By Editors

Meet the finalists in the Generation Wild Turkey Hunt Contest. One of these young guns will win an all-expenses-paid Turkey hunt in upstate New York this spring. We had a bunch of entries, but these five impressed us most. And after you read the essays they wrote for their contest entries, you’ll understand why. Now that we’ve narrowed it down to these five, we need your help picking a winner.

After you read each finalist’s short essay, vote for the one you think should win the grand-prize turkey hunt. The F&S staff will take your votes into consideration when we select the Grand Prize winner.(Don’t worry: the other four finalists will be walking away with some cool prizes, too.) Vote as many times as you like. After the voting ends on Friday, March 4, we’ll announce the winner. Click Here To Vote!

By Nate Dean

Generation Wild Junior Pro Staffer Nate Dean recently got to chat with Scott Terning, Director of Waterfowler Recruitment and Education at Delta Waterfowl, about hunting, conservation, and how Delta Waterfowl is working to get more kids interested in the outdoors with its First Hunt program.

Nate Dean: What is the greatest part about your job at Delta Waterfowl?
Scott Terning: I am surrounded by passionate staff, volunteers, and members. Working as Recruitment and Education Director brings many challenges, but also provides many rewards. With this position the rewards can be noticed first hand, but knowing this position will have impact for many—youth, adults, and first-time duck hunters—for years to come.

By Nate Garrett

A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to Tamarack Preserve in upstate New York with the Generation Wild pro staffers. We were after New York gobblers. After arriving at the hotel I knew that I was going to be tired so I went ahead on to bed. After thinking I had set my alarm clock for 3:30 a.m., I went to bed. After just a few hours of sleep I suddenly woke up and not remembering the alarm going off. I looked at the clock…and it was 4:00 a.m. right on the money, which is when we were all supposed to meet at the hotel lobby. I knew someone wanted me up to go turkey hunting.

By Nate Garrett

It was a breezy, cool April morning. I was out looking for a long beard with three other hunters. With the strong wind, we were kind of skeptical about the turkeys gobbling or moving very much. But we went out anyway and all headed to our separate hunting spots.