FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 19, 2024
Contact: Taylor Finger, DNR Game Bird Ecologist
[email protected] or 608-212-7923

DNR To Co-Sponsor Waterfowl Hunters Expo Aug. 24

The Waterfowl Hunters Expo is a celebration of everything waterfowl. / Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will co-sponsor the fourth annual Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Aug. 24 at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh. The event is a 1-day celebration of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting.

The Waterfowl Expo’s one-of-a-kind experience will feature the 2024 Wisconsin Duck and Goose Calling Championships, a fastest-retriever contest, judging for the 2025 waterfowl stamp contest and a decoy carving contest. The expo will also include more than 120 hands-on exhibits and booths from industry leaders, habitat managers and waterfowl experts. Waterfowl enthusiasts can learn more about several topics, such as dog training, waterfowl research, conservation and hunting history.

Wisconsin is a great waterfowl hunting state, thanks partly to hunters' enthusiasm and dedication to the sport. The Waterfowl Hunters Expo is a cooperative effort by waterfowl conservation organizations, including the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association, Delta Waterfowl, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation and the Wisconsin DNR.

For more information and a full schedule of events, visit the Waterfowl Hunters Expo webpage. For more information about migratory birds in Wisconsin, visit the DNR’s Waterfowl Hunting webpage.

EVENT DETAILS

WHAT: Waterfowl Hunters Expo

WHEN: Aug. 24, 2024, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WHERE: Sunnyview Expo Center (500 East County Road Y, Oshkosh, WI 54901)

ADMISSION: The expo is $10 for adults and $8 for active military/veterans and first responders. Children under 12 get in free.