Backwoods Show opens Friday

Oklahoma’s 27th annual Backwoods Hunting and Fishing Expo opens Friday at noon in the Travel and Transportation Building at State Fair Park.
The three-day expo features exhibits such as the Whitetail Wall of Fame and hunting and fishing vendors. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation personnel will be scoring deer at the show.
Show hours are noon until 8:30 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for anyone in military uniform. Ages 12 and younger receive free admission.



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