The Springfield Sportsmen's Show and the Springfield Boat Show , on Feb. 21 to 24 at the "Big E," the Eastern States Exposition , West Springfield, MA. create one gigantic 'Super Show', the largest 'pure' hunting, fishing, boat and outdoor recreation event.

Undisputedly the largest sport show in the Northeast, it now covers 'four large buildings' for almost three quarters of a million square feet of booths, exhibits, special displays seminars and action areas!

This merging into a 'super sport show' gives our show goers both the Springfield Sportsmen's and Boat Show. Two great shows for one price!

This combination guarantees plenty of everything for every outdoors person that enjoys the adventurous life-style. The very best equipment and professionals in their fields and great features are here.

Bwana Jim's "Have Alligator Will Travel" live reptile show, "Waterfowl Retrieving Pool" with working water dogs under Jennifer Broome of Quinebaug Kennels, two Trout Ponds stocked daily for fishing, a Casting Pool where spin and fly and bait casting experts will perform, teach and lectures are presented, Gamefish Center, a giant traveling aquarium stocked with fish of the Northeast are all included.

The Springfield Boat Show portion of this 'super show', is held in the Mallary Complex, and is considered to be the Northeast's premier boat event featuring many of the industries' major brands of boats by the region's most reputable dealers. Show going boat buyers realize that "now is the time to buy", with show specials. Comparative shopping is here for great deals like at no other time of the year. The show has the region's greatest selection of fishing boats, pleasure cruisers and just about everything in between.

Smith & Wesson firearms will again hold a drawing but new this year they will give away one of their ' Elite Gold' side-by-side Shotguns! Smith & Wesson set out to develop a shotgun that not only measured up to their heritage but that would make it's mark in history. This gun is it! The lucky winner will own a shotgun that is hand fitted, hand carved, hand engraved and hand assembled by some of the world's finest artisans! The details are stunning, this shotgun will be the pride of one lucky attendee to the Springfield Sportsmen's Show.

Free Drawings abound at the show. OSEG giving away fishing trips with Musky Joe as well as a charter fishing trip on Lake Ontario and more.

Top buck hunting expert Dick Scorzafava, will be signing his new 'must have' deer and bear hunting books, both receiving rave reviews.

Dick will once again give away thousands of dollars of hunting equipment at seminars, including a Knight muzzleloader, Scent Loc suit, Mathews compound bow, Ripcord arrow rests and much more!

Dick is featured on the Knight 'Born to Hunt' television show which airs on the Outdoor Channel and Wild TV as one of the team members and he put 22 game animals on the ground in 2007.

He also has the best information on calls, scents, rattling , tracking, still hunting and stand hunting.

Click here for the latest review of Dick's new book.

	The Northeast Big Buck Club holds the 5th Annual "Northeast Big Buck Classic" where submitted racks are eligible for awards, prizes and drawings, on Sunday. Bring your deer mount all weekend and become part of the largest organized deer rack/mount display in the entire Northeastern United States! New record breakers discovered every year!
	The Benoit Brothers will join us this year with their 'Multi-media Hunting Lodge" where seminars, products and down-home fun will always be on tap. With over a 100 years of combined experience hunting in Ontario, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, they have taken trophy bucks under all types of conditions.

The Northeast Indoor 3-D Championship, IBO World Qualifier, is back again ! Archers will shoot 30 targets with the chance to qualify for the IBO World Championship. This a shoot for every level of archer and is held in The Stroh Building. Get registration forms at: www.osegshows.com On-site shooter registration is also welcome!

The sheer size of the Springfield Sportsmen's & Boat Show insures the greatest cross section of equipment, seminars, outfitters and guides, at the most competitive prices anywhere.

	Bass Bureau's Billy Decoteau, OSEG's own Mr. "Billy Bass" returns with his inventive tips and techniques, guaranteed to put more fish in your boat.
Capt. Bill Brown presents his sharking and tuna seminars. Holding a 100 Ton Masters License, he's fished Gulf of Maine to the Caribbean and Cuba. Brown's ability to capture big sharks is legendary.
Roger Pyzocha, pro for Pure Fishing and top New England fisherman in the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, holds the Massachusetts record for two of the largest fish ever. He has tips for landing trophy northern pike, tiger musky, catfish, walleyes, carp, perch and bass.
	Capt. Doug Jowett presents seminars on salt water fly fishing and fly tying, in the Northeast. Dave Pickering will help saltwater fishermen with striper fishing on light tackle from all New England shores.

Great fishing seminars will be held on the decks of bass, flats and ocean fishing boats at the Boat Show in the Mallary Complex by pros representing many different boat lines and electronic manufacturers.

Turkey calling pros Joe Judd of Quaker Boy, along with Steve Peperis of Primos, will return to talk calling and hunting toms spring and fall. Joe Judd has a great reputation for his informative seminars. His TV hunting program "On The Ridge" brings home his vast knowledge in the region.

Turkey callers throughout the Northeast will have a chance to 'strut their stuff' on Saturday at 1 P.M. at the Massachusetts Turkey Calling Championship. Sign up at the NWTF booth.

Marla Blair's seminars cover the very basics of casting to fishing the fly line hot spots, Alaskan silver salmon on the fly to Patagonia native browns and rainbows. Marla's becoming the Northeast's most renown fly fishing woman, also author of her new book "Positive Fly Fishing." The Gamefish Center, a giant traveling aquarium returns again and is stocked with a great selection of trout and salmon provided by the State of Massachusetts. The "Sport Fishing Simulator" will again be on hand for "free" interactive battles with salmon, smallmouth and lakers. Del Delmastro , known for downing big game trophies around the world, brings your bowhunt right to the back yards of suburbia, with Urban Bowhunting for Whitetail Deer. Capt. Jim White , the White Ghost, gives his techniques for using soft plastics to catch saltwater trophies. Read top selling books: "Fishing With Saltwater Plastics" and "Monster Shallow Water Stripers". Carroll Ware of Fins and Furs Adventures will cover trophy Labrador brook trout, whitetail Anticosta hunting to Caribou hunting on the Leaf River. TALONS! with bird handler Lorrie Schumacher , Master Falconer, is an inspiring Bird Of Prey Experience. Lorrie's mission is to stress the importance of Raptors in the Global Environment. "One look into the ancient eyes of a raptor, and a human truly knows humility."

While at the show, be sure to stop by the Crosman's Airgun Range. Target shooting is among the world's most exciting recreational sports. In addition to the excitement of shooting at the indoor range, you can check out Crosman's latest air gun, the Discovery.

The Eastern States Fairgrounds, Home of the Big E, is located only 10 minutes from the Mass Turnpike, exit 4 to Rt. 5 South. On Interstate 91, traveling South, take exit 7 to Rt 147. Take exit 2 from the northbound 91, follow Rt 5 to West Springfield, MA, take Rt. 147 west; show is two miles on left. Secure parking for over 8,000 vehicles.

Hours: Thurs., Feb. 21, 3 to 9 p.m.; Fri. Feb. 22, 12 to 9 p.m.; Sat. Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sun. Feb. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket $12 adults, $5 kids 6-12, 5 yrs and under free.

You can contact OSEG by calling or writing: OSEG, Outdoor Sports Expo Group, P.O. Box 207, Granby, MA 01033 or 413-467-2171, FAX 413-467-2174, Email dougoseg@gogtt.net.