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| 2 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8; 9 a.m.
- 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 10. |
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$9
one-day adult; $16 two-day adult; Hunter Education graduates
ages 12-18 who show proof of course completion at the
ticket window get a $2 discount (otherwise, pay adult
price); $3 youth ages 6-11, children five and under admitted
free when accompanied by an adult.
Admission is free for qualified first-year hunters. Any first-year hunter
who received a hunter education certificate between January 1, 2007, and
February 7, 2008, will receive free admission to the Deer & Turkey
Spectacular when showing proof of course completion at the designated ticket
window. On Friday Family Night, all youth ages 11 and under are admitted
free when accompanied by an adult. |
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| All seminars are free once
you have purchased your admission ticket. Tickets will
go on sale at 8:30 Saturday and Sunday mornings to ease
the ticket-line crunch. Go to the show's web-site (www.deerinfo.com)
for ticket special offers and all other event details. |
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| For detailed information on
the 2008 Michigan Deer & Turkey Spectacular, including
event hours, regular ticket prices and special offers,
seminar topics and schedule, exhibitor and hotel lists,
trophy and photo contest rules, hands-on activities,
directions to the site and parking information, visit
the event’s web-site (www.deerinfo.com), e-mail
to mac@deerinfo.com or
call 1-800-324-3337. |
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| Locked antlers are tragic
reminders of the harshness of Mother Nature and her operating
rules, because they almost always result in the deaths
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. |
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| Fifteen to 18 sets of those graphic results, all from Michigan, will be an eye-catching
display at the Michigan Deer & Turkey Spectacular, February 8-9-10 at the
Lansing Center in Lansing. |
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| There will be unmounted antlers-and-skulls displayed on tables, and various mounted
sets on pedestals or hung on display boards. |
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| “Taxidermy work on locked antlers is difficult, at best,” said show
producer Glenn Helgeland of Target Communications, “but the results and
drama are worth the effort and expense.” |
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| Many of the locked sets will have printed background information and photos displayed
with them. “Plan to spend some time here,” Helgeland said. “The
people displaying them usually are more than happy to talk about the locked
antlers
with you.” |
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| If you know of locked sets,
call the show’s producers at 1-800-324-3337 or
e-mail to mac@deerinfo.com to arrange to display them. |
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• Fifteen to 18 sets of locked deer antlers
will be one of the highlight displays at the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, February 8-9-10, at
the Lansing Center in Lansing. Doors open at 2:00
pm, Friday, Feb. 8. For event details, go to www.deerinfo.com |
click right mouse button on the download icon of your choice
and choose "Save Target As".
Hold down option and click
on the download link of your choice. |
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| A new trail camera photo contest,
new deer hair identification contest, special display
of locked whitetail deer antlers and continued in-depth
food plot and deer habitat seminars highlight the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular that opens Friday, February
8, at the Lansing Center in Lansing. |
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| The special antler display
is a collection of locked antlers owned by various Michigan
hunters. Nearly 20 sets will be displayed. The trail
camera photo contest will have half a dozen divisions;
go to the Spectacular's web-site (www.deerinfo.com) for
contest details. The deer hair identification contest
came about because there are so many different types
of hair on a deer’s body, and the more a hunter
knows about them the easier it is to properly identify
a bullet or arrow hit, plan the follow-up trailing, and
increase the chances of recovery of the animal. |
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- More than 250 exhibit booths
highlighting hunting products and accessories (black
powder, centerfire firearms, archery), guides and
outfitters from throughout North America, treestands,
scents and
lures, camo clothing -- a wide variety of accessories
-- plus wild game cooking items, book/magazine/video
producers, and several booths with home and cabin ‘outdoor
lifestyle’ decorations and furnishings. These
are the places to see new products and to get your
questions
answered by product specialists. Many exhibitors
will have products for sale.
- New products special
display area, where you can examine products without
a sales person at your shoulder, then go to the various exhibiting manufacturers'
booths for product details.
- 2-1/2 days of new seminar topics on deer hunting
and turkey hunting and related subjects.
- The trophy
whitetail deer/bear/elk/turkey contest features new
entries every year, keeping the display
eye-popping, fresh and interesting. More
than 225 entries
are expected. Scoring is by members of the Commemorative Bucks of Michigan.
- Byron
Ferguson, an internationally known trick archery
shot and accomplished bowhunter, will perform Saturday
and
Sunday.
- Optics Hands-On Tryout Area, featuring rifle
scopes and binoculars, sponsored by Outback Sports
and Alpen.
- Venison butchering and processing demonstrations,
plus wild foods cooking demonstrations.
- A wide range
of hands-on shooting opportunities (airgun, laser
firearms, laser archery, bow tryout
area, and the National Archery
in Schools
Program free instructional
range).
- The Spectacular also has a live wild animal display;
outdoor photo contest; a mountain man camp display;
flint knapping
demonstrations and other special
displays and activities the entire family will enjoy.
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| For details on the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, visit the show's web-site
(www.deerinfo.com). |
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| You’re invited to enter
your favorite photos in the outdoor photography contest
at the upcoming Michigan Deer & Turkey Spectacular,
Feb. 8-9-10 at the Lansing Center in Lansing. More than
200 photos are expected to be entered. Entry deadline
is 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. The contest is open to
amateur photographers only. |
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| Bring your entries to the show. No mail-in entries are accepted. Entries are
to be made in the Event Office. Ask a ticket taker for directions. Photos can
be picked up after 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. |
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- Five categories -- 1) Wildlife - (North American
only); 2) Flora; 3) Scenic; 4) People in the Outdoors;
5) Miscellaneous/Novelty. No ‘hero’ photos
of game or fish taken; no pets.
- Black-and-white or color prints only. Image
size can be anywhere from 5"x7" minimum
to 11"x14" maximum. Photos must be mounted
unframed. Matting is permitted. All photos in a category will be judged
together.
- Entry fee is $5 for up to three photos.
If you want to enter more photos, there is an additional
$5 fee for each additional three photos. The photographer’s
name, address and telephone number, including area code, and choice of
contest category must be on the back of each entry.
- There may be up to three
award ribbons per category for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
If there are no qualified entries in a category,
no awards
will be given in that category. Judging will be at 1:00 p.m. Sunday. Photos must
remain
on display until 3:00 p.m. Sunday. Photos not picked up at the Spectacular
will
not be returned.
For details on the Michigan Deer & Turkey Spectacular, visit the show's
web-site (www.deerinfo.com) or call 1-800-324-3337.
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2007 1st Place
Wildlife Division
Bruce Lautenslager, Albion |
2007 1st Place
Miscellaneous Division
Robert Robles, Free Soil |
2007 1st Place
People Division
Linda Nartker, Lainsburg |
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| Opening trail camera photo
files is like opening Christmas presents -- you never
know what you’re going to get, some will be better
than you hoped for (a 12-point record-book buck) and
some will be less (the neighbor’s cat). But that’s
all part of the fun, and that’s part of the reason
the use of trail camera’s is growing. The other
big reason -- none of us know the number and quality
of deer living right under our noses, and we really would
like to. It’s easier getting the pulse up when
you know a big one is hiding where you’re hunting. |
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| All in all, trail camera photos
are discovery fun, and that’s why there will be
a Trail Camera Photo Contest at the Michigan Deer & Turkey
Spectacular, February 8-9-10 at the Lansing Center in
Lansing. |
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| The contest is open to everyone. You must first purchase a show general admission
ticket to enter the photo contest. |
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| There are eight categories
in the photo contest: 1) Whitetail Deer/bucks; 2) Whitetail
Deer/groups; 3) Whitetail Deer/other; 4) Predators (four-footed & flying);
5) Big Game other than whitetail deer; 6) Wild turkey/gobbler(s);
7) Wild turkey/groups;
8) Miscellaneous. |
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| Entry fee is $5 for up to
three photos, and $5 for every additional group of one
to three photos. Bring your entries to the show office;
no mail-in entries are accepted. Entry deadline is 10
a.m. Sunday. |
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| Black-and-white or color prints are acceptable. Photos may be mounted, but cannot
include glass and cannot be framed. Image size can be anywhere from 5"x7" minimum
to 11"x14" maximum. Your name, address and telephone number, including
area code, and choice of contest category, must be on the back of each entry. |
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| Judging will be at noon Sunday. There may be up to three awards per category. |
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| Photos must remain on display until 3:00 PM Sunday. They will be available after
that for pick-up in the Show Office. After 3:00 PM each photo contest entrant
can get in free to pick up his/her photos. You must have a photo contest entry
receipt to be admitted. Admission before 3:00 PM -- buy a general admission
ticket.
Photos not picked up will not be returned. |
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Bill Hesselgrave will give venison butchering and processing
demonstrations every day at the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, February 8-9-10 at the
Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan. He will show you
how to get exactly the cuts of meat you want, and how
to do it easily> Best of all, he has a video camera
set up to show the work on a large screen so everyone
can easily see all the detailed cuts and knife angles
and such. He also gives a nifty knife sharpening demonstration
and explanation. Bring a notebook with you; you'll
need it.
For information on all seminars, seminar schedule, and other Spectacular details,
go to the show's web-site (www.deerinfo.com). |
click right mouse button on the download icon of your choice
and choose "Save Target As".
Hold down option and
click on the download link of your choice. |
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| You’re invited to enter
your Michigan whitetail buck, black bear, bull elk or
turkey in the trophy contest at the upcoming Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, Feb. 8-9-10, at the Lansing
Center in downtown Lansing. There are firearms, archery
and black powder divisions. Trophies can be from any
year. There also is an out-of-state category for whitetail
buck entries. Basic entry fee is $15; in return you get
a three-day pass ($27 value). More than 225 entries are
expected. |
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| There is no advance entry;
just bring your trophy to the show. Award presentation
begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, and entries must be present
to win. No trophies will be released between noon and
3 p.m. Sunday. |
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| All measuring and scoring
is done by members of the Commemorative Bucks of Michigan
(CBM). The Boone & Crockett / Pope & Young scoring
system is used. |
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| Show hours are 2 p.m. - 9
p.m. Friday, Feb. 8; 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9,
and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. |
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| Tickets are $9 one-day adult;
$16 two-day adult; Hunter Education graduates ages 12-18
who completed a course before January 2007 and who show
proof of course completion at the ticket window get a
$2 discount (otherwise, pay adult price); $3 youth ages
6-11, children five and under admitted free when accompanied
by
adult. |
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| Admission is free for qualified
first-year hunters. Any first-year hunter who received
a hunter education certificate between January 1, 2007
and February 7, 2008, will receive free admission to
the Deer & Turkey Spectacular when showing proof
of course completion at the designated ticket window.
On Friday Family Night, all youth ages 11 and under are
admitted free when accompanied
by an adult. |
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| For details on the 2008 Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, visit the show's web-site
--www.deerinfo.com. |
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* More than 225 trophy Michigan deer, black bear, elk and turkeys are expected
to be entered in the big game trophy contest and display at the 2008 Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, February 8-9-10, at the Lansing Center in Lansing.
Entries can be made any time between noon, February 8, and 10:00 a.m., February
10. Entry fee is $15; in return, you get a free weekend show pass ($27.00 value).
Trophy measuring is done by members of the Commemorative Bucks of Michigan.
For trophy contest and other event details, go to the show's web-site -- www.deerinfo.com. |
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click right mouse button on the download icon of your
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- Entries begin at noon Friday and close at
10 a.m. Sunday.
- Entry fee is $15 for the first
trophy you enter. For additional entries, it’s
$7.50 if the trophy already has been officially measured,
$15
if the trophy has not been officially measured.
If the trophy already has been
officially measured, it will not be measured again, so bring paperwork
proof with you if it has already been officially
scored. Antlers do NOT need to
be mounted.
- Michigan deer -- typical antler
and non-typical antler classes in firearms, archery
and black
powder
divisions; historical (2006 season and earlier)
and current-year (2007 season) categories in
firearms and archery divisions only. Black
powder
entries are
much fewer, so they are grouped together in one category regardless of
year taken. Eight-, nine-, 10-, 11-, 12- and 13+-point categories in typical-antler
categories.
- * Out-of-State antler entries can be from any state
(except Michigan) or Canadian province or Mexico.
- Black
bear -- firearms and archery classes. Bear skulls
must be clean.
- Elk -- typical-antler and non-typical
antler classes.
- Turkey – longest beard, longest
spur.
- Previous First Place Historical Category (deer)
winners are not eligible for re-entry. First
Place winners in Current Year Category (deer) at
last
year's show are eligible to be entered in the Historical Category this
year.
- BOARD OF HONOR -- All previous first-place winners
in other categories are ineligible for re-entry, but
they are automatically invited to
display on the "Board
Of Honor". Same for bear and elk category first-place winners.
For trophy measuring details, call the CBM at 1-810-796-2925.
For all Spectacular details visit the Spectacular's web-site (www.deerinfo.com)
and click on the Michigan icon.
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| For all Spectacular details
visit the Spectacular's web-site (www.deerinfo.com) and
click on the Michigan icon. |
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| The seminar program at the
upcoming Michigan Deer & Turkey Spectacular is packed
with how-to information for new hunters and veterans
alike. You can hear topics such as food plot development,
deer habitat improvement, black bears, Michigan turkeys,
finding great deer hunting on public land, and venison
butchering and cooking demonstrations mini-ponds for
improved deer hunting, the lowdown on slug shotguns and
a wide range of accessories, tips for flatlanders planning
to hunt the West. More than 40 seminars on these subjects
will be given by experts on hunting and hunting equipment
over the course of the three days of the event. |
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The 22nd annual Spectacular is set for February 8-9-10 at the Lansing Center
in downtown Lansing. .
Speakers and their topics: |
* Art Helin -The How & Where
of Mini-Ponds - They’re Deer Magnets
* John Eberhart - Hunting Pressured Areas & Pressured
Bucks
* Dave Henderson - Slugs & Slug Guns -- New & Exciting
Hardware
* Tony LaPratt - Time Management - Yours & Theirs
- for Whitetails
* Greg Abbas - Taking the Toughest Gobblers, Early Season to Late
* Richard P. Smith - The Incredible Shrinking Bear - Field Judging Live Black
Bears
* Ron Spomer - What Flatlanders Need to Know to Have Productive Western Hunts
* Ed Spinazzola - How to Get More Effective Food Plots & Site Layouts
* Bill Hesselgrave - Venison Butchering & Processing Demonstration
* Judy Helgeland - Cooking Venison & Other Wild Foods
Byron Ferguson, the internationally known archery trick shot, will give two
performances Saturday and two Sunday.
All seminars are free once you've purchased
your admission ticket.
Show hours are 2 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8; 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
9, and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10.
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| Tickets are $9 one-day adult; $16 two-day adult; $7 for Hunter Education graduates
ages 12-18 who show proof of course completion at the ticket window (otherwise,
pay adult price); $3 youth ages 6-11, children five and under admitted free when
accompanied by adult. |
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| First-year hunters who have
passed a hunter education course between January 2007
and February 7, 2008, and who show proof of course completion
at the ticket window will be admitted free. This is a
one-time offer to all first-year hunters regardless of
their age. On Friday Family Night, all youth ages 11
and under
are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. |
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| For details on the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, go to the show's website
-- www.deerinfo.com. |
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| Would you like to see a special
display of locked whitetail deer antlers at the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular? Of course. So would the
producers of the Spectacular, and they are searching
to find sets of locked antlers for such a display. |
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| "Antlers must be big
before they can lock during a fight. This type of display
occupies quite a bit of square footage, so we’ll
be limited to the first 18 sets. We’ll take them
on a first-come, first-served basis; that’s the
only fair way," said Glenn Helgeland of Target Communications,
producer of the Spectacular. Locked antlers aren’t
a statistical rarity, but every time they are found they
are newsworthy. |
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| The 22nd Annual Michigan Deer & Turkey
Spectacular will be February 8-10 at the Lansing Center
in Lansing. |
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| Helgeland is asking anyone
who knows of or has locked antlers to call him (1-800-324-3337)
during the day (central daylight time) or send him an
e-mail (glenn@deerinfo.com). |
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| "Locked antlers are tragic
reminders of the harshness of Mother Nature and her operating
rules, because they almost always result in the deaths
of two magnificent animals," Helgeland adds. "That
almost always takes some of the biggest and the best
from the breeding population." |
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| Special transportation, display
and security arrangements will be made for each set of
locked antlers, Helgeland said. Arrangements must be
made in advance of the Deer & Turkey Spectacular.
It is preferred that the locked sets be brought in by
noon Friday, February 8, so they can be set up and on
display when the event opens at 2 p.m. that day. They
must remain on display until the close of the show at
4 p.m., Sunday, February 10. |
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| For details on the Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular go to the event's website – www.deerinfo.com. |
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* A special display of locked antlers
will be one of the highlights of the 2008 Michigan Deer & Turkey
Spectacular, set for February 8-9-10 at the Lansing Center
in Lansing. Fifteen to 20 sets of antlers are expected
to be brought in. Anyone who has or knows of locked antlers
of any species is invited to bring those antlers to the
Spectacular. Call 1-800-324-3337 or send an e-mail to
Glenn Helgeland, the Spectacular's producer, at glenn@deerinfo.com for
exhibiting details. This display is assembled every few
years. The last one was in 2001. |
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click right mouse button on the download icon of your
choice and choose "Save Target As".
Hold down option
and click on the download link of your choice.
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- 250 exhibit booths;.
- 2-1/2 days of how-to seminars on a wide range
of hunting how-to topics;
- Michigan deer, black bear, elk and wild turkey
trophy contest/display (more than 200 entries are
expected), with scoring by members of the Commemorative
Bucks of Michigan;
- New products special display area;
- Byron Ferguson, an internationally known trick
archery shot and accomplished bowhunter, who will
perform on Saturday and Sunday;
- The World's Almost-Largest Treestand;
- Seminars and demonstration area on food plot development
and management;
- An optics (scopes and binoculars) hands-on tryout
area;
- Hands-on shooting areas (archery, airgun, laser
firearms);
- Venison butchering and processing demonstrations,
followed by wild foods cooking demonstrations;
- Outdoor photo contests – regular contest
and the new trail cam photo contest;
- Live wild animal display, including live wild turkeys;
flint knapping demonstrations and other special displays
and activities the entire family will enjoy.
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| For details on the 2008 Michigan
Deer & Turkey Spectacular, including regular ticket
prices and special offers, seminar topics and schedule,
hotel and exhibitor lists, trophy and photo contest rules,
directions to the site and parking information, visit
the event’s web-site (www.deerinfo.com), e-mail
to mac@deerinfo.com or
call 1-800-324-3337. |
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