blondebear":2lcegon1 said:
tnrifleman,
did u make the the dallas show ? just wondering if u could give a report.
last safari club show i've been to was when it was still held in reno. i always attended all 3 days from open 2 close and still could have spent another day or 2. i think they bragged on 8 miles worth of booths and i don't doubt it, feet and lower legs hurt every day. lots of seminars, dinner,and such. always the whos who in the hunting world were in attendance.
always heard dallas was fantastic and compared to reno ( now vegas) and wanted to visit the dallas show.
We did go. It was actually the Dallas Safari Club and not SCI. It was a great show overall and we walked aorund for about 6 hours. We were able to to see everything as there were many booths we had no real interest in. There were a TON of international outfitters as to be expected. We went to look at a few very specific things along with all of the clothing and gear companies. My buddy wanted to specifically look at the HuntVe's as he is looking to get one. He also wanted to look at a feeder that has a built in air compressor that will through corn about 90 feet. We got to see both of those along with a bunch of Elk outfitters as we are planning our next couple of year's trips.
Overall, it was a great show. First Lite had a huge sale in their booth (40% off) and most other major clothing companies were there. There were also a fair amount of booths for things that weren't related to hunting but that is too be expected. Overall, it was great show and we will likely go back. I picked up a few things at First Lite and a Fenix flashlight. Also got to see Kendal Jones and met Laramy "Sasquatch" Miller and talk to him about an elk hunt in Montana.
The only thing that really struck me as odd is the number of hipster/lumbersexuals that were there. Bunch of guys walking around in skinny jeans, trendy plaid flannel, flatbill hats and boots that were never meant to walk on anything but concrete. I am hopeful this was just a result of it being in a big city but there were enough of them to give me pause and hope this is not where this industry is heading.
