The 27th annual State of Maine Sportsman's Show is this weekend (March 30-April 1) at the Augusta Civic Center, and Your Scribe plans to attend.

Here are some of the attractions I will visit:

The turkey calling championship. I have no idea what a good call sounds like. I plan to listen hard.

Trout fishing seminar. I am on the record as being among the least competent trout fishermen in central Maine. If you want a full kreel of (inedible) yellow perch, I can catch those. But I have trouble with the trout.

Antique outdoor gear. Perhaps because my cabin doesn't have power or heat, I have an affinity for the 19th century. I will see how they did it in the old days.

Cabin builders. Though the advertising literature doesn't stress it, there must be numerous displays of companies that build cabins, or real-estate businesses that sell waterfront property for camps. I plan to ask them this question: Do people really order just the material, and put up the structure themselves?

One event I won't visit is the kayak-fishing seminar. This is an activity that doesn't seem to make sense. What is wrong with the all-purpose canoe?

The show is Friday (4 p.m. to 9 p.m.), Saturday ( 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) It's $7 for adults, and $4 for children.

I plan to come back edified.

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