![The iconic Minnesota Deer Classic has a new home! The National Sports Center is proud to have acquired the show from Hugh Price, the long-time owner of the Minnesota Deer Classic and move it to the NSC campus. Antlers are everywhere at the Deer Classic, like this buck "Lucky" The Burgdorf Buck" shot by Mike Burgdorf in Winona County November 11th 2012. ] Blain, MN - 03/07/2012](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HTFCOKNG2HXBBS2KYWRZLCN52Y.jpg?&w=712)
Minnesota Deer Classic
Virtually midway between one deer hunting season and another falls the Minnesota Deer Classic, a time for reflection on past seasons — and a look ahead to November and still more whitetail hunting opportunities.
The Classic has a new home this year: the National Sports Center in Blaine.
Host also to Tom Helgeson's Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo, the Minnesota Anglers Expo and the Hard Water Ice Fishing Expo, the sports center is fast making a name for itself as headquarters for midsize outdoors shows.
This year at the Deer Classic — which concludes its three-day run Sunday — antlers are measured and scored, trophies displayed and a bevy of new hunting gear exhibited.
As usual, experts are on hand to offer seminars on everything from shot selection and ballistics to field dressing and outdoor filming.
Hours Sunday are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost for adults is $10. Youths ages 11 to 17 are admitted for $7 and kids under 11, free. More information is online at nscsports.org.
DENNIS ANDERSON
![The iconic Minnesota Deer Classic has a new home! The National Sports Center is proud to have acquired the show from Hugh Price, the long-time owner of the Minnesota Deer Classic and move it to the NSC campus. The infamous DNR "Wall of Shame" trophy whitetail deer that were taken illegally in Minnesota. Including last years world record typiucal 8pt buck. (not in picture) ] Blain, MN - 03/07/2012](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/IFW3MUT3OA2PRYMQZYCNECNWCE.jpg?&w=712)
![The iconic Minnesota Deer Classic has a new home! The National Sports Center is proud to have acquired the show from Hugh Price, the long-time owner of the Minnesota Deer Classic and move it to the NSC campus. Here, one of the Official Minnesota scorers, Shawn Grabow of Sartell, measures a 185 class buck that made the Boon and Crocket record book. ] Blain, MN - 03/07/2012](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/I2IFMGAWHCN6K2LGWHTKYS25IQ.jpg?&w=712)
