Hunters and outdoor-sports enthusiasts will have a chance to bid on hunting and fishing packages as well as various art pieces at the “First Annual Indian Country Big Game Auction.” Showcasing big-game hunting and fishing opportunities available on U.S. and Canadian Indian Reservations, the auction will be conducted during the Phoenix International Sportsmen's Exposition, which runs February 23-26 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
 
Ccoordinated by Hunting The Rez Magazine, the auction will take place on Friday, February 24, from 3p-6p on the show’s main Adventure Theater stage. An online component will run concurrently.
 
ISE Phoenix will also feature the first-ever Hunting The Rez Pavilion, in which several tribes will spotlight their outdoor opportunities.
 
Jason Belcourt, co-founder and editor of Hunting The Rez Magazine commented: “Indian country offers vast hunting and fishing opportunities and this auction is a way to showcase what’s available to a very large audience of sports enthusiasts.”
 
“Other expos have featured auctions, but Hunting The Rez’s event is the first where all of the hunting and fishing packages up for bid are exclusively from Indian reservations,” said Belcourt. “Tribes and tribal outfitting businesses will be able to meet with anglers and big-game hunters who may have never hunted or fished on Indian Reservations.”
 
Another motivation for this special event, says Belcourt, is the amount of misinformation in the hunting community. “Each Tribe has its own laws and regulations for hunting and fishing on their property. Many of the tribes are in the early stages of developing their fish-and-game departments. This auction and the HTR Pavilion is a way to educate the market about what hunting and fishing is available today in Indian Country.”

FACTS:

• ISE Phoenix will host the premiere of the Hunting the Rez Pavilion and in-show auction of hunting and fishing opportunities on Indian Country lands throughout North America.
• The auction will occur on ISE’s Adventure Theater main stage, Friday, Feb. 24, from 3-6pm and online.
• The list of auction items, and online bidding auction site, is here: http://bid.huntingtherez.com