03-07-2007, 01:10 AM
Experience the great outdoors at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility
Outdoor enthusiasts: You won't want to miss the FREE Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo on March 31 and April 1 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.
Want to try your hand at target archery? Learn firearm safety and test your skill at target shooting on the shooting range? Participate in activities on our hunter education field course? View live wildlife and learn about wildlife conservation? Learn the best places to go for off-highway vehicle recreation?
You can do all this and more at this year's Expo. You'll have a chance to visit with more than 100 exhibitors--sportsmen's/conservation groups, shooting organizations, OHV groups, government agencies, and vendors of outdoor products and services--involved in every aspect of outdoor recreation. The family friendly event offers hands-on opportunities, demonstrations and exhibits on a wide range of outdoor activities, including hunting, archery, fishing, recreational target shooting, off-highway vehicle recreation, boating recreation, camping, wildlife conservation and more.
Here are some of the activities you can experience:
Try out the latest firearms, in a safe, supervised environment on the shooting range, from manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson, Sturm, Ruger & Co., and Glock.
Learn and develop your skills at international-style target archery.
View horse and hunting dog demonstrations and attend workshops on hunting with bird dogs.
See live wildlife such as birds and reptiles, and attend wildlife workshops by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Learn about map reading, GPS and orienteering.
View off-highway vehicle demonstrations, take a test drive in our OHV area, and find out about OHV recreation opportunities.
Learn fishing techniques at our fishing workshops and test your skill on our fishing simulator.
Try out specialty shooting disciplines, such as cowboy action, rifle and pistol silhouette, black powder and other disciplines, at venues hosted by local shooting organizations.
Attend the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Commissioner's Cup sporting clays state championships, the Arizona Archery in Schools (AAIS) state championships, and Arizona State University collegiate archery competitions.
Learn about Dutch oven cooking.
Attend workshops on predator calling, falconry, and how to improve your draw odds.
Become educated on watercraft recreation opportunities and boating safety.
Test your rock-climbing skills on a climbing wall.
Have your child audition to be a "guest host for a day" for a future episode of the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Emmy Award-winning Arizona Wildlife Views television show (limited to children ages 7-18).
Visit booths and talk with representatives from more than 100 exhibitors.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. Admission and parking are free. Free trolley transportation within the 1,690-acre Ben Avery complex will enable you to explore all of the action. To get to the Expo, take I-17 to Carefree Highway (exit 223) and go west 1/2 mile on Carefree Highway to the entrance at Long Shot Lane.
For more information, including a list of exhibitors, visit azgfd.gov/expo.
Outdoor enthusiasts: You won't want to miss the FREE Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo on March 31 and April 1 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.
Want to try your hand at target archery? Learn firearm safety and test your skill at target shooting on the shooting range? Participate in activities on our hunter education field course? View live wildlife and learn about wildlife conservation? Learn the best places to go for off-highway vehicle recreation?
You can do all this and more at this year's Expo. You'll have a chance to visit with more than 100 exhibitors--sportsmen's/conservation groups, shooting organizations, OHV groups, government agencies, and vendors of outdoor products and services--involved in every aspect of outdoor recreation. The family friendly event offers hands-on opportunities, demonstrations and exhibits on a wide range of outdoor activities, including hunting, archery, fishing, recreational target shooting, off-highway vehicle recreation, boating recreation, camping, wildlife conservation and more.
Here are some of the activities you can experience:
Try out the latest firearms, in a safe, supervised environment on the shooting range, from manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson, Sturm, Ruger & Co., and Glock.
Learn and develop your skills at international-style target archery.
View horse and hunting dog demonstrations and attend workshops on hunting with bird dogs.
See live wildlife such as birds and reptiles, and attend wildlife workshops by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Learn about map reading, GPS and orienteering.
View off-highway vehicle demonstrations, take a test drive in our OHV area, and find out about OHV recreation opportunities.
Learn fishing techniques at our fishing workshops and test your skill on our fishing simulator.
Try out specialty shooting disciplines, such as cowboy action, rifle and pistol silhouette, black powder and other disciplines, at venues hosted by local shooting organizations.
Attend the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Commissioner's Cup sporting clays state championships, the Arizona Archery in Schools (AAIS) state championships, and Arizona State University collegiate archery competitions.
Learn about Dutch oven cooking.
Attend workshops on predator calling, falconry, and how to improve your draw odds.
Become educated on watercraft recreation opportunities and boating safety.
Test your rock-climbing skills on a climbing wall.
Have your child audition to be a "guest host for a day" for a future episode of the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Emmy Award-winning Arizona Wildlife Views television show (limited to children ages 7-18).
Visit booths and talk with representatives from more than 100 exhibitors.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. Admission and parking are free. Free trolley transportation within the 1,690-acre Ben Avery complex will enable you to explore all of the action. To get to the Expo, take I-17 to Carefree Highway (exit 223) and go west 1/2 mile on Carefree Highway to the entrance at Long Shot Lane.
For more information, including a list of exhibitors, visit azgfd.gov/expo.