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Southern Tier Outdoor Show in Bath attracts some big stars
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County's 5th annual Southern Tier Outdoor Show, scheduled for October 8-9 at Wilkins RV in Bath has booked some pretty famous talent for this year's show. Features will be Jarod Miller, host of TV's Animal Explorations with Jarod Miller and Cathy Turner, a two time Olympic Gold Medal winner.
Town of Boston native Jarod Miller has turned a childhood dream into a fruitful, busy television career. Instead of attending his own high school graduation, he was in New York City preparing for an appearance on the “Today” show. Zoologist Jim Fowler, of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,” was presenting one of Miller’s ring-tailed lemurs, with Miller as an assistant.
A decade later, the now 33-year-old Miller and his animals premiered his “Animal Exploration With Jarod Miller” via syndication on 200 stations nationwide. The show now airs on WETM-2 Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.
The western New Yorker has realized a dream that has driven him since he was 4 years old and mesmerized by Marlon Perkins, the original television zoologist. After years of helping television zookeepers such as Fowler and Jack Hanna present animals to the likes of Conan O’Brien, Rachael Ray and David Letterman – just to name a few – Miller started getting his own spots.
During the summers during college, Miller was already working for Hanna, another famed television zoologist, at the Cleveland Zoo and in network television. "It’s unheard of for someone to obtain their federal wildlife licenses as early as Miller did," said Hanna, who Miller credits as one of his main inspirations and mentors. "But Miller was willing to do the work, and when his chance came," Hanna said, "Miller was ready. All it takes is one break in this business, and he got a good break,” Hanna said. “He started from the ground up. He’s taken care of animals, fed and cleaned them, gone through the whole thing, you know. It’s a lot of work. His life is his animal world.”Cathy Turner is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in short track speedskating (1992 and 1994), and a Silver and Bronze Medalist as anchor of the 3000m Relay Team. She is one of only two people ever to win Gold Medals in consecutive Winter Olympic Games. With a total of four medals, she ranks third for the most medals ever won by a Winter Olympian.
Multi-talented and outgoing, Cathy has combined her Olympic success and her amazing story to become one of the most marketable athletes in the industry today.
Nine years after retiring from her sport to pursue a professional singing career, Cathy returned to speedskating and competed in the 1992 Olympic Games. Her childhood dream of winning an Olympic gold medal was now within her grasp. Critics scoffed at the notion that a 26 year old woman could overcome such a tremendous setback, especially being away from the sport so long. Cathy proved them wrong by making her dream a reality, winning both gold and silver medals in the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Draped in the American flag, Cathy took her much-deserved "Victory Lap" with the whole world watching.
She retired immediately after the 1992 Games, only to make a stunning comeback just seven months prior to the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Once again, her amazing determination and strong will prevailed as she added two more medals to her collection - a gold and bronze. Once again, Cathy challenged herself and came out of retirement in 1998 to compete in her third Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Cathy recently wrote a chapter in a book entitled, Awaken the Olympian Within. Her chapter is entitled "See it, believe it, be it." To Cathy, "See it, believe it, be it" were essential steps in becoming her own vision and fulfilling her lifelong dream.
Other features at the show include the Wildlife Defenders, Talons: A Bird of Prey Experience, and Jim Beverly's Companion Retriever Hunting Challenge.
The Wildlife Defenders are a wildlife education outreach group run by the program members of Bridges for Brain Injury, Inc. who have suffered traumatic brain Injuries and care for wildlife as part of their rehabilitation.
Talon and Lorrie Schumacher present hawks, falcons, and owls in an exciting flying show called Talons: A Bird of Prey Experience! It is great fun for the whole family! Meet Big Mama, the Eagle Owl, largest owl in the world, and Navaar, the rare black African Augur Buzzard! Both appeared in the History Channel Movie, “Life After People”!
Get to know Raptors Up-Close, while watching NightWing fly through and around “human trees”, gaze into BellaLuna’s soulful eyes, bob with Robert and pout with Tilly! Each wonderful Raptor has a unique personality and a connection to your heart!Jim Beverly of Oakfield in Genesee County launched the Companion Retriever Hunting Challenge two years ago. It is not for professional handlers and highly polished high-octane birtd dogs. It's for the weekend waterfowl hunter and his faithful canine sidekick.
Jim says, "The C.R.H.C. allows a person to have fun and enjoy the experience without any stress or feeling of intimidation. The challenge is set up as a real hunting situation and not judged on things such as style, trainability, and some of the other things that have nothing to do with being a successful retriever and companion." Beverly has been training retreivers for 45 years and is working on a instructional DVD of his training techniques titled "If Your Retriever Could Talk."
The show runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 both days, and admission is just $5.00 per car, no matter how many people are in the car. For further details on the show, visit www.southerntieroutdoorshow.com or like their facebook page at www.facebook.com/southerntieroutdoorshow.
Southern Tier Outdoor Show offers a number of free seminars
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County's 5th annual Southern Tier Outdoor Show on October 8-9 at Wilkins RV, Route 415, Bath will bring a host of professional seminars on numerous outdoor topics to the area. The seminars are offered free to every person attending the show.
The lineup of presentations includes:
Paul H. Daniels, Jr. of the New York State Big Buck Club will show his audience how to score and harvest deer. He will be scoring trophy animals brought to the show for free at booth #60.
Jeb McConnell, Wildlife Technician, NYSDEC will discuss the natural history of black bears in New York State, including information on what they eat, and their reproduction habits. Learn about the conflicts of bears and humans, how to limit future events, and the DEC's involvement with bears including on going research study to determine home ranges of females compared to males. The presentation is full of great photos and little interesting facts that most people are not aware of when it comes to bears.
Jeb studied for two years at Finger Lakes community College before transferring to SUNY Cobleskill where he received his bachelors degree in Wildlife Management. He started with the DEC in June of 2009 as a Wildlife Technician and specializes in the monitoring of our collared research bears. To this date he has handled over 2 dozen bears in the Region and has also worked closely with coyotes and short-eared owls.
Ron Hausfelder, Deer Search, Inc. - Finger Lakes Chapter will hold an indoor seminar on Saturday and on Sunday will set out a blood trail demonstration at Booth #110.
Roy Butler, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer and owner of Four Winds Renewable Energy will discuss the misconceptions about solar and wind energy. Four Winds is a family-owned business located on a windy 70 acre hill top in the Fingerlakes Region of New York State. Roy first started working with renewables in 1971, worked for several years in the construction trades and established Four Winds in January of 1997. Four months later he cut the power lines and took his home and business off-grid, quickly learning the value of every watt! By combining the use of energy efficient appliances with a conservation-oriented life style, he was able to reduce his daily power usage from 33,000 watt-hours to 6,000.
Gary Socola, former President of the New York Bowhunters Association will discuss the best ways for women/girls to get started into the sport of bowhunting or archery. He will cover exercises that can be done to help strengthen muscles, the best way to practice, types of equipment, the shift in the marketplace to outfitting women in the outdoor sports, minimum hunting requirements for bowhunters in New York and more. He will have some examples of equipment for woman archers on hand and have a question and answer period.
Gerry Rightmyer, Vice President of Forever Wild Outdoors Video Productions will discuss do-it-yourself food plots for deer and tell the story of “Grandpa”, one of the largest whitetails killed in North America (a 272 2/8" Kansas giant non-typical whitetail.)
Country Hospetality Lodge & Pet Pantry’s Deana Wolfe, the local “Dog Whisperer” will present free animal training tips and live clicker demonstrations. Your dog may be selected to participate!
Land Trapping, Mt. Top Trapping will show the techniques of trapping.
National Wild Turkey Federation will offer an unofficial turkey calling contest. Come try it!
Jim Beverly Retriever Trainer will discuss retrievers, duck and goose hunting.
The show runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 both days, and admission is just $5.00 per car, no matter how many people are in the car. For further details on the show, visit www.southerntieroutdoorshow.com or like their facebook page at www.facebook.com/southerntieroutdoorshow.
5th annual Bath outdoor show is accepting exhibitors
The 5th Annual Southern Tier Outdoor Show scheduled for Oct 8-9, 2011 in Bath offers a variety of wildlife shows, exhibitors and interactive activities. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County hosts the show at Wilkins RV, Inc. on Route 415, off I-86 Exit 37, for the public to enjoy an educational experience of learning awareness and stewardship of our natural resources, participating in outdoor activities, and supporting local products and services.
Families and sportsmen alike are invited to attend, and area businesses and agencies are encouraged to participate. Where else can an entire family go for $5 and enjoy exhibitors, demonstrations, wildlife shows and professional seminars? The $5 per car fee also includes free parking and a free show program.
Don't miss our featured show both days with TV's animal handler Jarod Miller, of Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller, a nationally syndicated show that can be seen locally on Elmira's WETM, as well as other large cities in the state. Miller has worked alongside Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom host Jim Fowler and TV host and American zookeeper Jack Hanna. He has appeared with his animals on such shows as Conan O'Brien, Rachael Ray and David Letterman as well as at the White House. Raised in western New York, Miller was the youngest accredited zoo director in the United States at age 25.
New this year is a different type of animal show, the Wildlife Defenders in partnership with the Bridges for Brain Injury, Inc. These members have suffered severe brain injuries, but their rehabilitation is the care and showing of over 36 species of native and exotic wildlife. Come see a truly unique and inspiring show.
Come watch two shows daily with Talons! A Bird of Prey Experience. Falconry is the oldest of all hunting sports, dating back over 4,000 years. Teenager Talon Skye is the inspiration for Talons and makes it clear that the show was named for her! Talon awes audiences with her special relationship with her Eagle Owl, Mandarin and her presentation that highlights her innate understanding of Raptors' importance in the balance of life.
Our on-site chainsaw carver will be whittling away at a 10-foot log over the weekend. Come watch his creations come to life, and see how they are transformed by painter Bonne Bell. On Sunday we will be auctioning off the carved goods!
Exhibitors will be located both inside the RV dealership and outside on the parking lot and grounds. Some of the products that will be offered include: hunting trips, cabins, archery products, skull mounts, tractors, clothing, gamemeat seasonings, painted feathers, sporting art, alpaca socks, coal boilers, fishing tackle, wildlife decor, guide service, military clothing, camping supplies, woodcrafts, boats, cider, jewelry, guns, trapping lures, ATV's, and knives. The food court will offer everything from chicken BBQ, spiedies and deep fried cookies to pork, funnel cakes and curly fries. Exhibit space is available starting at $100 per booth. For more information on registration, visit www.SouthernTierOutdoorShow.com or call 607-664-2313.
The show is the place to be for the avid sportsman since Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County will bring together a number of professional speakers on numerous outdoor topics. Seminars are generally on the hour throughout the weekend. Featured topics include Black Bears in New York State, White Tailed Deer topics, turkey calling, techniques and species, tracking wounded deer with dogs, and much more.
The show also offers several ways to get involved to win trophies and prizes:
· Sign up early for the Companion Retriever Hunting Challenge on Sunday, October 9 beginning at noon. This contest focuses on a typical owner/handler of a retriever that is a family companion as well as a hunting partner. The two contest levels consist of goose and duck hunting scenarios for handlers at least 12 years of age and older. The event is supervised and judged by Jim Beverly, a well known retriever trainer from western New York with 47 years experience in the waterfowl hunting industry. Entries cost $30 and winners will receive trophies and prize money with a door prize raffle for all. To register call Beverly at 716-474-4661.
"The CRHC are so fun to participate in, I have competed with my old yellow lab, and we have both had a blast. It is amazing to see how my own dog does as well as getting to see what other more seasoned dogs can accomplish. At the end of the day, it is just a great day in the field with our number one hunting partners."
- Ryan
"The CRHC is exactly what I am looking for to teach me and my pup alike where our weak points are. It is a relaxed atmosphere where my boy and I always win even if we take last." - Marcus
"I thought the CRHC was fairly judged and the course was easy to understand. The best part for my father and i was to talk to other people that have been involved in hunting and working with dogs for a long time." -
Brian
Bring your bow to the show to shoot through our 3-D archery course, and compete for prizes. Younger archers will enjoy Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Shooting Sports Program's archery education and shooting as well as air rifle experience.
Don't miss the Hunting Simulator. This virtual hunting experience takes you out on the field with clay targets, into the woods with the buck and doe, or to the desert in search of prairie dogs. There are numerous hunting scenarios to choose from. Free to all!
Pick up a Kanona Fire Department Annual Sportsman and Cash Raffle ticket. There will only be 1,000 tickets sold at $10 each. Get your chance at 20 great prizes including cash, shotguns, bows, and rifles. Winners are announced Sunday at the show.
More attractions will be added in the next few months. For an updated list, visit www.SouthernTierOutdoorShow.com or call 607-664-2313. Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SouthernTierOutdoorShow and Twitter at www.twitter.com/STOutdoorShow.
