I've attended twice and enjoyed the show both times.
Worth the money? This is in the eyes of the attendee.... It's similar to the Sportsman's Show - lots of equipment, guns, resort/outfitters, dog trainers. some truck/suv manufacturers, dog houses/kennels et al.
If you haven't attended, you might enjoy the experience.
I went last year in Minneapolis and enjoyed it very much. As far as is it worth it, I think so. I was able to stay at my brothers house and they had a BOGO sale on tickets so saved some money there. What did cost me a lot was the Cz Sharptail that I handled and had to have. Don’t say you weren’t warned. ; ) Dave
I wasn’t going to go this year but after giving it some thought I decided to go. Looked at the map and while it’s a 5 hour drive my stepson lives along the way. So am going to grab him and stop by on Saturday. Hopefully I will get there early enough to see the dog parade. Gonna try real hard not to see something that I need ie. guns, dog etc. Dave
I'm planning on it. Went last year for the first time, all i needed to hear was an entire building full of upland hunting gear, guns, and dogs...they have seminars on dog training, cooking, and habitat if that interests you as well. It's a good excuse to get away and check out all the latest stuff, pet some pups, and shoot the bull with other bird hunters.
I am going to be there tomorrow. I will be hanging out by the NRCS booth some of the time. I will be the only guy wearing a white SOUTH DAKOTA SOIL HEALTH COALITION cap. It would be good to say hello to some of you.