Today has been amazing. We made it over to the convention about 10am after a great breakfast at the El Dorado. I dropped off my two ton bag at the press room and proceeded to begin to pick up where we left off viewing the exhibits. We saw some amazing stuff at the show. Berretta, Holland & Holland, Swanepool and Scoundral, Profihunt, you name it this show is a veritable who’s who of the hunting world. Today I had the pleasure of conversing with Jim Zumbo, Vicki & Ralph Giancarlo(they promised me an interview for the site) and some young hunters we will talk about in a second. Mom and I both got to walk past Tom Selleck and mom was swooning. Chuck Yeager introduced The Oakridge Boys for tonights entertainment and i feel like I am surrounded by people I look up to in the world.
This afternoon we hit the Thursday Auction and sat through a couple of hours of the day auction and watched a lot of great hunts and art get sold all in the name of conservation. Tomorrow we are hitting the Sables Auction and lunch and catching up with a couple of old friends and then off to the dinner on Friday night.
Tonight we had the pleasure of getting to attend the dinner, awards ceremony, and auctions. The entertainment for tonight was the Oakridge Boys and the highlight of the evening for me was getting to see the Young Hunters Awards. SCI recognized 3 young gentlemen for their accomplishments in Hunting, Conservation, & Education(both their own and the education of other youth hunters). These three young men all looked to be amazing young examples of what is possible in the world of hunting and conservation and I rushed out to get our information in front of them so we can get some interviews for the site to share their stories. I am looking forward to the opportunity to bring these interviews to you all in the next couple of weeks.
I shot a ton of pictures today and we will be shooting many more tomorrow in the Sables event and at tomorrows dinner. We hope you like the coverage of the event and we are working on talking to as many people as possible to get some great interviews and products to review for the site.
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