Seminars Held At National Hunting and Fishing Days Celebration September 23-24 at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
Four-time West Virginia State Calling Champion Dick Clevenger will teach both turkey and deer calling during the 2006 West Virginia Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days, to be held at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park in Lewis County September 23 and 24. Clevenger, who is a popular instructor throughout the eastern states, will teach a turkey and a deer calling seminar on Saturday, and a deer seminar on Sunday.
Clevenger has participated in the Grand National Turkey Calling Championship for 17 years. He has won the West Virginia State Turkey Calling Championship four times, the Ohio State Turkey Calling Championship two times, and the Southern Open Turkey Calling Championship once. For more than 40 years he has been a successful deer hunter. He has won or placed in more than 250 turkey calling contests during the past 25 years, and has hunted wild turkey in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky. Clevenger serves as senior pro staff member for Woods Wise Products, pro staff member for Realtree Camo and Kicks Choke Tubes. He has conducted numerous seminars on deer and turkey hunting and calling, and is knowledgeable in the use of scents, blinds, decoys, scouting and preseason preparation.
“To be successful at turkey and deer hunting, learning how to use calls and knowing when to use them is critical,” Clevenger said. “The focus of my seminar is educating hunters on just that. Even if you’re a seasoned deer or turkey hunter, I would encourage you to attend my seminar. The focus of my seminar is on hunting deer and turkey in West Virginia and I am confident that I’ll cover something that you will be able to use this fall. ”
The National Hunting and Fishing Days Celebration is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the West Virginia Wildlife Federation. More than 100 vendors and exhibits will be available. The public is invited to enjoy archery, youth competition, good food, sport dogs, care and cooking of fish and game, shotgun and black powder shooting, and many more activities and door prizes. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children under age 15, and children 3 and under are free. For more information call 558-2771 or visit www.wvdnr.gov/hunting/nathuntfish.shtm.