Illinois Deer Classic and Fish & Hook Sports Show lead packed weekend for Go & Show

Go & Show stretches from Madison, Wisconsin, to Peoria to Grand Rapids, Michigan, this week.

The Illinois Deer Classic settles into a better time slot — Friday to Sunday — at the Peoria Civic Center than the early April date last year. This is all things deer hunting. The $20 entry for the big buck contest includes a three-day pass to the show. (Opening day last year was interesting with tornado warning lining up our daughter and I with many others on an interior wall.)

Dale Bowman

• The Fish & Hook Sports Show is the big local show from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday at the VFW Post 5788 in Lockport.
• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show opens March 7, and runs through Sunday, March 10, at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin. I have yet to make this show.
• Canoecopia, which I have meant to attend for years, is Friday through Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Not going to make it this year either.
• The Rockford RV, Camping & Travel Show is Friday through Sunday at the Indoor Sports Center in Loves Park.
• Also opening today, March 7, and running through Sunday, March 10, is the Ultimate Sports Show, at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan.