The latest edition of the Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo is set for April 18 and 19 in the city.
“Booth space is filling in pretty well,” said organizer Dean Schill.
That means a lot more for people to see as the event has grown to encompass the curling rink area of the Gallagher Centre.
“There’s quite a lot of different thing than we had last year,” said Schill.
The larger area will mean more booths, and more areas for demonstrations, including one where people can get a feel for fly fishing, and another where people can try bows.
The bow test area is a nice compliment to the 3D shoot which is held in conjunction with the Expo.
There are also plans for an area on the grounds to test drive quads this year, said Schill.
As always there are some big name speakers from the field of sport hunting and fishing scheduled to appear at the event.
The featured guest speakers are Pat and Nicole Reeve.
“Both Pat and Nicole got their start in hunting at a very early age and were taught how to hunt from whom they looked up to the most, their fathers.,” detailed their on line bios. “Nicole shot her first deer at the age of six and since then has put many record book animals on the ground and all of them being on film. Her personal best is 195” whitetail from her home state of Illinois and her highlight to her career came when she spot n stalked with her bow a Male Lion in Africa and recently a 9ft. Brown Bear in Alaska. Pat has been hunting for more than thirty-seven years and has an unmatched track record of taking some of the largest whitetails in the world. Pat has anchored over seventy-five record book bucks all on camera and currently holds the record for harvesting the largest typical ever on video. The massive 5x5 scores an unbelievable 200” gross and net scored 192 3/8 and was taking on November 14, 2005 in Illinois.
“With an ever-growing passion for whitetails Pat moved on in 2003 from Hunters Specialties and started a new television show called North American Whitetail Television. NAWT within three years was an award winning series that was at the top of the charts.”
If fishing is more your interest then you will want to be at the Expo to listen to Gord Pyzer.
“Thirty-eight (38) time national award winning writer, multiple National Magazine Gold and Silver Medal Winner, and recipient of the 2014 Canadian Magazine Cover Award, Gord Pyzer, is widely regarded as Canada’s most scientific angler,” noted the online bio.
“Known in fishing circles as “Doctor Pyzer”, Gord has a Master’s degree in Resource Management and worked for thirty years as a senior manager with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, including Policy Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister for Northern Ontario.
“While serving as the OMNR District Manager in Kenora, Ontario, Gord established the first conservation-oriented, modern muskie management regulations (for Lake of the Woods) in North America. Using sonic tracking devices and scuba gear, Gord and his team of biologists also initiated one of the most extensive, multi-year tracking studies of smallmouth bass and largemouth bass ever undertaken.
“An internationally sought out speaker and seminar presenter, Gord is the Fishing Editor of Outdoor Canada Magazine; Field Editor of In-Fisherman Magazine and Television.” The Reeves and Pyzer are part of a stellar list of speakers scheduled over the two days. A complete schedule will soon be listed at www.parklandoutdoorshow.com
The Expo banquet is always popular, and Schill said tickets have went quickly. “The banquet is pretty well sold out already,” he said.
Tickets for the Expo are available in advance through event organizers, again check out the website. Schill said advance sales are good as the tickets get people’s names in a draw which includes a 2014 Jeep Wrangler from Yorkton Dodge, and an African Safari Hunt as prizes.
