Beyond the Backyard

Tyler Simmons with his first longbeard from the 2008 season.

Allison Oxley pictured with a longbeard from the 2008 West Virginia youth season.

Scott Johnson and Allison Oxley pictured with her second longbeard!

Jared Stiltner pictured with his first deer with a bow.

Jordan Beland with a buck from the 2008 season.

Jaxon Romine with a nice doe from Ritchie County.

Jaxon Romine learning the safe way to shoot.

Jaxon Romine enjoying a day out on the water.

Andrew Crowder pictured with his first squirrel.

Nathan Shaffer pictured with a nice bear from the 2008 season.

Nathan Shaffer pictured with a nice buck taken on opening morning of the 2008 season.

Kelsey Palmer pictured with a nice buck from the 2008 season.

Madison Kisner pictured with her first squirrel.

Madison Kisner pictured with her first deer.

Madison Kisner pictured with her second deer.

Madison Kisner pictured with her first deer in the hardwoods.

Larry and Ellie Yeater walking to the fishing hole.

Isaiah and Ellie Yeater with a big rainbow trout.

Take a hike! This is Isaiah, Ellie and dog Maggie exploring the newly formed winter wonderland after a big snow in January 2009. They brought along their toy guns just in case they need them.

Here is nine year old Cole Linton with his first Preston County buck.

Cole, Clay and Jubal Linton on an October squirrel hunt.

Wesley White on the New River with a nice smallmouth.

Georgia White posing on a rock at Watoga State Park.

Drake Levo pictured with his first squirrel.

Jacob Fisher with his first longbeard in Jackson County.

Jacob Fisher with his first buck taken with a bow in Jackson County.

Jace Fisher, battling a monster catfish and pleading for help. Dad says "It's all yours, you can do it!"

Jamie Withrow and his son Hunter pictured with a late-season buck with no antlers!

Dalton Mullins, age 4, with his daddy Mike Mullins. This is Dalton's first squirrel, from 2008 youth season.

Dalton Mullins shooting his favorite BB gun!

Dalton Mullins and his daddy Mike fishing at Burnsville Lake.

Delaney Ellis with her first squirrel.

Clark Ellis and his first squirrel.

This is Emily Taylor and her Dad going squirrel hunting for the first time together.

Jordan Beland with a nice largemouth bass.

Jordan Beland practicing with his new rifle.

Here is Jordan Beland practicing his rodeo skills!

Jordan Beland celebrates the Spartans' victory!

Chase Hunter Delvin with his first squirrel in his hometown of Winfield, WV.

Colton Kessel pictured with a wild boar he harvested with his dad.

Colton Kessel with a nice gray squirrel.

Here is Colton Kessel on his way to the woods for a day of hunting.

Here is Colton Kessel with a box turtle that he found while scouting.

Colby Napier with a West Virginia spring gobbler.

Colby Napier with a couple of bucks from rifle season.

Colby Napier with a pretty eight point buck.

Jamie Withrow teaches his son Hunter how to shoot a bow!

Timothy Robine shot this buffalo in Valentine, Nebraska with a Sharps Rifle made by his Uncle Don, who is a gunsmith in Montana.

Logan pictured with his first spring gobbler from the 2008 West Virginia youth turkey season.

Chase Herdon and Jay Evans in the woods with their new bows.

Chase Herdon preparing for a day of hunting.

Keaton Barnette with a catfish caught at Lake Chadessa in Winfield , WV.

Cameron Barnette with a largemouth bass caught at River Lake Estates in Saint Albans.

Drew and Neil Sallada after a day of goose hunting.

Neil Sallada with a nice flathead catfish.

Drew Sallada pictured after a goose hunting trip with his family.

Drew and Neil Sallada after a day of dove hunting.

Neil Sallada and some doves he harvested during the 2008 season.

Garrett Wellman pictured with a nice spike buck.

Grandfather Al, Dave and Garrett Wellman heading out on an outdoor adventure.

Garrett Wellman pictured with his grandpa and a stringer of crappie.

Daniel Cupp with his first deer.

Dalton Cupp with his first brown trout.

Reis Leonard shooting his bow.

Bryan Pugh with a nice doe harvested in West Virginia.

Bryan Pugh with his first spring gobbler harvested in the hills of Ohio.

Bryan Pugh and nationally known turkey hunter, Eddie Salter, at the NWTF national convention.

Luke Humphreys with his first spring gobbler in Lincoln County, WV.

Bryan Pugh with Michael Waddell at Cabelas store in Wheeling, WV.

Bryan Pugh with Will Primos, owner of Primos Game Calls.

Bryan Pugh is ready to go duck and goose hunting!

Trail camera pictures from Jared Stiltner in Wyoming County.

Trail camera pictures from Jared Stiltner in Wyoming County.

A snowy doe in Wyoming County.

Christopher Myers with a doe from the 2008 season.

Christopher Myers fishing off of Chesapeake Bay in Bridge Tunnel, VA.

Christopher Myers enjoying a natural waterslide.

Lexie Myers sliding at Ohiopyle State Park.

Lexie Myers helping her dad reel in a big fish on the Chesapeake Bay.

Lexie Myers camping near Ohiopyle, PA.

Murphy and Paige Crisp on a hiking trip at Coopers Rock State Forest.

Murphy and Paige Crisp on a fall hiking trip at Seneca Rocks.

Murphy Crisp reeling in a big fish at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

Matthew Fielder hiking in Kanawha State Forest.

Paige Crisp and her friend Lexie Myers hiking on the Tea Creek Interpretive Trail in the Cranberry Wilderness Area.

Paige Crisp on a hiking trip at the Monongahela National Forest.

Paige and Murphy Crisp with their friend Lexie Myers at the Chinoteague, Virginia Pony Corral.

Kristen Fielder at the top of Seneca Rocks.

Nathan Shaffer turkey hunting in Braxton County.

Brady Slater and his pal Kenny Harper with a pair of longbeards.

Kurt and Kyle Latocha hiking in the George Washington National Forest.

Kurt Latocha with his first bear in Shennendoah County, VA.

Madison Griffith and Sydney St. John having fun on Snowshoe Mountain!

Chris Walls with two Rio Grande gobblers in Tilden, Texas.

Bobby Warner with two nice Rio Grande gobblers.

Don Brooks with two nice Rio Grande gobblers.

Larry and Lucas Hamilton with a nice Osceola gobbler from the 2009 season.

Isaiah Yeater and and his dad Larry on their first turkey hunt in Ohio.

Autumn Hopkins on the cover of Real Outdoors with her first largemouth bass.

Daniel Frame with a healthy Nicholas County doe taken during the 2008 youth hunt.

Seth Frame with a 22 3/4 inch walleye from Lake Erie in 2008.

Christopher and Lexie Myers on a West Virginia youth turkey hunt in 2009.

Christopher and Lexie Myers on a West Virginia youth turkey hunt in 2009.

J. Oxley, S. Frame and D. Frame pose with Fred Eichler at the 2008 WVBA Banquet.

Koleman Mihal's first turkey hunt in 2009.

Koleman Mihal's first nap in the turkey woods.

Seibert Pertee with a nice Wyoming County gobbler from the 2009 season.

Brian Gillispie with a nice longbeard from the 2009 West Virginia youth turkey season.

Sarah and Jordan Beland going for a walk at Sandy Point Beach.

Jordan Beland and his dad Ron with a nice striper caught in the Chesapeake Bay.

Sarah Beland at Dam four on the Potomac River.

Jordan Beland smashing a double for his little league team!

Jordan Beland winding up for the strike-out!

Austin Young with a nice gobbler taken in Roane County.

Austin Young with a gobbler that had a 9 1/2 inch beard and one inch spurs.

Chris Walls, Travis Turner, Bobby Warner and Nick Mundt in Charleston for our first event at Gander Mountain.

Kyle Latocha with his first spring gobbler.

Kyle Latocha with a nice six point buck.

Jackson Warner with his second gobbler in Ohio. Tagged out at the age of five!

Bobby Warner and his son Jackson in Ohio on Jackson's second successful turkey hunt of 2009.

Nate Tawney with a beautiful gobbler from Kanawha County. This hunt was donated by Beyond The Backyard to the WV State Chapter of the NWTF.

Chris Walls showing the giant spurs of Nate Tawney's gobbler from the 2009 WV season.

Jack Oliver with a Marion County gobbler from the 2009 West Virginia season.

Hunter Oliver with a gobbler taken during the West Virginia youth turkey season. Double bearded gobbler!

Matthew Bird with a nice rainbow from Buckhannon River.

Madison Ruggier with her first fish of the season, a nice bluegill!

Gage Ruggier with his first gold trout!

Billie, Gage and Madison Ruggier on a hiking trip at Grandview Park.

Paul Cales with Madison and Gage Rugier on their first caving trip at Grandview Park.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Stonewall Jackson State Park fishing event photo.

Beyond The Backyard's fishing derby photos at Coonskin Park.

Beyond The Backyard's fishing derby photos at Coonskin Park.

Beyond The Backyard's fishing derby photos at Coonskin Park.

Beyond The Backyard's fishing derby photos at Coonskin Park.

Beyond The Backyard's fishing derby photos at Coonskin Park.

Ashley Hackl giving her bluegill a Bill Dance release at NWTF JAKES day in Sutton, WV!

Ashley Hackl horseback riding near the New River Gorge in Fayette County.

Rick Bebout's Mountaineer arrows are ready for the fall of 2009!

A black bear in Kanawha County.

Black bear in Kanawha County.

BTB 2009 youth waterfowl hunt in Mason County, WV. We harvested 3 wood ducks and shot around 5 boxes of shells!

Jackson Warner with his first whitetail, a nine point buck in Ohio!

Caleb Lynch target practing with a .22 pistol.

Koleman Mihal with his first deer harvested near Dille, WV.

Peyton Weekly with his first squirrel taken in Pocahontas County.

Ashbey Matheney with her first squirrel.

Scenic shot taken by Luke Crowder.

Whitetail deer photo taken by Luke Crowder.

Nathan Shaffer pictured with a nice six point buck from Braxton County.

Kaitlin Nester redfishing in South Carolina!

Stacey Nida with a buck from Salt Rock, WV.

Matt France with a nice buck from opening day of rifle season!

Hunter Matheney with his first buck, a nice eight pointer!

Hunter Matheney with his first buck!

James GIbson with a 8 point buck he harvested on the opening day of rifle season in Kanawha County.

James Gibson with a nice doe taken near Sissonville from the 2009 season.

Todd Warner with a beautiful Illnois bow buck!

Todd Warner with a wide-racked Ohio buck from the 2009 gun season!

Tyler McClure with his biggest buck ever! A beautiful 11 point from Lincoln County.

Eleven year old Clayton DeBoard with his first buck taken during the 2009 West Virginia rifle season!

Madalyn McCoy with a nice 10 pointer in Braxton County!

Kassidy McCoy with her first deer in Braxton County!

Beyond The Backyard founder Bobby Warner with a nice buck from the 2009 season!

Boyd Warner, a BTB board member, with a nice buck from the 2009 season!

Bryan Middleton with his first buck taken in Kentucky!