If your objective is to book African Hunts it's not the place..
The reason I said not the place is two fold.I would not go that far as to say it is not the place although it is not the best place and nowhere near DSC or SCI. Last year there were at least 6 AH sponsors and it was easy to have good conversations with them. Many of the attendees were not interested in safaris so the lines were not long to non existent. In contrast the line was 20 deep to talk to some of the Alaska outfitters and I didn’t want to spend a half day waiting in line.
I booked with one of the sponsors at the show and will probably book with another next year.
If your objective is to book African Hunts it's not the place.
However it's the biggest outdoor show in the US and worth visiting if you don't mind a lot of lookie lookers and crowds.
What's the ticket price to get in? Hopefully, it's less than a Taylor Swift concert ticket? LOLMy 2¢. SCI is a different pay grade crowd than Harrisburg. Haven't been but twice since the NRA took over but IIRC, there were a dozen or more Africa hunt booths. For sure, it's a lot better than the Sham-Wow/Turquoise Jewlery/Super Car polish/Trinket show it used to be. Am going with a couple fellow retired buds who I've hunted with in Africa and with the right package, are looking to book for this year and maybe the next.
One caveat for prospective attendees, Harrisburg is NOT gun friendly and their government officials don't do squat to help the incoming traffic situation. It's usually miles of backed up traffic on the interstate and traffic signals that let five cars make the left up to the remote parking lot. Parking at the mall or closer to the venue can also be a clusterfk, BTDT. Just allow yourself A LOT of time to get there.
One day ticket, fifteen bucks or thirteen for us 65+ old farts. Any previous day ticket gets you in free on the last day, Sunday.What's the ticket price to get in? Hopefully, it's less than a Taylor Swift concert ticket? LOL
Every year I think about going (I live two hours from it...actually took the EIT exam at that facility way back...) and every year I get talked out of itMy 2¢. SCI is a different pay grade crowd than Harrisburg. Haven't been but twice since the NRA took over but IIRC, there were a dozen or more Africa hunt booths. For sure, it's a lot better than the Sham-Wow/Turquoise Jewlery/Super Car polish/Trinket show it used to be. Am going with a couple fellow retired buds who I've hunted with in Africa and with the right package, are looking to book for this year and maybe the next.
One caveat for prospective attendees, Harrisburg is NOT gun friendly and their government officials don't do squat to help the incoming traffic situation. It's usually miles of backed up traffic on the interstate and traffic signals that let five cars make the left up to the remote parking lot. Parking at the mall or closer to the venue can also be a clusterfk, BTDT. Just allow yourself A LOT of time to get there.