Special Attractions
Head & Horns Competition
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Don’t Miss the West’s Premier Head & Horns Competition at the 2012 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show!
Calling all hunting enthusiasts! Do you have a trophy in hiding? The 2012 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show invites you to bring head, horns and antlers to the Portland Expo Center, February 8-12 to vie for records and prizes at the highly anticipated “Head & Horns” competition.
Attracting more than 300 new entries every year, hunters can bring in their head and horns for scoring. Horns must be attached to the skull, found within the states of Oregon, Idaho, Washington or Montana, and killed under fair chase conditions. Prizes are awarded in two separate categories: “past harvest” for those taken prior to 2010 and “current harvest” for those taken during the 2011 hunting season.
Prizes are awarded for all three methods of harvest: rifle, archery and black powder. The top past entries for each of the big game categories will be on display throughout the show. Official entry deadline for the competition is 6:00 pm, Saturday, February 11. The winning entries will be on display at the Show on Sunday, February 12.
The grand prizewinner will be selected from the 2012 Washington, Pacific Northwest and Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Shows and will receive a brand new Fort Knox Protector Safe – Model 6031! Additional prizes will be awarded at each show. These valuable prizes are provided by Bushnell, Coast, Fort Knox, Federal Premium Ammunition, Midland and Ruger!
In addition to the competition, Northwest Big Game Inc.’s brand new display “Oregon’s All Time Greats” will feature many of Oregon’s state record big game, including a life-sized mount of the world record bison. The display will also showcase a life-sized charging black bear taken at six yards in a near death situation plus an amazing mount of Oregon’s largest mountain lion.
