The call of wild turkeys and the hooting of owls will bring a little of the outdoors in for the second annual Northwest Georgia Hunting & Fishing Expo, which returns to Dalton this weekend.
The wildlife sounds are part of the Southeastern Classic Turkey Calling Championship, which offers four divisions of competition, in addition to an owl hooting contest. Sanctioned by the National Wild Turkey Federation, the competiton will draw some of the country’s top callers, vying for a spot in the NWTF Grand Nationals Calling Championships in Nashville, according to event coordinator Paul Davis.
The show also will feature 30-minute seminars from fishing pro Chuck Devereaux of Bass Tubs of Oklahoma (www.basstubs.net). Using a 5,000-gallon, see-through bass tank, he will demonstrate how to use several types of lures.
Seminars on fly-fishing are scheduled, and fishing pros Mark Menendez and Andy Morgan will be on-site.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will have a virtual hunting and fishing game set-up.