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AUGUST 25th - 27th in Bloomington, IL

Deer & Beer Fest 2023 IS COMING!!!

Friday Doors are Open from 3PM Until 8PM

Saturday Doors are Open from 9AM Until 6PM

Sunday Doors are Open from  9AM Until 4PM

Mclean County Fairgrounds 

1106 Interstate Dr. Normal IL 61761

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    First 250 Attendees in the door get a Free Beer!

    Deer, Beer and Gear!!!

    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!

    Interested in Becoming an Exhibitor?

    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!

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    What Our Show is About!

    At Illinois Deer & Beer Fest 2022, 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! The largest Sportsman's Auction you will see in Illinois All Year! $500,000 worth of Sportsman's Inventory to be LIVE Auctioned! 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 250 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) With artists Cody Christian and Dustin Huff ready to Jam until the Lights Turn OFF! Camping On-site! Come Ready to have a good time! Bring a Designated Driver! Lets Do this ILLINOIS!

    Seminars

    Saturday

    New Age Marketing for the Outdoorsman

    9:45 AM

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    10:30 AM

    Seminar Room

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    Saturday

    New Age Marketing for the Outdoorsman

    Courtland Williams is a professional Bass Fisherman and works for Empire Fishing! He wants to help you get noticed and stand out from the pa...

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    9:45 AM

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    10:30 AM

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    Saturday

    Available Slot

    11:00 AM

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    11:45 AM

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    Saturday

    Available Slot

    11:00 AM

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    11:45 AM

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    Saturday

    All about Cross Bow Hunting with Paul Burnside

    12:15 PM

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    1:00 PM

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    Saturday

    All about Cross Bow Hunting with Paul Burnside

    Paul Burnside from the Bolt and Quarrel club will discuss all about torsion crossbows, the future of crossbow hunting and to dispel the myth...

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    12:15 PM

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    1:00 PM

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    Saturday

    Ron Slifer: Blood Trailing

    1:30 PM

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    2:15 PM

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    Ron Slifer: Blood Trailing

    Hosted by Slifers Bloodhound service. Ron is an expert at tracking deer. He will go over the do's and don'ts of tracking a shot deer, to hel...

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    1:30 PM

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    2:15 PM

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    Saturday

    How to Book a Hunt with Gary Young!

    2:45 PM

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    3:30 PM

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    Saturday

    How to Book a Hunt with Gary Young!

    Gary Young is ready to give you his knowledge on how to book a hunt! What questions to ask, How to research hunting specific animals, what t...

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    3:30 PM

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    Big Buck Contest

     Official scorers will be on site to measure your deer! 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Certificates 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. Categories that include both, will be judged by Gross. 

    • Largest  Illinois Buck
    • Largest Typical Firearm
    • Largest Typical 12pt Firearm
    • Largest Typical 10pt Firearm
    • Largest Typical 8pt Firearm
    • Largest Non-Typical Firearm
    • Largest Typical Archery
    • Largest Typical 12pt Archery
    • Largest Typical 10pt Archery
    • Largest Typical 8pt Archery
    • Largest Non-Typical Archery
    • Largest  Crossbow Award
    • Most Countable Points Award 
    • Widest Inside Spread Award
    • Largest Dead Head
    • Largest Shed Pair
    • Largest Single Shed Antler
    • Largest Youth Season
    • Largest Youth Season Typical
    • Largest Youth Season Non-Typical
    • Largest Ladies Firearm
    • Largest Ladies Archery


    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 2-day pass into the expo.   

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    Ticket Cost

    Ticket cost at Door

    Adults

    $10.00

    Military

    $5.00

    With identification.

    Kids

    Free

    (12 and Under)

    Big Buck Contest

    $20.00

    Includes Weekend Pass

    Working Class Bowhunter After Party

    $15.00

    Ticket to the concert with Cody Christian & Dustin Huff


    Activity Cost

    Archery Tag

    $5.00

    Three 5 Minute Matches

    3D Pop Up Archery

    $5.00

    3 Rounds

    Hover Ball Archery

    $5.00

    10 Minutes

    Activity Pass

    $20.00

    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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