PRO STAFF

Pro Staff:

  • Dave GatesDave Gates

    Dave was born in 1948, at Mitchell, South Dakota, and hunted and fished from the time he was 10 years old and his dad moved the family out into the country south of town.  He worked while he was in high school at a mink ranch, doing everything that needed to be done all the way ...

  • Carl StonecipherCarl Stonecipher

    Carl Stonecipher, is a retired dentist from Rapid City, SD with 14 trips to Africa under his belt, and counting: game taken include bull elephant, male lion, (2) leapords, (10) cape buffalo, (4) zebras, roan, (2) sable, Red Duiker, East Africa Duiker, Common Duiker, Blue Duiker, Steenbuck. Mule deer 27” spread, whitetail 160” total points, 15 ...

  • Dave EinerwoldDave Einerwold

    Dave was born in South Dakota, and grew up in Aberdeen where as a youngster he would get up at 4:00 AM and pedal his bike to Wylie Lake and go fishing, get home, clean fish, and get to school.  Dave moved to Pierre when he was 18 years old where he live for 4 ...

  • Karl CastorKarl Castor

    Karl has been a pheasant hunter for over 50 years, and was part owner in a pheasant preserve near Newell, SD for 15 years until it started to take too much of his time. Karl is currently the local president of the Black Hills chapter of Pheasants Forever and has held this post for 12 years. ...

  • Travis VaadTravis Vaad

    Travis Vaad grew up on a cattle ranch and worked as a professional pheasant hunting guide in central South Dakota for many years. He now lives with his wife, Jenna, and children Nissi, Judah and Josiah in Oacoma, SD, where he works for The Thunderstik Lodge as the outdoor operations manager. His life passions are ...

  • Jim SmithJim Smith

    Jim Smith currently works in the “oil patch” in Wyoming repairing the pumps and whatever else needs to be done to keep the oil flowing.  His passion is to teach his children to enjoy the outdoors through coyote and deer hunting.  Jim has won many coyote calling contests and even organizes a few himself.  Jim ...