2005 Great Delta Bear Affair

When: Saturday, October 8, 2005
Where: Rolling Fork, Mississippi

Ranger Rick & Teddy Roosevelt at the Great Delta Bear Affair
Theodore Roosevelt living historian: Case Hicks


Scheduled Events

  • 7:30 a.m. Bird Walk on Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge – to register, call 662-839-2638 by 10/3
  • 8:00 a.m. 5 K Run/Walk
  • 9:00 a.m. County 4-H Goat Show
  • 10:00 a.m. Prehistoric Indian Mounds Self-Driving tour – to register, call 662-873-6256 by 10/3
  • 10:00 a.m. Blue Lake Nature Trail Hike – to register, call 662-873-6256 by 10/3
  • 10:00 a.m. Bird Netting and Banding Demo on Swan Lake – to register, call 662-839-2638 by 10/3
  • 10:00 a.m. Chainsaw Woodcarver Demonstration
  • 10:00 a.m. The Greatest Good (film) US Forest Service 100th Year
  • 11:00 a.m. Storytelling with Doris Jones in the Library Children’s Room
  • 11:00 a.m. Seminar on Mississippi Bear Restoration in Library
  • 12:00 p.m. Alligator Hunting Seminar in Library
  • 1:00 p.m. Prehistoric Indian Mounds Self-Driving tour – to register, call 662-873-6256 by 10/3
  • 1:00 p.m. The Life and Times of Holt Collier – Minor Buchanan in Library
  • 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Authors Book Signing in Library Main Room
  • 2:00 p.m. Seminar on Mississippi Snakes in Library
  • 3:00 p.m. Seminar on White-tailed Deer Management – Library
  • 3:00 p.m. Chainsaw Woodcarver Demonstration
  • 4:00 p.m. The Greatest Good (film) US Forest Service 100th Year
  • 5:00 p.m. Raffle winners announce

Main Stage Events

  • 10:00 a.m. Sharkey-Issaquena Mass Choir
  • 10:45 a.m. MCFS Choir
  • 11:30 a.m. The Blues Rangers
  • 12:45 p.m. Theodore Roosevelt Impersonator
  • 1:30 p.m. Elvis Impersonator
  • 2:30 p.m. Eden Brent
  • 3:45 p.m. King Edward & Nolan Struck
  • 5:30 p.m. The Bluz Boys
  • 7:00 p.m. The Grayhounds
  • FIREWORKS!!!
  • Day-Long Activities

    • Food and Craft Vendors plus Exhibits open at 9:00 a.m.
    • Bear Maze & Interactive Family Activities at the Bear’s Den 10:00 – 4:00
    • Bike Rally & Poker Run
    • Amusement Activities for Children & Youth 10:00 – 5:00
    • Pony Rides
    • Slide & Bungee Run
    • Space Jump Deluxe
    • Petting Zoo
    • Velcro Wall
    • Obstacle Course
    • Antique Engine Display
    • Seminars/Films/Library Events
    • 10:00 The Greatest Good – US Forest Service 100th Year
    • 11:00 Story telling with Doris Jones
    • 11:00 Mississippi Bear Restoration
    • 12:00 Alligator Hunting
    • 1:00 Life and Times of Holt Collier
    • 2:00 Mississippi Snakes
    • 3:00 White-tailed Deer Management
    • 4:00 The Greatest Good – US Forest Service 100th Year
    • Raffles for these great items
    • Austin & Holleck Collectors’ Edition Muzzleloader
    • One-Week Youth Camp at Tara Wildlife
    • Wooden bear carved by Burt Fleming
    • Mississippi Platter by Vicki Carroll
    For more information call the Great Delta Bear Affair at 662-873-6258

    Mississippi Wildlife Federation
    855 South Pear Orchard Rd., Suite 500
    Ridgeland, MS 39157
    Office: 601-206-5703
    Fax: 601-206-5705

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