2009 -- Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Heritage Expo
Location: Casper Events Center and surrounding shooting complexes
Contact: 1-888-Expo-Wyo
Date: September 10 - 12, 9 am to 4 pm daily
Hosted by the Game and Fish Department, the Expo, held at the Casper Events Center and nearby shooting complexes, is a free educational event for all ages and features activities like shooting, fishing, canoeing and archery.  There are more than 150 activities, exhibits and demonstrations designed to help people participate in Wyoming's hunting, fishing and outdoors.

This year the Expo will feature several new events including activities at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, located near the Casper Events Center.  On Thursday and Friday at the Interpretive Center, there will be re-enactments of the Pony Express days with Pony Express re-rides.  Shuttles will be running between the two centers and the shooting complexes. Also new this year will be demonstrations on boat safety, camping, and day hiking, offering tips for both less experienced and veteran outdoor enthusiasts.

The first two days of the Expo are structured for school groups.  Students of all ages are invited to attend.  During all three days, youth ages 10-18 can compete in the Youth Shooting Pentathlon by participating in shotgun, .22 rifle, muzzleloader, pellet gun and archery.  Participants receive a certificate, patch and a prize.  On Saturday, the first 1,000 kids completing the aquatic outdoor skills stations receive a free fishing rod and reel combo donated by North Platte Walleyes.  Following the Expo on Sunday, Sept. 13, there is a Women's Shotgun Clinic at the Casper Trap & Skeet Club.

Displays and activities will also include: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Wildlife Display, Safari Club International's Sensory Safari, National Wild Turkey Federation's Grand Slam Turkey Display, Laramie River Black Powder Brigade Mountain Man Camp and Native Americans of the West.  There will also be a number of demonstrations and programs by the Laramie Peak Hunting Retriever Club, Smokey Bear, Pheasants Forever, and live snakes with Wyoming's State Herpetologist.

For more information, visit the Game and Fish Web site.