Event Details of the North Missouri Outdoor Classic

We are expanding the Chillicothe High School's Hunting and Fishing Club-sponsored Deer Classic that was held in 2004 and 2005 into a full-blown North Missouri Outdoor Classic scheduled for February 9-10, 2008, at the Chillicothe Middle School. Hours for the event are Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This Outdoor Classic will be modeled after the Big Buck events now being held in Columbia, Missouri, and Des Moines, Iowa.

Included will be a "Big Buck" contest with KMZU Radio in Carrollton bringing their already very popular Big Buck competition to the Classic. Besides the Big Buck contest and a display of some of the finest deer heads in the area, there will be vendor exhibits featuring the latest in hunting and fishing gear, camouflage clothing, and outdoor equipment of all kinds, including new products that are being introduced each year. We will also conduct seminars from outdoor professionals giving you the latest hunting and fishing information, and much, much more.

The purpose of the Classic is to provide quality entertainment for those attending and to raise money for the member organizations. Approximately 50% of the Classic's profits will go to the CHS Hunting and Fishing Club to use for their projects, and the remaining 50% will be divided evenly among the other five non-profit wildlife organizations. The NMSA's member organizations plan to use much of their share of the profits to work toward providing a more financially active Share the Harvest program which presently is being supported only by Whitetails Unlimited in this area.

Events include: The Missouri Department of Conservation will have an indoor archery range for the younger attendees. MDC will also provide a variety of exhibits, offering information pertaining to wildlife in north Missouri. The programs also include face painting and a 12 x 12 foot air inflatable bounce mattress for the kids.

Sponsor levels are 1) Diamond - $2,000; 2) Gold - $500; 3) Copper - $250; 4) Silver - $100; and 5) Bronze - $50.

A concession stand will operate throughout the event.

A small admission fee will be charged at the door. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be used to fund the Chillicothe High School Hunting and Fishing Club, the CHS Trapshooting Team. The remaining funds raised will be used to offset the cost of processing venison for the Share The Harvest program in the counties of Linn, Livingston, Carroll and Daviess.

PRESS RELEASE
North Missouri Outdoor Classic is Feb. 9-10
Monday, January 28, 2008

The first-ever North Missouri Outdoor Classic will be held February 9-10 in the large confines of the Chillicothe Middle School. “We have a tremendous variety of activities, programs and vendors at our upcoming show and we are very pleased with the response we’ve received from area businesses and families who enjoy the great outdoors,” said Steve Shoot, President of the North Missouri Sportsman’s Alliance (NMSA), the organization sponsoring the event.

Professional fishermen and hunters will provide programs throughout the two-day fund raising event, including noted big buck expert Jay Gregory of “The Wild Outdoors” television show. Also featured will be John Jamison, a top fisherman in professional catfishing and James Harrison, who has won a number of wild turkey calling competitions in the Midwest, including state championships.

The Mountain Lion Team from the Missouri Department of Conservation will also be on hand over the weekend. Chillicothe made news across the country in 2007 when a mountain lion was captured on film by a trail camera just miles north of the community, prompting a great deal of interest in the big cat.

“We also added a sanctioned event which will be conducted by the North American Shed Hunting Club,” Shoot said. “This is a national organization and anyone can bring in a shed antler, or antlers, to be measured by licensed scorers. The NASHC will be providing trophies to the largest sheds brought to our Outdoor Classic.”

Hunters from across north Missouri will also have an opportunity to have their bucks measured free by certified Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young scorers. A trophy will also be presented to the hunter who brings in the top scored buck over that weekend. A nearby radio station (KMZU) is bringing their own Big Buck contest into the show and the winner of that contest will be announced Sunday afternoon.
“We have also set up a ‘Braggin’ Wall’ for area hunters,” Shoot said. “If a buck has scored 170 or higher, no matter what year it was taken, we will display the buck in this special area and that hunter gets free admission to the show both days.”

Shoot said a variety of vendors were already booked and there were only a few spaces left in the show. The vendors will be displaying and/or selling a number of items, including ATV’s, archery equipment, fishing equipment, wooden buildings, deer stands, fly fishing tackle, hunting guides, taxidermists (including a taxidermy school) and many, many more. “We have tried very hard to make this a true family event,” said Shoot. “The MDC will have an indoor archery range for youth, and we are working with a company in St. Louis to bring in a unique interactive laser hunting game. A local church is also bringing in a “Bounce House” as a play area for the younger attendees, plus they will be providing face painting, as well.”

The CMS field house is over three basketball courts in size, Shoot said. “Plus, we have a separate theater area, including a stage with excellent seating, as well as two more basketball court-sized areas for booth displays and activities.

Show hours for the North Missouri Outdoor Classic are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A concession stand will operate throughout the event.

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