Paso Robles, Calif. - Weatherby's® booth (#244) at the 2016 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo, February 11 – 14, in Salt Lake City will feature appearances by Team Weatherby celebrities Chad Mendes, Willie Bloomquist, Darryl Worley, and Bear Pascoe, as well as Olympic Medalist and Professional Snowboarder Scotty Lago.

Bloomquist has been a Major League Baseball player for 13 years and is a very well respected utility player, professionally starting every position except pitcher and catcher. Worley, a country music star who has produced 18 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including three number ones and nine other singles that have reached the Top 40 in his 16-year career. Mendes is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) featherweight title contender in the UFC and was awarded Fight of the Year in 2015. Pascoe, an NFL tight end, was an integral part of the Superbowl XLVI Champion New York Giants, catching 4 passes for 33 yards at very critical moments of the game to secure a victory. Lago, a medalist in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Snowboard Halfpipe and multiple medal winner in ESPN's Winter X Games, is a lifelong hunter and outdoorsman who splits time on the slopes and in the field.

As well as signing autographs at the Weatherby booth, Team Weatherby member Darryl Worley will be performing at the "Welcome Back" Dinner and Entertainment with proceeds from the concert going to support the Mule Deer Foundation. Visit www.huntexpo.com to register for tickets to join us and enjoy a great concert that helps benefit all of us.

Team Weatherby members will sign autographs in the Weatherby booth at the following times:

Scotty Lago:
Thursday February 11th:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday February 12th:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Saturday February 13th:
3:00pm – 5:00pm

Chad Mendes:
Thursday February 11th:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday February 12th:
12:30pm – 2:30pm
Saturday February 13th:
3:00pm – 5:00pm

Darryl Worley:
Thursday February 11th:
12:30pm – 2:30pm
Darryl Worley Concert (6:30pm – 10:00pm)
Friday February 12th:
12:30pm – 2:30pm

Bear Pascoe:
Thursday February 11th:
12:30pm – 2:30pm
Friday February 12th:
4:00pm – 6:00pm

Willie Bloomquist:
Thursday February 11th:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday February 12th:
4:00pm – 6:00pm

Two other "celebrities" that will be in the booth will include the new 6.5-300 Weatherby® Magnum the fastest production 6.5mm there is and the New Mark V which features the new LXX trigger and a sub-MOA accuracy guarantee.

The Western Hunting and Conservation Expo runs February 11-14 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.




Media Contact:
Justin Moore
Weatherby Inc.
(805) 227-2600
>jmoore@weatherby.com


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