What an action packed day we had yesterday.  We did head out to the Deer and Turkey Spectacular and I have to say that this year was probably thee best show I have been too since I started attending.  I’m not sure if it was because we utilized the show more, or if it was because the show was just better all around, but it was a very good time and made for a fun informative day.

We did sit through two seminars and both were very educational and eye opening.  The first one was from Greg Abbas.  All of you may know Greg from his A-way Outdoors TV program that airs on The Sportsman Channel.  We sat through Greg’s turkey hunting seminar and let me just tell you that it was definitely an eye opener for Jeff, Jenn, and I.  He pointed out a few common mistakes that beginner turkey hunters seem to do, and I have to admit that Jeff and I were guilty of quite a few of them.  His seminar was excellent and I would recommend it to anyone.  He was a very good speaker and knew how to keep the audience entertained while also providing excellent tips and knowledge.  We can’t wait to use some of that knowledge this coming season.

We also listened to John Eberhart, who has a book called Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails.  John is a very knowledgable guy and shoots some incredible bucks from our home state, but I have to be honest and say that I was a little bored during his session.  You have to listen to the guy though, because he really knows his stuff, especially when it comes to hunting mature bucks in our home state.

We also saw archery trick shooter Byron Ferguson.  This gentleman’s skill with a long bow is just amazing.  I asked and found out that he started shooting when he was 12 and man is he incredible.  It was nice to actually see him miss once as well.  It just proved to me that he was human and I enjoyed that for some reason.  He does some incredible shots and is an excellent show for the kids as well.  He geared a lot of things towards them and I was very impressed with his overall showmanship.  I know my nephew Tyler thoroughly enjoyed watching him.

Jeff also entered a couple of his deer from past years and had them officially scored.  It is funny how one rack can look much bigger than another yet not score as much as the other.  I hope that made sense.  You can see the results in the pictures so I won’t say them here, but at least he knows what one to brag about as his biggest now.

We also talked to some local gentleman from the local chapters of QDMA, Michigan Bowhunters Association, and even realized that Family Tradition Treestands were based in the town I grew up in, and still currently live, yet I didn’t even know they were anywhere close to me.  The things you found out.

I will go into more depth on a few of those organizations, and also plan on doing a little story about Family Tradition Treestands in the near future so stay tuned for those.

Overall we had a very good day, and the kids had a blast as well.  They sported their balloon creations for a good part of the show and loved seeing the live animals and checking out everything that the show had to offer.

The only downside to the day was that we spent so much time at the show that we never did make it over to the Michigan Historical Museum A Hunting We Will Go exhibit.  We’ll have to save that for another day.

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