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Event to continue today at Johnstown Moose Club
By JASON SUBIK, The Leader-Herald | Published on Sunday, February 25, 2007
By MATTHEW RABIN, The Leader Herald (Sunday, March 5, 2006)
Luring outdoorsmen - Sportsmen visit show in Johnstown
By RICHARD NILSEN , The Leader Herald | February 19, 2012
Harrison Bicknell of Glenville makes a “wooly bugger” fly for fishing during the seventh annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Club on
Saturday. The show continues today.
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Gary Hollen, left, of Burnt Hills, talks with Guy Famiano at a booth during the seventh annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Club on Saturday
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Michael Sumner Jr., of Fort Plain, shoots a rubber band shooter at a target during the show.
The Leader-Herald/Bill Trojan
William Toner of Medford, Suffolk County, takes a close look at the scope on a rifle during the show.
The Leader-Herald/Bill Trojan
Dave and Penny Kovacs, of Queensbury, take a close look at a Hoyt Carbon Element
compound bow at the event.
The Leader-Herald/Bill TrojanJOHNSTOWN - A steady flow of sportsmen filed into the Johnstown Moose Club on Saturday for the seventh annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show.
Dan Pudney of Galway said he was visiting the show for the first time and was intrigued with the camouflage process that could be placed on a variety of surfaces, from gun stocks to animal skulls.
John Klepey of Gloversville is the graphic artist behind "JohnnyBoy Hydrographics," and said he can affix the camouflage patterns to almost any surface.
"It's an eight-stage process with liquid ink floated on water that is chemically activated," Klepey said. "I've even done wedding shoes and wedding bands for red-neck weddings."
Fishing fly-tying, steer roping and search-and-rescue activities were some of the demonstrations performed at the show Saturday. Seminars at the show included field goose hunting, carving decoys, wild turkey calling and Adirondack writing with author Don Williams.
Brian Petoff of Broadalbin and his son Brian Jr. said they thought the detailed craftsmanship shown in making fishing rods, knife making and duck decoys all made the trip to the show worth it.
Other displays drawing a crowd included "The Bone Man," Sy Lloyd, with his articulated skeletons and bone studies and Doug Moody, creator of the Barkeater bamboo fly fishing rods.
John Sparks of Northville said he was intrigued by the artistry of the bamboo fishing rods.
Sparks also was looking at the older guns at the show, noting the prices on them have risen over the years.
"I like the older guns. I like to price the things," he said.
To prepare an animal skull for mounting or camouflage coating, Bob "Bobcat" Kozlowski offers a taxidermist alternative with his Euro Mounts of trophies. Instead of the traditional fur and hide mount, Kozlowski of Galway uses dermestid beetles to eat away the flesh around the skull so the skull can be mounted or coated.
"It's a relatively inexpensive way to have a trophy at about a quarter of the cost a taxidermist might charge," he said.
Writer Don Wharton from South Glens Falls was at the show with his books as well as photos of animals taken with motion-detecting cameras in the wild. He said his father was the president of the Amsterdam Fish and Game League and used to put on outdoorsman shows in Amsterdam during the 1930s and 1940s. The shows were so popular local businesses complained they took their customers away, he said.
An outdoor writer from the Syracuse area, J. Michael Kelly, said it was his first time at the show.
"I'm very impressed by the turnout," he said.
Promoter Mike Hauser of Twin Cities Sports Promotions said he couldn't put a number on how many people were likely to pass through his show this weekend, but he was very pleased with the turnout.
Hauser said the eight to nine months of preparation for the show were worth it. He noted that each year, the show gets a little easier to put on.
"The first year I had to get creative to get vendors to come," Hauser said. "Now I don't have to, but I like to bring in new faces as well as familiar faces from previous years."
The show continues today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.adkshow.com/
Exhibiting the outdoors
By JOHN R. BECKER, The Leader-Herald | February 20, 2011
Bill Donato, left, of Albany shows James Gowans of Mexico, Oswego County, how to tie flies at the sixth-annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Club on Saturday.
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JOHNSTOWN - Mike Hauser knows outdoor enthusiasts in this area are a passionate group.Hauser, organizer of the sixth-annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show, said he found that out when he put together the first show in 2006. Since then, he said, it's gotten bigger every year.
This year, 60 vendors, exhibiting items including elk meat, hunting dogs, guns and archery equipment, set up at the Johnstown Moose Lodge. The show began Saturday and continues today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hauser is the owner of Twin Cities Sports Promotions Inc. His company, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has put on sports memorabilia shows featuring star athletes. Eight years ago, Hauser came up with the idea of an event that catered to hunters and fishermen.
"We spent nearly two years looking for vendors and talking to professionals in the industry to see if we could get the support we needed," he said. "There are a lot more hunters and fishermen in this area than there are sports memorabilia collectors."
Landon Jessup Dingman of Broadalbin tries his luck with a wooden rubber band gun at the sixth-annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Club on Saturday.
The Leader-Herald/John R. BeckerTom Yacovella of Utica is a record-holding trout fisherman and a wildlife artist. His most famous sculpture, "A tribute to the Whitetail," took two years to complete.
"It's made of 100 percent shed deer antlers," he said at the show. "I've always loved the whitetail deer and I'm fascinated by their antlers."
Hauser sees the annual show as a tribute to his late grandfather, Lloyd Hauser.
"My grandfather took me on my first fishing trip in 1972, and I've been hooked on the sport ever since," he said. "His lures were my inheritance when he passed away."
The popularity of the show demonstrates that the Mohawk Valley area is a great place to enjoy outdoor activities, Hauser said.
Rob Javarone, left, chats with Tom Yacovella, seated, during the sixth-annual Adirondack?Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Club on Saturday. In front of Yacovella is a 5 pound, 4.5 ounce Brook Trout he caught in Hamilton County.
The Leader-Herald/John R. Becker"It shows the quality of hunting and fishing opportunities in this area" he said. "You don't have to go to Canada or out west; you have opportunities right here in our own back yard. We're making Johnstown the epicenter of the outdoorsman's world."
Scott Earl True of SET Kennels in Swain, Allegany County, breeds and trains hunting dogs, including eight chocolate labrador puppies his family brought to the show.
"Labradors are wonderful dogs, whether as pets or as hunters," he said.
Don Williams, a former principal in the Gloversville Enlarged School District and a columnist for The Leader-Herald, was one of several authors who set up at the show.
"Don is an absolute icon in this industry," Hauser said. "He was one of the first people I contacted."
The show also includes a number of demonstrations and seminars. Fly-tying demonstrations will take place all day at the Trout Unlimited booth. Other demonstrators include the Fulton County Sheriff's Department K-9 team, record-holding trout fisherman Tom Yacovella, archer Russ Holmes and walleye expert Spider Rybaak.
John R. Becker can be reached at montco@leaderherald.com
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Into the Outdoors - Annual show draws crowd
By AMANDA WHISTLE, The Leader-Herald | POSTED: February 21, 2010
JOHNSTOWN-Outdoorsmen got a taste of life in the Adirondacks on Saturday with Elk meat samples, fly-fishing demonstrations and even seminars for writing about the outdoors.
The Adirondack Outdoorsman Show, an annual weekend event for the past five years, was held at the Moose Club on Route 30A from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will continue today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
About 60 vendors from Buffalo to Massachusetts set up tables to showcase the latest in trapping gear, hunting gear and specialty pieces.
Outdoors enthusiasts flock to show
By MICHAEL ANICH, The Leader-Herald
September 13, 2009
JOHNSTOWN - This year's edition of the Adirondack Outdoorsman Show - going on this weekend at the Johnstown Moose Club - has truly become an outdoors show.Organizer Mike Hauser of Twin Cities Sports Promotions explained Saturday that the event, continuing today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., was conducted exclusively indoors for about six years. But this is the second consecutive year the popular show is being conducted both inside the Johnstown Moose Club and outside on the grounds of its Route 30A property.
Outdoorsman Show - Annual event draws bigger crowds, organizer says
By MICHAEL ANICH, The Leader-Herald
POSTED: February 15, 2009
JOHNSTOWN - Judging by the large crowds Saturday at the fourth annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show, the weekend event at the Johnstown Moose Club for those who like to hunt and fish is becoming increasingly popular."It's getting bigger every year," said organizer Mike Hauser of Twin Cities Sports Promotions. "We're getting more and more quality vendors who want to get involved. We're starting to draw from further away."
The Leader-Herald/Bill Trojan
Elijah Claus, 2, of Gloversville, goes fishing for magnetic fish at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation booth during the Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Concordia Club in Johnstown SaturdaAdirondack Outdoorsman Show expands to Autumn
By RICHARD NILSEN, The Leader-Herald POSTED: September 14, 2008
JOHNSTOWN - There was a little bit of everything at the first fall Adirondack Outdoorsman Show which took over the Concordia Club grounds Saturday on West Fulton Street Extension.
Jim Van Deusen of Johnstown said he liked the show a lot.
"There were a lot of venders and a good turnout," Van Deusen said. "The show was good. We don't have them often enough."
Organizer Mike Hauser said it was the fourth such show he had put on and each one has increased in size, scope and variety.
"This year we had an art show as part of it," Hauser said. "We had 75 interior spaces rented to venders and 25 more outside.".
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Third annual outdoorsman draws crowd to Johnstown Moose
By MICHAEL ANICH, The Leader-Herald
POSTED: February 17, 2008JOHNSTOWN — Tales of the whopper caught and the buck that got away are being shared this weekend at Twin Cities Sports Promotions’ Third Annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Club.
“We expect 2,000 to 3,000 people over the weekend,” Twin Cities Sports Promotions President Mike Hauser said Saturday....
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Event to continue today at Johnstown Moose Club
By JASON SUBIK, The Leader-Herald
Published on Sunday, February 25, 2007JOHNSTOWN — For Janet Lincourt, the Second Annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show offered many attractions for her little man, 10-year-old Brandon.
“There are so many interesting things here,” she said. “[Brandon is] into hunting, fishing, guns, knives - you name it.”
1st Annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show
By MATTHEW RABIN, The Leader Herald (Sunday, March 5, 2006)JOHNSTOWN - Everything from rifles to cabinets were on display at the Adirondack Outdoorsman Show Saturday morning and attendees came to check it out.
Attendees said they were awed by the variety of the booths they could shop from. Turnout was such that in the early hours of the show the room was so packed attendees could barely move, according to Larry Carver, who was manning the Lock Stock and Barrel Sporting Supply, LLC booth.
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