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WSSA Expo Dates on Opening day of deer season!!!

I live about 15 minutes from the fairgrounds.....there are several deer in my yard every morning. If anyone wants to do both the deer are even in a fenced area so it will be an easy target and no hiking in the rain.....you can even shoot from the comfort of a chair in the shop and still have time for breakfast on the way to the show.
 
So let me understand this, the Expo is the 3rd weekend in October every year and you say they should change? I understand the opening of hunting season being a big draw but unless you want the Puyallup show to turn into the Boise show I would reconsider. I think there is 55,000 sleds registered in Idaho and only about 2,000 people show...........
 
People will tolerate a lot of abuse but messing with their hunting is going past the limit of tolerance.
 
ericbigbore said:
Yep small crowds, huge lost sales and WSSA donations.
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Where you guys see doom and gloom.... I see an opportunity!

What about all those "hunting widows"?? Pretty sure they know how to spend money as well as their hubbies? A list and a credit card sent to the show with your wives and you get to go hunt. Sounds like a grand plan to me!

And on top of that... maybe those of us who LOVE to be at the show can convert some of your wives into HARDCORE shredbetties?? :)

I see a possible win win situation here. Whatcha say boys? :p

I'm not a hunter (duhhhhhhhhh lol) but it's really hard for me to imagine anything that would get in the way of one of the funnest weekends spent not on the snow..... :beer;
 
I see a HUGE reason to be at the show now..Less people=better deals from the vendors!!:D:beer;(although I feel sorry for the vendors,been there done that...)

It sucks the dates conflict but if you try to move the dates to please everyone nothing would ever get planned because something would allways conflict with something else..:face-icon-small-dis
 
CoyoteGirl said:
What about all those "hunting widows"?? Pretty sure they know how to spend money as well as their hubbies? A list and a credit card sent to the show with your wives and you get to go hunt. Sounds like a grand plan to me!
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LMAO!

A hot "hunting widow" at a sled show with a credit card...well...the hunting widows husband may want to just stay in them hills because his "hunting widow" will be the hunted.;);)
 
never_to_much_powder said:
This happens every year you deicated hunter complaining that the show is on some hunting trip that you have planed. OMG its in the middle of deer season I cant make it im going hunting quit whining pick one or the other and dont whine dang. Hunt one day and attend the other then there are less people out hunting to worry about shooting. I'm with winter brew the deer will still be there next weekend you just have to look a little harder.
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never-to-much-powder, Deer hunting is a time-honored custom, steeped in tradition. We plan for, and look forward to that one weekend all year. It is something that the generations of men of the family can all do together, with the older men teaching the younger ones the ways of the hunt... it is more than a simple 'hunt one day, and attend the other' decision...

We drive hours to our favorite spot that has been groomed over decades to be just comfortable enough to stay from 2 days to a week, depending on the work schedules of those that attend... and set up camp with just enough comforts to sleep well, and eat well, while being both a mentor, and mentored...

and nothing is more exciting and sacred than that Friday night before opening day, checking your gear one last time, running a loving hand across your rifle stock, hoping, dreaming of a big buck in your sights on that quiet, crisp morning... setting your alarm for too early, to be sure that you're ready for the trek through the familiar woods to your 'secret' spot, to wait for the first light to reveal what the 'Deer Gods' have planned for you this year...

Please don't minimalize this yearly blessing that is 'Deer Season' ...

I'll be in the woods...

Nike
 
nikeholley said:
never-to-much-powder, Deer hunting is a time-honored custom, steeped in tradition. We plan for, and look forward to that one weekend all year. It is something that the generations of men of the family can all do together, with the older men teaching the younger ones the ways of the hunt... it is more than a simple 'hunt one day, and attend the other' decision...

We drive hours to our favorite spot that has been groomed over decades to be just comfortable enough to stay from 2 days to a week, depending on the work schedules of those that attend... and set up camp with just enough comforts to sleep well, and eat well, while being both a mentor, and mentored...

and nothing is more exciting and sacred than that Friday night before opening day, checking your gear one last time, running a loving hand across your rifle stock, hoping, dreaming of a big buck in your sights on that quiet, crisp morning... setting your alarm for too early, to be sure that you're ready for the trek through the familiar woods to your 'secret' spot, to wait for the first light to reveal what the 'Deer Gods' have planned for you this year...

Please don't minimalize this yearly blessing that is 'Deer Season' ...

I'll be in the woods...

Nike
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This guy gets it! We hunt and will never stop, thanks Nike! If you don't understand you probably never will but you are missing out!
 
diamonddave said:
LMAO!

A hot "hunting widow" at a sled show with a credit card...well...the hunting widows husband may want to just stay in them hills because his "hunting widow" will be the hunted.;);)
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Now the hunting widows husband may not enjoy his hunting trip because he is worried that someone else is tagging his dear.
 
Hunting season is only 8 or so days. I love sleds but I'm going hunting.....again!! And yes for the last several years it's been on opening day weekend. Not a good idea, but I get how scheduleing works.
 
ArcticBoy said:
Hunting season is only 8 or so days. I love sleds but I'm going hunting.....again!! And yes for the last several years it's been on opening day weekend. Not a good idea, but I get how scheduleing works.
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I'm not trying to argue with you AB as we totally agree on the hunting thing but the show is NEVER ON OPENING WEEKEND of modern fire arms. It's always the SECOND weekend of hunting season, I am 100% certain on this. E
 
OK. I know I just don't go to the show anymore because I'm deer hunting, and I would really like to go to the show. There was a thread last summer about this same thing. Pretty sure the fairgrounds must be busy or they would change the date so I could come. ;)
 
It was the state that moved hunting to the third Saturday. In prior years, I would hunt opening weekend and a few early days, then go to the show becuase I was mostly worn out from hiking. It has not been because I shot a big muley!!
 
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