KVAL's Chief Meteorologist John Mayer and Live Shot Buddy Loren Ruark spent the morning at the 50th annual KVAL Eugene Boat & Sportsmen's Show at the Lane Events Center as vendors and exhibitors put the finishing touches ahead of Friday's noon opening of the show.

The show runs Friday Noon to 9:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Check it out!

John shares the story of an incredible up-close-and-personal encounter with a hummingbird that resulted from using the products of one of the returning vendors at the show:

John even got an "on-hands" experience in the Parakeet Paradise, one of two bird experiences featured at this year's show: