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Hunting & Fishing Expo comes to the Bluffs

Ag/Outdoor, Sports

January 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Outdoor enthusiasts are heading to Council Bluffs this weekend for a giant exposition. The 9th annual River City Hunting Fishing, RV and Boat Expo is being held inside the Mid-America Center tonight (Friday), Saturday and Sunday. Tom Hamilton, member of the Pottawattamie County Pheasants Forever Chapter says the expo will feature many speakers. Including several fishing experts. 

There’s also lots of activities for the kids, such as: Casting, virtual reality videos, archery, and new this year….the Daisy B-B gun shooting gallery, with qualified instructors teaching safety, and how to shoot. There’s also live trout fishing for the kids. Hamilton says any outdoor enthusiast will probably get excited by all the equipment on display at the expo, as well. There’s food, fishing & hunting equipment, R-V’s and vendors from all over the MidWest and Canada. 

The Mid-America Center opens at 4-pm today (Friday) for the 2012 River City Expo. On Saturday the expo will be from 9-am to 6-pm, and on Sunday from 10-am to 4pm. For more information, surf the web to www.rivercityexpo.com