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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
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| David
A.
Rose
has
been
a
fulltime
outdoor
writer,
photographer,
author,
seminar
speaker
and
inland
lake
fishing
guide
since
the
mid
90’s.
His
passion
for
the
outdoors,
however,
started
long
before,
when
he
was
just
a
child,
and
has
stayed
with
him
ever
since.
He’s
lived
in
the
Traverse
City,
Michigan,
area
nearing
four
decades;
the
area’s
proven
itself
to
be
the
perfect
place
for
someone
with
a
love
for
hunting,
fishing,
boating,
canoeing,
camping,
and
outdoor
cooking
such
as
what
Dave
has.
He’s
been
married
to
his
bride
and
best
friend,
Carol,
since
1991.
Check
out
his
websites
at
wildfishing.com
and
davidarose.com. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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Chuck
Smick
is
a
freelance
outdoor
writer
and
photographer
from
Paducah,
Kentucky.
Chuck
received
his
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
in
Natural
Resources
Management
from
Tennessee
Technological
University
and
his
commission
as
a
Second
Lieutenant
in
the
Infantry,
in
the
United
States
Army
in
1977.
Chuck
served
20
years
of
Active
and
Reserve
service
in
Airborne,
Infantry
and
Special
Operations
Units
and
is
a
Major
in
the
U.
S.
Army
Retired
Reserves.
His
Service
includes
being
recalled
to
Active
Duty
for
Operation
Desert
Shield
and
Desert
Storm
with
the
Big
Red
One;
the
1st
Infantry
Division.
Chuck
is
an
avid
traditional
bowhunter
and
enjoys
pursuing
a
variety
of
big
game
with
his
longbows
and
recurve
bows.
Chuck’s
passion
is
chasing
big
wild
hogs
with
his
80
Lb
pull
Howard
Hill
longbow.
Chuck
has
pursued
wild
hogs
in
three
states
with
success.
Chuck
and
his
wife
Kathy
enjoy
fishing
for
a
variety
of
fish
on
their
home
waters
of
Kentucky
and
Barkley
Lakes.
Big
bluegills,
giant
redears
and
tasty
crappie
are
always
on
their
minds
when
they
are
on
the
water
with
rods
and
reels.
Chuck
works
full-time
as
a
sr.
safety
engineer
on
large
construction
projects
throughout
the
United
States,
and
has
hunter
and
fished
in
19
states
from
Alaska
to
Florida
over
the
last
48
years.
His
travels
allow
him
to
fish
and
hunt
in
a
variety
of
places,
learn
new
techniques
and
methods
to
take
game
and
fish
and
gather
materials
and
photos
for
articles.
Chuck
can
be
reached
at
csmickpaducah@yahoo.com
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Tommy
Kirkland
-
Having
once hunted
whitetails
and
waterfowl
with
his
father
and
now
a
novice
turkey
hunter,
Tommy
Kirkland also
spends
countless
hours
pursuing
deer
with
a
camera
-
conducting
extensive
observational
research.
His
work
has
been
featured
in
many
sportsman
publications.
He
can
be
reached
at
tommy_kirkland@hotmail.com |
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