Attractions:

DockDogs
DockDogs is the World's Premier Canine Aquatic Competition and the Classic is lucky that we are one of their many stops across the country. If your dog loves to run, jump and swim, then DockDogs is the competition for you. For More Info and to Register

Extreme Raptor Show:
Extreme Raptors is the World’s Largest travelling collection of raptors with stunning birds of prey from diverse habitats. The show includes Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Owls from around the globe. An exciting, entertaining and educational 30-minute show with choreographed music and special effects performed by master falconer Jonathan Wood. Free-flight demos with a variety of birds. Meet & Greet Photo-op afterwards with most birds on display up close and personal. The Raptor Project Birds are regularly highlighted on national television including Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, National Geographic Explorer, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Fox News Channel, CNN, ESPN, PBS, CBN and TBN. Jonathan Wood, master falconer and wildlife rehabilitator, has assembled a collection of feathered predators that is unrivalled in scope and size. Operating from two home bases in New York’s Catskill Mountains and the Texas Gulf coast enables Wood, wife Susan and daughter Rachel to tour in a large RV that serves as home, office and traveling bird exhibit.

Jim Vitaro's Hawg Trough
The Hawg Trough is a mobile 5,000 gallon fish tank that is transported to locations around the country as an attraction at boat shows, sportsman expos, fairs, and festivals.
Once on location, the tanks are filled with water and stocked with fish. Using the PA system, your guest fishing expert or the Hawg Trough Fish Tank operator can provide periodic seminars and fishing demonstrations for the purpose of education and entertainment of the attendees at the event.

SCDNR's Aquatic Education Pond
For almost two decades, the SCDNR's Aquatic Education Pond has been a fixture of family fun for the Classic. Countless children have caught their first fish ever at this pond.   
The DNR’s aquatic education staff, biologists, technicians, and volunteers will be on hand to help kids catch a catfish at the highly popular activity.

Antler Scoring
Each year at the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic, SCDNR wildlife biologists and wildlife technicians have an antler scoring station, located in the Ellison building at the SC State Fairgrounds, where hunters can bring their antlers to have them scored. Depending on the score, the antlers may be ranked on South Carolina’s all-time antler records list. The objectives of the state records list are to recognize outstanding animals and to identify areas that produce quality deer. This information allows biologists to take a closer look at habitat and deer herd conditions in order to make future management recommendations

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Date: March 24 - 26, 2023

Hours:

Friday: 12:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m
Saturday: 9:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m
Sunday: 11:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m

Location:

South Carolina State Fairgrounds
1200 Rosewood Drive
Columbia, SC 29201

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