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02-19-2006, 02:54 PM
OHIO DEER & TURKEY EXPO
March 17-18-19, 2006
Bricker Building
Ohio Expo Center (State Fairgrounds)
717 E. 17th Ave
Columbus, OH 43211
http://www.deerinfo.com/ohiohome.asp
HIGHLIGHTS... HIGHLIGHTS... HIGHLIGHTS...
1) NEW in 2006!
* Optics Hands-on Evaluation Area
Featuring Game Animal & Bird Identification Contest
* Cooking Demos -- Venison & Other Wild Game
Plus meat handling, freezing, thawing, seasoning, cooking & serving tips. Be ready to sample some great flavors!
* Seminar Speakers & Topics Change Every Year
Solid info on deer and turkey scouting, hunting ... habitat development, food plots ... and much, much more! Remember, too, ALL SEMINARS FREE once you have purchased your admission ticket. Seminar schedule will be posted when it is completed.
* E-Tickets
You'll be able to buy your admission ticket on-line. No more waiting in line. Details will be announced later.
* Exhibitors
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.
* Deer and Turkey Skeletons Complete Identification
Life-size artwork of the whitetail deer skeleton and turkey skeleton will Identify every bone in each.
* NASP Archery Shooting Range
The National Archery in Schools Program archery range will be available for a shooting learning experience under the watchful eyes of certified coaches from the state's Shooting Sports Development program. For details about the school archery program and the range, contact Kevin Dixon, Shooting Sports Coordinator, OH DNR, at 614-265-6334 or kevin.dixon@dnr.state.oh.us
2) New last year; RETURNING this year!
* NEW PRODUCTS Special Display Area
New products from exhibiting manufacturers and company sales
representatives, displayed together in one area for your viewing and inspection ease. All identified by exhibitor name and booth number for easy follow-up to get detailed info. To find this special display, turn to the right just inside the exhibit floor entrance.
350+ EXHIBIT BOOTHS
* 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 30 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 and Canada for all types of big game.
* Wildlife art, book and magazine publishers, video producers.
* Wild game cooking and seasonings, cooking equipment and supplies, jerky and sausage.
40+ NEW SEMINARS
...on whitetail deer hunting, turkey hunting, habitat development / improvement / management. See the seminar schedule for times and dates.
WHITETAIL DEER TROPHY CONTEST AND DISPLAY
More than 400 Ohio whitetail entries expected. Measuring/scoring by members of the Buckeye Big Buck Club.
STATE TURKEY CALLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Conducted by the Ohio Chapter - National Wild Turkey Federation. Saturday, March 18, in the DiSalle Building across the street from the Bricker Building.
BYRON FERGUSON, ARCHERY TRICK SHOT
The ever-popular Byron Ferguson, the internationally known archery trick shot, will give Saturday and Sunday performances at the Expo. 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. Ferguson is a veteran bowhunter and has taken more than 160 whitetails, plus black bear, a record-book mule deer, moose and game birds.Your whole family will enjoy him. Performs Saturday and Sunday only.
HANDS-ON SHOOTING RANGES
* Airgun
* Video Archery and Firearm (two ranges)
One range with big game footage complete with sound,
one with video game-type action
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS
* Deer and turkey skeletons
* Ohio fur-bearing animal hides / pelts / furs
provided by Ohio State Trappers Association
* Specially-painted tipi in Outdoor Village area
* Flint-knapping demonstrations
by Chris Miller.
* Black Powder Gun Makers’ Shop ... guys actually working on muzzleloading rifles.
LIVE BIG GAME ANIMALS
Cougar, bears, coyote, bobcat, plus four sub-species of wild turkey.
March 17-18-19, 2006
Bricker Building
Ohio Expo Center (State Fairgrounds)
717 E. 17th Ave
Columbus, OH 43211
http://www.deerinfo.com/ohiohome.asp
HIGHLIGHTS... HIGHLIGHTS... HIGHLIGHTS...
1) NEW in 2006!
* Optics Hands-on Evaluation Area
Featuring Game Animal & Bird Identification Contest
* Cooking Demos -- Venison & Other Wild Game
Plus meat handling, freezing, thawing, seasoning, cooking & serving tips. Be ready to sample some great flavors!
* Seminar Speakers & Topics Change Every Year
Solid info on deer and turkey scouting, hunting ... habitat development, food plots ... and much, much more! Remember, too, ALL SEMINARS FREE once you have purchased your admission ticket. Seminar schedule will be posted when it is completed.
* E-Tickets
You'll be able to buy your admission ticket on-line. No more waiting in line. Details will be announced later.
* Exhibitors
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.
* Deer and Turkey Skeletons Complete Identification
Life-size artwork of the whitetail deer skeleton and turkey skeleton will Identify every bone in each.
* NASP Archery Shooting Range
The National Archery in Schools Program archery range will be available for a shooting learning experience under the watchful eyes of certified coaches from the state's Shooting Sports Development program. For details about the school archery program and the range, contact Kevin Dixon, Shooting Sports Coordinator, OH DNR, at 614-265-6334 or kevin.dixon@dnr.state.oh.us
2) New last year; RETURNING this year!
* NEW PRODUCTS Special Display Area
New products from exhibiting manufacturers and company sales
representatives, displayed together in one area for your viewing and inspection ease. All identified by exhibitor name and booth number for easy follow-up to get detailed info. To find this special display, turn to the right just inside the exhibit floor entrance.
350+ EXHIBIT BOOTHS
* 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 30 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 and Canada for all types of big game.
* Wildlife art, book and magazine publishers, video producers.
* Wild game cooking and seasonings, cooking equipment and supplies, jerky and sausage.
40+ NEW SEMINARS
...on whitetail deer hunting, turkey hunting, habitat development / improvement / management. See the seminar schedule for times and dates.
WHITETAIL DEER TROPHY CONTEST AND DISPLAY
More than 400 Ohio whitetail entries expected. Measuring/scoring by members of the Buckeye Big Buck Club.
STATE TURKEY CALLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Conducted by the Ohio Chapter - National Wild Turkey Federation. Saturday, March 18, in the DiSalle Building across the street from the Bricker Building.
BYRON FERGUSON, ARCHERY TRICK SHOT
The ever-popular Byron Ferguson, the internationally known archery trick shot, will give Saturday and Sunday performances at the Expo. 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. Ferguson is a veteran bowhunter and has taken more than 160 whitetails, plus black bear, a record-book mule deer, moose and game birds.Your whole family will enjoy him. Performs Saturday and Sunday only.
HANDS-ON SHOOTING RANGES
* Airgun
* Video Archery and Firearm (two ranges)
One range with big game footage complete with sound,
one with video game-type action
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS
* Deer and turkey skeletons
* Ohio fur-bearing animal hides / pelts / furs
provided by Ohio State Trappers Association
* Specially-painted tipi in Outdoor Village area
* Flint-knapping demonstrations
by Chris Miller.
* Black Powder Gun Makers’ Shop ... guys actually working on muzzleloading rifles.
LIVE BIG GAME ANIMALS
Cougar, bears, coyote, bobcat, plus four sub-species of wild turkey.