THE MIDWEST SPORTSMEN CLASSIC Thursday, February 17, 2022 Saturday, February 19, 2022 The Michiana Event Center 455 East Farver Street Shipshewana, IN, 46565 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS MICHIANA EVENT CENTER 455 E. FARVER ST. SHIPSHEWANA, IN 46565 (260) 768-3310 11TH ANNUAL MIDWEST SPORTSMEN CLASSIC All things outdoors will be at this show. Learn proven methods and new techniques in hunting, fishing and all things outdoors! A variety of expert guest speakers will be presenting seminars on: turkey hunting, deer hunting, tracking, plot management, fishing and more! INTERESTED IN BECOMING A VENDOR? Download the Vendor Application Schedule VENDOR APPLICATION Feb. 17, Thursday - 1pm -8pm Feb. 18, Friday - 10am - 8pm Feb. 19, Saturday - 8am - 5pm INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM THE 2021 EVENT. BOOKMARK THIS PAGE TO STAY UP TO DATE FOR THE 2022 EVENT! Giveaways Keystone Cricket Camp 22LR (Youth) - $229.99 Keystone 410 Shotgun (youth) - $199.99 Howa 1500 .243 - $699.99 Savage 110 Predator 22-250 - $799.99 TIKKA T3X 6.5 Creedmore - $1099.99 Savage B-MAG 17 WSM - $549.99 Weatherby Orion over/under 12 GA - $799.99 Weatherby Element 12 GA Auto - $649.99 Weatherby Sporter 22-250 - $849.99 CVA Optima 50 CAL T/Hole Camo - $449.99 Wilderness Escape Outfitters (Black Bear Hunt, 1 Person) - $2500.00 Double Drop Hunting Blind - $2060.00 Double Drop Hunting Blind - $2150.00 Tagout Technique (Day of Labor) - $2500.00 Mikey’s Outfitting (2-Day Pheasant Hunt in Kansas) $1,000.00 Loaded Rod Charters - $450.00 3D Bow Shoot Team Open - April, 17th - 9am – 12pm ($50) Team Hunter - April, 17th - 1-4pm ($50) Team Trad - April 16, 5-8pm ($50) Women’s Open (individual) - April 17th, 9am-noon ($25) Women's Hunter (individual) - April 17th, 1-4pm ($25) Women's Trad (individual) - April 16, 5-8pm ($25) Youth 14 and under (individual) - April 16, 5-8pm (free) Youth 15-17 (individual) - April 16, 5-8pm (free) 3D Bow Shoot Registration Deer Scoring Call to Register: 574-248-0322 Archery Tag Archery games start at: Saturday 9am 11am 1pm Thursday 2pm 4pm 6pm Friday 12pm 2pm Saturday David Ferinac - Public Land Hunting - 8:30am Adam Gibson - Archery Hunting - 9:30am Andy Buss - Lures to Catch Michiana Bass - 10:30am John Stoltfuz - In Touch With Nature - 11:30am Tom Nelson - The ABC’s of Archery - 12:30pm Tom Nauman - Morel Mania - 1:30pm Don Higgins - Chasing Giants - 2:30pm Seminars Thursday Mike Raber - Bass Electronics - 3pm Tom Nauman - Morel Mania - 4pm Tom Nelson - The ABC’s of Archery - 5pm Don Higgins - Chasing Giants - 6pm Friday Ryan Hershberger - Turkey Hunting - 11:30am Mike Raber - Bass Electronics - 12:30pm Adam Gibson - Archery Hunting - 1:30pm John Stoltfuz - In Touch with Nature - 2:30pm Tom Nauman - Morel Mania - 3:30pm Andy Buss - Lures to Catch Michiana Bass - 4:30pm Tom Nelson - Campfire Talks - 5:30pm Chasing Giants Podcast - Don Higgins & Terry Peer - Live Q&A - 6:30 pm Speaker Biographies Tom Nelson A life-long resident of grand Ledge, Michigan, Tom Nelson has been shooting a bow and arrow for almost 50 years. His love for archery began as a young boy and now he brings his passion for archery and bowhunting into millions of homes each week as host of the award winning “American Archer T.V. Show” now in its 23rd season on the Outdoor Channel. Tom is also a regular guest on ESPN Radio and A.M. Outdoors Radio and also writes a monthly bowhunting column for Michigan Out of Doors Magazine. He has also written over 300 articles, published in magazines such as Bowhunter, Western Bowhunter, Hunting the West and Safari, as well as many others. Tom was recently recognized by the Michigan Bowhunters Association as a Master Bowhunter, only the 12th person to be honored with this award in over 60 years. During his almost 5 decades of bowhunting, Tom has taken over 300 big game animals representing over 30 different species while bowhunting in 27 states, eight Canadian provinces, Mexico, Namibia, South Africa, New Zealand and Europe. Tom is a past Board Member and Vice President of the Pope and Young Club and was recently elected to the Archery Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Tom Nauman Tom Nauman’s first mushroom hunt was “in the womb” and he has continued his passion for finding the elusive morel for more than 70 years. Mr. Nauman has been featured in the New York Times, Wild Indiana, Outdoor Illinois Magazine, and is the founder of The Illinois State Morel Mushroom Hunting Championship. Tom is a well-known lecturer on the subject of mushrooms where he willingly shares the secrets of successful morel hunting. He also discusses the conditions necessary for morels to grow: habitat, temperature, and weather. His lectures feature videos of time-lapse morel growth and morels releasing spores. Mr. Nauman’s company, Morel Mania Inc., will celebrate its 29th anniversary this year. The business provides mushroom books, collecting bags, walking staffs, and other themed merchandise to mushroom enthusiasts throughout the United States.Fortunately, morels are hard to confuse with anything else. Tom will show you the three key differences of what is edible and what might not be. Learn more about Tom and his business at morelmania.com. David Ferianc My name Is David Ferianc and I am A lifelong Michigan resident. I’ve been bow hunting whitetails for 30 years on public and heavily pressured private land. My bow hunting journey started like most every hunter and I relied on primarily luck and the occasional magazine article to lead my success (or lack of). That is until I had enough of eating my tags and seeing few deer afield. I began to dive deep into deer behavior and started reading books written by successful people that shared my circumstances regarding pressure lands. John Eberhart being the most prevalent of those, and being from my home state, I began to shadow his techniques and create a few of my own. My success was evident the first season I implemented this new strategy and I’ve never looked back. I’m a hard core, DIY, saddle toting, pressured land, consistently successful bow hunter now, and I love teaching others what I’ve learned. 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