Syracuse.com - Big turnout expected at Honeywell Sportsmen's Days this weekend at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery

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Stephen Wowelko, president of the Onondaga Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, said he's expecting more than 6,000 people to attend. "As always, there will be activities for all ages. It's very family-oriented," he said.

Those attending the annual Sportsmen's Days this weekend at the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery in Elbridge will get to sample and learn about a wide variety of outdoors activities including fishing, archery and skeet shooting.

Peter McCaffrey, 8, of Barnsley, England, shows off a frog he caught during last year's Fall Sportsmen's Days at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery in Elbridge. He and brother, Andrew, 6, attended with their grandfather, Norman Boyce, of Syracuse.Lauren Long l [email protected] 

The event, jointly put on by Honeywell and the Onondaga Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 per car.

Stephen Wowelko, president of the Onondaga Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, said he's expecting more than 6,000 people to attend.

"As always, this will include activities for all ages. It's very family-oriented," he said.

Other activities featured include waterfowl identification, axe/knife throwing, turkey calling, fly fishing, wild game cooking demonstrations, muzzleloading, carp fishing demonstrations and more.

The hatchery is located on Route 321. For more information, call the hatchery at 689-9367 or see the Federation website at federationofsportsmen.com.

Thomas Plochocki, 3, of Geddes, waits for a bite during last year's Sportsmen's Days at Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery in Elbridge. Standing nearby are Steve McMahon, of Baldwinsville, (blue) and Bradley Wilson, of Brooklyn, N.Y. (white cap).Lauren Long l [email protected] 

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