The 2011 North Missouri Outdoor Classic will mark the first time in its four-year history that the event will be held on the last weekend of February. The move to the last weekend of the second month will be permanent, as a result of requests by many local participants who felt the Valentine weekend was an issue, plus there were a number of other outdoor events that are being held that same weekend.

     The Fourth Annual North Missouri Outdoor Classic will again be held at the new Chillicothe High School. Hours for the 2011 event will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

     The North Missouri Sportsman's Alliance (NMSA), the non-profit organization that sponsors the Classic, has also initiated its first ever Big Buck Contest. For a number of years, KMZU Radio, Carrollton, held a very popular Big Buck event and when the Outdoor Classic was first held in 2008 KMZU brought the Big Buck contest finals into the Classic. The NMSA, which was founded in 2006, is proud to continue the tradition of sponsoring this special event.

     Vendors will continue to provide the latest in hunting and fishing gear, camouflage clothing and outdoor equipment of all kinds. Outdoor hunting and fishing professionals will also conduct seminars throughout both days. In 2011, The North Missouri Outdoor Classic is proud to bring to Chillicothe the hosts of Outdoor Channel's Driven TV, Pat Reeve and Nicole Jones as the featured speakers. Driven TV has rapidly become one of the more popular hunting shows on The Outdoor Channel.

     Speakers covering a wide variety of the great outdoors also include Roy Roper, Ambush Lures, and Rick Hahne of Rick Hahne Calls. More speakers are also being lined up and they will be announced before the end of September.

     The purpose of the Classic is to provide quality entertainment for those attending and to raise money for youth activities in our area and to help feed the less fortunate. Fifty percent of the Classic's profits will go to the CHS Hunting and Fishing Club and the CHS Trapshooting Team to use for their equipment and projects. The remaining monies will be directed to the Share The Harvest program in the counties of Carroll, Daviess, Linn and Livingston.

Sponsor Levels are: Diamond - $2,000; Platinum - $1,000; Gold - $500; Silver - $250; Bronze - $100; and Nickel - $50.

Admission fees will be $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 years of age and under.

More information on the 2011 North Missouri Outdoor Classic will be coming in the near future.

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