Moma Swann Turkey

Momma Swann got it done. This was a very fun hunt as Jesse and Momma worked this bird in to 10 feet, lights out!

2nd Annual Potomac Snakehead Tournament!

The 2nd Annual Potomac Snakehead Tournament will soon be here! The 2012 Potomac Snakehead Tournament is open to anyone with a valid Maryland or Virginia Fishing license. Participants can win cash and prizes for the heaviest fish and overall total weight. Participants can fish, hook and line or bow fishing, beginning June 2, 2011, at 6 p.m. until June 3, 2012, at 12:30 p.m., anywhere on the tidal Potomac in Maryland or Virginia. Cost to enter is $50 online registration by June 1, 2012, or $60 day of the tournament. A percentage of the tournament profits will be donated to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help fight invasive species in the Potomac River watershed. The Tournament is presented by Whackfactor Outdoors, LLC, with sponsorship from Profish, Alewife Baltimore, Flying Dog Brewery, and Swann Construction Inc.

Official tournament events will take place at Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Road, Marbury, MD 20658. All participants are strongly encouraged attend the pre-tournament conference at 5 p.m. June 2, 2012. Guest speakers will include Joseph W. Love, Ph.D. Tidal Bass Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; and Joshua J. Newhard, Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Steve Vilnit, Fisheries Marketing Director, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Chad Wells, Executive Chef, Alewife, Baltimore, MD, will prepare and present a snakehead tasting from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on June 3, 2012. Also included in the tasting, blue catfish, provided by ProFish and prepared by the Whackfactor Outdoors Pro-Staff, and a Flying Dog Beer sampling (ages 21+ participants).

Potomac Snakehead Tournament Goals:
Promote the sport fishing of Snakeheads to reduce the population of these fish in the Potomac and its tributaries.
Raise public awareness of Snakeheads as a high quality, commercially viable, food source.
Support the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in its efforts to combat invasive species throughout the Potomac River watershed.

For full details on this tournament and to register, please visit the Whackfactor Outdoors website at:http://www.potomacsnakehead.com/

For more information on the tournament sponsors, see http://www.profish.com/,http://www.alewifebaltimore.com/, http://www.flyingdogales.com/,

Time to find that bone!

The time has come again to get out in the spring woods, scout for some turkeys, check your treestands, and look for some of that elusive horn that is lying around for the taking! The whackfactor crew not only uses shed hunting as a fun way to get outside after the winter, it is also a great tool to see which bucks have survived the season, and even potentially find antlers from deer they never knew existed! In addition, it 'sheds' valuable light on the late winter patterns of the deer in your area. Check out some of the photos from this years shed hunting and see if you can find the antlers! The first picture is a shed found in a shooting lane we had just cut last summer about 20 yds from our treestand, you can see the stand in the background. Hint: one picture is a matched set.

Trapping Season 2012

After a busy yet successful deer season, winter for some of the whackfactor crew means its time to chase after our state's furbearers! Not only is trapping a important wildlife management tool, it is also a time-honored tradition and a great way to earn a little side hustle! Trevor was busy during the months of January and February trapping fox, raccoon, otter, beaver, and muskrats. Here is the final picture for this year, grand totals are 177 muskrats, 4 otter, 9 beaver, 24 red fox, 6 grey fox, 87 raccoons, 2 skunks, and 4 opossums.