All of us at OMM couldn’t be more excited to welcome BJ Rice to our Board of Directors! BJ’s already had a dramatic impact in helping guide teens into Christian manhood, serving as a guide on our inaugural Boundary Waters trips this past June. He’s stepped up to the plate in taking on several ambitious […]
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Steve Osterholzer, the founder and director of OMM, has just released his first book titled, ‘A Wilderness-Filled Soul.’ He’s been blessed with having a dozen of his freelance stories featured in prominent big-game hunting magazines such as Bowhunter, Bulgle, The Mule Deer Foundation Magazine, and numerous others. The front-cover endorsement was done by John Eldredge, […]
Our 2023 Big Game hunting season kicked off with our October Antelope Hunt, our best hunt yet! All 7 young men harvested their first big game animal, and we’re so grateful for the 100% success rate God blessed us with! The hunt occurred on 80,000 acres of private land where Tri-State Outfitters generously provided the […]
We asked the mentors how they think the experience impacted their young men…read below to learn how it impacted not only their youth, but how their own relationship with the Lord was strengthened. WHY DO YOU THINK THE WILDERNESS SKILLS YOUR YOUTH GAINED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE ARE IMPORTANT? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG MEN […]
At the end of the hunt, the young men and their mentors answered questionnaires about their experience. Hear from the young men themselves how this hunt was a life-shaping experience: HOW HAS THIS EXPERIENCE HELPED PREPARE YOU FOR THE JOURNEY TO CHRISTIAN MANHOOD? HOW HAS THE EXPERIENCE DEEPENED YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD? WHY SHOULD OTHER […]
As the final day of the Antelope Hunt concluded, we couldn’t be more PROUD of these seven great young men. Every single one of them harvested their very first antelope! Five of them tagged out during the first day of hunting, and the remaining two made great shots in harvesting their own animals. So we […]
We’ve given much attention to the Campfire Talks and the hunts themselves, for they’re the primary way we help guide teens into Christian Manhood. The hunts arm them with skills that result in confidence, and the Campfire Talks help them to think about masculinity. But there’s more to these hunts….so much more! (The picture above […]
Day 1 saw us setting up base camp, putting rounds downrange, enjoying antelope spaghetti, and our first Campfire Talk. Day 2 was our first day of hunting and what a day it was! Five of the young men made outstanding shots in downing their first antelope! Their animals were certainly well-earned. Nearly everyone experienced a […]
Hello from Hunting Camp! Yesterday was Day 1 of our Youth Antelope Hunt and we’re off to a fantastic start! We’ve got 7 great young men from 5 different states here, with 25 people total in camp. It was a total team effort in establishing our base camp of wall tents and then we hit […]
On Sunday, October 8th, approximately 50 youth, mentors, guides, and cooks gathered for the 2023 Youth Hunt BBQ, and it was an incredible experience! God blessed us with perfect weather, a gorgeous sunset, good food, and camaraderie. The purpose was to get everyone going on the three hunts together to get to know each other […]