Expert Seminars All Weekend at the
Open Season Sportsman’s Expo
Learn from the best in the outdoors at the Wisconsin Open Season Sportsman’s Expo, featuring expert-led seminars happening all day, all weekend long at each show location.
From hunting strategies and fishing tips to gear setups and outdoor skills, our seminar speakers are industry pros who know their stuff — and they’re ready to share it. Whether you’re new to the outdoors or a seasoned pro, you’ll find seminars designed to help you sharpen your skills and get more out of every season.
Find the full weekend seminar schedule here.
Schedule subject to change.
Meet Your 2026 Wisconsin Seminar Speakers
How to Pattern Whitetail Bucks using Mock Scrapes
Art Helin - Art Helin Outdoors
Art Helin is a lifelong whitetail hunter and seasoned outdoorsman known for his practical, field-tested approach to deer behavior and habitat strategy. In this seminar, he shares proven techniques for using mock scrapes to understand buck movement and improve your odds all season long.
Clovers for Food Plots
John O'Brion – Grandpa Ray Outdoors
John O’Brion is the voice behind Grandpa Ray Outdoors, known for real-world whitetail habitat work and straight-shooting food plot advice. In his seminar Clovers for Food Plots, he breaks down how to plant, maintain, and get the most out of clover to create reliable, high-use feeding areas that keep deer coming back all season.
Ultimate Whitetail Stalking and Tracking
Randy Flannery - Wilderness Escape Outfitters
Registered Master Maine Guide and renowned Tracker/Stalker, Randy Flannery, will show how to master the skills of aging, sexing, and reading deer tracks. He will also share, map and compass skills, how and where to find big bucks, how to walk up on big bucks in all conditions, how to react to big bucks when you jump them, how to shoot fast and accurate, and other big woods hunting skills.
Zach Haas - Creek Bottom Land Management
Land Management Specialist and Owner of CreekBottom Land Management, Zach Haas, discusses how to design and manage your property to maximize hunting success through strategic habitat planning. Zach will be discussing how stand placement, travel corridors, food plot layout, water availability, and bedding areas work together to influence deer movement and daylight activity. The session breaks down practical, property‑level strategies that help hunters create predictable patterns and improve opportunities throughout the season. Attendees will leave with clear, actionable ideas they can apply to properties of any size.
Food Plots that Yield Optimal Antler Growth In 7 Easy Steps
Robie Pruitt - Antler King
Robie Pruitt, a.k.a The Clover King, has 30yrs experience planting Antler King food plots, His passion for deer nutrition has led him to a new passion of helping others. These easy steps will show you the proper way to obtain optimal growth from your food plots.
Trophy Elk Hunting in the West
Dan Adler - Diamond Outfitters
Dan Adler is the founder and owner of Diamond Outfitters, North America’s largest full-time big-game guide service and a Safari Club International Hunter of the Year. A U.S. Air Force veteran and seasoned professional hunter, Dan has decades of experience guiding trophy elk hunts across the West and sharing practical, field-tested techniques with hunters of all skill levels. In his seminar Trophy Elk Hunting in the West, Dan breaks down proven strategies for locating, calling, and harvesting bull elk in rugged Western terrain — insights earned through thousands of guided hunts and years in the field.
Top Tree Genetics for Whitetails
Frank Brock - Morse Nursery
Frank Brock is a wildlife habitat expert and trusted advisor with Morse Nursery, a leading provider of high-quality trees and forage solutions for landowners and conservationists. With decades of experience in genetics, forest management, and whitetail habitat enhancement, Frank helps hunters and land stewards make smarter decisions about what to plant and where. In his seminar Top Tree Genetics for Whitetails, he’ll share practical insights on the best tree varieties and genetic traits that boost nutrition, cover, and long-term wildlife success for whitetail populations.
Bowhunting Turkeys
Keith Beam - Deadly Kinetics
With years of hands-on experience harvesting turkeys with a bow across diverse terrain and seasons, Keith combines technical skill with real-world strategies that work. In his seminar Bowhunting Turkeys, he breaks down proven techniques, setup tactics, and calling strategies to help hunters connect on toms with confidence and consistency.
Turning a Hunting Hobby Into a Sustainable Side Business
Eric Clark - Okayest Hunter
Eric is an outdoor enthusiast leading the Gunpowder digital team, co-founding Okayest Hunter and the Okayest Podcast Network, a 14-show outdoor podcast network, and spearheading OUTLND, a GPS-based hunting app. With deep expertise in paid, social, and affiliate marketing, he drives success for outdoor brands. Passionate about conservation, he donates 1% of Okayest Hunter revenue and volunteers for public land access in Wisconsin. He enjoys the outdoors with his wife and three kids.
This session shares a real-world path from hunting hobby to sustainable side business. Using lessons learned from building Okayest Hunter, it focuses on practical frameworks for creating, building community, supporting conservation, and generating opportunity—while keeping hunting fun, life balanced, and passion intact.
