STORY: “Slow opener for me, couple of Jake’s came through. Cold and wet morning… Sunday morning blew the stalk on a Tom and had to travel Sunday afternoon. Purposely took back road when on the road Sunday afternoon to look for birds, had gear in my truck. Found some that had just crossed the road and was able to get permission on the piece of ground from Landowners quick. Put my camo and gear on in their driveway and spun back to the piece of land where I saw the birds. 2 toms and 2 hen’s were still in the field but had to park truck on the side of the road fairly visible to them. Dropped in a valley to cut the majority of the distance and then crawled 60 yards to a hill edge where I felt they would pass through. Little did I know, they had already cleared through there during my crawl, 20 minutes later I checked the field on other side of hedgerow and had them spotted at 75 yards… crawled into 35 yards and with a little calling, it was over!!!!!”
Michigan and a ton of other states open this weekend 🦃
Which means if you’re not signed up for the Network Outdoors Turkey Hunting Competition, this is your last shot…. Entries close 11:59pm the day before your states opener!
3 hunters 1 bird each Beard + spur scoring
Free to enter. Real prizes. Bragging rights for life.
The 5th Annual Network Outdoors Turkey Hunting Competition is ON, and we’ve teamed up with @womenofthewildoutdoors to make it our biggest year yet!!
🔥 HOW IT WORKS 3 hunters Submit 1 bird each Beard + spur scoring (Free to enter)
🏆 PRIZES 🥇 Engraved GK calls + hats + trophies + 2026 CHAMPS (for life) 🥈🥉 Trophies + certificates 🔟 Top 10 get certificates 🎯 Individual awards up for grabs (like Top Gun, Rookie of the Year, Largest Public Land Bird, and much more!)
🤝 A huge thank you to our partners and sponsors we wouldn’t be able to pull this off without you! @womenofthewildoutdoors @gkcalls @theswampstick @theelitecompass … and Last Light Search Group!
Last year’s winning team scored: 215 points.
Think you got what it takes? Sign up now by sending your team name as well as your hunters’ names and emails to members@networkoutdoors.com. Must be registered the day before your states opener!
Join the Network Outdoors Bracket Challenge... It’s free to enter, and the winner gets bragging rights + a $100 donation to a non-profit of their choice.
⏰ Entry closes TODAY, Mar 19 @ 12 PM ET
Group Name: Network Outdoors March Madness Challenge Password: NetworkOutdoors
3rd Annual @sciflint squirrel hunting tournament raising money for their youth programs!
Henry’s first squirrel hunt while also looking for rabbit opportunities! He did awesome!
Kicked the morning off at 8am for the zoom check in, a trip to @bassproshops for some last minute warm gear, getting the truck stuck, getting questioned by a police officer asking if I had anything to do with a gutted deer down the road from where I got stuck, teaching Henry about habitat, tracks/sign (along with an added snow angel), and why hunting is a management tool, Culver’s break for lunch, and HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY Henry spotting the squirrel and us getting the harvest to participate on the leaderboard, then ending with a gathering at @rollsmechanical to hang with all of the other hunting teams - solid memories neither of us will ever forget!
Thank you @sciflint for putting this on and all you do! An annual event we’ll never miss!