National Outdoor Show

You are now in Muskrat Country: the heartland of sportsmen, trappers, watermen and wildlife! For 79 years, the National Outdoor Show has been proud to show you the best that comes from our boot-sucking marshes and the flowing water that surrounds them. Most of all, we want to share the unique spirit and character of our hard working people, who keep one foot in a technologically savvy world and the other stuck deep in our traditional old school ways.

The two-day event ranges from pageants to name Miss Outdoors and Little Miss and Mister Outdoors, to world championship muskrat skinning. Plus lots of contests – log sawing; duck, goose, and turkey calling; trap setting; raccoon skinning; oyster shucking, and more. Plus game cooking demo, K-9 demo, kids' oyster race, kids' crafts, and more. 

You also have the opportunity to sample local muskrat prepared the traditional way on Saturday while supplies last. 

During your visit to the Outdoor Show we hope that you learn about this area in much the same way as our first settlers did when they discovered the Indians who were willing to share their knowledge of trapping, skinning, fur dealing, hunting, fishing, crabbing and oystering. As you view the exhibits, sample the food, and observe the enthusiasm of the people involved in the events, we hope you will gain an appreciation for the true spirit and character of Dorchester County.

See more and the full schedule at nationaloutdoorshow.org.