Hunting Experts | Fishing Experts | Other Experts
Hunting Experts
Michael Waddell | Lee & Tiffany Lakosky | Stan Potts
Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo | Gregg Ritz | Julie Kreuter | Rick Kreuter
The Benoits | Chuck Adams | Alex Rutledge | Eddie Salter
Al Morris | Matt Morrett | Brad Farris | Chris Ashley
Jimmy Primos | Keith Beam | Mike Wheeler | Cally Morris
Dan Whitmus | Koos DeMayer | Bobby Hart
Larry Weishuhn | Sean Mann | Chris Brackett | Jim Shockey
Gina and Jon Brunson | Steve Criner | Edwin Waddell
Travis Turner | Nick Mundt | Ken Lancaster | Mike Disario
Michael Waddell
 Since joining Team Realtree in 1994, Waddell has gone from cameraman to producer to host of "Realtree Road Trips." Waddell's work ethic and knack for absorbing information has earned him the reputation as one of the most successful hunters and outdoorsmen in the industry, not mention, one of the most entertaining.
Lee & Tiffany Lakosky
 Many people have already gotten hooked on the success of Gettin' Close with Lee & Tiffany, one of the highest rated shows in outdoor television, now the married coupleof Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, add another dimension to their lives as hunting partners. Lee and Tiffany will star in the new reality based outdoor program, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany on the Outdoor Channel premiering in January of 2009. Read more about The Crush.
Jim Shockey
 Jim Shockey is an award-winning outdoor writer, television host and professional big game outfitter whose career has spanned more than 20 years. “Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures” television show is a top Nielsen-rated hunting program airing year-round on Outdoor Channel in the United States and in Canada on WILD TV. In 2010, Jim and team will launch their newest television production, “Jim Shockey's The Professionals” debuting in July on Outdoor Channel. Jim's thousands of published writings and photos have appeared in all of the major national outdoors magazines, his hunting DVD's are distributed worldwide, and his web site is one of the most highly trafficked sites among outdoors celebrities.
Jim is the winner of SCI's prestigious CJ McElroy Award and Professional Big Game Hunter of the Year Award. His personal hunting experiences include travel to the remotest, wildest and most beautiful reaches of the world. To date, he has taken more than 200 big game species across the globe, including more than 190 different species with muzzleloader. His energetic and adventurous approach to worldwide big game hunting and conservation have made him one of the most respected hunting personalities alive today.
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GINA & JON BRUNSON
 A wandering stream, a forested trail – when you’re outdoors, there are many paths to take. Somehow Jon and Gina Brunson found the best path that exists in the outdoors – the shared one.
Gina grew up in a family large enough to staff more than two dozen baseball teams. By the time she was eighteen, she’d shared her house with the 250 children given foster care by her parents. Still, she found time for lots of fishing time with her dad, and also competed on school track, softball and gymnastics teams.
Jon also grew up fishing, and also added hunting and camping to the mix. He got his start helping his family raise and train English Pointers, and by the time he was eight years old, he faced a huge decision almost daily – which should he take into the woods with him, his bow or shotgun? His parents, brothers and sisters knew – if they needed to find Jon, there was no sense looking for him in the house. From sunup to sundown, Jon was exploring and hunting in the woods.
After college, Jon worked as a sales and marketing executive until at thirty years old, he launched his own marketing firm.
While running the new company, he also worked on software for the outdoor industry, and soon introduced Sportsmanlog.com, which branched into Huntinglog.com and Fishinglog.com. The websites gave outdoor enthusiasts a place to store information about their hunting and fishing outings – at 40,000 plus members, it’s still growing.
Jon and Gina met 18 years ago, and it wasn’t long before Gina’s natural competitive spirit focused on big whitetails. She’s taken several bucks that scored better than 150 including 180 inch whitetail that is the new Kentucky state record by a woman, and also record book black buck, axis deer, alligator and buffalo.
Somehow the busy couple has found time to have six children. Both say that for them, the true value of the outdoors is not in the downed game, but in watching their children learn to enjoy the outdoors as they do.
2004 found Jon and Gina welcoming another newcomer to the family – JBO Production Inc., which quickly began winning many industry awards. Due to its success, JBO Production also began to create and produce other outdoor shows, such as American Huntress and Country Boys Outdoors (featuring Chicago Bulls center Brad Miller).
In 2007, Jon and Gina packed their six children into an RV for a Florida to South Dakota road trip and whitetail hunt. It was the first show for their newest venture, Addicted to the Outdoors (ATTO), which has a revolutionary format that takes viewers along with them as they pursue game.
Choosing a name for the new show was easy, since both Jon, Gina and their children are Addicted to the Outdoors. Are they living the dream? Yes, their particular dream, where a man, his wife and their children together explore those wandering streams and forested trails of the outdoors.
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Stan Potts
 Stan Potts has hunted whitetails for 40 years, harvesting numerous whitetail bucks with a bow, three of which scored over 200 inches. He also took another 200 incher with a TC muzzleloader. Stan has given hunting seminars all across North America and been the subject of many feature magazine articles. His hunting successes have been featured in North American Whitetail magazine and several other media sources. He has appeared in several hunting videos and television shows, including Realtree Outdoors and Hunter's Specialties Prime Time series. He is a co-host of North American Whitetail Television on the Outdoor Channel. He is also featured on Whitetail Country on ESPN and Hunt Masters on the Outdoor Channel. Stan hunts 100% wild whitetails on public and private property and is well known for his expertise in treestand placement and patterning big mature bucks.
Sean Mann
Sean Mann is a native of Easton Maryland. His father took him on his first goose hunt when he was 5 years old He began guiding goose hunters on Maryland’s Eastern Shore when he was 15. Sean now operates Guide Services in Alberta Canada and in Maryland, and is the host of the new Television Series Beretta’s Waterfowler’s Edge.
Calling Championships Include
- 1985 World Goose Calling Champion
- 1986 World Goose Calling Champion
- 1995 World Goose Calling Champion of Champions
Since 1985, Sean’s goose calls have won 14 World Titles, were the first to win the World Goose Calling Champion of Champions Title and the International Champion of Champions Title and the World Live Goose Calling Championship. His calls have been used by more winners of the World Game Calling Challenge than any other Waterfowl Calls.
In order to further the sport of competition calling in the East, Sean founded the Maryland State Duck and Goose Calling Championship Contests, The Chesapeake Bay Open Duck and Goose Calling Championships, the Upper Chesapeake Bay Goose and Duck Calling Championships, the Susquehanna Flats Classic Goose and Duck Calling Championships, and the Old Time Barnegat Bay Two-Man Team Waterfowling Competitions.
Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo
 Vicki Cianciarulo, of Lanark, Illinois, is an experienced bowhunter, an enthusiastic nature photographer, the better half of "North America's Favorite Hunting Couple," and co-host of the award-winning" Archer's Choice" and" The Choice" television shows alongside her spouse, Ralph Cianciarulo. Read their full bio here.
Gregg Ritz
 Gregg Ritz is world renowned for his technical muzzleloading expertise and is recognized as an authority on managing land for big bucks, hunting pressured whitetails and scouting techniques for surefire success. Ritz's first got his start in hunting at 12 years old when he harvested his first deer with a bow and arrow in the suburbs of Maryland. His passion for hunting transcended his adventures in the field to a career in the outdoor industry. Ritz is an industry veteran whose has an expertise in manufacturing, product design, sales and marketing. As the previous owner of Thompson/Center Arms he successfully popularized the sport of muzzleoading and the single shot challenge. Read full bio.
Julie Kreuter
 I was raised on a ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska some 40 miles from the nearest town. Nearly everyday possible was spent horseback, either helping Dad work cattle or just going for a joyride.” She’s quite proud of the fact that she rode her horse to grade school! Julie attended a little country school with only 5 classmates and then went on to graduate from Lewellan High School as Valedictorian. In 1995, Julie earned a college degree in Physical Therapy and became licensed to practice in Wyoming and Nebraska. Read Julie’s full bio here.
Beyond The Hunt Rick & Julie
10 am to 4pm ---- Sat & Sun Marathon Seat Co
4pm to 6pm ----- Sat & Sun The Outdoor Channel
1pm to 3pm ----- Monday Big n J’s minerals
Rick Kreuter
 Rick Kreuter is no newcomer to bowhunting. From a young age, Rick had been slinging arrows and testing his ability to get close to game. In Rick’s early years, his father, Larry, and the likes of Fred Bear made a lasting impression on what would eventually become his life’s passion. Read Rick’s full bio here.
Beyond The Hunt Rick & Julie
10 am to 4pm ---- Sat & Sun Marathon Seat Co
4pm to 6pm ----- Sat & Sun The Outdoor Channel
1pm to 3pm ----- Monday Big n J’s minerals
 The Benoit Brothers, Lanny and Shane Benoit, trophy deer hunters from Vermont, will present a new seminar video presentation showing the latest season’s hunts with many tips on how to take big bucks.
Over the past forty plus years the Benoit's have appeared in numerous magazine articles such as Outdoors Magazine, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Deer & Deer Hunting, North American Whitetail, Buck Masters, and more. The Benoit Brothers have co-written two books on trophy white-tailed deer hunting. Their most recent release is the second edition of “Big Bucks Benoit Way” with Bryce Towsley. Great Northern Productions has spent nine seasons with the Benoit's filming their hunts and producing four videos to date. A fifth video is expected to be released in February, 2010.
The Benoit Brothers show video footage at their trailer and are available to answer questions or just chit chat with fans and fellow hunters. They will also have about 20 heads and a full 21 point mount (Buddy) on display.
Chuck Adams
 Chuck Adams is the world's best known and most widely published bowhunter, authoring 4,550 magazine articles and 10 full-length books. He appears 25-30 times each year on ESPN, WGN, and TNN television networks and stars on ESPN's "Whitetail Country" and "Advantage Adventures" shows.
Adams is the first archer to accomplish the "Super Slam" by taking of all 27 species of North American big game. He also has 111 Pope & Young record-book trophies and 181 Safari Club International records to his credit—the most in history. Adams is the only bowhunter to complete five Grand Slams on American deer, and hold five Pope & Young World Records.
Adams is the youngest archer ever inducted into the National Bowhunters Hall of Fame and SCI Bowhunters Hall of Honor.
Alex Rutledge
 Alex has accumulated many titles competing in turkey-calling contests over the years, including the 1986 National Amateur Turkey Calling Championship in Yellville, Arkansas. In the same year, he was named the Missouri State Turkey Calling Champion and, two years later, would go on to win the Grand National Gobbling Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1991, Rutledge won top honors as the South Central Missouri Ozark Turkey Calling Champion and the Southwest Open Turkey Calling Champion held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Eddie Salter
 Eddie Salter began hunting at the age of eight near his home in Evergreen, Alabama. Learning techniques from his father and grandfather, Eddie called in and harvested his first gobbler at the age of ten. In 1981, Salter began competitive turkey calling and has amassed an impressive list of titles, including four Alabama State Championships and two World Championships. With over 35 years of experience, Eddie Salter is currently recognized as one of the countries leading authorities on turkey and deer hunting. He has appeared on ESPN, TNN, The Outdoor Channel, numerous hunting videos and recent television commercials for Hunter's Specialties, Inc.
Al Morris
 Morris became an elk-calling fanatic and those elk hunts with his father are his most treasured memories. In 1993 he began guiding hunts in northern Colorado. For eight hunting seasons he ran the Slater Creek Ranch for Snake River Outfitters in Wyoming. Morris has been featured as a guide on several outdoor television shows, including Wayne Pearson's Ultimate Outdoors, Cabela's Sportsman's Quest, Bushnell's Secrets of the Hunt, Babe Winkelman's Outdoor Secrets, and Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country, Benelli's American Safari, Jim Zumbo Outdoors as well as Hunter's Specialties' TV show, H.S. Outdoors, and on the Operation Predator 2 and Primetime Bulls video.
Matt Morrett
 Matt Morrett began his outdoor education while accompanying his father to the woods at the age of six. Matt perfected turkey calling to a degree that few have matched. Dedication to fine tuning his calling techniques has earned Mr. Morrett five World Champion Friction Turkey Calling titles, five U.S. Open Turkey Calling Championships, and the coveted Grand National Champion title. In 1994, Matt put his calling to the test by taking an Eastern bird in Missouri, a Rio Grande in Texas, and Osceola in Florida, and Merriam's in South Dakota completing a grand slam of all four sub-species of the wild turkey.
Brad Farris
 Brad was born in Jackson, MS and has lived here his entire life. Growing up, Brad could always be found hunting whatever was in season or fishing during the long summer months. Brad worked in an archery pro shop for 7 years then went to Tara Wildlife for 4 years where he guided bowhunters. Brad is currently the VP of TV and Video at Primos and has been with Primos for 13 years. Although Brad has been all over the US chasing all kinds and types of animals, his favorite time of year is when he is at home either filming his daughter Morgan or chasing River Bottom whitetails.
Chris Ashley
 Chris grew up hunting with his father near Vicksburg, MS where he was born and raised. Chris harvested his first doe at age nine and the rest is history. He started guiding bowhunters at Tara Wildlife in 1995 prior to joining the Primos Hunting Team in 2000. Chris is mainly responsible for updating footage to the main servers for editing when not in the field. In the off season Chris enjoys riding horses and bass fishing. Although Chris has taken numerous deer and big game across the United States and Canada, his favorite time of year is the whitetail rut in the Mid-West.
Jimmy Primos
 Jimmy Primos has been the Chief Operating Office for Primos Hunting Calls since 1986. Jimmy graduated from Ole Miss in 1969, served as a Marine Officer in Vietnam, and worked as a Broker for Merrill Lynch prior to joining Primos. Primos Hunting Calls is based out of Flora, MS and is widely known for their Game Calls, The TRUTH DVD Series, as well as Primos TRUTH About Hunting and Primos TRUTH About Whitetails television shows as seen on the Outdoor Channel. Jimmy oversees the day-to-day operations of the production, shipping, sales and order entry departments. Jimmy also makes regular appearances at many trade shows across the country each year. Jimmy enjoys collecting old guns and shooting firearms in his spare time. Jimmy's favorite thing to hunt is whatever gets him out of the office!
Keith Beam
 Keith Beam was born 1965 in Peoria, Illinois. Raised amongst wolves for 18 years. Keith grew up hunting pheasants and waterfowl in Illinois. In 1987 Keith graduated from Southern Arkansas university. After playing college baseball, keith then went on to play minor league and professional baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. He then went to work for wwgrainger nine years. Keith founded Double Bull Archery in Oct. 1995 with friend Brooks Johnson. He never touched a bow until junior year in college while working part time for Columbia sporting goods in Magnolia, Arkansas. My claim to fame in archery is the time Eric Shack and I broke the record for fastest balloon shoot at Nebraska Bowhunting Jamborie. We broke 4 balloons in 11.4 seconds at 28 yards. Keith is an active member of Team Primos, and enjoys hunting all over the United States and Canada. Keith has never killed a single deer out of a treestand, all from the ground.
Mike Wheeler
 Mike Wheeler has been a hunter all his life, but it wasn't until 1982 that Mike started hunting whitetails. Mike's father, Floyd, introduced him to whitetail hunting when he shot his first buck. Eleven months later Floyd was in a bad accident and passed away.
In 1983 Mike harvested his first whitetail and never looked back. In 1986 Mike harvested his first Pope & Young buck and has harvested at least one P&Y buck every year since, putting his total close to 28 P&Y bucks. Seven of these bucks are over 150 inches, three are over 160 inches, three are over 170 inches, three are over 180 inches and three are over 190 inches
Cally Morris
 Cally Morris was introduced at an early age to the two things that would change his life forever, hunting and taxidermy. Spending his youth hunting deer and turkeys in Northern Missouri instilled in him a life long passion for the outdoors. Dedicating his time and talent to the art of taxidermy while growing up has earned him a World Champion title and a successful business. Hazel Creek, Inc. is a highly recognized taxidermy company and is equally known for producing the most effective turkey decoys on the market. (Hazel Creek Real Decoys)
Cally has taken his love of the outdoors and taxidermy into his DVD series Bringin' It Home With Hazel Creek. In his DVD series, Cally and friends hunt all over North America capturing incredible high impact hunting footage and Team Hazel Creek shares with you just what goes into designing and producing truly artistic taxidermy pieces. Cally's sense of humor and his ability to share his knowledge in a fun and interesting way is truly entertaining.
Dan Whitmus
 Dan Whitmus grew up hunting and fishing in Washington State where his knowledge of the outdoors landed him a manager's role at a 20,000 acre duck and goose lease. In 1999, Dan moved to Idaho to continue his career in the hunting industry, concentrating on elk hunting. Since that time, Dan has won two world elk calling titles and nine state and regional championships. His passion for the sport has been showcased on "Elk Chronicles" and "Realtree's Monster Bulls" DVD. When he's not chasing bulls in the West, Dan can be found calling predators wherever they may be found. Dan also guides year-round in the Lower 48 as well as Mexico and New Zealand.
Koos DeMayer
 Koos de Meyer is the owner of Kuche Safaris offering hunts in South-Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and Namibia.. Koos has hunted all his life and gained experience at some of the most experienced outfitters. Koos served in the South African Police service for 20 years and has been in the South-African hunting industry for 10 years.
Bobby Hart
 Bob specializes in Long Range Shooting and Hunting, Custom Rifle Building, and Reloading. He also offers an 'accuracy package' that has been proven to greatly increase the reliability of many 'factory' rifles. This combined with a Hart designed muzzlebrake are a few of the general gunsmith procedures done in-house. He currently has a couple Long Range Hunting Videos and is involved in holding long range shooting seminars.
Bob is extremely passionate about the hunting and shooting industry. His goal is to promote and excel in the industry. Bob's motto is "Take a Hart on the Hunt!", as he puts his heart into making it possible for the customer to make the "shot of their lives!".
Larry Weishuhn
 Larry Weishuhn is one of this country's most recognized hunter/outdoor personalities. A highly experienced professional wildlife biologist, Larry helped develop many of the quality deer and habitat management techniques used today throughout North America. His many years of research, management, hunting of white-tailed deer, as well as the promotion of the species and his many years of writing have lead to him being known throughout the hunting world as "Mr. Whitetail". As a wildlife biologist he has established quality deer management on well over 15,000,000 acres across North America.
An award winning and internationally acclaimed writer Larry has produces well over 2,500 feature articles as a freelance and staff writer. He has served on staff with such publications as Deer & Deer Hunting, North American Hunter, Petersen's Hunting, Sporting Classics and many others. As a book author he has published numerous award winning books including Trailing the Hunters Moon which in 2003 received the prestigious Gold Book of the Year Award by Foremost Magazine, winning of several thousand other titles worldwide.
Larry has long worked in the outdoor television show arena. Has owned his own shows and presently serves as a co-host of T/C's Game Trails and T/C's Pro Hunter Journal, North American Hunter, Whitetail Revolution and is the host of the extremely popular Winchester's World of Whitetail with Larry Weishuhn which appears on Versus. He also frequently appears as a guest host on a variety of other outdoor programming.
An in-demand speaker, Larry has long served as a featured speaker for the NRA's Great American Hunter's Tour, as well as being an extremely popular seminar speaker and an after-dinner speaker throughout North America and other parts of the world.
Larry is actively involved in numerous wildlife organizations including serving as a Professional Member of the Boone & Crockett Club, Life Member of the Dallas Safari Club, Co-founder of the Texas Wildlife Association, and others. He is a partner in the Los Cazadores Hunting Headquarters and Deer Contest.
In 2007 Larry was inducted into the National Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame.
Chris Brackett
 Boooyah!! I love hunting gear, I mean I absolutely am Afflicted with it, finding out what’s the best and how tough it is and now I get to share with you the gear I trust my life with. I grew up in the Heartland, the cornfields of Illinois!! “Monster buck central”!!! My first word was “duck”, no really it was. Grandpa Bob was a duck hunting fool and I had my first 20 gauge bought for me by age 2. He died that Christmas but the fire was already lit, there was no looking back, I was Afflicted!!! I wanted to get close to every animal I saw. I would beg and plead for my dad to take me hunting. I am fortunate to live in such a game rich state with the best of the best at my fingertips. This however, is a double-edged sword. There were too many species to hunt. Turkey, deer, ducks, geese, pheasants and rabbits were all over. I wanted to spend every waking hour trying to not only hunt them, but go the extra mile to figure them out. I started working in outdoor sales at age 15. Getting to surround myself with hunting equipment and finding out what worked the best was a dream come true, let alone people wanting my recommendation on what to use. This fueled the fire even more! I tried everything I could get my hands on. I would try and push equipment to its limit. It became an obsession and at 16 years old I vowed to never sell out and always use the best. Remember, the best isn’t always the most expensive, but you always get what you pay for. I am blessed to be a hunter, and even more blessed to do it for a living. It’s a dream come true, but I do have to say I work harder at not working a real job than I ever did at being a mailman. That’s right, I was a mailman for four years and then had a life changing revelation and quit to chase my destiny! Well the rest is history after seven years of filming, editing, hunting on video, and definitely being the poorest guy I knew. I caught a break, actually I shot a fish out of the air.With the release of that arrow a new sport was born EXTREME AERIAL BOWFISHING! This is where we shoot flying silver carp out of the air with a bow!!! Right place, right time. This is where preparation meets opportunity! I did 13 different national shows, won two Golden Moose Awards in two years and finally was getting noticed as a midwestern boy that has a passion that is larger than life and the knowledge of a veteran hunter twice his age! Four years later, I’m the host of a top rated show called ARROW AFFLICTION! I can’t believe I’m encouraged to push it to the limit everyday! Wow, only in America. As Uncle Ted would say, “You can’t do this in France.” So, I pride myself on standing up for my values, fighting for the blue collar working men-n-women of this great USA. I work hard for my money like my daddy did and his before him, so I spend it on what works. I’ve killed more animals than winter and I trust all my equipment with my life. I m always looking for away to help introduce a new hunter to the great thing we call hunting! Shoot straight <-n--<<< Kill ‘em all!!!
Steve Criner
 Steve Criner of Bolivar Missouri has been hunting for twenty years. He started hunting deer and turkey and has harvested numerous turkeys and mature deer through out the years as he became interested in calling wildlife at a young age. He still remembers running around the country side chasing deer, turkey, and squirrel with his grandfather as a young boy.
His early start of hunting and calling wildlife sparked a huge addiction to predator calling. He called his first fox at the age of sixteen with a 1978 Ford truck and a Johnny Stewart jackrabbit in distress tape and his first coyote with the Johnny Stewart 512 and cottontail in distress tape shortly after. This passion for predator hunting has taken him through an immense and trying journey for the past thirteen years. Not having the internet or predator hunting seminars in the east at the age of sixteen, he had to learn on his own and overcome the huge learning curve that new predator callers encounter. The long and drawn out learning curve is what brought on his first video production and his enthusiasm for teaching new callers and writing outdoors articles.
Steve was given the opportunity of being a field pro staff member in the spring of 07 for Hunter’s Specialties and has since been made a National Pro Staff member. Since joining the H.S. team he conducts seminars all over the country and films for the Operation Predator video series. Along with hunting and filming Steve also writes outdoor articles that have been featured in some of industries top predator hunting magazines.
During Steve’s career as a predator hunter he has spent most of his time hunting in the Midwest and eastern United States, He has logged as many as 200 days calling in just one year and has called in as many as 76 coyotes in Missouri in one season. He also hunts in several different coyote hunting contest such as the St Francis and the World Championships.
Edwin Waddell
Travis Turner
Nick Mundt
Kenneth Lancaster
Mike Disario
 Join Sporting Property Specialist Mike Disario and his special guests in the Northwest Hall on Feb 11th, 12th and 13th from 2pm to 3pm for the “Country Road Outdoors Land Camp”. The “Land Camp” is designed to be an educational as well as entertaining experience for anyone interested in buying, selling, improving or managing a rural property for hunting or fishing.
In 1994, as a “hobby”, Mike Disario established the hunting and fishing travel company known as Outdoor Expeditions Int’l (OEI). Soon thereafter, Mike launched into the outdoor television arena with the creation of the “Outdoor Expeditions TV Series”. Over the years, Mike experienced numerous outdoor adventures throughout North America and around the globe but it was in the realm of professional outfitting that Mike developed a diverse and intimate knowledge of the habits and habitat associated with trophy class fish and game. In 2001, as a natural progression, Mike began to pursue a new and exciting venture in the recreational land business and, driven by a desire to preserve our outdoor heritage, Mike created the rural real estate firm known as OEI Properties. Then, to further the cause of educating the Sporting Property enthusiast, in October of 2008, Mike launched a new outdoor brand known as Country Road Outdoors (CRO). Now, through the media outlets of Country Road Adventures TV, Countryroadoutdoors.com, Country Road Sporting Properties Magazine, Country Road Outdoors Land Camps and a national network of land specialists, CRO serves as a comprehensive informational resource to the Sporting Property community while OEI Properties continues to act as a full service real estate firm specializing in hunting and fishing properties worldwide.
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Fishing Experts
Mark Menendez | Bob Clouser | Aaron Martin | Mike Webb | Frank Angelo | George Acord | Mike Acord | Dusty Wissmath | Curtis Fleming | Tim Horton | Wally Marshall | Chris Daves
Mark Menendez
 There are few bass fishing professionals on the national scene like Mark Menendez. For certain, each on of the anglers that competes on the sport's grandest stages work to promote their sponsors, but Menendez always seems to go the extra mile. Read full bio.
Bob Clouser
 Bob's love of the outdoors, especially fishing, led him into the fishing business. He continues to guide, teach and share his enjoyment with others. Read full bio.
Aaron Martin
 Missouri native Aaron Martin is a fixture in the bass fishing universe. As the host of the #1 bass fishing television show "Bass Edge", he reaches millions of viewers through the Outdoor Channel and World Fishing Network in the U.S. and Canada. He is also a co-host on "The Edge," the #1 bass fishing podcast on iTunes, and is a frequent contributor to www.bassedge.com and the "Inside Edge" monthly e-newsletter. After earning a degree in business management, with minors in finance and economics, Martin launched a successful career in financial planning. But he continued to feel the pull of his passion since childhood. Applying much of his model for success on Wall Street, Martin joined with other enthusiast to form Bass Edge Inc. The mission was to become the premier provider of bass fishing information through every medium. When not on the water taping or on the road making public appearances, Martin can be found in the hills above Table Rock Lake in Missouri, where he lives with his wife and childhood sweetheart, Diana, and their 6-year-old daughter, Maya.
Mike Webb
 Veteran angler and fishing instructor Mike Webb has a passion for working with children. In 1996, he launched K.A.S.T. (Kids are special too,) a program that introduces kids to fishing and the outdoors as an alternative to drugs. He and other K.A.S.T volunteers travel around the country presenting programs at school assemblies and smaller groups.
Mike has been fishing his native Ozark lakes since childhood. He now shares his decades of experience as a bass-fishing guide and competitive angler with audiences thoughout the country on a wide range of topics. As the instructor/host of the DVD, "Electronics 101," he has established himself as a leading voice on the use of marine electronics. Mike has been a frequent contributor to the Bass Edge television show -- seen on the Outdoor Channel, The World Fishing Network and WildTV in Canada -- as host of the "First Cast" segment, geared at new anglers. He has also been a frequent guest on "The Edge," the official podcast of Bass Edge.
Mike currently resides in Ozark, Mo., with his wife Sherry and their 12-year-old daughter, Kasey. When his travels allow, he guides angling clients on Missouri's Table Rock Lake.
Frank Angelo
 I was introduced to fly fishing at the Harrisburg Sports and Outdoors Show in 1962 when I was 12 years old. with hands-on guidence by Ed Koch, author, instructor, mentor, and friend, I tried my first fly--a simple muskrat nymph of a soft hackle mayfly. Here my fly fishing journey began! Now, my fishing career spans 40 years. Read full bio.
George Acord
 George Acord is the Co-Owner SFTtackle.com and Susquehanna Fishing Tackle Inc. and SFT Guide Service as well as an accomplished tournament fisherman. George's passion is tournament fishing. He has tournament fished since 1980, and has competed in many of the premier circuits. The highpoint of his career came in 1995 and again in 2004 when he competed in the Bass Masters Classic. Now George Jr is fishing the FLW Stren Series, BFL and many regional events.
Mike Acord
 Mike Acord is the Co-Owner SFTtackle.com and Susquehanna Fishing Tackle Inc. and SFT Guide Service. Mike is also an accomplished tournament fisherman. His highlight came in 2005 when he qualified for the E.D.T. as a member of the Pennsylvania Team and in 2006 finishing 5th in the BASS Elite Series on the Potomac River then winning the co-angler division in the Bass Elite Series Capital Clash in 2007. Mike is a full time guide on the Susquehanna River guiding thousands of clients for 10 years.
Dusty Wissmath
 Dusty grew up in Missouri, started fly fishing at age eight, and spent his formative years highly distracted by the sport. He began guiding and teaching fly-fishing in the early seventies while working on a degree in Wildlife Biology at the University of Wyoming. Living in Jackson, WY after graduate school he tied commercially for High Country Flies and guided on the Snake, Green and New Fork Rivers and in Yellowstone National Park.
After working as a Biologist in Wyoming and East Africa, Dusty started his fly-fishing school and guide service in 1995. He also served as the lead instructor at the L.L. Bean Fly Fishing School in Virginia and still teaches at the Wulff School of Fly Fishing in New York. He is a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor and is a member of the Board of Governors of the F.F.F. Guides Association. When he’s not teaching or guiding, Dusty gives casting demonstrations and workshops at sports shows from Montana to Virginia. His articles and photographs can be found in several outdoor magazines.
Dusty is on the Pro Staff of the Scott Fly Rod Co., Ross Reels, & Hyde Drift Boats and is a fly designer for Brookside Flies of Denver, Colorado.
Curtis Fleming
 Curtis Fleming, Host and Executive Producer of the Award Winning Fly Rod Chronicles travel the globe along with his friends, family, and special guests as they explore waters all around the world. Curtis shares his true love for fly fishing as he takes his viewers along with him on his adventures of a lifetime. Seen on The Sportsman Channel, Curtis’ Fly Rod Chronicles has been coined the phrase …“Reality Fly Fishing”. Curtis is proud to be partnered with Temple Fork Outfitters and the Curtis Fleming Fly Rod Chronicles Fly Rod is one of the hottest rods on today’s market.
Tim Horton
Wally Marshall
Chris Daves
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Other Experts
Randy Oitker | Lion Country Supply | Chef Albert Wutsch | Raptors Up Close | Rick Fetrow | Tim Flanigan | Odie Sudbeck | Alan Probst
Terri Mariner | Virginia Lazo
Randy Oitker
 Randy Oitker, age 21 from Plainville,IL. has already established himself as a professional archer, hunter and exhibition shooter. Randy travels the country as a precision archer and is known for shooting multiple arrows and hitting multiple targets simultaneously. In 2007, Randy broke all archery history records by shooting 4 arrows striking 4 individual targets (lifesavers) simultaneously at the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Expo in Harrisburg,PA. On July 17,2008, this feat was featured in a Ripley's Believe It Or Not cartoon and was circulated in print on July 17 in 42 countries and in 17 different languages and on www.comics.com.
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Chef Albert Wutsch
 Albert Wutsch is director of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts. He is a certified executive chef and culinary educator who combines his mastery of cooking with his passion for the great outdoors.
An avid hunter and outdoorsman, Chef Wutsch has cooked for professional outfitters in Montana's Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Spotted Bear Wilderness, the largest untamed area in America. He has cooked in many hunting camps throughout the country and has taught courses on game cookery in Montana, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
Chef Wutsch's professional career has spanned over 25 years of culinary experience. He has received numerous culinary teaching awards and has been the subject of featured newspaper articles as well as radio and TV interviews.
Raptors Up Close
 Four years ago, Howard and Jason Caldwell started "Raptors Up Close" a non-profit educational organization suited for both of their passions, teaching, handling and hunting with birds of prey. These combined skills give the public a unique insight to the world of the raptors of the United States and the oldest form of hunting known to man.
Falconry is the art or sport of taking wild game or quarry with a trained bird of prey. It is thought to be the oldest form of hunting still in existence today. No one knows the exact date of origin, but history tells us it began in the orient some four thousand years ago. Falconry is now practiced in many countries across the world.
Rick Fetrow
 In his spare time, Rick is an avid motorcycle rider and builder. He enjoys fishing and hunting. He is the Chairman of "Hunter's Sharing the Harvest" and resides on the board of directors for the PA Beef Council. He sat on the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Blue Ribbon Task force. He owns "Grandpa's Country Catering" and was proud owner of "Grandpa's Country Butcher Shop" until its sale in 2006. Grandpa's Country Butcher Shop was known as one of the premier Pennsylvania's "Wild Game" processing facilities. At the closure of this business, Rick was processing in excess of 2000 deer per year.
Tim Flanigan
 Tim Flanigan was born and raised in Somerset County where he was mentored as an outdoorsman by his paternal Grandfather who ignited his lifelong thirst for knowledge of the natural world. Experimenting with photography at an early age, he soon realized that the camera enhanced his ability to study and record all things wild and natural. Throughout his career, he has been resolute to rapidly changing photographic technology and the skills requisite for success, from box cameras and black and white film to the digital cameras and electronic darkrooms of today.
Odie Sudbeck
 Odie Sudbeck has been captivated by whitetails for over 40 years. Besides hunting and harvesting his share of whitetails, he has written four books. Each book showcases the world's largest whitetails and the hunting techniques needed to harvest them. He has collected many of the world's most cherished record class and unusual whitetail antlers. His world class antler museum is located in Topeka, KS. A portion of his collection is shown each year at sport shows nationwide.
Alan Probst
 Alan Probst, has experience in two parts. First, a deep family tradition that traces back to his Great-Grandfather who was a hunter, trapper and lure maker. Secondly, his own outdoor experiences over the last 30 years have taught him a tremendous amount of outdoor knowledge as well. After running his first trapline at the age of seven, it has been all about the outdoors since. Alan was a Bio-Chemistry Fisheries Science major in college before embarking on a ten year professional baseball career (1992-2001) with the Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, and NY Mets. He is the owner/operator of Alan Probst, Inc. which has produced three different outdoor television programs. The company fully produces the All Outdoors TV show, the Sportsmens Outdoor Strategies TV show and also has produced the Hlathini Safari's African Adventures show.
Alan has also written professionally for the Pennsylvania Outdoor Times and Outdoors Magazine on a monthly basis as well as periodic features for other national publications such as Fur-Fish-Game. The All Outdoors show looks to educate the public and maintain an outdoors approach that will give outdoorsmen a voice to be heard. Alan lives his life by a code and that is to "Never take from nature... just take what nature gives you!"
Terri Mariner
 Terri has numerous accomplishments in almost every venue of dog training and is one of the most experienced dog trainers that we know.
In Obedience she has numerous "High in Trial" Awards on Afghans, German Shepard's, Springer Spaniels, Akita's, English Pointers, Labs and German Shorthair Pointers. Her scores with Afghan Hounds, noted for their difficulty in training, is the highest for that breed.
In Agility her English springer spaniel scored the first Perfect 200 for any breed. She has gone on to compete and win in Agility with her English Pointers, Labs and GSP.
While competing in Schutzhund (protection training) Terri was one of the first women in the US to train a dog to the SCH. III title the highest level you can achieve.
Terri travels all over the United States with her dogs doing demos, clinics, and seminars for Hunt Clubs, NSTRA Groups, Obedience Clubs, and AKC Hunt Test groups. She has done Stage Shows for large Sport Shows and has even opened for Ted Nugent with her Hunting Dog demonstrations.
Several of Terri's dogs have been pointed in NSTRA Trials, have AKC Hunt Test Titles, and her English Pointer was the Missouri State Pheasant Champion and Missouri State Chucker Champion. Her English springer spaniel finished second in the National Bird Dog Challenge Flushing Dog Division Championship. Her Labrador retriever is an up and coming Money Trail competitor winning over $2K since starting to compete. Terri also was the original Co-Host on the TV show, "National Bird Dog Challenge".
Terri has the ability and specializes in working with almost any type of dog to solve almost any type of problem. She loves starting young puppies and has special unique
ideas that will make most any puppy into a well trained canine.
Virginia Lazo
 Virginia Lazo is a 2006 graduate of IUP Academy of Culinary Arts. She has worked at top restaurants such as Tavern on the Hill in Enola, PA and The Yellowstone Club in Big Sky Montana. She currently is employed at her family's business, Central Penn Sporting Clays where she does catering and runs a bed and breakfast.
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