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Past Events
2011 NRA Great American Hunting & Outdoor Show

The 2011 NRA Great American Hunting & Outdoor Show took place January 28 – 30, 2011 at the Carroll County Agriculture Center – Shipley Arena in Westminster, Maryland. 5,000 people attended the show over the three-day weekend.

The show featured 126 hunting, fishing, and outdoor exhibitors, including the NRA Great American Whitetail Collection, the NRA Laser Shot System, and the Bill Crutchfield Buck, Maryland's non-typical whitetail record. Seminar speakers featured at the show were:

  • Larry Weishuhn ("Mr. Whitetail"), Winchester World of Whitetail with Larry Weishuhn
  • Bob Foulkrod, Bass Pro Shops 100% Real Hunting
  • Ken Penrod, Life Outdoors Unlimited
  • Pat Nolan, Ponderosa Kennels
Other show events were the NRA Mason/Dixon Big Buck Contest, sponsored by Cabela's, and the Li'l Hunter Scavenger Hunt.

The show was advertised throughout the region using the following forms of media:

  • Newspaper
  • Radio
  • Billboards
  • Email Blasts
  • Blogs and Internet Forums
  • Facebook
  • Grassroots Efforts


The NRA Hunter Services Department thanks its sponsors.
Swarovski Optik Remington Federal Midway USA Lodgdon Cabelas
Drury Outdoors Gsell's Whitetail Refuge NRA Foundation Hoyt NACF Hallmark


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