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2009
Highlights
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This page will
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Well-known outdoor writer Gary Clancy, who since 1981 has made a specialty
of decoy use when bowhunting for whitetails (and written a couple of books
on the topic), will present the seminars and host the demonstration area between
seminars. He will be available to answer your decoying questions. Various brands
of deer decoys will be displayed, with standing, feeding and bedded forms,
bucks and does.
Got questions on rifle selection, caliber selection,
bullet weight, bullet performance, scope selection
and use, windage calculations, or whatever?
Ron Spomer, firearms and hunting columnist and feature writer for several
major hunting magazines and outdoor television host, will be the available
expert to answer them. He also will present seminars on the major points
of contention, misunderstanding and usefulness (including scope and binocular
optics. In fact, the Hands-On Optics Try-out Area will be positioned
with this Firearms Information Center.
Traditional archery is enjoying resurgence. Several
manufacturers of traditional gear decided to
group their exhibit space to maximize their exposure
and
make it easier for everyone interested in traditional archery to find
them and talk with them. In addition, archery
trick shot Byron Ferguson, who uses
traditional gear, will have his booth is this area, and the entire Alley
will be located close to the Bow Tryout Area, making it easy for you
to try any bow you’re interested in.
Outdoors Without Limits was formed to create a
program enabling the disabled to achieve their
dreams in the outdoors. An attended area of the
exhibit
floor will show hunting blinds, chairs, vision systems, battery-operated
shooting accessories and related products to aid disabled hunters.
There has been an amazing array of shapes, sizes,
dimensions and designs of commercially-available
broadheads over the years. The collection to
be displayed
will be announced soon.
Check the Tickets Page of this web-site for prices
and details. - Antler-Measuring Demonstrations
There will be one demonstration late Saturday and
one late Sunday, with step-by-step explanation
of the measuring/scoring procedure. Whitetail
antlers will be
used. Members of the Buckeye Big Buck Club (BBBC) will give the demonstrations
and explanations of what's being done and why. You will find out why
some impressive antlers score lower than less-impressive
racks.
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More than 375 Ohio big-antlered bucks are expected.
Measuring/scoring by members of the Buckeye Big
Buck Club (BBBC). Take your trophy in the new
contest entrance
on the NORTH side of the Bricker Building. Follow the signs. There is a
two-level parking ramp near here. This will take
you directly to the registration area
without needing to walk through crowds; your antlers will be safer. Contest
fee is $15; in return, you get a three-day pass to the Expo. See the Contests
Page for new and modified rules on contest trophy entries and 'measure
only' non-contest trophies.
Trail cameras see some strange things among wildlife
populations -- and some big antlers -- when no
humans are around. See the Contests Page for
details
and rules, and last year's winning photos. Some of the world's bravest
squirrels are shown there. More than 200 photos
expected.
Photos of your good times in the outdoors make
strong, good memories. Show those memories, and
your photography skill, by entering this contest.
Everyone
appreciates great photos. See the Contests Page for details and rules,
and last year's winning photos. More than 200
photos expected.
The Ohio State Turkey Calling & Owl Hooting
Championship is March 21 in the DiSalle Building
at the Ohio Expo Center (State Fairgrounds). The
contest
is presented by the Ohio State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Callers are competing for trophies, prize money. For information contact
Bob Wihl at 614-374-3194 or check the State Chapter
web-site (www.ohionwtf.org).
Check the Contests Page for last year's winners
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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 28, and two performances Sunday, March 1. 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. Your entire family will enjoy his archery performance.
Ferguson is a veteran bowhunter and has taken more than 180 whitetails, plus
black bear, a record-book mule deer, moose and game birds.
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.
Watch gun barrels drilled and gun stocks shaped.
Guys from throughout Ohio who have great times
building and hunting with firearms from the 1850s
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dressed in period costume at the Expo and having a great time. They will
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| Others listed above in HIGHLIGHTS NEW
in 2009. |
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Binoculars and firearms scopes to try out and learn
to adjust better for maximum value, maximum use
and satisfaction. This will be part of the Firearms
'Answer
Man' Info Center because the two topics are interrelated.
Airgun, laser firearms, laser archery, NASP (National
Archery in Schools Program) archery range are
operated under the watchful 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. |
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New products from exhibiting manufacturers and
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
east end side of the Bricker Building.
You'll see the yellow banners with the
black
NEW
PRODUCTS lettering.
Some things are better understood when seen. The
display items change from year to year; there
are countless topics to show and explain because
there
are a lot of facets to food plot evaluation, creation, preparation, seeds
used, time of year grown, purpose (feeding or hunting), and on and on.
A FOOD PLOT SOURCES OF INFORMATION handout sheet
is available, too.
-- This 52-page, info-packed 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. It's affordable
... only $3. It can also be ordered by calling 1-800-324-3337 (8:30am-4:30pm,
Central
Time) or click here.
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
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- -- The deer skeleton is in a glass
case, and nearly life-size artwork
of the skeleton identifying every bone is
positioned beside the skeleton. See how deer
are put together. Figure out best aiming
point-of-impact for quickest results, where to shoot and where not
to shoot.
- -- 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 Chris Miller.
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Provided by Ohio State Trappers Association.
Cougar, wolf, black bear, grizzly bear, bobcat,
coyote -- all a part of the fascinating North
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- All seminars are FREE once you have purchased
your admission ticket.
- Seminar schedule will
be posted as soon as it is completed.
- 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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- The place to see NEW PRODUCTS and talk
face-to-face with factory reps. Get your
equipment and accessory questions answered
here. An alphabetical list of exhibitors
will be published 45 days before the Expo
and updated weekly.
- Centerfire
firearms, black powder and archery gear. 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 .... Guides and outfitters from throughout the United States,
Canada (and South Africa, probably) for all types of big game ....
Wildlife art and artists, book and magazine
publishers, video producers ... 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.
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.
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See CONTESTS page for details. |
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| Let us know if you want free posters
and/or flyers to distribute to companies and organizations
that cater to the hunter and outdoorsman. |
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| The posters measure 14 inches wide by
8-1/2 inches high. The flyers, which are drilled so
they can be hung 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,
and they fit nicely in a wallet. The flyers show event dates, location, hours,
ticket prices, cooperating hotels and featured events. |
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| To get posters and flyers to distribute, please contact Rita Scholz at 1-800-324-3337
or rita@deerinfo.com |
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