Growing up in Northern Illinois Todd was introduced to hunting at a young age by his father. Throughout the years he has hunted just about everything that his home state of Illinois and 2nd home of Wisconsin have to offer. From ducks and geese to pheasants and deer Todd enjoys being outdoors as much as possible, but his true passion lays in bowhunting. Join Todd as he travels between Illinois and Wisconsin in pursuit of monster whitetails with his bow.

Another Northern Illinois native, Justin has been chasing whitetails with a bow since he was 12 years old. With a new found passion for filming hunts keep your eyes peeled right here on Bowhunting.com as Justin updates both his written and video blog throughout the course of his deer hunting season.

Growing up in the outdoors came naturally to this Illinois native. Raised in a bird hunting household, his love affair with those wilds would blossom even more when he picked up his first bow at age 15. From that moment on, his life pursuits would change to whitetails, whitetails, and whitetails. He passionately lives to observe them, scout them, and ultimately to hunt them. You can join him in his pursuits, whether by camera or blog, right here on Bowhunting.Com.

Hunting since the age of 12, Josh inhereted his hunting passion from his father who taught him that there is more to hunting than the kill. He has completed his grand slam on wild turkeys in 4 states, hunted whitetails in the US & Candada, chased elk in the mountains of Idaho and hunted mule and whitetail deer in the Black Hills of South Dakota. When it’s not hunting season you will find Josh scouting, studying maps, or planning another outdoor adventure.

Calling the mountains of Western Virginia home, Cody has been engulfed by the way of the whitetail since his first deer hunt with his father when he was 6 years old. An avid QDM practitioner, he equally enjoys laying out food plots and actively managing his deer herd.

Born and raised in Wyoming, Dustin’s passion for the outdoors began at an early age hunting any species residing in the Western United States. Dustin Currently resides in Oklahoma and travels to Texas, Kansas and Western states annually to feed his bowhunting addition. His passion for bowhunting and finding the best gear was a no-brainer to why he is on our staff.

With a strong love of the written word, and an even deeper affection for bowhunting, it was only a matter of time before this West Virginia native combined the two. He credits his path to his father who introduced him to the outdoors, and teachers who encouraged him to write. A regular contributor to Bow and Arrow Hunting Magazine and Bowhunting.com, Steve is living his dream of writing about the sport he loves and sharing his experiences with fellow bowhunters.

Neal grew up hunting and fishing at his family cabin in Northern Minnesota. He has been bowhunting whitetail for over 10 years. The last few years he has been focusing on shooting mature deer. Back in 2001 he began filming hunts and has been hooked ever since!

A Northeast Ohio native, Scott Abbott lives and breathes for hunting mature whitetails. He enjoys shed hunting, glassing for deer, and using trail cameras to locate and hunt monster whitetails.

John lives in St. Louis County, MO and has been bowhunting for over 15 years. He loves to bowhunt whitetails and recently purchased 85 acres in Illinois that he is turning into his own whiteail paradise. Aside from whitetails John has also tagged black bear and bull elk with his archery tackle.

A product of NW Wisconsin, Dan received his first bow for Christmas at the age of 13. After harvesting his first whitetail with archery equipment at 14, he has never looked back. Follow along as Dan hunts black bear in NW Ontario in late summer and early fall, Whitetail in Ontario, Wisconsin, Illinois and various other states and provinces. Don’t forget to check back in the spring for some serious shed hunts, as Dan loves to wander the woods for bone.

Growing up in Maine and hunting whitetails in the big woods makes Keith’s appreciation that much greater for hunting midwest whitetails of Nebraska. A founding member and first president of the Nebraska Traditional Archers provided a way for Keith to revisit his childhood where he started his bowhunting days off hunting with a recurve. His very first Pope & Young buck was shot with a 72” longbow but now hunts primarily with his Mathews compound. Sausage and jerky making is another passion so filling the freezer with plenty venison takes top priority for Keith in the fall.

Richie Music grew up in southern Wisconsin where at the age of 12 he was introduced to deer hunting by his dad, after which he was hooked! Richie has harvested many great deer with his bow including two P&Y whitetails from the same tree in 4 days! Richie is married to his wife Kimberly and has three beautiful children Brianna, Joey and Mindy. His love is his family but like many of us his passion is chasing giant Midwest whitetails.

Since his first bow-kill at age nine, Clint Fawcett has had a passion for anything hunting. For the past two decades, he has participated in every season he could from deer and waterfowl to turkey and squirrel. In the short off season, Clint works hard for the next fall, checking deer cameras, planting food plots, and perfecting his shot. When not hunting himself, he enjoys filming hunts for Knotty Outdoors. Clint and Franki, both Central Illinois natives, have hunted together since the age of 15 and have been filming their hunts for the last four years.

Growing up in Wisconsin, Dean was brought up to the outdoors at a very young age. He's been bowhunting since the age of 12, and his passion for the sport grows more and more each year that comes along. While hunting longbeards in the Spring is high on his list, his true passion is bowhunting Whitetails in the Fall. It's the hard work and efforts that he puts into it year around, to get that one chance at a mature Whitetail, and its fullfilling feeling when it all comes together, is what keeps him going year after year.

Tom lives in Central Minnesota, and deer hunting is a huge part of his life. Ever since harvesting his first buck with archery equipment he has been hooked. When Tom is not hunting, you can usually find him checking numerous trail cameras, scouting, hanging stands, or setting up new mineral sites. In addition to bow hunting in Minnesota, Tom will also be headed to Wisconsin and North Dakota as well.

If you ask Franki Clark’s dad how long he has been in the woods he would tell you since he could walk. At age 9 Franki killed his first whitetail and if that doesn’t get you hooked at an early age, I don’t know what does! Franki is a construction laborer and is fortunate enough to have a slow work schedule during the hunting season. Living in Fulton County, Illinois, home of many whitetail bruisers, Franki has several trophy bucks to his credit including a 191” monster.

Brenda Potts is an outdoor writer and marketing consultant. She has been an outdoor writer for 20 years with articles published in a variety of magazines, and a book author whose credits include, “Illinois Whitetails,” chapters in “Legendary Whitetails II,” and “Younger’s Wild Adventures,” a series of outdoor adventure fiction for young readers. Brenda has hunted whitetails, mule deer, elk, caribou, turkey and small game for many years.

Mark is a self admitted outdoor freak and he loves hunting, fishing, camping and hiking. He’s hunted across Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Illinois for whitetails, while also spending as much time as possible hunting small game, turkeys and fishing. But nothing gets his blood pumping like the sound of an approaching Whitetail on a crisp November morning. He spends every moment he can reading, watching or experiencing everything the whitetail hunting world has to offer.

Daniel James Hendricks hunting career began in 1957 and includes small game, whitetails, black bear, caribou, antelope, mule deer, turkeys, wild hogs and exotic species. As the founder of North American Bowhunter, Inc., the North American Bowhunter television show, North American Bowhunting Magazine, the United Foundation For Disabled Archers and Horizontal Bowhunter Magazine, Daniel has dedicated his life to the promotion and preservation of all forms of hunting, with all weapons.

Patrick Durkin of Waupaca, Wis., is an award-winning free-lance outdoors writer, hi-tech police/military reporter, and outdoors newspaper columnist who also provides free-lance editing services for outdoors books and magazines. Durkin’s articles have appeared in Tactical Weapons, Bowhunting Strategies, American Hunter, Quality Whitetails, Outdoor Life, Deer & Deer Hunting, Whitetail Hunting Strategies, Archery Business, Bowhunt America, Inside Archery, ArrowTrade, North American Hunter, Bowhunting World and more.

Art Helin of Dodgeville, Wisconsin, began hunting 25 years ago under the instruction of his father and grandmother. What started as small game and deer hunting in his home state grew to an obsession to hunt nearly every big game species across North America. Thus far, his adventures have allowed him to successfully harvest many animals from six different big game species and four turkey species. Although he enjoys any type of hunting, he is mad about whitetails and turkeys!

A central Wisconsin boy, Marshall grew up hunting whitetails with his older brothers. Marshall enjoys chasing whitetails, mulies, elk, black bear and longbeards. The love of the sport eventually lead him to expand his hunting repertoire in other areas like Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado, Alberta and Ontario. This passion eventually spilled over to his family; archery has become a big part of the Kaiser household. Wife Anna, son Riley, and daughter Jailin all shoot both compound and traditional bows, and they all love participating in tournaments and hunting. Any time you can get your family involved in something you love dearly it is like winning the lottery, and Marshall considers himself very blessed.

Growing up in Wyoming Jessica's love of the outdoors came naturally. Although she just recently started hunting with a bow, she has been hunting with her parents since before she could walk. After tagging her first black bear with archery equipment she absolutely fell in love with the sport of bowhunting. As a part of the Bowhunting.com staff Jessica brings a new perspective to the sport and provides helpful insight into the increasing amount of products gear towards female bowhunters. Her passion for wild game extends into her artwork and newfound work in taxidermy. She currently works for an archaeological research company in Southwestern Wyoming.