National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation

In an average year, the organization will host over 80 school field trips, camps and other events, with over 5,800 youth and 1,300 adults attending. The focus of these events is to teach students to explore and enjoy the outdoors. This is accomplished through activities and programs such as archery, fishing, riflery, touring our onsite nature center, canoeing, kayaking, and many other Education programs including dissecting owl pellets as well as viewing, feeding, and learning about our live Deer herd.

Each year, the National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation hosts the deerassic classic outdoor expo. This event is one of the largest outdoor events for hunting, fishing, and nature conservation enthusiasts in the country. With over 15,000 attendees and over 100 exhibitors, the two-day event serves as an annual opportunity for hunters, fishermen and nature conservationist to recharge their passion and learn about new products, techniques and opportunities.

The organization operates educational areas that are open to the public on a seasonal basis free of charge. These areas include an educational welcome center with hands on displays related to Ohio native wildlife and plants as well as a display of over 70 of the largest Whitetail Deer ever harvested in the state of Ohio known as the Ohio Whitetail hall of fame at deerassic park. In addition, the organization hosts several other family and community events designed for youth and adults alike. These events are generally free to the public and allow families and community members to get out and enjoy the outdoors at our 160 plus acre deerassic park Education center. These events will normally see attendance of over 7,500 individuals to enjoy activities from fishing derbies and an overnight archery camp to our monthly wild wednesday educational series featuring topics such as ginseng hunting and building blue bird boxes.