Today, it’s pretty easy to find yourself insulated from real outdoors and hunting experiences if it isn’t a part of your family’s lifestyle. This is especially true if you’re a kid and you don’t have a guiding figure to introduce you to the life outside.
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That’s where Outdoors Network International has found a way it can make an impact. As part of their services to the community, they provide immersive hunting and fishing opportunities in austere locations to kids who may not normally get that chance back at home. Their goal is to pass along the idea of our American outdoors heritage and inspire the next generation of outdoors enthusiasts. On top of their support to kids, they provide wounded veterans the chance to attend and help mentor these enthusiasts in training by pairing them up with the kids to teach them how to operate and thrive in the outdoors. A few of us from Magpul were fortunate enough to take some time off to help out with their latest trip to northern Montana for some big game hunting

​​A cold fall trip to Montana literally means that you’re getting away from it all. Pretty awesome. Pretty dependent on that tent stove.
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It’s cold in Montana, and the temps drop down close to zero every few days, adding an extra layer to the experience. Snow comes and goes, but mostly it just blows around and repositions itself every night. The small stoves in everyone’s tents have to be fed throughout the night, so there’s a lot of replenishing the woodpile, and the children and adults both take turns chopping it for the next meal or the next cold night. The phones don’t work out there, so the focus on the experience is total. Groups of twos or more show up for a few days and then move on; they share the opportunity to spend some real time away with strangers and walk away with new friends and stories their friends will hardly believe.

Zeroing your rifle. Transportation. Deciding a plan of action. All things necessary to having a successful hunt.
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Over the course of two weeks, children and adults come and go from the base camp, where everyone lives in canvas tents and takes their meals from the small but well-stocked chow hall. Throughout the day, hunters head out in small groups and set out into the wilderness for a few hours or the whole day, looking for mule deer, whitetail, antelope and elk. Few come back without a story to tell of long stalks, exciting action, and the long haul back with their quarry. The barn where their bounty is stored quickly fills with enough meat to feed everyone for months, and no one leaves in the end empty-handed.
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Outdoors Network International has found a crossroad between children wanting to experience hunting and military veterans looking to continue serving their fellow man. They’ve established a simple, yet effective program dedicated to allowing veterans to share their knowledge and expertise with these children. With its one-of-a-kind environment, Montana is the perfect backdrop for this outdoor classroom.

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ONI takes pleasure in presenting Herd Bull University. ONI was able to facilitate this incredible event in conjunction with Tray Ardese an ONI Board Member, John Howell NFL Super Bowl Champion, Hans Marrero from the Black Belt Hall of Fame, and Scott Zimmerman a former NFL player and business owner. ONI would like to thank all involved with the course.

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WELCOME TO THE OUTDOORS NETWORK

The Outdoors Network International, Inc. was created for the outdoors enthusiast. Although our organization was formed in 2004, we have just launched this site in January of 2005.

We are a faith based non-profit organization that is building an outdoors community of people who are willing to work together and share the resources God has given us.

By networking together we can more effectively impact our local communities in sharing our faith and passing along the traditions of our outdoors heritage that we so love. If you desire to work together with other outdoors enthusiasts or outdoors ministries, we invite you to come along for the adventure!
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​Our Mission
To Serve individuals, groups and organizations by networking resources & facilitating activities that will help them build unity and be more powerful and effective in advancing the Kingdom of God.

Our Vision
To help people find their place & purpose in life by utilizing the platform of the Outdoor Sports to build unity, model integrity and meet the needs of others through serving.