Schedule of Events

Birds of Prey

• Sunday 10 to 11

  Staff will hold a brief lecture using some live birds from the center which is situated on a 150-acre campus near Charleston, South Carolina. The Center is dedicated to the study and welfare of birds and their habitats and to engaging the public in important environmental issue by providing medical care to injured birds of prey and shorebirds, and through educational, research and conservation initiatives.

   

Palmetto Dock Dogs

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday

  A favorite event of last year is returning this year to everyone’s excitement. Also known as dog jumping, the sport of dock diving is a rapidly growing sport in the United States. Anyone can enter his or her dog in a Dock Dog Competition, the only requirements are that the dog is at least six months old and is current on all shots. There is always open dock practice time at each event and staff members to help you. Palmetto Dock Dogs is an affiliate club of DockDogs, Inc. and is a non-profit organization that benefits different canine charities. Palmetto Dock Dogs membership is open to anyone with any breed, size, or age dog.

   

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Youth Duck Calling Clinic & Calling Contest

• Starts Saturday at 11:00pm

  This year the clinic will be taught by Mr. Kelly Haydel. Kelly Haydel of Bossier City, Louisiana, is promotions manager for Haydel Game Calls, the company founded by his father, Eli. Kelly has also guided in the Louisiana marshes for 22 years. It is open to all children and youth for instruction in the art of duck calling. Registration ($10.00) will be done at ticket booth. An amateur duck calling contest will follow on Sunday before the State Championships, giving the youth a chance to share what they have learned in the Clinic. The Clinic and Contest will be held at the Stage.

   

   

The South Carolina Duck Calling Championship

• Sunday 12:00

  The SC State Contest this year will include the Champion of Champions Contest (held every even numbered year), which is open to every previous winner of the SC State Contest. This contest will begin at noon on March 4, 2012.That will be followed by the SC Open Junior Contest which is open to any youth, 16 and under, as of the Saturday after Thanksgiving of 2012. The final event will be the SC State Contest which is open to all SC residents, 17 and older as of the Saturday after Thanksgiving, 2012, and have not won the SC state 3 times. The winner MUST represent SC in the world contest on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in Arkansas.

   

The Fish Whisperers… Georgetown Fishing Guides

• Saturday and Sunday

  Local Fishing guides will be on hand to talk fish and demonstrate a critical part of any fishing trip such as throwing a cast net and casting any rod. They are on hand to discuss fishing tips as well as directing you to your next best fishing trip. Children’s Decoy and Snake Painting.

   

SCDNR - Take One Make One and Real Shooting Trailer

• Saturday and Sunday

  The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will be on hand with a couple of the children’s favorites. One end of the trailer is test for marksmanship using BB guns while the other end is the traditional shooting simulator. Also on hand will be the Virtual Fishing where children can experience pulling in the big fish without ever leaving the shore. And best of all, no hunting or fishing gear required!!

   

Storytelling…An Imaginary Turkey Hunt

• Saturday 12pm

  John Tanner has been a nature conservationist most of his adult life. He has also been a wild turkey enthusiast since the first wild turkeys were restocked near his South Carolina home in 1975. “John Tanner Calls” features custom made box turkey calls and hand turned slate calls from ancient cypress and other exotic woods. Through storytelling John takes us on an imaginary turkey hunt demonstrating different calling techniques.

   

Snakes in Our Own Back Yard

• Saturday 3pm

  If snakes make you a little squeamish be prepared as the festival is adding a snake presentation to our schedule entitled, “Snakes in Our Own Backyard”. How much do we really know about snakes that are in our own backyard? Are we so deathly afraid of serpents that we put ourselves in danger just to try to kill a harmless specimen? Are we telling our children the truth about them? Give us a chance to change that fear into respect! Brad Jones leads this outdoor experience.

   

Children's Decoy and Snake Painting

• Saturday and Sunday

  Children may not be ready to collect the real thing, but here is a way to keep them and their parents happy. This year the featured decoy to paint is the beautiful pintail or if your child prefers a squirming 20” wooden snake to make their own! We invite the children be creative and paint their pieces as they see them in their imagination! Happy Painting!!