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Illinois Deer and Beer Fest 2023 is going to be hosted in Bloomington, IL Friday Aug 25th 3:00 PM -8:00 PM, Saturday August 26th 9:00AM - 6:00PM Sunday, 27th 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM of 2022! 200 + Booths of anything Hunting & Fishing! We are giving away thousands of $$$ worth of prizes! Our outdoor sportsman show will feature a Big Buck Contest, , Trophies of Grace's World Class Whitetail Collection, and other awesome guest speakers, plenty of activities for kids and more!
We take pride in providing the best sportsman event production in our area. We ensure that your event will be stress-free and well organized. So sit back, relax, and leave things to us! Check out our Exhibitor page for more information!
At Illinois Deer & Beer Fest 2023, we are offering up everything YOU want in a Deer Show! $100,000 worth of Door Prizes including 20 PSE BOWS to be Given AWAY! 200 Booths of 100% Outdoor Industry Vendors! You won't find any non-industry related booths! All booths are filled with products and services You came for! Illinois BIGGEST BUCK CONTEST & LARGEST Whitetail Display! Trophies of Grace is attending with the Nations Largest Collection of World Record Whitetail! Bring the FAMILY, we will have Archery Tag, a BB Gun Range, an Archery Range & More! The show Begins at 9am Saturday morning and the FIRST 150 People to the door get a FREE BEER on us! Or come for the later half of the day! We teamed up with the Working Class Bowhunter Podcast for an After Party! (Tickets sold Separately)! Camping On-site! Come Ready to have a good time! Bring a Designated Driver! Lets Do this ILLINOIS!
Kids 12 and under Are Free into the entire show and into the Activities!
Seminar Stage Outside Under Pavilion
Paul Burnside from the Bolt and Quarrel club will discuss all about torsion crossbows, the future of crossbow hunting and to dispel the myth...
Seminar Stage Outside Under Pavilion
Inside Main Building / Southwest Corner in Seminar Room
Courtland Williams wants to share trade secrets and tactics on how to get fish to bite during the summer slump! Don't miss out on this oppo...
Inside Main Building / Southwest Corner in Seminar Room
Seminar Stage Outside Under Pavilion
Introductory to Foraging with Luke Oswald from the Publicly Challenged Podcast! Learn about edible native species of plants and more!
Seminar Stage Outside Under Pavilion
Seminar Stage outside under Pavilion
A typical sportsman’s dinner outreach event includes the trophy display, dinner, outdoor themed door prizes, seminars, a presentation on se...
Seminar Stage outside under Pavilion
Seminar Stage Outside Under Pavilion
Corey Haas with the Bow Shop Bible is going to go over general specifics about Compound Bow Tuning and Arrow Building. Come equip yourself w...
Seminar Stage Outside Under Pavilion
Official scorers will be on site to measure your deer! 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Prizes will be awarded in the each category. Non-Typical awards will be based on the Gross score. Typical awards will be based on Net score. Deadheads and Sheds will be judged by Gross.
Bring either the mount, skull or the skull cap. Deer must have a valid Illinois harvest tag. Deer must be present by 7:00 PM Saturday to enter into the competition. Deer must be tagged with a valid confirmation number for checking validity. Dead Heads must have salvage tags. Deer already entered into the books are only qualified for historical (must have official score sheet with it). There is a $20 entry fee which will include a 3-day pass into the expo.
With identification.
(12 and Under)
Includes Weekend Pass
Ticket to the concert
Includes cost to enter Deer & Beer Fest on Saturday only.
Three 5 Minute Matches
3 Rounds
10 Minutes
Unlimited weekend pass for any activity
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If you're interested in obtaining a free door prize raffle ticket but cannot attend the event please email us on August 25th, provide us with your contact information: Name, Phone, Address, and email. We must receive this email on this date. Once we receive this email, we will then fill out a door prize ticket in your name to be entered in the drawing. You will be notified on August 30th if you won a door prize. Thank you!
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