WISCONSIN DEER & TURKEY EXPO IN MADISON APRIL 10-12
MADISON WI, (March 19, 2015) ─ The Field & Stream-Outdoor Life Wisconsin Deer & Turkey Expo has several new items at this year's event, set for April 10-12 at the Alliant Energy Center of Dane County in Madison, plus the return of long-time popular favorites. Several new items have been added to support and expand upon the basic attractions of the expo such as the product exhibit booths, trophy deer/bear contest and the extensive daily how-to seminar schedules.
New attractions for 2015 include activities like home defense readiness and demonstrations, along with ammunition reloading presentations by Dave Henderson. Wild game cooking demonstrations will also take place during the weekend's festivities by Jason Coleman. Attendees can learn to shoot a longbow like Byron Ferguson on Friday night only.
A hoverball archery range will be located by Ferguson's booth. The range will have a small shooting fee associated with it and includes low draw-weight bows, foam ball-tipped arrows, inflatable and colorful shooting range and backstop, safe and fun shooting at bouncing targets atop vertical columns of air. A shed antler contest will be held in conjunction with the Budweiser trophy big game contest.
Nearly 600 exhibit booths of hunting products, accessories and more outdoor lifestyle products will be sold. An 'Ask the Experts' Info Center will be available to attendees, allowing any and all questions to be answered. There will be a Trophy Big Game Contest (Whitetail Deer & Black Bear) presented by Budweiser, where entries can be taken from noon on Friday, to 10:00 a.m. Sunday. Seminars will be held all three days, ranging from how-to's on hunting topics, to food plot development and habitat improvement. New products will have a specialty display area, an Outdoor photo contest will be open to amateur photographer attendees, a Trail Camera photo contest is open to everyone, and chainsaw carving demonstrations will be held daily, along with flint knapping.
Byron Ferguson, internationally known archery trick shot, will hold performances on Saturday and Sunday only. Gundersen Clinic Tick & Lyme Disease will have an Information Booth. Mountain Men Camp-Out will return, and is operated by members of the Wisconsin Muzzleloaders Association. Wisconsin Bowhunters Historical Museum will display old gear, licenses and lots of 'gee whiz' stuff all covered with nostalgia items ranging from the 1930s-40s, through today.
Other highlights include an Optics hands-on tryout area with expert help, hands-on shooting with archery, airguns, a bow tryout area, archery range and exhibitor shooting booths. Dozens of Door Prizes will be given away with drawings daily at the Field & Stream – Outdoor Life booth, plus play plinko for more prizes at the booth. As a bonus, a free one-year subscription to Field & Stream or Outdoor Life is included with paid admission.
Daily hours are: Friday, April 10, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturday, April 11, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Sunday, April 12, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Tickets are available in advance and at the door. For ticket purchase information and all expo details, go to
www.deerinfo.com/Wisconsin. The website includes a downloadable $3 discount coupon on adult and military admission tickets, seminar schedules, special displays and activities, hotel info, trophy big game contest and photo contest entry details, and more.
Yamaha, Lucas Oil, Remington, Budweiser, Subway and Dick Cepek are official sponsors of the event.
About Deer and Turkey Expo
Reaching 80,000+ active, spending and influential outdoorsmen from 40 states, the 2015 Field & Stream and Outdoor Life Deer & Turkey Expo series offers brands the opportunity to get their latest products in the hands of true outdoorsmen in a setting dedicated to the outdoor sports they love.
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Tom Shug
262-518-7013
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