March 24th – 27th, 2016
Tulsa Fairgrounds
River Spirit Expo

2016 Schedule of Events

 FRIDAY March 27th

Oklahoma Wildlife Department presents the Oklahoma High School State Archery Championship. Over 100 schools face off from elementary, grade, and high school divisions to finally crown the top schools in Oklahoma. A champion of champions will be crowned for the final competition including all age groups. (Lower Level of Expo)(Mid South Show is in the Upper Level). This championship will be open/free to the public, however regular admission is required for the Mid South Show.

10:00 AM-9:00 PM

KIDS FISHING IN THE POND, everyone kid catches a fish

Joe Martin Texas Rattle Snake Show

March Madness Sports Bar – Don’t miss all your March Madness bracket games and outdoor shows in the sports bar area while also having your choice of a cold beverage.

Archery Shooting Range – Test any bow with our free adult and kids archery range. 3-D archery competition all hosted and staff by Tulsa’s Archery Outpost

3:15 PM

“Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training on seminar stage

4:00 PM – 9:00 PM

FIREARM FRENZY *FRIDAY GUN GIVEAWAY PROMOTION…..FNRA BOOTH… FRIDAY ONLY! 8 GUNS GIVEN AWAY FROM 6:00PM –9pm. WIN A GUN EVERY 30 MINUTES. Every Adult Get 1 Free Entry **MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN**

6:00 PM

RED BALLOON KIDS GIVEAWAY NIGHT, first 500 kids in the door w/ Paid Adult get free Fishing Products where ever you see red balloons. Sponsored by LiL Anglers – Giving away 500 Rod and Reel Combos!

6:30 PM

“Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training on seminar stage

6:45 PM

FETCH-N-FISH’S “HIGH FLYIN’ RETRIEVERS” DOG SHOW

9:00 PM

CLOSE

SATURDAY March 28th

9:00 AM

OPEN – RED BALLOON LIQUIDATION SALES, follow the red ballon for 5 minute liquidation prices from participating vendors

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

FISHING IN THE POND, everyone catches a fish

Joe Martin Texas Rattle Snake Show

March Madness Sports Bar – Don’t miss all your March Madness bracket games and outdoor shows in the sports bar area while also having your choice of a cold beverage.
****FREE BEER STARTING 3PM SAT IN SPORTS BAR AREA WHILE SUPPLIES LAST****

Archery Shooting Range – Test any bow with our free adult and kids archery range. 3-D archery competition all hosted and staff by Tulsa’s Archery Outpost

WALL OF GUNS RAFFLE PROMOTION. 100 ticket rounds, winner choice of firearm or $500 Cash!!!

11:00 AM

“Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training on seminar stage

NOON – 2:00 PM

MID SOUTH DUCK CALLING CONTEST – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, OPEN, & TWO-MAN MEAT

12:00 PM

FETCH-N-FISH’S “HIGH FLYIN’ RETRIEVERS” DOG SHOW

4:15 PM

FETCH-N-FISH’S “HIGH FLYIN’ RETRIEVERS” DOG SHOW

6:00 PM

“Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training on seminar stage

7:00 PM

CLOSE

SUNDAY March 29th

10:00 AM

OPEN – SUPER SAVINGS SUNDAY, all companies will have GREAT DEALS all day. No company wants to carry anything home, EVERYTHING MUST GO. GET FISHING AND HUNTING GEAR FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR!

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

CLOSE LAST CHANCE KIDS FISHING POND, where every kid catches a fish.

KIDS CASTING CONTEST

Joe Martin Texas Rattle Snake Show

March Madness Sports Bar – Don’t miss all your March Madness bracket games and outdoor shows in the sports bar area while also having your choice of a cold beverage.

Archery Shooting Range – Test any bow with our free adult and kids archery range. 3-D archery competition all hosted and staff by Tulsa’s Archery Outpost

11:00 AM-3:00 PM

A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY MEET & GREET WITH JEP ROBERTSON. Meet & Greet Ticket required for adults and children in order to meet JEP.

12:15 PM

FETCH-N-FISH’S “HIGH FLYIN’ RETRIEVERS” DOG SHOW (BASS TUB)

10:45 AM

“Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training on seminar stage

3: 00 PM

FETCH-N-FISH’S “HIGH FLYIN’ RETRIEVERS” DOG SHOW (BASS TUB)

5: 00 PM

CLOSE

BASS TUBS / SEMINARS

2016 Bass Tub

Friday Bass Tub March 27th

1:00pm Jason Reynolds (Pro-Angler) “Flipping Pitching & More Flipping”

1:45pm Chuck Justice, (Pro-Guide), “Mastering Jig Fishing for Large Mouth

2:30pm Jarad Roper, (Pro-Angler) “Crappie 101 Q & A”

3:15pm Tony Coatney (Grand Lake Guide) “Trophy Large Mouth White Bass & Crappie Fishing”

4:00pm Jason Reynolds (Pro-Angler) “Tips, Tactics, & Techniques for Tough Fishing”

4:45pm Barry Morrow (Pro-Angler) “Techniques for Catching Crappie in Shallow Water”

5:15pm Shane Pickett (Mesu Baits) “Flutter Spoons, Wobble Heads, & Swim Jigs”

5:45pm Mike McFarland (Pro-Angler/Musician) “Seasonal Patterns and Transitions”

6:45pm Fetch-n-Fish’s “High Flyin’ Retrievers Dog Show”

7:30pm Chad Morganthaler (Elite Pro) “Prefishing for Tournaments During Post Spawn on Rivers and Reservoirs”
Saturday Bass Tub March 28th

9:45am Chuck Justice, (Pro-Guide), “The Best Baits for Giant Pre-Spawn Bass”

10:30am Barry Morrow (Pro-Angler) “Cracking the Secrets to Transitional Crappie”

11:15am Fetch-n-Fish’s “High Flyin’ Retrievers” Dog Show

12:00pm Carl Jocumsen (Elite Pro) “Alabama Rigs and How to Use the Hydrowave Unit”

12:45pm Jarad Roper (Pro-Angler) “Master Spider Rigging”

1:30pm Mike McFarland (Pro-Angler/Musician) “Seasonal Patterns and Transitions”

2:15pm Brian Snowden (Elite Pro) ” Prefishing for Tournaments During Prespawn on Deep Clear Lakes”

3:00pm Jason Reynolds (Pro-Angler) “Flipping Pitching & More Flipping”

3:45pm Tony Coatney (Grand Lake Guide) “Trophy Large Mouth White Bass & Crappie Fishing”

4:15pm Fetch-n-Fish’s “High Flyin’ Retrievers” Dog Show

5:00pm Shane Pickett (Mesu Baits) “Flutter Spoons, Wobble Heads, & Swim Jigs”

Sunday Bass Tub March 29th

10:30am Barry Morrow (Pro-Angler) “Best Success for Fishing New Lakes for Crappie”

11:15am Chuck Justice (Pro-Guide) “Clear Water Tactics for Large Mouth Bass”

12:00am Carl Jocumsen (Elite Pro) “Alabama Rigs and How to Use the Hydrowave Unit”

12:45pm Jason Reynolds (Pro-Angler) “Tips, Tactics, & Techniques for Tough Fishing”

1:30pm Jarad Roper, (Pro-Angler) “Dock Shooting”

2:15pm Tony Coatney (Grand Lake Guide) “Trophy Large Mouth White Bass & Crappie Fishing”

3:00pm Fetch-n-Fish’s “High Flyin’ Retrievers” Dog Show

3:45pm Shane Pickett (Mesu Baits) “Flutter Spoons, Wobble Heads, & Swim Jigs”

Speakers and Schedule Subject to Change
Calling Seminar Room 2015
Calling Seminar Room Separate from Seminar Stage

Friday Calling Seminars March 27th

3:00pm Tim Salle (Christian Waterfowlers) “Basics to Hunting Waterfowl”

4:00pm Sam Pharr (Call Maker) “Tactics For Hunting Oklahoma Public Land Gobblers”

5:00pm Keith “Bobcat” Williams (Call Maker) “How to Call For Gobblers on His Patented Adjustable Multi Purpose Strike”

5:45pm Kenneth Whitehead (Call Maker/Guide) “Duck and Goose Calling 101”

6:30pm Jeff Foiles (Waterfowl Guide) “Decoy Spreads and Calling Tips for Duck and Goose Hunting”

7:15pm Even Mallard & Tyler Whittaker (Tradition Game Calls) “Duck Calling Kids Clinic”

Saturday Calling Seminars March 28th

10:00pm Mid South Two Man Waterfowl Calling Contest

12:00pm Mid South State Qualifier Waterfowl Calling Contest

2:15pm Mid South Open $1000 Waterfowl Calling Contest

4:30pm Mid South Turkey Calling Contest

6:00pm Mid South Goose Calling Contest

Sunday Calling Seminars March 29th

11:00am Tim Salle (Christian Waterfowlers) “Basics to Hunting Waterfowl”

12:00pm Sam Pharr (Call Maker) “Tactics For Hunting Oklahoma Public Land Gobblers”

1:00pm Kenneth Whitehead (Call Maker/Guide) “Duck and Goose Calling 101”

2:00pm Keith “Bobcat” Williams (Call Maker) “How to Call For Gobblers on His Patented Adjustable Multi Purpose Strike”

3:00pm Jeff Foiles (Waterfowl Guide) “Decoy Spreads and Calling Tips for Duck and Goose Hunting”

Speakers and Schedule Subject to Change

2016 Seminar Stage

Friday Seminars March 27th

1:15pm Ed Wampler (Striper Bass Assoc) “Improve Your Striped Bass, Hybrid, and Sand Bass Fishing Techniques”

1:45pm Todd Huckabee, (Pro-Crappie Angler/Trophy Expert), “Crappie Biology 101, Understanding the Fish Before Reaching in the Tackle Box”

2:15pm Dale York (Pro-Angler) “Night Fishing for Big Bass”

2:45pm “Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training

3:15pm Steve Carroll, (Pro-Guide), “Using Your Lowrance HDS Sonar/GPS”

3:45pm Harry Wood (Pro Elk & Mule Deer Guide) “Finding Trophy elk and mule deer in the western west”

4:15pm Danny King (Catfish Master) “Fishing Shallow Water with a North Wind”

4:45pm Ryder Keller (Dog Trainer) “How to Develop Great Retrievers”

5:15pm Outdoorsmen In Action “Outdoorsmen Can Change Lives”

5:45pm Josh Copeland (Pro Angler) “How to Get Started in the Fishing Industry”

6:30pm “Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training

7:15pm Buck Ventures TV Show Pros – Q & A Session on Whitetail Hunting

7:45pm Jeremy Sickle (Double Lung Outdoor TV) “How To Be More Successful at Bowfishing for Alligator Gar”

Saturday Seminars March 28th

10:00am Danny King (Catfish Master) “Catfishing Deep Water on New Lakes”

10:30am “Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training

11:00am Steve Carroll (Pro-Guide) “User Your Lowrance HDS Sonar/GPS”

11:30am Fred Roumbanis (Elite Pro) “Top Water Frog Fishing”

12:00am Harry Wood (Pro Elk & Mule Deer Guide) “Finding Trophy Elk and Mule Deer in the Western West”

12:30am Major League Fishing Referees “Stories From the Water & Becoming an Official”

1:00pm Vital Obsession TV Stars “Whitetail Strategies”

1:30pm Ed Wampler (Striper Bass Assoc) “Improve Your Striped Bass, Hybrid, and Sand Bass Fishing Techniques”

2:00pm Todd Huckabee, (Pro-Crappie Angler/Trophy Expert), “Myth Busting Crappie Fishing, the Myths Debugged”

2:30pm Art Brown (National Archery Champion) “Mastering the Sports of Archery”

3:00pm Dale York (Pro-Angler) “Night Fishing for Big Bass”

3:30pm Ryder Keller (Pro Dog Trainer) “How to Develop Great Retrievers”

4:00pm Jeff Danker (Major League Bowhunters) “Trophy Whitetail Hunting”

4:30pm Major League Fishing Premier Screening Event!!!

5:45pm Buck Ventures TV Show Pros – Q & A Session on Whitetail Hunting

6:15pm Jeremy Sickle (Double Lung Outdoor TV) “How To Be More Successful at Bowfishing for Alligator Gar”

Sunday Seminars March 29th

10:30am Harry Wood (Pro Elk & Mule Deer Guide), Finding Trophy elk and mule deer in the western west

11:00am Steve Carroll, (Pro-Guide) “Using Your Lowrance HDS Sonar/GPS”

11:30am Buck Ventures TV Show Pros – Q & A Session on Whitetail Hunting

12:00pm Dale York (Pro-Angler) “Night Fishing for Big Bass”

12:30pm Sportsman’s Chaplin” Nathan Bolton By His Grace Gun Dog Training

1:00pm Outdoorsmen In Action “Outdoorsmen Can Change Lives”

1:30pm Brian Thigpen (Swamp Sauces) “His Spin on a Swampie Joe With His Signature Sauces”

2:00pm Todd Huckabee (Pro-Crappie Angler/Trophy Expert) “How to Catch Trophy Crappie”

2:30pm Major League Fishing Referees “Stories From the Water & Becoming an Official”

3:00pm Ryder Keller (Pro Dog Trainer) “How to Develop Great Retrievers”

3:30pm Art Brown (National Archery Champion) “Mastering the Sports of Archery”

4:00pm Ed Wampler (Striper Bass Assoc) “Improve Your Striped Bass, Hybrid, and Sand Bass Fishing Techniques”

4:30pm Jeremy Sickle (Double Lung Outdoor TV) “How To Be More Successful at Bowfishing for Alligator Gar”

Click Here for Pros Bios

Music Stage

Friday March 27th
Travis Kidd
: 5:00pm – 8:30pm

Saturday March 28th
Heartland: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Heartland: 1:30pm – 5:00pm
Anna Massey: 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Sunday March 29th
Travis Kidd: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Anna Massey: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Attractions and entertainment are a huge part of our festival like atmosphere that we provide at our Tackle and Hunting Shows.  We want everyone to have a great experience once they come into the show, even if they don’t spend another dollar past the front doors.  We hope you will come out to see our grand event this year in Mesquite and hope you enjoy your experience.  Thanks for your interest in  Tulsa’s Mid South Tackle and Hunting & Boat Show 2014!  We’ll see you there!

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