2014 Pros and Seminar Speakers
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Meet Melisa BachmanOr visit her on the web: www.melissabachman.com
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Melissa is one of the most intense and hardcore hunters you will ever meet. Her passion for the outdoors kicked in at an early age while hunting with her family in central Minnesota. Throughout high school she could be found in a tree stand before class and dreamed of a way to hunt for a living.
After graduating with honors and a double major in TV broadcasting and Spanish from St Cloud State University, Melissa started her outdoor career as a TV intern. Within a few months Melissa was offered a full time position as a producer and traveled the world filming a variety of incredible hunters. |
Although this was close to her dream job, Melissa still longed for the day she could be the one squeezing the trigger. In order to achieve this goal Melissa spent every spare moment filming all her own hunts. After each successful hunt she would edit the shows together and give the footage away in hopes of gaining exposure. As an avid bowhunter this took a lot of time and patience but after taking several nice animals and putting together solid shows Melissa wish was finally granted. Now seven-years later Melissa spends over 170 days in the field both hunting and producing TV. Her triple threat expertise includes producing, writing and hunting on camera for her show Winchester Deadly Passion.
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Meet Kevin Blake WeldonWe met Kevin in Nashville recently and knew that Missouri needed to meet this guy! A truly talented vocalist, Kevin will be at the Missouri Deer Classic all weekend long singing and visiting with attendees. Best know for his "Funny Hunting Songs" he will bring a smile to you face but i'm sure we can get him to sing some of his originals that will be in stores soon. Don't miss this chance to say you saw Kevin Blake Weldon live at the Missouri Deer Classic! Visit Kevin on the web: www.funnyhuntingsongs.com
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Calls of the Wild Ralph DurenEntertainer, Humorist, Wildlife Impersonator, Outdoorsman. Two-time Grand National Wild Turkey Gobbling Champion and first World Quail Calling Champion.
Described as the "Rich Little" of the Animal Kingdom & The "Doctor Doolittle of the Outdoors" Ralph Duren Performs over 100 Wild Animal sounds interwoven among Humorous stories of growing up in the Ozarks of Missouri, Hunting, fishing, trapping and traveling coast to coast performing his "Calls of the Wild" program. He has appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, CBS "This Morning", CBS Tom Snyder "Late Night", 'Swan's Place" and "Home Life" on Family Net, Michael Feldman's "What Da You Know" on National Public Radio, Agri Talk Radio, Steve & D.C. Morning Show and numerous outdoor television shows on The Outdoor Channel, Versus, ESPN2, the Sportsmen's Channel, and The Men's Outdoor Recreation channel. Visit Ralph on the web: www.ralphduren.com |
Dept of Conservation Jason SumnersJason is a Resource Scientist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, based out of Columbia, MO. He has an extensive background in white-tailed deer ecology and management. He has worked on deer from the Florida Keys to South Texas and many points in between. Jason is a native Missourian, having grown up in west central Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri where he obtained a Bachelors of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife. Jason received a Master’s of Science from Mississippi State University where his research investigated the long term genetic impacts of restocking on breeding dates of deer populations in the south. Upon completion of his work in Mississippi, Jason attended Texas A&M University–Kingsville where his work focused on breeding success of white-tailed deer and the scale-dependent genetic structure of deer populations. His work includes a long-term study of buck breeding success on in South Texas. Jason had the opportunity in 2008 to return to his home state as a deer biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation. In 2011 he assumed the role of Deer Program Coordinator. He is also considered MDC’s chronic wasting disease expert and played a key role in the initial stages of the Missouri Elk Restoration.
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Full Draw Adventures Blake GarrettBlake grew up in the woods of Central Missouri and still calls it home today. Blake is a passionate Bow hunter and Videographer and enjoys hunting mature Whitetails throughout the Mid-West. Blake's most memorable hunt to date was when he filmed his 6 year old son Hagan take his first deer. Blake enjoys scouting his properies in the off season and running several trail cameras throughout the season to keep tabs on his deer.
When you see Blake use his rattling antlers you realize he is truly magical with them. Blake will be sharing those "Rattling techniques" and "How to manage pressure when hunting small tracks of land" with attendees on Sunday at the Classic. |
H.I.P.S. Blinds Jay FahertyJay has been a traditional bowhunter for more then 30 years. Having been blessed to harvested several Pope and Young animals all over the U.S. along with turkey, elk and hogs. Jay is also the owner of H.I.P.S Blind, one of the most revolutionary hunting products to hit the market in recent history.
Not only is Jay an outstanding caller, he will be offering his method and skills to turkey hunters that want to be more successful in general, but with specific instruction on using archery equipment to bag their bird. Jay has guided turkey hunters over for twenty years and hundreds of birds have been harvested thanks to his skills as a caller and guide. |