Great American Outdoor Show Opens This Weekend

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posted on February 1, 2019
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Phil Robertson, star of Duck Dynasty, will be one of the headliners at this year’s Great American Outdoor Show that runs Feb. 2-10 in Harrisburg, Pa. Robertson will appear Feb. 7 for a presentation at noon and a book-signing at 2 p.m. He will also drop by the Friends of NRA banquet that evening.

 Other guests include:

Lee and Tiffany Kakosky, who host the Outdoor Channel’s show The Crush with Lee & Tiffany. The Kakoskys will be on hand Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 for seminars and public meet-and-greet sessions.

David Blanton, who is behind a couple of Realtree shows on the Outdoor Channel and Monster Bucks TV on the Sportsman’s Channel, will present seminars on Monster Bucks Feb. 9 and Feb. 10.

Grant Woods, a wildlife biologist who hosts GrowingDeer.TV, will participate in a Growing Deer seminar Feb. 5 and Feb. 6.

 The seminars and celebrity appearances are just a small part of the Great American Outdoor Show, one of the biggest industry shows in the nation. It runs at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg and offers 650,000 square feet of exhibits.

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