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General Manager of the DDC
Announcement: 10 Sep 2009
The 30th Anniversary edition of the DIXIE DEER CLASSIC is coming out of the planning stage
now as contracts are in place and commitments have been made. The show is going to be what
everyone would expect a 30th Birthday Party to be.
We have three very special guests lined up to be at the show; Michael Waddell plus Lee and
Tiffany Lakosky will be at the show all three days. We feel very lucky in being able to
schedule both parties into the same show.
Something else that we are excited about is merging in the State Convention of the NC
Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. There annual banquet will be held on
Friday evening, and the NC State Championship Turkey Calling Contest will be held in the
Dixie Deer Classic on Saturday. This should be the first “sanctioned” contest
held after the nationals. The well received Call Makers Contest will be returning, with an
auction held on Sunday afternoon. The NC-NWTF banquet will be highlighted by Michael
Waddell as the key note speaker.
We have listened to our venders about the Friday schedule making for such a long day and
the show opening time is being changed from nine (9:00 AM) to eleven (11:00 AM). This will
allow venders that require a minimal amount of set up time to arrive on Friday morning and
save the cost of a motel room.
In 2009 our Friday Youth Day was very well received by the kids from different schools and
groups that attended. The preregistered groups brought us 318 to attend class in the
“Oh Deer Workshops” that were coordinated very well by the NC Chapter of Quality
Deer Management Association. For 2010 we are taking this program another step further. The
Youth program will carry the name “Take a Walk on the WILD side” and will be
centered in the Kerr Scott Building, with classes starting at 9:00 AM on Friday, with an
afternoon session starting at 1:00 PM. The rest of the Dixie Deer Classic will be open by
the time the morning classes are completed, so the groups will be able to also attend the
rest of the show. For more information about this program you can visit
www.wildlifeyouthday.org. In the Dixie Deer Classic itself we will have “Outdoor
Lore” special seminars/classes for the kids and beginning hunters in Building One and
Three. Look for the NC-NWTF to return with their “Build-a-Call” workshop for the
kids.
Thanks for your interest in the Dixie Deer Classic and visit our web site regularly for
updates.
Bruce Blackwell
General Manager
Dixie Deer Classic
dixiedeerclassic@aol.com
Announcement: 19 January 2009
The management team of the Dixie Deer Classic regrets to announce that the scheduled
expansion of the show into a fourth building (Kerr Scott) must be postponed until 2010.
The economic situation that we find ourselves in has made it difficult to expand and still
put on the quality of show that our attendees are accustomed to attending. We will
continue to work toward this expansion for our 30th Anniversary show scheduled for March
5, 6, & 7, 2010.
The Bowhunting Venue will be shifted to Dorton Arena, with the 3-D Tournament, operated
for us by the NC Bowhunter’s Association, returning to its traditional location. The
venue will not be as stringent on clientele exhibiting there due to the Gun Sales Venue
still residing in the building. However, any exhibitor that centers his business around
archery or Bowhunting and would like to relocate to this venue, we will make room for your
exhibit space there.
The North Carolina Bowhunter’s Association’s Banquet planned for the Kerr Scott
Building on Saturday evening March 7 at 7 PM WILL take place as scheduled. Contact NCBA at
http://www.ncbowhunter.com/BanquetTicketInfo.htm for Banquet tickets and further
information about the banquet.
Bruce Blackwell
General Manager
Dixie Deer Classic
NC BOWHUNTER VENUE at the DIXIE DEER CLASSIC
- - OPEN TO PUBLIC - -VENDORS WELCOME - -
COME TALK “BOWHUNTIN” with us ! 23rd Annual NCBA Convention, Banquet
Kerr-Scott Building at NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC
BANQUET: March 7, 2009 (6:00 p.m.)-for advance reserved ticket
holders ONLY !
BANQUET OPENS to PUBLIC at 7:30 p.m. * $10 Cover Charge (at door) w/out meal *
This includes ONE “General Raffle Ticket” and one door prize ticket.
We wish to thank the Wake County Wildlife Club for continuing to allow NCBA volunteers
work with them to help make their event an annual success, and for their support of NCBA
and bowhunting in North Carolina. NCBA volunteers have been working in the DDC scoring
area, assisting Wake County Wildlife Club members for almost 20 years, and have operated
the Dixie Deer Classic Indoor 3-D Archery Shoot since it was first held in 1999.
This year, for the first time ever, NCBA will hold its Annual Awards Banquet on site in
the Kerr-Scott Building on March 7th, Saturday night, the same weekend as the Dixie Deer
Classic. The public is welcome to attend this event by paying a $10 cover charge at the
door. We will open the doors at about 7:30 p.m. to the general public. This does NOT
include the evening meal, as banquet tickets including the meal were available only by
reservation in advance.
This year, Mr. T.J. Conrads (Founder of Traditional Bowhunter Magazine), is our guest
speaker. We will distribute NCBA annual bowhunting contest and service awards to our
members. The banquet also features a “Hunts Raffle” that anyone can participate
in by purchasing tickets at the banquet. We anticipate having about 50 hunts, fishing and
bowfishing trips and other outdoor excursions in the raffle, including hunts in S. Africa,
whitetail hunts in Illinois, Ohio, Kansas and North and South Carolina; Bear hunts in
Canada; and a wide variety of other hunts. Come join us for an evening of continuous
activities, ending with a silent auction and the distribution of lots of door prizes.
NCBA 2009 AWARDS BANQUET:
Banquet Tickets, including meal - By Reservation ONLY!
COST: Adults: $25; Under 12: “Free” by reservation only!
Contact: Deann Stone (919)477-7184; Email: stoney45@nc.rr.com
“Premium Raffle Tickets”: $100 each… also includes 30 “General Raffle
Tickets” valued at $5 each
Information for next year.. (Public & Vendors): call: 336-643-4455
Email: NCBA1975@triad.rr.com Web: www.ncbowhunter.com
Announcement: 18 October 2008
To all concerned
I am pleased to report that the NC State Chapter QDMA Youth Day track at the Dixie Deer
Classic on Friday March 6, 2009 has been accepted by the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction; and is being promoted on its website to schools across the state!
Please follow the link below.
I would like to ask your support - Please pass this announcement along to all science
teachers, school administrators, home school networks, families and friends that you know-
asking that they plan to bring their kids and pass this opportunity on to others. Advance
reservations are requested, and Dixie Deer Classic organizers are working on some special
incentives for those who register (reserve a seat) in advance.
This program will be geared to Youth Age 11-18; though kids younger will have just as much
fun that day! Calling contests, a Kids Korner, and shooting range will follow our event.
Kids age 12 and under are offered free admission to the Dixie Deer Classic; Kids age 13-18
will be offered half price admission that day ($5). Adult chaperone's accompanying groups
of 20 or more will be offered free admission by the Dixie Deer Classic organizers if they
register in advance at www.ncqdma.com. ; Once in, there is no cost to attend the Youth Day
educational events.
The course is set up under National Standard Course of Study objectives; so encourage
students from surrounding states to attend as well!
A news release format of the same for your community calendars is below.
Thanks very much for getting the word out right away, as teachers have an opportunity to
apply for a Target field trip grant to cover out of pocket costs provided they apply
before Nov 1, 2008.
Oh Deer!
Able to leap tall fences in a single bound, the white-tailed deer is an animal of
incredible beauty and power. Join kids (age 11-18) from across the state at the North
Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, NC on March 6, 2009 - Youth Day at the Dixie Deer
Classic - to learn more about the amazing white-tailed deer. Discover what deer eat and
where they live. Explore the dangers that deer face today; and how these dangers can
sometimes affect you. Participate in a hands-on soil lab; explore through a wildlife
scavenger hunt, and participate in an interactive, award-winning video "Living with
White-tailed Deer." Youth 12 and under are free. Youth 13-18 get into the Dixie Deer
Classic for half price ($5)! Special group rates are available by reserving seats in
advance at www.ncqdma.com or by calling 919/552-9449.
Many Thanks!
Judy Gardner
President, North Carolina State Chapter QDMA
(919) 552-9449 (eve)
(919) 998-7244 (day)
ncqdma@yahoo.com (e-mail)
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