PA Youth Opening

Hey everyone! Just recently went on a hunt in Eastern PA for the opening of Pennsylvania's Youth hunt. Made the 5 hour drive friday after getting picked up from school early. Made it to my good friend Adam Spittler place at about 6. Got all our hunting stuff together and were going to go roost a few birds and set out our Ameristep blinds. We put the one Ameristep Intimidator at the edge of a field where he recently saw a flock of 100+ turkeys and we put another Ameristep Intimidator at another location about 400 yards away. We made it back to the house and went and got a bite to eat and were excited about the next mornings hunt. I was taking my Hoyt and my 12 gauge just in case they didnt copperate for the bow. We got in the blind at 5 and but the decoy out. We heard the first gobble at 5 till 6 and heard 2 more gobbles between then and 8. We working the first bird for quite a while but he just didnt copperate and he got henned up. at around 8:30 we had a hen come to the call and charged across the field right to the decoy but through the whole hunt couldnt get a bird to commit, but the hunt was a blast and we all had a great time. We will have plenty of time to get a PA longbeard in the ground this season. Our regular season starts May 1st and ends May 31st.

-Alec Nebel/Youth Pro Staff

IBO Shoot with fellow Pro Staffers

Hey everyone! Fellow Pro Staffer Bill Walker and his son Coulter Walker who is also a fellow Youth Pro Staffer gave me a call and wanted to know if me and my dad would be interested in shooting at a local IBO shoot. I jumped at it and was very excited to do so. We met up at 9 a.m and were on our way to the shoot. We arrived and were all very excited to go out and shoot. Bill and Coulter were shooting traditional recurves as well as friends Carl Fowler and his grandson Randy, and my dad and I were shooting our compounds. We had a blast shooting at all the targets and while going through them Bill heard a bird gobble which made us very pumped for the up and coming PA turkey season. At the end of the shoot out of 330 scorable points I shot a 301, Bill shot a 207, Coulter shot a 127, and my dad carded a 266. With Bill and Coulter shooting traditional I was very impressed on there shooting in was very cool to see how it as it was done hundreds of years ago. Thanks Bill and Coulter for inviting us on an awesome time. Had a blast!

-Alec Nebel/Youth Pro Staff

GOD Is Coming To Huntin' Camp!

Some have heard, some haven't, but for the past year or so I've been gearing up a new Sportsmans Ministry. It's called "Mountain-Man Outdoor Ministries" and it's my country-boy/redneck way to help spread the Word to hunters & sportsmen who just don't have time for regular church services due to work or yes...limited time afield.

That said, the premise is simple...I have the credentials to teach christian studies and will do so online as well as on the road. I have a Myspace page at www.myspace.com/theredneckpreacher but the new Facebook page, started April 12th, 2010, is where the excitement is. I'm All-American, All-Country, and ALL-Redneck so you're actually getting a Redneck Preacher with an attitude.

When I'm not giving sassy christian advice online, I hope to be traveling soon, to make what I'd like to call "Spiritual Roadtrips" across the country. The idea is to take a cameraman along and visit any Huntin' Camp bold enough to invite us in, where we'll hunt with them and toss christian thoughts around; no major studies...just a good time. And we'll film it all. The key is I'd like to be invited, and I'm interested to see just how many folks & outfitters will ask us into Camp.

Other than sharing the Word with my Hunting brothers & sisters, I plan on making an impact with my unorthodox methods and the way I preach. The accompanying photo is me in my "suit & tie" so you can only imagine. And since the Ant-Hunters are starting to bring God into their equation against hunters, I'll stand shoulder to shoulder with you to show them they not only picked the wrong argument but the wrong guy!

Let's support each other, share GOD together, and buck the system a little. This Redneck is ready to take it on the road....

Check out my official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/theredneckpreacher and follow the link to Mountain-Man Outdoor Ministries. Join the group, share comments, and post your hunting photos!!


-Blaine Cardilli
The Redneck Preacher

Kansas Turkey

Finally made it happen in Kansas! The birds were grouped up and just wouldn't work for us the first couple of days. They wanted nothing to do with decoys and our calling didn't seem to phase them either. Saturday afternoon they decided to cooperate and began breaking away from their groups. Hunting out of the Ameristep blinds worked great and helped make the young ones more comfortable and concealed their movement. We had a lot of fun hunting with all of the kids and the mid-day wiffle ball games! Rodney and I would also like to congratulate Austin Waldroup from Georgia on his first turkey. After a few hard days of hunting, his patience paid off and he connected with a nice jake.

Keep checking back, we're going after more in the weeks to come!

Clint Womeldorff - Ameristep Pro Staff

Success at Cabela's 2010 Turkey Classic!

Hey everyone! Just recently went to another calling contest at Cabelas Turkey Classic at Wheeling WV. I was the youngest to sign up for the Amatuer Open Division and placed 3rd! I also placed 3rd in the Youth 17 and under division. I got 2 very nice plaques and 125$ worth of Cabela's gift cards! I also hung out with other representives from Primos, Flambeau Outdoors and Mad Calls, Hevi-Shot, and Hunter Specialties. I talked with many people about Ameristep Blinds and got to represent them! I had a blast and it was an all around great weekend!

-Alec Nebel/Youth Pro Staff