Field & Stream Magazine and Outdoor Life Magazine will jointly
sponsor the 27^th Chicagoland Outdoors Show. The Outdoors Show will start on January
18^th and run through January 22 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention
Center in Rosemont, Illinois, one of the largest exhibit halls in the nation.

The Chicagoland Outdoors Show is the largest consumer fishing event
of its kind in the Midwest and Chicago areas.
People come from all over the United States to view and purchase fishing
and hunting products, plan outdoor vacations, shop for boats, RV’s, ATV’s and
4WD’s, learn from educational seminars and demonstrations and participate in a
wide range of family entertainment.

A total of 436 Exhibitors will participate in the show
demonstrating their products and services in the following categories:

• Fishing
• Boats and Marine Products
• Fishing Lodges and Charter Fishing Trips
• Hunting
• Outfitters and Guides
• Travel and Tourism
• All Terrain
  Vehicles

Thousands of dollars in discounts and prizes are being given away
by the exhibitors to lucky attendees, including an African Safari and, of
course, several fishing expeditions with expert guides who know exactly where
the whopping big ones like to feed.

In addition to the exhibits and the expert assistance provided by
the exhibitors, outdoor enthusiasts attending the Chicagoland Outdoors Show will
have a wide ranging choice of free seminars to choose from. Some of the seminars that have already been
scheduled are:

• Alaska Roadside Fishing on the Cheap
• Alternative Tactics for Lake Michigan
• Fishing with Meat Rigs
• Canada and Big Pike
• Creating a Lifelong Angler – Teaching Kids to Fish
• Dog Demos
• Door County Smallmouth
• Fine-tuning Walleye Tactics