The Sportsman’s Expo

Every year about the middle of March the Sportsman’s Expo is held at the South Town Expo Center. This is a fun event worth going to for any outdoor sportsman. Every year I find something new that makes the visit worth it.

For a couple of years I brought my daughter Madison and we got our pictures taken holding baby bears. Her favorite thing was the roasted almonds.

Last year I took Karen. She got a free camo T-shirt and loved the big trucks.

You can get brochures from outdoor agencies. The brochures give me a couple of month’s worth of reading material. I always make sure I get the Fishing regulations for Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.

I usually pick up a couple of duffle bags. One year when Sara’s family was here I brought up a big duffle bag to give her husband Nick for father’s day. Little Nick and Lilly took turns getting inside it. It was also the perfect bag to take to Yellowstone. I bought a smaller, camo duffle bag last year that I use for all my trips. Of course, at the Expo they always give you great “show” prices.

One year, I was talking to the Hyde Drift Boats sales rep and found out that the show prices for new boats were the same price as the used boats that I had been considering. So, of course I bought a drift boat at these great “show” prices.

One of the most unusual things I have bought at the show was an alligator head. I gave it to my son Gary, but when he got married he gave it back. It will make a great décor for my new fly fishing den.


This year Jon and I met up at the show. Fish Pimp (A brand of strike indicator) had a booth and were giving away free baseball hats if you bought some Fish Pimps at one of their distributors. I also picked up some coupons for great deals on guided Green River Fishing Trips from the Flaming Gorge Lodge. I have used their guide serving before and have really enjoyed floating the river with a guide. I will write about those trips in a future blog.