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 13th |
| 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. |
| HUNTING SEMINARS |
| BEGINNING HUNTING – ROOM 150 TONY BYRD & TODD ESCHLEMAN, HAVE OVER 45 YEARS OF HUNTING EXPERIENCE. TONY BYRD HAS GUIDED EVERYTHING FROM DUCKS IN NORTH CAROLINA TO ELK IN MONTANA. HE HAS HUNTED BIG GAME ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, INCLUDING ALASKA AND CANADA. TODD ESHLEMAN IS NRA CERTIFIED BASIC PISTOL CLASS AND RANGE INSTRUCTOR, NASP ARCHERY COACH, AND ASSISTANT ARCHERY COACH FOR LCA WINNING FIRST PLACE IN STATE 2023. BOTH HAVE A DESIRE TO TEACH HUNTING TO OUR NEXT GENERATIONS. |
| ELK HUNTING 101 – ROOM 172
OUTDOOR WRITER AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER, & ELK HUNTER, MIKE ROBERTS KNOWS MANY HUNTERS HAVE DREAMED OF ONE DAY HARVESTING A MAJESTIC ELK. 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 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 |
| CHAINSAW 101 – PARKING LOT (OUTSIDE) THERE IS MORE TO OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A CHAINSAW THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. LEARN FROM A PROFESSIONAL., THE WOODSMAN (WWW.IHAVEASAWFORTHAT.COM). WE’LL 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. |
| ACTIVE SHOOTER PREPAREDNESS – TRBC CHOIR ROOM (MAIN ENTRANCE / ABOVE BRUNER HALL) THIS TRAINING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN. PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED AND PARENTAL SUPERVISION OF MINORS WILL BE REQUIRED. MARKO GALBREATH IS A RETIRED POLICE SERGEANT OF 22 YEARS, A SWAT TEAM MEMBER AND HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAM COMMANDER. THIS TRAINING IS FROM PRIMARY SOURCE INFORMATION AND IS NOT SUGARCOATED OR EXAGGERATED. HE WILL BRING HIS EXPERIENCE TEACHING ON SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND KNOWING YOUR SURROUNDINGS; EXPLAINING THE HISTORY AND DYNAMICS OF ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIOS. THIS WILL BE MORE THAN JUST THE TYPICAL RUN, HIDE, AND FIGHT. HE WILL TEACH HOW THE BODY REACTS UNDER EXTREME STRESS, RECOGNIZING IT AND GAINING CONTROL, ALONG WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF ALWAYS HAVING A PLAN B. |
| 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! |
| BACKPACKING 101 – ROOM 206 SYDNEY MORGAN, HAS A FULL-BLOWN OBSESSION WITH LONG-DISTANCE BACKPACKING. BETWEEN 2021 AND 2023, SHE HIKED OVER 8,000 MILES, COMPLETING THE TRIPLE CROWN OF THRU HIKING—THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, PACIFIC CREST TRAIL, AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL—AND SETTING THE WOMEN’S UNSUPPORTED FASTEST KNOWN TIME (FKT) RECORDS ON BOTH THE LONE STAR TRAIL AND OZARK TRAIL. DESPITE ALL THAT, SYDNEY INSISTS YOU DON’T NEED TO BE AN EXPERT, ULTRA-ATHLETE, OR OWN THE FANCIEST GEAR TO HIT THE TRAIL. WHETHER YOU’RE BRAND NEW TO BACKPACKING OR LOOKING TO LEVEL UP YOUR SKILLS, THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU. EXPECT PRACTICAL TIPS AND HONEST STORIES. |
| STOP THE BLEED – ROOM 169 SUZANNE COLEMAN HAS 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 AND THE LOCATIONS THEY’RE MOST CRITICAL, INCLUDING HANDS ON WITH APPLICATION TRAINING. |
| WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT – ROOM 171 MATTHEW OVERSTREET, OWNER OF TRILLIUM LAND MANAGEMENT (TLM) WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, & A CATTLEMAN, HABITAT MANAGER AND AVID SPORTSMEN ALONG WITH JARVIS LAND SOLUTIONS 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. |
| INTRO TO BASIC PISTOL – ROOM 170
TRACI CAMPBELL, IS A NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR FOR CONCEALED WEAPONS CLASSES. THIS CLASS WILL COVER MOST OF THE BASIC FIREARMS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING SHOOTING FUNDAMENTALS. AS WELL AS BUILDING A PERSONAL PROTECTION PLAN AND THE LEGAL USE OF FORCE. YOU WILL LEAVE WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS AND THEIR AFTERMATHS AS WELL AS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF VIRGINIA CARRY LAWS. A SECOND CLASS INCLUDING RANGE TIME WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A CERTIFICATION IS OFFERED. THIS INITIAL CLASS IS FREE OF CHARGE, THE SECOND CLASS, INCLUDING RANGE TIME, WILL BE OFFERED AT A LATER TIME TO GAIN A CERTIFICATION AT A COST OF $75 THROUGH, TRACI CAMPBELL. THE FIREARMS CLASS CERTIFICATION CAN BE GIVEN TO ANYONE OVER 12 YEARS OLD. |