DeerFest is not a "show". DeerFest is an "Event" Bring the entire family and enjoy "Everything Deer" in a true festival environment. DeerFest will feature the largest gathering of deer hunting celebrities to visit Wisconsin. They will all sign FREE autographs and take a picture with you and your family! Join them and leading industry professionals and leading manufacturers, shop 100’s of exhibitor booths where you can buy "Everything Deer". Learn from DeerFest only expert seminars, test all of the hot new bows, shoot any of the numerous DeerFest archery courses, watch the celebrities and pros compete in daily pop-up tournaments, win a chance to shoot against them, compete for great prizes and don’t forget to bring in your trophy rack or shed and have it officially scored and entered into the record books. DeerFest is "Everything Deer" and we promise the entire family will have FUN!
Hundreds of booths and exhibits will present “Everything Deer". This is your
chance to see and purchase all of the hot new deer related products, meet
industry manufactures or book that hunt of a lifetime with the nation’s leading
guides and outfitters.
DeerFest Special Attractions
Celebrity Archery Tournament: Watch all of the DeerFest Celebrity Guest compete in daily tournaments on our pop-up target course. They never miss on TV, you will be very entertained and impressed as you watch them shoot this very challenging course. DeerFest attendees can shoot the course all day long, and each day one lucky participant will shoot against/with the celebrities in the daily tournament---it could be you---bring your bow!
Shed Dog Trials: Shed antler hunting is the craze sweeping the deer hunting world and dogs are a big part of it. Watch as the best shed antler hunting dogs in the world compete in this special competition---be careful---once you see this you will have to have your very own shed antler dog!
DeerFest Live Auction: DeerFest will feature one of the largest deer-only live auctions in the world. Guns, bows, guided hunts, treestands, apparel, everything related to deer will be auctioned live only at DeerFest!
Bow Testing, 3-D Shoots, Tournaments: Join Mathews, Hoyt, PSE, Bowtech, Ross Archery, Ten Point and other leading archery manufacturers who have provided DeerFest attendees the opportunity to test their NEW BOWS in a real shooting range---test them all before you buy! DeerFest also features two 3-D courses and a pop-up target range---bring your bow and shoot for fun, or enter any number of our daily tournaments where you can win great prizes and CASH!
All of the DeerFest celebrities will present exclusive DeerFest expert seminars on two stages. You will have the opportunity to learn everything from how to launch a deer hunting TV show to holding trophy bucks on your property---Everything Deer only from the DeerFest expert celebrities.
Below is a listing of the 2011 seminars. The 2012 schedule will be released in early July.
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Indoor Stage
Friday / Speaker
3PM Inside Outdoors TV Dave Poteat & Tim Anello How Can Two Average Guys Make it to TV
4PM Jim Ward The Buck Stops Here--Build The Ultimate Bedding Area
5PM Terry Drury, Pat Reeve & Nicole Jones Hunting Mature Whitetails
6PM Lee & Tiffany Lakosky Q & A With The Crush Stars
7PM Wisconsin DNR State of the Wisconsin Deer Herd
8PM Jared Scheffler Hunting Public Land Whitetails
Saturday /Speaker
11AM Jared Scheffler Hunting Public Land Whitetails
Noon Jim Ward The Buck Stops Here--Build The Ultimate Bedding Area
1PM DeerFest Celebrities Panel Q & A With The Stars of Deer Hunting TV
2PM Terry Drury, Pat Reeve & Nicole Jones Hunting Mature Whitetails
3PM Bone Collectors Michael & T-Bone Boys of the Brotherhood Bone Collector Jam Session
4PM Lee & Tiffany Lakosky Q & A With The Crush Stars
5PM Kurt Baumgartner / ATSKO Deer Vision--What can they really see?
Sunday / Speaker
11AM DeerFest Celebrites Panel Q & A With The Stars of Deer Hunting TV
Noon Babe Winkelman Outdoor Secrets / A Lifetime of Lessons
1PM Bone Collectors Michael, T-Bone and Nick Boys of the Brotherhood Bone Collector Jam Session
2PM Inside Outdoors TV Dave Poteat & Tim Anello How Can Two Average Guys Make it on TV
3PM Lee & Tiffany Lakosky Q & A With The Crush Stars
Outdoor Stage
Friday / Speaker
3PM Tom Dokken Shed Dogs From Fun to Competition
4PM Kurt Baumgartner / ATSKO Deer Vision What can they really see?
5PM Nick Mundt & Jeremy Moore Shed Dog Training--From a Puppy To A Pro
6PM Droptine Divas Women & Children In Today's Deer Hunting World
7PM Terry Becks / Beck's Meats Deer Cutting/Processiong Live Demonstrtions
8PM Bob Mercier Dominance Is Everything Hunting System
Saturday / Speaker
Noon Bob Mercier Dominance Is Everything Hunting System
1PM Nick Mundt & Jeremy Moore Shed Dog Training-From Puppy To A Pro
2PM Terry Beck/Becks Meats Deer Cutting/Processing Live Demonstrations
3PM Droptine Divas Women & Children In Today's Deer Hunting World
4PM Wisconsin DNR State of the Wisconsin Deer Herd
5PM Tom Dokken Shed Dogs From Fun To Competition
Sunday / Speaker
Noon Kurt Baumgartner Deer Vision
1PM Jim Ward The Buck Stops Here--Build The Ultimate Bedding Area
2PM Droptine Divas Women & Children In Today's Deer Hunting World
3PM Bob Mercier Dominance Is Everything Hunting System
Each and every year DeerFest brings you the largest and most attractive group of deer hunting celebrities to visit Wisconsin and the entire Midwest! All of the DeerFest celebrities will sign FREE autographs for you, take pictures with you and your family and of course educate and entertain you with their exclusive DeerFest seminars. Check back frequently to see the updated list of celebrities scheduled to attend DeerFest, and be sure to sign up for our email newsletter to receive regular updates. Past DeerFest celebrity attendees have included: Lee & Tiffany Lakosky, Michael Waddell and fellow Bone Collectors Travis “T-Bone” Turner and Nick Mundt, Terry Drury, Driven TV’s Pat Reeve & Nicole Jones, Babe Winkelman, Inside Outdoors TV, The Droptine Divas, The Buck Commander Team, Jared Scheffler, Whitney Isenhart and more. 2012 will feature an even bigger line-up including Packer players John Kuhn and Frank Winters!
Join us in the DeerFest Trophy Room Sponsored by The North American Shed Hunters Club. Bring in your trophy racks or shed antlers to have them officially scored and entered into the record books and compete forBest of Show prizes. You’ll see some of the most impressive racks and sheds including the NAHC’s national display of shed antlers.
NASP tournament at Deerfest 2012 July 20-22th
Equipment will be provided or bring your own.
Only NASP approved equipment will be allowed at this event
Competition is free to all students 3rd grade through high school!
1 Genesis bow will be given away to the highest score for the weekend!
Contact: Dan Schroeder: daniel.schroeder@wisconsin.gov
Call: 608-235-4619 with questions
Photo contest, new trucks, ATV’s, tractors, hunting cabins, log homes and much,
much more! DeerFest is "Everything Deer"!
All DeerFest attendees will be entered into door prize drawings. Check back for the list of current prizes. Past DeerFest attendees have won log cabins, guided whitetail hunts, bows from all of the leading manufacturers, rifles, muzzleloaders and more.