Looking for something exciting for the entire family to do in September? The 26th Annual Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl & Outdoor Expo will be held in Linesville, Pennsylvania, September 15-16.

The 2007 event has been revamped to include even more hunting equipment, wildlife artwork, and outdoor equipment. Join us for a newly created seminar series with topics like using whitetail scents, decoy tactics, duck calling secrets, as well as others.

In beautiful downtown Linesville you will be able to enjoy arts and craft vendors, food, downtown shops, demonstrations such as cider pressing, and much, much more! Whether you are into hunting, wildlife, conservation, or good old family fun this year’s festival will be something the whole family can enjoy!

This two-day event will kick off with the annual Expo Parade, sponsored by Linesville Chamber of Commerce, at 10 am on Saturday. Throughout the weekend you will enjoy numerous hunting & fishing related vendors, the Pennsylvania Duck Stamp competition, artwork by local and nationally renowned artists along with some of the regions best waterfowl carvers.

Visitors are invited to compete in the annual Expo Trap Shoot at the Pymatuning Sportsmen’s Club, and enjoy hands on children’s activities at the Linesville State Fish Hatchery. On Sunday, some of the regions best waterfowl callers will compete in the Expo Duck & Goose Calling Competition; the competition is open to both junior and senior divisions. In addition to these events the Expo will also include retriever dog demonstrations.

This year’s events will be located at Linesville High School, the Linesville State Fish Hatchery, Pymatuning Wildlife Learning Center, throughout downtown Linesville, and the Pymatuning Sportsman’s club. Don’t forget to visit the newly renovated Linesville Spillway “Where the ducks walk on the fish.” This local attraction has had a major overhaul. If you have not seen it since it was renovated you won’t want to miss it!

Proceeds from the event will help Ducks Unlimited in its mission to conserve critically important wetlands and waterfowl habitat.

With more than a million supporters, Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest and most effective wetland and waterfowl conservation group. The United States alone has lost more than half of its original wetlands – some of nature’s most productive ecosystems – and continues to lose more than 100,000 wetland acres every year.

For more information about the Ducks Unlimited Pymatuning Waterfowl and Outdoor Expo, contact Lew Walker, Regional Director for Ducks Unlimited at 814-382-8551 or e-mail lwalker@ducks.org . Also check out the Linesville website for more event information.

8/17/2007