Colorado archery elk hunting trip 2024

Michael Mansell, Founder of Outdoor Skills of America, Inc. organized an archery elk hunt for 3 gentlemen that had never been. This was the last year for non-residents, over the counter archery tags. This was a 9-day hunt with 1 cow elk being harvested by Jr Brown. With help from George Farrell, Brandon Smith, Robert and Michael Mansell, said elk was brought back to camp. A big thank you to Robert who lives in Grand Junction, CO. Bucket lists were filled, and a great time was had by all.

Looking up Smith Canyon

Turkey Wingbone Call Clinic

Buckhorn MO

  • Happy participant with engraved call.

  • Engraving on call.

  • 3 white bones of the turkey wing that are used.

  • Squaring up the bottom of the humerus bone.

  • Squared up and ready to remove the webbing inside the humerus.

  • Removing webbing with Dremel burr.

  • Where to cut the bottom end of the humerus bone.

  • Fitting bones together to make the call.

  • Satisfied participant.

  • Another happy participant.

Crafting With Acorns

Governor’s Deer Hunt

2024

  • MDC's Mark Miller discussing with participants about the deer population in Missouri. Also covered rules, regulations, ageing deer, shot placement and other information.

  • Sighting in rifles and helping shooters with their stance.

  • First time to ever shoot a rifle.

  • Proud of her shot placement.

  • Andy Gerrard instructing a participant on using a scope.

  • Michael Mansell with another first- time shooter.

  • Shooting 60 yards.

  • Laura Gascogne with her very first deer. Congratulations.

  • Demonstrating skinning and quartering deer.

    Demonstrating skinning and quartering a deer.

  • Skinning out rear quarters.

Turkey wing bone call class

10/05/2024

  • Michael Mansell using power point to explain the cleaning and cutting of the turkey wing bones

  • Participants cleaning the humerus bone

  • Proper place to cut humerus bone

  • Cutting an trimming humerus, ulna and radius bones to fit together

  • Example of bones fitted together

  • A happy participant

  • Some happy folks with turkey wingbone calls

  • This turkey was harvested just a few hours after the class ended, using the wingbone call.

Fishing on the Missouri River

Using Tip-ups 2024

  • Setting out the tip-ups.

  • Waiting for one to tip up. We baited up with hotdogs.

  • First fish in the boat.

  • Another one bouncing.

  • Nice little white cat.

  • Fish fry coming soon.

  • Hard afternoon of fishing.

  • Good day on the Missouri river.

  • Finishing up for the day.

  • Beautiful sunset.

Flintknapping

2024

  • Turning big rocks into little chips.

  • Looking for the arrowhead inside the obsidian rock.

  • Michael Mansell giving pointers of where to pressure flake.

  • Putting notches on an arrowhead

Hunter Education Class

Adrian, Missouri 2024

  • Demonstrating the proper way to cross a fence.

  • Muzzle control

  • Demonstrating pump shotgun

  • Students learning the steps in crossing a fence.

  • Everyone received their certification

Trapping Class

Buckhorn, MO

  • George Dalgetty trapping class discussing predation and the turkey population

  • Michael Mansell discussing the different predators of the turkey population

  • Michael Mansell demonstrating setting traps

  • Trapping tools

  • Hides of predators

  • Tools used in fleshing hides

  • Variety of different animal traps

Deer Legbone Knife Class

2023

  • Explaining the joints in a deer leg

  • Starting cuts on deer leg

  • Skinning out the shin bone

  • Attentive class

  • Demonstrating the section of the leg where the blade is made from

  • Kits were furnished to the participants. After bedding the blade with pine pitch. Stain was available

  • Stained handle

  • Wrapping blade to handle with sinew

  • Checking the blade for sharpness

  • It was a great class. Everybody took home a deer legbone knife

4H Group

Wildlife Identification2022

  • Michael Mansell explaining the different furbears of North America

  • Holding up a Linx hide

  • Coyote hide

  • Wolverine hide

Flintknapping 2021

  • Orginal stone axe and modern pressure flaker

  • Learning to Flintknap

  • Explaining the angles

  • Taking big rocks and turning them into little rocks

  • Example of the different tools being used

Governor’s Deer Hunt

2023

  • MDC Agent and Michael Mansell discussing our deer population here in Missouri.

  • MDC Agent going over the regulations for deer hunting.

  • Sighting in rifles.

  • Mentors with participants heading to the deer blinds.

  • Happy participant with his very first deer.

  • This young hunter harvested 2 deer in 3 hours. Congradulations

  • All participants received this ballcap

Catfishing on the Missouri River

  • Setting poles

  • 67 pound blue catfish

  • Getting ready to clean a mess of blue catfish

  • Nice mess of blue catfish with 1 channel cat

  • Some happy fishermen

Mississippi River Catfish Camp

  • Ready to set lines

  • Checking lines

  • Checking bait

  • Netting catfish

  • Mud catfish

  • Three nice flatheads

  • Success

  • 34 pounds of flathead catfish

  • Cleaning catfish

  • Two nice blue cats

  • Cleaning pan size catfish

  • Flintknapping Clinic

    Flintknapping Clinic

  • Archery YHEC Youth

    Archery YHEC Youth

  • Learning about the outdoors

    Learning about the outdoors

  • Painting outdoor scenes

    Painting outdoor scenes

  • Furs, Tracks, and Sounds

  • Art in the Park

  • Catfish Clinic on Mississippi River

  • Catfish Clinic on Mississippi River

  • Catfish Clinic on Mississippi River

  • Catfish Clinic - Mark Twain Lake

  • Catfish Clinic on Mississippi River

  • Catfish Clinic on Mississippi River

  • Catfish Clinic on Mississippi River

  • Turkey Wingbone Call classes

  • Turkey Wingbone Call class

  • Turkey Wingbone Call class