FREE presentations for Deer Hunters and Conservationists from noon until 4 p.m. These presentations are free and open to the public. Prizes, such as trail cameras, will be awarded randomly during the afternoon. 

List of seminars:
12:30 pm - Woods Butchering: An Improvised, but Practical Approach

1:30 pm - Using Interactive Maps Available for the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) Area and Allegheny National Forest

1:40 pm - Special this Year for Deer Hunters - a light Thank You Lunch will be provided with updates about the KQDC.

2:30 pm - Live Demo: How to De-bone a Deer in the Field

3:30 pm - Personal Opportunity to try out the new Allegheny National Forest on-line hunter map, chat with presenters and visit the deer hunting vendor booths.

The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) is hosting a Deer Season Kick-Off Event from noon until 4 p.m. in the University Room at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford - which is free of charge. Find info about roads, recent timber harvests, spring pellet counts and more. Doors open at noon with Ben Moyer, Outdoor Writer and Naturalist, speaking at 12:30 p.m. followed by a demonstration of the online hunting map of the Allegheny National Forest at 1:30 p.m. After lunch, Merlin Benner, Wildlife Specialist will host a live demo on how to de-bone a deer in the field. For more information visit Facebook.com/TheKQDC

Trunks from different businesses and organizations are filled with candy and handed out to everyone!

For more information, call: 814-368-8846

Or E-mail: openarmsoffice1@gmail.com

Join the staff of the Kinzua Bridge State Park Visitor Center for some great bagpipe music! Local artisan John Stewart will play some tunes on the bagpipe that will surely be enjoyable. Music will be in the classroom and on the Bridge.

For more information call the park office at (814) 778-5467.

Curious about elk management processes? Join staff at the Elk Country Visitor Center as they discuss different processes used by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for the healthy management of the elk herd in PA.

For more information call the Elk Country Visitor Center at 814-787-5167.

Kick-off the Holiday Season by exploring Downtown Bradford. The newest and best selection of holiday merchandise is unveiled! Sales, specials, giveaways and more!

For more information visit www.bradfordpa.org  

New to learning about elk, join staff at the Elk Country Visitor Center for the basic breakdown as they teach about elk history, elk ecology and elk behavior.

Are you a seasoned "Elkspert?" We bet you'll learn something new too!

For more information call the Elk Country Visitor Center at 814-787-5167.

Join Pennsylvania Game Commission educator, Rachel Bloom, as she discusses black bears in Pennsylvania. This program will discuss habit, ecology and lifestyle of Ursus Americanus, the black bear, in Pennsylvania.

For more information call the Elk Country Visitor Center at 814-787-5167.

Thanksgiving is just around the bend and with it fall turkey season! Come learn about the unique behaviors and preferences of the wild turkey and all the neat sounds they make!

For more information call the Elk Country Visitor Center at 814-787-5167.

To mark the 55th anniversary of the building of the Kinzua Dam and observe American Heritage Month, Hanley Library and the Friends of Hanley Library will show the documentary film "Lake of Betrayal."

The film will be shown in Room 162 of Swarts Hall at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

For more information visit www.upb.pitt.edu

Happy Thanksgiving! Bring the kiddos out for a fun day of festive fall crafting as they make some Thanksgiving inspired make and takes with staff at the Elk Country Visitor Center.

For more information call the Elk Country Visitor Center at 814-787-5167.

Bring the youngsters down and enjoy cocoa and s'mores at the fireside while staff at the Elk Country Visitor Center reads a nature inspired book.

For more information call the Elk Country Visitor Center at 814-787-5167.