Hundreds of Hunting Merchants & Exhibits -- See and visit with representatives from today's leading hunting and outdoor product and gear manufacturers. Visit with guides and outfitters, archery and firearms dealers, wildlife and conservation organizations, award-winning wildlife artists, taxidermists and more.
North America's Top Speakers -- the names you know and respect. We are proud to host many of North America's finest outdoor speakers and television personalities presenting seminars on a wide variety of hunting and outdoor topics. Two expanded main stages will be dedicated to non-stop, continuous programs by North America's leading outdoor speakers! For 2008, we are proud to welcome the hosts of America's #1 rated Hunting Show, Lee & Tiffany Lakosky! Other experts include legendary longbow trickshot Byron Ferguson, World Champion Turkey Caller Matt Morrett, and Iowa's own Olympic Archer Rod White!
Iowa Whitetail Hall of Fame sponsored by Knight! Each year we invite every Boone & Crockett whitetail we know of ever harvested in the State of Iowa to be part of the legendary Iowa Whitetail Hall of Fame. This creates an overwhelming wall of over 100 Boone & Crockett caliber trophies... an amazing tribute to Iowa's quality whitetails.
Iowa's Biggest Big Buck Contest -- The biggest bucks taken in the last couple years will be on display for your eyes only. This is the contest all Iowa Hunters are striving to win, with over 300 entrants in 2007 despite the blizzard! Many different categories to compete in including Firearm, Bow, Muzzleloader, Historial, Youth and Ladies categories, all broken into Typical and Non-Typical divisions! If you took a trophy whitetail in the past two years, we certainly encourage you to enter! Your $25 Big Buck Contest entry fee includes official Boone & Crockett or Pope & Young measuring of your trophy!
2008 Distinctly Different Peoples Choice Awards! -- Sponsored by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands.
Enter your “Distinctly Different” looking antlers for a chance to win the Peoples Choice Awards in the Big Buck Contest! Iowa Deer Classic attendees over the age of 18 can cast their ballots for their own favorite 'different' whitetail. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands Inc. will award an ALL ABOUT GAME Camouflage Bike to the First Place winner; an ALL ABOUT GAME Tree Stand to the Second Place winner; and an All About Game Hunting Blind to the Third Place winner. All voters will also be entered into a drawing for an ALL ABOUT GAME Hunting Blind! *See our Big Buck Contest Page for complete details!
2008 Monster Shed Antler Contest -- Hundreds of monster sheds from all across whitetail country will be display for the weekend in this great contest sponsored by the North American Shed Hunters Club! Whitetail sheds can be brought in and entered into our contest for awards and prizes creating a spectacular display showcasing the great finds of shed hunters; a fitting display for a pastime which is so quickly growing in popularity. The Shed Antler Display has expanded to occupy over 100 feet of shed antlers!
NEW! The Masters Collection! -- Ten of the most amazing whitetails you've ever seen, this brand new collection includes the Minnesota Monarch (the largest set of sheds from a wild deer ever found), the Bath Sheds (scoring in the upper 290s), the Border Brute Sheds (huge spread of 30" and a net score of 232 3/8" Non-Typical), the Edmund Kopp (one of the most unique examples of palmation), the Neil Morin (Canada's #1 Non-Typical with a score of 279 6/8"), the Sam Willet (from here in Iowa, a beautiful double drop rack that scores 255 4/8), the Knife-Handle Buck (a near miss to the title of largest typical sheds in the world), the Scott Dexter (the #2 Non-Typical from Illinois and #6 Non-Typical in the world), Bobby Beeman's Buck of Faith (Wyoming's #1 with a score of 262 2/8" Non-Typical), and the Iowa Phantom (a giant from Iowa with a score of 268 2/8 Non-Typical). This is the first time The Masters Collection will ever be on display to the public!
SATURDAY ONLY - NASP State Archery Champsionships! -- The Iowa Deer Classic and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are proud to present the 1st ever National Archery in the Schools Iowa State Championships on Saturday from 9am to 7pm! Students from schools across the great state of Iowa will compete for both individual and team awards presented in High School (9-12), Middle School (7-8) and Elementary School (K-6) Divisions. The first place team and individuals in each division qualify for the NASP National Championship. The top boy and top girl senior archers will also each receive a $1,000 scholarship prize! For additional information on the NASP event, contact Ben Berka (515) 281-0140 or Ben.Berka@dnr.iowa.gov.
Sign up now to shoot the Legendary Whitetails Classic 300 Tournament! -- Legendary Whitetails along with Mid-Iowa Archers and the Iowa Deer Classic are excited to bring you this 3-day Vegas-Style 300 Round Tournament will be held at the HyVee Hall of the Iowa Events Center in conjunction with the Iowa Deer Classic. All proceeds will benefit the Mid Iowa Archers. Amatuer Tournament Entry Fee is only $10, and cubs (kids age 8-11) are only $5. Professional shooter Entry Fee is $30 with an 80% payback! Trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in 10 Divisions!
Shoot the Team Bowmasters 3D Pop-Up Shoot! -- Bowmasters 3D Pop-Up Challenge is a simulated bowhunting environment for archers of all proficiency levels. The experience educates the shooter while testing their bowhunting skills and equipment. Pop up and Walk-Out 3-D Target Stations, plus stationary Decoy Targets, keep the hunter thinking -- never knowing which target is coming next, or what the distance will be. It's fast, fun, educational, and the experience will test any bowhunter's skills.
Door Prizes! Door Prizes! Door Prizes! -- When you purchase your admission ticket you will be given a small door prize slip. Be sure to complete your name, address and phone and toss it into the raffle drum at the entryway to the show. We give out hundreds of dollars in merchandise drawings throughout the weekend!
Great Concessions! -- No need to pack a lunch as the Iowa Events Center puts out quite a nice spread for us, from delicious hot and cold sandwiches and snacks to ice cold Bud and Bud Light.
FRIDAY NIGHT is now Ladies Night! All ladies will be admitted to the show free on Friday evening! Plus the first 100 people through the door with a paid admission will receive a free gift!
So mark your calendar for the first weekend in March for the Greatest Whitetail Show on Earth!
