Every Year AE Outdoors offers a free spring gobbler contest to all it's AE club members. This contest is possible because of our sponsors "Non-typical Outdoors" and "T Caps Taxidermy" donating the prizes each year. This contest is based upon the photo that is entered into the contest. The prizes from this contest are given out at our AE Outdoors annual "Summer Bash" party each year. The rules for this year's contest are as followed. 

Spring Gobbler Contest Rules:

1. Contest runs from May 1st through May 31st for adults and the last weekend in April for the youth contest.
2. If you sign up for AE Outdoors after April 30th of the calendar year you cannot win the grand prize only runner up prizes.
3. You can enter two gobblers each year, but only allowed to win one prize.
4. No bearded hens allowed.
5. Bird must be taken under any legal means of New York State Hunting and Fishing Laws.
6. You must submit a picture of the bird with the hunter.
7. Entering your Bird can be done any of these ways. Uploading it to the forum, Text it to any AE team member, or email to Ejheater@yahoo.com. You must send your AE club member name with text or email.
8. AE Outdoors team has final say in any matter.

Since this is a photo contest Team AE Outdoors will be judging the winners by the picture. Size of bird, beard and fan are all factors in picking the winners. So please show them off as visible as possible.

2011 Grand Prize Winner - AE Member Fingerlaker
 

This contest is sponsored by our great partner Non-Typical Outdoors archery shop. For more information on everything they do, click on their logo below.