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HUNTING CAMP ASK THE PROS - SPECIAL SEMINAR SERIES

Check it out! You get to control the seminar topics. That’s right! For the first time, you the show visitor, will be able to direct the content of these special seminars. Your moderator, Dave Foster, will be joined on stage by the biggest names in the business along with local experts to discuss the topics that are important to you. You ask the questions and get the discussion moving!

Join us, at this years show, for this exciting new element to our seminar series. Come and participate in the discussion! See seminar schedule.

STAN POTTS - WHITETAIL HUNTING

Stan Potts is a co-host on T/C's Game Trails, and he has also hosted and appeared in several other popular hunting shows, such as Realtree Outdoors and Hunter's Specialties Prime Time series. He hunts 100% wild whitetails on public and private property and is well known for his expertise in treestand placement and patterning big mature bucks.
Stan has hunted whitetails for 40 years, harvesting numerous whitetail bucks with a bow, three of which scored over 200 inches. He has given hunting seminars all across North America and been the subject of many feature magazine articles. His hunting successes have been featured in North American Whitetail magazine, Illinois Game and Fish magazine and several other media sources. See seminar schedule.

GREG MILLER - WHITETAIL HUNTING

Greg Miller, of Bloomer, Wisconsin, is a renowned deer hunter who has written for all of the major hunting publications and, to date, has had more than 1,000 articles published. He has authored five best-selling books on deer hunting and co-authored more than a dozen others. In the mid-90's Greg began appearing in and co-producing the PrimeTime Bucks deer-hunting videos for Hunter’s Specialties. He also has made regular appearances on Realtree’s Monster Bucks videos. For the past four years, Greg was co-producer and co-host of North American Whitetail Television and now is the host of In-Pursuit with Greg Miller, which airs on the Outdoor Channel. Greg also is a co-host for Realtree’s Whitetail Country on ESPN2 and Thompson Center’s Game Trails. See seminar schedule.

CJ WINAND - DEER BIOLOGY

CJ is a wildlife biologist and an outdoor writer for Bowhunter Magazine and North American Hunter. Internet users can find CJ on two of the largest hunting web sites: www.hunting.net and www.bowsite.com. CJ is also on the hunting advisory staffs of Scent-Lok and API Treestands. He has served on the Educational Review Committee for the National Rifle Association’s Whitetail Deer Hunter Clinic Program and is a featured seminar speaker on the NRA’s Great American Hunters Tour. In addition, he has worked on a Masters of Science degree in Wildlife Management at West Virginia University under Dr. David Samuel (Conservation Editor for Bowhunter magazine). CJ also manages and guides on several quality deer management programs around the country. Additionally, CJ serves as the National Promotional Director for Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), Conservation Committee member for the Pope and Young Club (P&Y) and on the Board of Directors of the National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF).

All the scientific information presented during his talks is based on actual field research conducted by himself or other prominent wildlife biologists. CJ translates this biological information so everyone can understand and utilize the latest scientific results. Hunters that use these findings can readily adapt or modify their hunting techniques to harvest quality bucks. CJ’s seminars are data packed and will elevate even an experienced hunter’s savvy. Come prepared to take notes on what some people call a whole college course in “Advanced Deer Hunting 101”. See seminar schedule.

RANDY OITKER - ARCHERY EXHIBITIONS

Randy travels the country as a precision archer and is known for shooting multiple arrows and hitting multiple targets simultaneously. Last year he broke all archery history records by shooting 4 arrows striking 4 individual targets simultaneously. This was documented by Fox News for Ripley's Believe It Or Not on Feb. 2, 2008. Ripley's has made an international cartoon about Randy and this accomplishment, and it was featured on July 17, 2008 at www.comics.com, and the cartoon was featured in over 200 international newspapers in 42 countries and in 17 different languages. Come and watch Randy break his own record by shooting 5 arrows and hitting 5 individual targets. See seminar schedule.

DON MULLIGAN - SOLO HUNTING IN ALASKA

Don Mulligan is one of America’s few remaining outdoor writers, photographers or personalities who still hunts and fishes the old fashioned way. He never uses guides, outfitters, dogs, ATVs, or pack animals, nor does he hunt managed game ranches. Though much of his work originates from his home and 200 acre wildlife habitat in Indiana, Don travels North America every year in search of true do-it-yourself adventures in the continent’s most rugged and remote locations.

For the past seven years Don has arranged drop-offs in the Alaskan wilderness to hunt, fish and survive. He has spent four weeks alone in the Alaskan interior, where he has hunted, butchered and carried out moose, caribou, bears, wolves and massive fish in Alaska, as well as survived numerous brushes with death.

Don will share his adventures in Alaska, from what to expect from a hunt in the last frontier to how to set up your own adventure. He will teach future adventurers how to handle a charge from a 1500 pound coastal brown bear, as well as how to handle being lost or stranded alone in the wilderness. He will also instruct as to what to expect financially, emotionally, and physically from a do-it-yourself hunt and what specialized gear and arrangements need to be made.

A former weekly outdoor feature and photography contributor to the Sunday Indianapolis Star newspaper, Don currently writes a weekly column for several smaller papers in Indiana. He also regularly contributes to several regional and national outdoor publications.

Don will be joined by Alaska bush pilot, Mike McCrary. Mike has been flying bush planes in Alaska for 30 years and has seen it all! He will share his insights regarding past and present game issues in Alaska. See seminar schedule.

BRANDON BUTLER - YOUTH HUNTING

Brandon Butler has put together a seminar regarding youth hunting in Indiana which will cover the topics of: hunter education, youth licenses, youth hunting seasons, free youth hunting weekends, how to involve a youth in hunting, and gear for youth hunters. Following the seminar, Mr. Butler will host a question and answer session in order to ensure you leave the show understanding Indiana youth hunting opportunities. If you have any questions regarding how to involve a youth in hunting, this is a seminar you need to attend.

Brandon Butler is a professional outdoor communicator who lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Melissa and their two daughters, Bailee and Annabel. He is a member of The Outdoor Writers Association of America, Professional Outdoor Media Association, Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, and the Hoosier Outdoors Writers. Brandon writes a weekly, syndicated outdoor column for numerous Southern Indiana newspapers. He is the Southern Indiana Field-Editor for Indiana Outdoor News. Brandon has been published in numerous other magazines including: Outdoor Indiana, Traditional Bowhunter Magazine, Fur-Fish-Game, Eastman’s Bowhunting Journal, Midwest Fly Fishing, The Gad-a-bout, and Tri-State Outdoors. Brandon was born and raised in Indiana, and is a Purdue Graduate. He has also lived in Colorado and Montana. See seminar schedule.

W. ADAM PHELPS - WATERFOWL HUNTING

Hunting regulations for waterfowl are the most complicated of all types of hunting, both in how the regulations are set and in the knowledge required of the hunter (species identification, different bag limits, and in some cases different dates for different species). Because waterfowl are a migratory resource, shared by different nations, states and provinces, management of waterfowl is a cooperative effort that reaches across state and national boundaries. Adam Phelps, an avid water fowler and outdoorsman will walk you through the complexities of the season setting and regulation setting processes. Adam has been the waterfowl research biologist for the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife since September 2005. See seminar schedule.

BILL EPEARDS - TURKEY HUNTING

LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES
Calling the Wild Turkey * How to Setup Hunting Situations * Talking to Wild Game * Animal Signs * Scent Control Equipment

Bill Epeards has been featured on various hunting videos and is a regular guest on TNN's "Mossy Oak Hunting the Country", North American Fish & Game Outdoor Network, And ESPN's "Jimmy Houston Outdoors". He also guest co-hosts " "The Great Outdoors" on ABC.

Bill has harvested record book deer, bear, antelope, and mountain lion, all with his bow and arrow. Bill's outdoor adventures have recently landed him in Africa where he harvested 5 Safari Club International record book animals including kudu, eland, springbok, impala and wildebeest. He also has several turkey grand slams to his credit. Bill has been on the Pro Staff for PSE & Quaker Boy Game Calls for 20 years. Hear about his past hunting experiences and learn from his successes and failures. This seminar will help you become a better woodsman and hunter of all species.

Whether you are a newcomer or a seasoned outdoor person, you are sure to learn new tips and techniques to advance your skills necessary to experience the thrill of the harvest. See seminar schedule.

2009 Hunting Seminar Schedule

Friday, February 20

Saturday, February 21

Sunday, February 22

* Featuring Stan Potts, Bill Epeards, Greg Miller, CJ Winand, Dan Fitzgerald, Guy Fitzgerald and Don Mulligan