About PurnsleyOutdoors

Purnsley Outdoors was created to identify individuals in various professions who mentor & expose youth in the outdoors, present what nature has to offer and pass down the hunting and fishing heritage.

Engaging youth in the outdoors generates a unique passion. By harnessing this “passion”, we are able to mentor youth and be a positive role model. I believe in supporting our young outdoorsmen in their secondary education goals and our ultimate goal is to reward college scholarships to those who exhibit academic excellence as members in the Purnsley Outdoors Club. I truly believe the above is a recipe that will ensure our hunting and fishing heritage is passed down and our young outdoorsmen will become future advocates towards preserving our outdoor traditions. Over the past 30 years, the hunting and fishing industry has made tremendous strides in television, videos, magazines and conservation. Conservation organizations have definitely stepped up and supported many wildlife restoration efforts over the past 30 years and I am truly grateful. With personal contributions, conservation organizations efforts, fishermen and hunter licenses, wild life populations have gone from an all time low to an unprecedented high. The current populations of whitetail deer, turkey, striped bass, waterfowl, upland birds and trout would not be at the current levels without support from fishermen and hunters.

Yes, the hunting and fishing industry has made tremendous strides, but one thing, which has not progressed over the past thirty years, is recruitment of the next generation. When I was growing up, shows like "The American Sportsmen" with Grits Gresham, and "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" captivated hunters, fishermen, my uncles, brother and me. It’s funny to reflect back, but at the young age of ten years old, a subscription to Sports Afield magazine was the first "major" thing I bought on my own. The hunting and fishing stories my uncles and father told were down right funny. My mother and aunts would joke about my grandfather and how he would spend all day in the woods and come home with just one rabbit! Growing up, in my experience, hunting and fishing was never a “four letter word”, but a proud tradition, known and shared by many from all social, racial and ethnic backgrounds (i.e., African American, French, Italian, Hispanic, Polish, Irish, Asian, American Indian, etc.). Doctors, lawyers, city councilmen, teachers, contractors, farmers, bankers, etc. all enjoyed the outdoor traditions.

Living near the Delaware and Chesapeake Bay, the simple pleasures of hunting and fishing was a half tank of gas away. A network of hardworking people bonded to share their time, experience, farm, boat, dog, etc in the outdoors. The fruits of your outdoor pursuits resulted in harvesting either a few pheasant, geese, blues, sea trout, bushel of crabs, oysters, venison or just memories. No one who lived the outdoor lifestyle hesitated to say they were a fisherman, hunter, crabber, etc.

The individuals who exposed me to the outdoors have laid a permanent impression on me and I am truly grateful. Interesting enough, the tables have turned and I am now exposing my children and friends of the family to the outdoors and I see the same excitement I had growing up. If you are committed to promoting positive images to youth, like to pass down the hunting and fishing traditions and support a young outdoorsman’s higher education goal then let me know. I would love to hear from you.


Thank you,
Greg Purnsley, (Click Here To Learn About Greg and Arnold)

Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.