Gil Lackey is an outdoor humor writer from Nashville, TN. He served as President of the Cumberland Chapter of Trout Unlimited, and he is a Board Member of the newly-formed Middle Tennessee Quality Deer Management Association. He enjoys wingshooting and bow hunting for deer, turkeys, and predators. Gil teaches fly fishing and fly tying seminars, mostly for children. He loves fly fishing for trout, smallmouth, largemouth, panfish, and saltwater fish, but he is best known for chasing the "lesser species" with the fly rod. Carp, gar, and skipjack are at the top of that list. Gil has the dubious honor of having won multiple carp fly fishing tournaments. Conservation is his true passion. You can reach Gil at gillackey@bellsouth.net.
MARK ROMANACK is a graduate of Northern Michigan University, with a BS degree in Wildlife Conservation. Since 1982 he has worked fulltime in the outdoor communications business writing countless feature articles, shooting photography and authoring 12 different books on fishing and hunting. The owner of Precision Angling, LLC the publishing arm of the widely popular Precision Trolling, Precision Casting and Precision Trolling Big Water Edition angler guides, Romanack is an accomplished fresh water angler with thousands of hours of on-the-water experience. His other outdoor passions including waterfowl hunting, upland bird hunting, sporting clays shooting and sporting dog training. He lives in Northern Michigan with his wife Mari, two sons Zack, Jake and four hunting dogs Dakota, Mason, Raven and Tana. "Better late than never" might be a good way to describe it.
Jan Jansen took up the sport of fishing at the ripe old age of  7 when she went with her father to a lake in northern Illinois. "I caught one [crappie] and dad caught two," she gleefully told her mother when they returned home. A seed was planted that day. At age 14 she began wade-fishing with her father in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Jan does not like fishing from a boat, preferring to get in the water with the fish. After moving to Michigan from Colorado many years later, she began hunting. Her first gun was a Marlin .22 that she used for hunting rabbits. She graduated to a Marlin 30-30 and went after white-tail deer. Jan is uncomfortable with the method of "hunting" deer over bait piles. She feels it is unethical to invite the deer to dinner and then shoot them while they dine. Jan prefers the old method of stalking the prey. "That’s what I call real hunting," she says. Jan is an educator and a historian. She received her degree in history from Northern Michigan University and received her master’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in May, 2006. She hunts and fishes for sport and entertainment. Jan says, "I love the books, but the forest and outdoors recharges my batteries." Jan lives in Crystal Falls, Michigan.

Eddie Brunswick - Over twenty years ago, Eddie was involved in a car accident, which left him paralyzed from the waist down, and changed his entire life. Eddie’s passion for the outdoors didn’t get destroyed along with the use of his legs. Instead of hosting his own personal pity party, Eddie became a role model for all physically challenged outdoor oriented men, women, and children. Along with his friends he designed and built various devices and aids that now allow him and others in his physical condition to enjoy God’s gracious beauty of the outdoors. Mobile blinds, shooting braces, and boats with wheelchair ramps were built and utilized. Eddie made it his personal mission to contact other physically challenged individuals and encourage them in their pursuit of the outdoor lifestyle. Eddie is a role model and inspiration to physically challenged and able-bodied outdoors people alike. He leads the fight for bills to get passed in legislation that benefit the physically challenged, and has been awarded a plaque from the Governor of Tennessee for “Outstanding physically challenged individual in the State”. Whether Eddie wins this award or not, he is truly a winner, and more of a man than most able-bodied men I know. His attitude of “Never say quit”, his determination, and his mental and physical toughness, is greatly complimented by his generous heart and giving nature.

 "Better late than never" might be a good way to describe Julie Schuster’s hunting experience. Growing up in rural Minnesota, she spent plenty of time outdoors and in the woods as a youngster, but wasn’t seriously introduced to hunting until years later when her husband invited her along on an elk hunt in Colorado. Just an observer on that first trip, she soon celebrated success of her own by taking elk and antelope, and the rest is a part of her growing history as an avid hunter. She has since expanded her interests to archery and black powder, hunting whitetail deer, turkey, dove, hogs, mountain lions, and just about anything else when given the opportunity. She will not hesitate to step into a bass boat or heft a fly rod on a mountain stream, further rounding her experience as a consummate outdoorswoman. Working as the Promotions Manager at the Nashville location of the nation’s largest outdoor supplier, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Julie stays up with the latest in the hunting and fishing industries. Not only is she a capable writer, but is also an accomplished photographer. Her articles have appeared in outdoor publications and are regularly featured in West Tennessee Outdoors Magazine. You can also hear Julie on 104.5 FM The Zone out of Nashville, where she is a co-host on Outdoor Trail Magazine each Saturday morning from 5-6AM. Julie and her husband Darrell live in Pegram, Tennessee.
David Rose. Has no bio turned in, he's too busy fishing I guess?
Richard P. Smith is an award winning outdoor writer and photographer living in Marquette, Michigan with his wife and business partner Lucy. He is a nationally recognized writer, photographer and speaker who has written 21 books, nine of which are currently in print and thousands of magazine articles. He is one of only two people in Michigan who have qualified for a Commemorative Bucks of Michigan (CBM) Grand Slam, which includes a deer, bear, elk and turkey that are all entered in state records maintained by CBM. His best whitetail is a Saskatchewan 10-pointer he got in 1999 that qualified for honorable mention in Boone and Crockett Records with a net score of 163 7/8. Prior to that, he bagged a nontypical 12-pointer with a 9-inch drop tine from the same area that netted 165 3/8. His best Michigan buck is a typical 11-pointer he shot on public land in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) that nets 148 4/8. He’s taken a number of other bucks that score in the 140s. A Saskatchewan black bear he bagged with a Knight muzzleloader during the spring of 2002 is the second highest scoring bruin in national muzzle loading records with a skull that measured 21 14/16. It’s also in all-time Boone and Crockett Records. The following spring, he collected another trophy bruin that qualified for honorable mention in Boone and Crockett Records, with a skull scoring 20 2/16. Richard has four trophy bruins in Pope and Young Records that he got with bow and arrow and he also took a book bear with a muzzleloader in Michigan. He's also a seminar speaker, covering all types of topics. Smith is a Field Editor for Bear Hunting and Michigan's Hooks & Bullets Magazines. He’s the editor for Bear Facts, a quarterly newsletter published by the Michigan Bear Hunters Association. He writes for Woods-N-Water News, Michigan Sportsman Magazine and the Porcupine Press on a regular basis. His writing and photography have been published in national magazines including Deer & Deer Hunting, North American Whitetail, Buckmasters, Outdoor Life, American Hunter, Bowhunter and National Wildlife. The author is a recognized expert on whitetail deer and black bear behavior and biology as well as hunting these species of big game. He has hunted deer and bear extensively in Michigan and throughout North America for 40 years.
Rick Fowler is currently a High School English teacher in Boyne City. He also finds time to write regional outdoor articles and somehow, amidst the many research papers and essays he corrects from students, he is consistently fishing on South Manistique Lake in the UP, Burt Lake, and the Bear River. In 2005, Rick won the “Reader’s Choice” awards as one of the top Michigan outdoor writer’s from MIDWEST OUTDOORS magazine. Rick and his wife Sue live in Harbor Springs, Michigan and have two children, Alexandra a freshman in college, and Eric a sophomore in high school.
    Greg Poole is a veteran of over 20 years of pursuing the elusive Eastern turkey. He was the co-host of "Woods and Water TV Show, currently co-hosts West Tennessee Outdoors Magazine Radio Show with Rob Somerville, and is a free-lance outdoor writer. Greg does seminars that are informative to turkey hunters from the novice to the veteran. He discusses such topics as patterning your firearm, scouting, woodsmanship, calling techniques, and how to pull in those "hung-up" birds. He shares tips and tactics that have helped him harvest over 75 mature gobblers. Greg is a pro staff team member for Avery Outdoors, Muzzy, Knight & Hale, and Perfect Camo. He lives with his wife Paula, and two children in Martin Tn.
Dr. Tim Agee - Born and raised in West Tennessee, Tim grew up hunting and fishing here. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he earned a BS in Animal Science in 1979 and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 1982. His favorite pastimes are duck and turkey hunting. In 1998, he started the Bottomland Limbhanger chapter of the NWTF in Gibson Co. For the past 4 years, Tim has have served on the Tennessee State Board of Directors of the NWTF. He loves to travel and hunt in different areas, and is an avid and expert turkey and waterfowl hunter. Tim regularly gives advice on dog care in WTO, and is an instrumental member of the West Tennessee Youth Outdoor Jamboree.
Larry Self is a free-lance outdoor writer, newspaper outdoor editor, and sportsman living in East Tennessee. He writes for several magazines in Tennessee and his work has appeared in a number across the country. Traveling in Tennessee, he has fished its best waters. His articles reflect his talent for writing and his love of the outdoors. Smallmouth bass fishing is his specialty. Larry writes articles on smallmouth bass habits, and his articles range from after dark angling to river smallmouth bass action. All seasons of fishing for smallmouth bass in Tennessee are covered whether it is the cold, deep winter tactics for the hard fighting game fish or springtime spawning. His knowledge of the smallmouth bass will help you learn how to catch this fish consistently. Larry will give you tips and techniques that you can apply on your home waters or planned destinations. Self isn't limited to fishing articles. He has been the guest on a number of outdoor radio talk shows and has appeared on television as well while sharing his love of winter smallmouth bass fishing. Larry also travels to several areas in the United States in what's left of his free time in pursuit of his second love of waterfowl hunting. This is where his writing and love for hunting come face to face. Larry has been married to Lisa for 16 years and they have two children, Ashlyn and Mason. He's also active and church and a den leader for the Boy Scouts. Larry can be reached at (423) 422-7553 or by e-mail at lself@xtn.net. He has also been a SEOPA member since 1994 and is currently the Tennessee Outdoor Writers Association's president.
John L. Sloan sold his first outdoor story in 1959,at the age of 15. He has been writing ever since. He long ago lost count of how many newspaper columns and magazine articles he has written. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a degree in something he can’t even pronounce. Since 1988, he has won over 65 awards for writing and photography on international, national, regional and state levels. He competed in professional rodeo for many years before turning to writing fulltime. His specialty is bowhunting for whitetail deer and other big game and he is a much sought after seminar speaker at hunting shows and an after dinner speaker. His unique blend of fact, fiction and humor makes for good listening. He also enjoys fishing for smallmouth bass. He travels extensively and has hunted and fished all over the United States and Canada. He and his wife of 28 years, Jeanne, live in Lebanon, TN. They have two grown children.
Eric Wakeman has attended about half a dozen colleges and universities but has yet to get a degree of any kind. He’ll likely end up going back once he decides what he wants to be when he grows up. He is currently working in financial services interacting with new people and building relationships with clients to keep him coming back. Eric considers himself a general outdoorsman enjoying camping, fishing, and hunting, although he admits being rather obsessed with big game hunting. The highlights of his year include firearm deer and spring turkey seasons. His passion was not passed to him from within his family, but men outside the family trained him to hunt and shoot. As repayment for that unquantifiable debt, Eric tries to get younger people with similar circumstances into the field in pursuit of game. He also loves getting his wife and five kids into the out-of-doors. Rachelle, his wife of  9 years, is an amateur photographer and her work inspires much of his writing. Their children are Gabrielle, Marlena, Samuel, Elijah, and Marian.