Events
2012 Hunter's Expo Events Schedule
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Friday
24-Feb
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Saturday
25-Feb
Presenter |
Sunday
26-Feb
Presenter |
| 9:30 - 10:45 |
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Synthia Wilson, "Hone your
instincts for Whitetail Success". |
Les Johnson, "Predator Calling,
Amatuer to Novice" |
| 10:45 - 12:00 |
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Les Johnson, "Predator Calling,
Amatuer to Novice". |
Synthia Wilson, "Whitetail
Tacitcs based on Terrain and Conditions. |
| 12:00 - 1:15 |
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Craig Boddington,
"Internationally known Hunter and Author". |
Darrell Madden, "Professional
Turkey Hunter and Guide". |
| 1:15 - 2:30 |
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Darrell Madden, "Professional
Turkey Hunter and Guide". |
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| 2:30 - 3:15 |
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Keith Mark, "Co-host MacMillan
River Adventures talks bowhunting and conservation. |
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| 3:15 - 4:30 |
Darrell Madden, "Professional
Turkey Hunter and Guide". |
Douglas Herman, "Big Country
Birds". |
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Ladies Cocktail Hour
Saturday, February 25th at 4pm
Tickets are $20.00 per person
Featuring Rick Kramer, Vocal Entertainer
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After 32 years as a successful businessman, Rick decided in 2000 to explore his singing talent on a part time basis.
Since that time he has appeared twice on Harrah’s TV series “Lucky Break”, booked numerous engagements at Johnson County retirement organizations and establishments. He has been featured at many anniversaries, birthdays, retirements, and weddings. He has also been a guest singer at both the Quenemo and Burlington Oprys and the annual Walnut Festival at Stockton Lake, Missouri.
His performances encompass a vast array of genres and singing styles and he can tailor his performance to the demographics of his intended audience. His singing style and songs range from the likes of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Al Martino to Elvis, Neil Diamond, and Johnny Cash. |
Banquet/Awards Keynote Speaker
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Colonel (ret.)Bruce Butters, Senior Vice President, Director of Operations
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Bruce Butters is a retired colonel with the United States Air Force, a decorated F-16 pilot, and an amateur golf enthusiast. He is a 10th Generation Patriot dating back to April 19th, 1775 where seven ancestors participate in the battles of Concord and Lexington, the start of the Revolutionary War. His duties as Director of Operations for the Folds of Honor Foundation include overseeing the scholarship program, the Hartwell Fallen Soldiers Children’s Fund, the Folds of Honor Foundation budget, and donor services. As a retired colonel, Bruce Butters commanded at multiple levels in the Air Force to include most recently, Air Commander of the 138th Fighter Wing, Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was responsible for an annual budget in excess of $40 million and supervised over 350 full time and 1200 part time personnel. For his work in this capacity, Butters received the Air Force Legion of Merit for outstanding service to his country. Butters piloted over 4300 hours in the F-16 fighter aircraft and served five combat tours in the Middle East. He was awarded two Air Medals and one Aerial Achievement Medal for combat operations along with 10 combat readiness medals. Butters is a distinguished graduate and former instructor of the United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School and received numerous “Top Gun” awards for his flying ability. Butters graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Masters from Embry-Riddle University. He currently resides in the City of Coweta, Oklahoma with lifelong companion, Rita Miller.
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Banquet/Awards Keynote Speaker
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSAions
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Founder of the catalog and Internet retailer MidwayUSA and a champion for Modern Management Practices, Larry Potterfield embodies the belief in supporting the industry and Customers. In the early 1990s , Larry and his wife, Brenda, hosted the first Friends of NRA program in Columbia, MO –FNRA events have raised over $200M since 1991. The Potterfields also launched the NRA Round-Up program, which has raised nearly $9 million since inception. In 2008, the Potterfields created the Scholastic Shooting Trust to encourage donations for shooting teams in over 20,000 high schools, colleges and universities across America. In addition, the Potterfields have set up the Keystone endowment, which helps to establish shooting-sports management curriculums in business colleges; the First Shot Fund, a program to help encourage participation in shooting-club events; and the NRA Gunsmithing Education Endowment to train our next generation of gunsmiths. Larry led MidwayUSA to receive the 2008 Missouri Quality Award in 2008 and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2009 and was presented with the 2011 NSSF Ken Sedlecky Achievement Award for the Potterfields’ support of the shooting industry.
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Synthia Wilson
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-Huntress
-Writer
-Educator
-ProStaffer
-Seminar Speaker
-Product Representative
-Outfitter Coordinator
See Synthia’s Biography at www.girloves2bowhunt.com
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Les Johnson, Predator Quest
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Les Johnson has been on a quest since childhood, a quest that has honed his skills as an outdoorsman and given him a rich life pursuing his true passion predator hunting.
Born and raised on a south-central Nebraska farm, Les experienced nature first-hand. Before he could drive, he was hunting with his trusty .410 single-shot. Summers were spent fishing local farm ponds and running bank lines on nearby rivers. However, it was winter that fueled his fire. Trapping with his grandfather Herbert “Fox” Johnson introduced him to the coyote and gave shape to his passion, his quest to best the cunning coyote – the Predator Quest.
While attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing a degree in Animal Science, a good friend asked Les what his goal in life was. His reply?
“I want to be one of the best coyote callers in the world.”
With that goal firmly in his sights, he was soon standing in the winner’s circle, securing the Triple Crown Championship of coyote calling in 1999. As the first and only coyote caller to win all three major championships (Midwest, National and World Championships), let alone the first and only to win all three in the same year, Les secured his place in coyote-calling history.
From the many friendships made in the competition calling arena the idea for Les’s first coyote calling video was born. Predator Quest-Quest for Coyotes was cut in 2004, showing the predator-hunting world what Les could do outside the competition halls. The action-packed video was just the first public step in Les’s quest, but it is certainly not the last. As an ambassador of predator hunting, Les plans to bring the adrenaline-fueled excitement of predator hunting to the public through more videos, appearances and a television show dedicated to the Quest.
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Keith Mark
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Anyone who knows Keith Mark will agree that his love of hunting is what best defines him.
Keith comes from generations of hunters, so it comes as no surprise that this fifty-one year old outdoorsman has been hunting all his life, having been introduced to the family legacy by his father, Robert Mark.
Although skilled in all hunting disciplines, Keith has specialized in bow hunting for more than thirty-three years and is fast becoming one of the most recognized hunters in the sport today. Add to that the considerable success Keith has had with his muzzleloader and rifle over the past several years and it would be difficult to find a more enthusiastic big game hunter.
Keith’s love for and dedication to the outdoors makes every hunt a true adventure and his passion for hunting is obvious.
Keith has personally taken many trophy animals and has successfully hunted virtually every North American big game species, including moose, antelope, caribou, turkey, whitetail, elk, mule deer, mountain lion, wild boar and bear.
Keith’s imprint on the sport, however, is not limited to his personal hunts and outdoor experiences.
Keith also owns and operates MacMillan River Adventures Outfitters in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
MacMillan River Adventures is world-renowned for providing its clients with some of the greatest trophy moose hunting known, and also offers some of the finest mountain caribou, grizzly bear, black bear, and Stone sheep hunting in the world.
Keith and his wife Jeanne have been married for twenty-five years and have three wonderful children: Zachary, 23, Jacob, 21, and Anna, 19. All three have learned to enjoy hunting along with their dad.
The eldest, Zachary, is fast becoming an accomplished hunter in his own right, with successes that include whitetail, black bear, wild boar, turkey and that Great Plains monarch, the bison.
Viewers of the MacMillan River Adventures television show not only have enjoyed watching Zach on these exciting hunts, but also have had the opportunity to hear Zach’s guitar playing skills, as he is the man behind the television show’s hard hitting music.
Keith Mark is quickly gaining popularity for his straightforward and down to earth approach to hunting.
Keith’s passion for the hunting lifestyle and willingness to tackle some of the hunting industry’s most controversial issues has gained him quite a following within the industry. Now that he has partnered with WWE legend Shawn Michaels, we can certainly look forward to more fun and entertaining hunts as we watch the new MacMillan River Adventures.
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Doug Herman, Cottonwood Hunting Lodge
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Big Tom’s and Big Country – Turkey Hunting
Craig Boddington
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Craig Boddington was born and raised in Kansas, where his early big-game experience, in the mid-1960's, included pronghorn and mule deer in Wyoming, whitetail and mule deer in Kansas, and mule deer in Colorado. When not involved with hunting and shooting, much of his early years were spent in Boy Scout activities. At 14 he became an Eagle Scout, at 16 received a Silver Palm on his Eagle, and at 17 was the youngest person to become Activities Director at his regional Boy Scout camp. A member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, he attended the University of Kansas on an NROTC scholarship, graduating with an English degree and a regular commission in the United States Marine Corps.
Craig spent 31 years of service as Marine Corps infantry officer. His service was activated in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1991 and Operation Vigilant Warrior in 1994. He was recalled to active duty for six months in 1997 and six months in 1998 to serve as Current Operations Officer for I Marine Expeditionary Force. He was recalled to active duty again to serve as Marine Forces Pacific Liaison to U.S. Central Command from January through April 1999, and from March-August 2000 he was recalled to serve as Current Operatons Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force. In March 2002—February 2003 he was recalled to serve as Commander, Combined-Joint Task Force Consequence Management, headquartered in Kuwait. He then retired in September 2005.
His outdoor writing career began in college and continued while on active duty. In 1979 he joined Petersen Publishing Company, where he served as Associate Editor, GUNS & AMMO magazine; Editor, GUNS & AMMO Specialty Publications; Executive Editor, Petersen's HUNTING Magazine; and from 1983 to 1994 Editor of Petersen's HUNTING Magazine. His current position with InterMedia (former Petersen's and Primedia) is Executive Field Editor of InterMedia Outdoors, including GUNS & AMMO, Petersen's HUNTING, and RIFLESHOOTER. Craig and his wife, Donna, divide their time between the California Central Coast and a small farm in Kansas.
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