Beast Feast Seminars 2024
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Choose 1 or 2 Seminars to attend – Seminars are at 4:30 PM and most are repeated at 5:30 PM, Saturday, September 23rd |
| FISHING SEMINARS |
| BASS FISHING / FALL TRANSITION – Derik Hudson IS A TOURNAMENT ANGLER WHO HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BASS FISHING AND COMPETING IN TOURNAMENTS AT ALL LEVELS SUCH AS THE FLW, MLF AND COUNTLESS OTHER TRAIL & TEAM TOURNAMENT FORMATS. HE WILL FOCUS ON THE FALL TO WINTER TRANSITION AND HOW TO LOCATE AND CATCH BIG BASS SHALLOW AND DEEP DURING THIS PHASE. ADDITIONALLY, HE WILL TEACH ABOUT BAIT SELECTIONS, ROD AND REEL SELECTIONS, AND TYPES OF LINES TO USE FOR THE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES. COME TO IMPROVE ON YOUR BASS FISHING KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN HOW TO CATCH MORE BASS! |
| BEGINNING FLY FISHING TOM REISDORF, AS BEEN FLY FISHING SINCE 1966. HE GREW UP FISHING IN THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE NY. AND WAS A FORMER STATE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIRGINIA COUNCIL OF TROUT UNLIMITED, AND FORMER FLY FISHING AND FLY TYING INSTRUCTOR FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES AND BECOMING AN OUTDOORS WOMAN PROGRAM. HE IS THE FORMER THE MANAGER OF ANGLER’S LANE SINCE AND STILL WORK PART TIME. HE HAS GUIDED CLIENTS FOR TROUT AND SMALLMOUTH BASS AROUND VIRGINIA FOR DECADES. BEGINNING FLY FISHING WILL CONSIST OF LEARNING ABOUT RODS, REELS, FLY LINES, LEADERS, TIPPETS, BACKING AND BASIC KNOTS. THEN LEARNING ABOUT WHAT IS IN A FLY VEST OR PACK, FLY BOXES AND FLIES, GADGETS, ETC. A CASTING SESSION WILL FINISH THE CLASS. |
| POND MANAGEMENT 101 Steve Owens, is A District Fisheries Biologist for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. One of his specialties is the management of small impoundments (ponds). Key topics will include proper pond layout and design, fish stocking, management strategies, and common problems encountered by pond owners. |
| HUNTING SEMINARS |
| BEGINNING HUNTING – HOW TO GET STARTED DAN WILSON, BIOLOGIST FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND AVID HUNTER WILL COVER THE BASICS OF HOW TO GET STARTED IN THE EXCITING SPORT OF HUNTING. IF YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN ARE INTERESTED IN HUNTING BUT AREN’T QUITE SURE WHERE TO START THEN THIS SEMINAR IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED. WE WILL DISCUSS HOW TO GET THE REQUIRED HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES NECESSARY TO GET A HUNTING LICENSES, THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY, TIPS FOR SCOUTING, DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAME ANIMALS, CHOICES OF FIREARMS AND HUNTING GEAR OPTIONS. THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE SESSION AND QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME. |
| TAXIDERMY 101 – Room 172
PAUL NIX, IS AN AWARD WINNING TAXIDERMIST, WHO HAS PRODUCED DISTINGUISHED MOUNTS FROM CLIFORNIA TO VIRGINIA. A PREMIER PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD FOR OVER 50 YEARS, PAUL HAS BEEN SOUGHT OUT BY WELL KNOWN, WORLD CLASS HUNTERS TO MOUNT THEIR TROPHY KILLS. FROM PREPARING THE HIDE, TO ADDING THOSE CRITICAL FINAL TOUCHES, THIS CLASS WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PREPARATION AND PROCESS REQUIRED TO CREATE YOUR OWN SHOWPIECE. YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN JUST WHERE CREATING A QUALITY MOUNT ACTUALLY BEGINS. THIS SEMINAR IS DESIGNED FOR THE WOULD-BE D.I.Y. TAXIDERMIST, AND WILL GIVE YOU A HEAD START AS WELL AS THE MOTIVATION NEEDED TO ‘GO FOR IT’, AND TO SAVE SOME MONEY IN THE PROCESS. |
| ELK HUNTING Avid Elk Hunter, DAN WITT, knows many hunters have dreamed of one day harvesting a majestic elk in the Rocky Mountains. This seminar will cover many aspects of elk hunting including the use of calling, hunting techniques, and equipment. Another focus of the seminar will be planning a do-it-yourself hunt and getting physically prepared for hunting elk in the rugged Rocky Mountains. |
| TURKEY HUNTING GARY ARRINGTON, IS THE DIRECTOR OF HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY, HE HAS HAD OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE TURKEY HUNTING IN OUR AREA. BOTH EXPERIENCED AND FIRST-TIME TURKEY HUNTERS STAND TO BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING THIS SEMINAR. HE WILL PROVIDE HUNTING INFORMATION, INCLUDING BEST HUNTING PRACTICES, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, CALLS AND DECOYS, SITE SETUP, AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR HARVESTING TURKEYS. |
| OTHER OUTDOOR SEMINARS |
| SURVIVAL 101: TECHNOLOGY AND COMMON SENSE PREPARATION TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY – Pate Chapel COME JOIN RENOWED OUTDOOR WRITER, HUNTING INDUSTRY INSIDER ROBERT PECK FOR A PRESENTATION THAT MAY HELP YOU SAVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS OR SAVE YOUR OWN. ROBERT WILL COVER USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES, OLD FASHIONED TRIED-AND-TRUE TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT, SELF-RESCUE, SURVIVAL STRATEGIES, COMMON/UNCOMMON SENSE AND PREPARATION. YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF AND THOSE THAT COUNT ON YOU TO RETURN HOME SAFELY! HUNTING, HIKING, BACKPACKING AND CAMPING ALL SHARE THE SAME THING: IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH FOR THINGS TO GO WRONG AND SOMETIMES IN A CATASTROPHIC WAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR KIDS AND LOVED ONES TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY CONFIDENT THAT AT THE VERY LEAST YOU’VE STARTED OR HAVE IMPROVED YOUR OUTDOOR SURVIVAL ODDS BY ATTENDING THIS FAST PACED, INTERACTIVE, INFORMATIVE AND FUN SEMINAR. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! |
| Haybale Gardening COME Ever thought; ‘there must be a better way to grow a garden’? Don’t own land? Have poor soil? Tired of weeds?Beckie Nix says haybale gardening could be your answer. Beckie grew up helping her Grandmother garden and can. She has been vegetable gardening the traditional way for over 40 years, and haybale gardening for 15! Beckie has taught classes in canning and food preservation for over 30 years, and began offering haybale gardening classes 10 years ago. Beckie Will pass on her skills to Attendees Including the ABC’s of growing fresh, delicious produce. |
| CHAINSAW 101 There is more to operating and maintaining a chainsaw than you might think. Learn from a professional., The Woodsman (www.ihaveasawforthat.com), will cover the basics of safely operating and maintaining your chainsaw. A must see class for beginners. The class will start with the chainsaw and then delve into basic felling techniques and best practices for tackling a downed tree. |
| STOP THE BLEED Suzanne Coleman as a number of years helping with trauma situations. An emergency can happen anytime, anywhere, and knowing how to stop bleeding from a serious injury could save a life. Would you know how to control bleeding from a serious injury until help arrives? Learn about tourniquets, the importance of why we need them. The locations they’re most critical, Including hands on with application training. |
| WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT
MATTHEW OVERSTREET, owner of Trillium Land Management (TLM) over 20 years of experience, a cattleman, habitat manager and avid sportsmen. You Bought Land Now What? Where to get started on habitat management, things you can do regardless of the size of your property. If you are new to landownership or have owned property for years. This talk will help guide you to improving habitat quality and quantity for all wildlife, pollinator species, sustainable forestry and domestic livestock increasing and maximizing opportunity on your property. Our goal at TLM is to listen to our clients and design a management plan that is regenerative and sustainable for future generations. We strive to help you build your dream. |