Great Salt Lake Bird Festival May 12-16th

In conjunction with the Great Salt lake Bird Festival, I have been asked to host a Wild Over Wood Ducks (WOW) seminar on Saturday May 14th located at the Davis county fair Grounds.  This is a huge event for birding enthusiast, drawing the regions most knowledgeable individuals to present a wide variety of birding and habitat related workshops.

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Ogden Nature Center April 19th

Keynote speaker at the Wasatch Audubon Society quarterly meeting at 7PM on April 19th at the Ogden Nature Center.  This presentation will feature a power point presentation, followed by a questions and answers.  The Subject will be The History of Wood Ducks in Utah & the Wild Over Wood Ducks Program (WOW).

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WOW Work Day To Be Scheduled

WOW Work Days for the 2011 callender will begin March 26, April 2nd, 9th & 16th.

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International Sportsmens’s Expositions March 17th-20th

Come see the 29th annual International Sportsmen’s Exposition, located in the South Towne Center, March 17th-20th, where I will be Hosting the 10th Annual Best of the West calling competition.  This years event proves to be bigger and better than ever as we introduce event host Gary Winterton of Hooked On Utah, and Geoff Nimnich of CoyoteCraze.com.  This years event has expanded with the introduction of Turkey Calling as well as Predator Calling.

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ISE SHOW INFO>>> CLICK HERE

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Utah State University Wildlife Society

USU Wildlife Society has asked me to be a guest speaker on Wednesday, February 9th, in the Wildlife Building.  Subject to be nesting success and distribution throughout Cache Valley region.

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2011 SFW Hunt Expo, The International Sportsman’s Expositions Booth

Come see us Thursday February 3rd though Sunday Feb 6th at the ISE booth.

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Carl Taylor Present Taylor with his Best of the West Junior Duck Trophy Sponsored by Browning & Delta Waterfowl.

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1320 KFAN & The Big Outdoors Radio Show

Radio show host Tony Abbott interviews The Duckman during the International Sportsmens Expositions (ISE).  Tony’s show, The Bog Outdoors airs weekly covering a host of topics ranging from Tony’s hunts in New Zealand to rules and regulations here and abroad.  Tony tackles tough issues effecting the future of our outdoor heritage.  His radio show has a great audience, providing a nice opportunity for The Duckman to showcase his passion for what he calls a rich heritage in the great outdoors.

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The Big Outdoors Special Guest

The Duckman and Emilee Beers having a good time learning the art of fowl language live in studio with “The Big Red Neck”, Tony Abbott.

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Delta Waterfowl Youth Fair

The Duckman working with the youth teaching them the magic behind working waterfowl.  “There is more to it than just making noise, you have to be convincing.”  This Youth Fair is a golden opportunity for kids to get out and enjoy hands on experiences in a variety of hunting and conservation minded events.

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A Decade of Contest Calling All Began With Doug Miller

I will never forget my first conversation with the late Doug Miller as we met to discuss the idea i had of holding a nationally ranked calling competition at the ISE show.  He walked me to a small room and said what do you think?  It took some arm wrestle, to which Doug was not accustom to losing before i was finally happy with the space that i felt was needed for an event such as this.  We went from a tiny 800 square foot room to a 6000 sq foot arena.  When Doug walked around the corner to officially launch the contest on that night and his face had that Arkansas smile.  This event meant a lot to Doug over the years and he was always there to kick it off and express his love for calling.  I later had the opportunity to share a dinner with Doug in Stuttgart Arkansas, During the World Duck Calling Championship.  Our stories shifted from memories of time in the blind, to good dogs and bad shooting.  But one part of that conversation continues to bring a sense of accomplishment to me, when Doug said “I am so proud of what you have done with the Utah calling competition”, a compliment from a guy like Doug puts a lot of fuel in your tank.  Now a decade later, the contest caller arena in the ISE show is the single longest running calling event here in the west.

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A packed house during the Annual International Sportsmen Exposition, where the Contest Caller arena is one of four featured events.  Prizes and awards from this competition are well over $10,000.