Columbus, OH -(Ammoland.com)- The Field & Stream Outdoor Life Ohio Deer & Turkey Expo will be held at the Ohio Expo Center (State Fairgrounds) in Columbus, OH, from March 13-15, 2015.
The expo has made several upgrades for attendees that will make it easier for everyone to tour the expo exhibit floor, see the trophy deer contest display and enjoy all the how-to deer and turkey hunting seminars that the weekend has to offer. Plus, popular favorites are returning.
More than 460 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. Outdoor Life will hold a trophy whitetail deer contest, where entries can be taken from noon on Friday, to 10:00 a.m. Sunday.
Members of the Buckeye Big Buck Club will do all measuring and scoring. 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.
Other highlights include an Optics hands-on tryout area with expert help, hands-on shooting with archery, airguns, bow tryout area, archery range and exhibitor shooting booths in the Archery Pavilion. Attendees can learn to shoot a longbow on Friday night, with an instructional session from Byron Ferguson. Ammunition reloading demonstrations will be held by Dave Henderson.
Dozens of Door Prizes will be given away with drawings daily at the Field & Stream – Outdoor Life booth, plus spin-and-win for prizes at the booth. As a bonus, a free one-year subscription to Field & Stream or Outdoor Life is included with paid admission. Home defense readiness and demonstrations will be present. Wild game cooking demonstrations will also take place during the weekend’s festivities.
The expo opens Friday, March 13, at 2:00 pm and closes Sunday, March 15 at 4:00 pm. Daily hours are: Friday, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Sunday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Tickets are available in advance and at the door. For advance ticket purchase information and all expo details, go to deerinfo.com/Ohio.
The website includes a downloadable $3 discount coupon on adult and military admission tickets, seminar schedules, special displays and activities, hotel info, trophy buck contest and photo contest entry details, and more.
Yamaha, Lucas Oil, Remington, Toyota 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.
For more information, please visit www.DeerInfo.com.