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Events

NWTF Completes Record-Breaking National Convention

by Outdoor Hub February 19, 2012
NWTF Completes Record-Breaking National Convention

The NWTF’s 36th annual National Convention and Sport Show was a fantastic success, with a record 650 exhibitor booths sold and near-record attendance. There were 44,606 convention attendees, which surpassed the previous year’s total of 43,442 and narrowly missed the record of 45,000 attendees at the 2010 convention. MidwayUSA was the official convention sponsor. “I [...]

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Larry Potterfield on MidwayUSA’s Sponsorship of the Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience

by Outdoor Hub Reporters February 17, 2012
Larry Potterfield On MidwayUSA’s Sponsorship of the Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience

We caught up with MidwayUSA at RMEF’s Elk Camp 2012 in Las Vegas to discuss Larry and Brenda Potterfield’s role in helping high school students learn about conservation, ethical hunting standards, and wildlife research. Through the Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience program, MidwayUSA has donated money to 6 key conservation groups, enabling these groups to educate [...]

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Take Part in the Georgia Kayak Fishing Symposium

by Outdoor Hub February 17, 2012

You may have been fishing or been in a kayak- but have you ever been kayak fishing? Come learn how at the Kayak Fishing Symposium scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 (9 a.m. – 2 p.m.) at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry, Georgia. “Kayak fishing is a fun way to fish and experience Georgia’s natural resources,” [...]

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Berkley Experience Trailer to Stop at Bassmaster Classic

by Outdoor Hub February 17, 2012
Berkley Experience Trailer to Stop at Bassmaster Classic

The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at the Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, La., to kickoff the 2012 Elite Series season on February 24th – 26th.  With 60-feet of fun and activities, the Experience Trailer brings fishing education to all levels and skill sets of anglers. The trailer has videos and interactive demonstrations along with seminars [...]

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Gander Mountain Academy Featured at Twin Cities Women’s Expo

by Outdoor Hub February 17, 2012

With the numbers of women purchasing firearms on the rise, and more and more women taking firearms training courses, representatives from Minnesota’s first Gander Mountain Academy will be on hand at the 2012 Twin Cities Women’s Expo to serve this growing constituency. This is a first-of-its-kind appearance which will include representatives from the nation’s premier [...]

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Boulder Colorado Hunters Invited to Big Game Seminars

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

As the 2012 Big Game brochure hits the streets, hunters will begin preparing for the all-important April 3 deadline for applications.   Sportsmen and women in the Boulder County area are invited to attend one of several Big Game Seminars, where applications and hunting access will be discussed in detail and hunters can meet with the [...]

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Free Admission to Iowa Deer Classic if You Join the NRA

by NRAblog February 16, 2012
Free Admission in Iowa Deer Classic if You Join the NRA

If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, mark your calendar for the 2012 Iowa Deer Classic, February 24-26, 2012 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA. This three-day show will feature the biggest whitetails taken throughout Iowa going antler to antler in a big buck contest, tips and tactics from hunting experts and TV personalities, over 260 [...]

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President of S.H.O.T.S. Named 2012 CNY Sportsman of the Year at Oneida Sportsman’s Show in New York

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

The Central New York Sportsman Show proudly announces Andrew Jeski as the 2012 Sportsman of the Year. Each year this show selects a winner from among the many nominations submitted from outdoor enthusiasts across Central New York. A panel of judges selects the winner who is awarded a plaque, several gifts of sporting goods, and [...]

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Meet Top Pros and Test Drive a Triton at the 2012 Bassmaster Classic

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

Triton Boats, boat sponsor of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, is offering Classic attendees the opportunity to win a fishing trip with Triton pro Gerald Swindle. Triton is also giving all comers the chance to meet the Triton national pro staff. On top of all the great opportunities at the Classic Expo, viewers that attend the [...]

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Berkley Pros Give Tank Demonstrations Throughout the Bassmaster Classic

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

Bassmaster Classic Expo attendees have a chance to meet the best bass fishing anglers at the Berkley booth February 24th – 26th.  Many of the pros will be signing autographs and giving bait and technique specific demonstrations on the Berkley Bass Tank, featuring the newest rods, reels, line and baits. “This is a tremendous opportunity [...]

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Marlin Sunglasses Art by Costa Displayed at MBS by The Billfish Foundation

by Outdoor Hub February 15, 2012
Marlin Sunglasses Art by Costa Displayed at MBS by The Billfish Foundation

What do you get when you mix lenses, hinges, frame arms, nose pads, side shields and retainer cord segments from hundreds of Costa sunglasses? The answer: a very unique, one-of-a-kind blue marlin sculpture that the internationally famous sunglasses manufacturer and longtime TBF sponsoring partner has donated to The Billfish Foundation for its conservation efforts. TBF [...]

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Kids to Create a Wildlife Sculpture with Artist Mark James at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show

by Outdoor Hub February 15, 2012

Milwaukee, WI– Attendees to the 72nd Annual Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show are invited to participate in a unique and fun art project as artist Mark James creates a white-tailed deer sculpture made of clay at the show. James, a world-renowned artist from Lander, Wyoming, will start the project with a bare wire frame. Visitors to [...]

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MDF/SFW Expo Sets Records, Raises Millions for Conservation

by Mule Deer Foundation February 15, 2012
MDF/SFW Expo Sets Records, Raises Millions for Conservation

The Mule Deer Foundation and Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife raised more than $2 million of auction revenue alone for wildlife, habitat and conservation across the West at their joint Western Hunting & Conservation Expo last week, and added about $7 million of economic impact according to local tourism authorities. MDF and SFW set new [...]

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Hell’s Bay Features 4 Boats and 4 Pros at Miami International Boat Show

by Outdoor Hub February 15, 2012

Four top flats anglers/captains/authors and popular TV hosts will flank four top end flats skiffs from Hell’s Bay Boatworks to spend quality time with visitors during the Miami International Boat Show beginning Feb. 16 – 20. “We’re again in a larger exhibit (#3198) just steps away from the outside south ticket entrance at 17th Street [...]

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North Carolina Wildlife Commission to Participate in Annual Cape Fear Wildlife Expo

by Outdoor Hub February 15, 2012

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will be among the exhibitors at the Fourth Annual Cape Fear Wildlife Expo in downtown Wilmington, March 16-18, bringing fish and game exhibits and activities with a youth- and family-oriented theme. Held again this year at the Coastline Convention Center and adjoining Wilmington Convention Center, the expo offers outdoor exhibits [...]

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show Calling Contest Presented by the Sportsman Channel

by Outdoor Hub February 14, 2012

Do you know how to grunt and rattle? Are you skilled in the yelp and gobble? Deer and turkey callers are invited to show their stuff in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show Calling Contest presented by The Sportsman Channel. The contest will feature an “American Idol” format in which contestants will perform and interact [...]

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Bass Pro Shops 2012 Spring Fishing Classic Announced

by Outdoor Hub February 14, 2012
Bass Pro Shops 2012 Spring Fishing Classic Announced

Bass Pro Shops is dedicated to ensuring families continue to have fun together outdoors through their exciting, educational events such as the Spring Fishing Classic. Last year, more than 5 million people attended this event at Bass Pro Shops stores across America and Canada and this year promises to be even bigger. And, it is [...]

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Get Colorado Parks and Wildlife Info at Springs Outdoor Show Feb. 17-19

by Outdoor Hub February 13, 2012
Get Colorado Parks and Wildlife Info at Springs Outdoor Show Feb. 17-19

Colorado Springs, CO– The Colorado Parks and Wildlife booth at the Colorado Springs RV, Sport & Outdoor Show will provide information and entertainment for those who stop by. The show takes place at the Colorado Springs Event Center at Rustic Hills, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd., Feb. 17-19. The Parks and Wildlife booth will have experts [...]

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Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Spring Convention: Gas, Guns, Deer, and God

by Outdoor Hub February 13, 2012

The PA Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs brings their Spring Convention to the north east to be held March 23rd-25th at the Hilton Convention Center in Scranton, PA.  We don’t normally come up with a theme for our conventions as the title to the article indicates but this spring the PFSC will be covering those subjects [...]

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An Opportunity Created by a ‘Mild’ Winter

by Whitetail Food Plots February 13, 2012
An Opportunity Created by a ‘Mild’ Winter

I assume the first thing you’d think to yourself when reading this title is “what’s this story going to be about?” As a veteran hunter and outdoorsman, I’d be asking myself the same thing. This year I was blessed with a wonderful opportunity to visit the 2012 ATA Show in Columbus, Ohio. I was like a kid [...]

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