Hunter Biographies
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 Andrae D'Acquisto is a self-admitted whitetail addict, having killed 27 Pope & Young whitetails, 4 of which have netted Boone & Crockett. Two of those booners sit in the top four of the Wisconsin state record books. His hunts are self guided, free of fences, and free of excuses. The name of his company, Lone Wolf Inc., speaks volumes for his hunting style. He does things his own way, often refusing to follow the mainstream industry "experts" in favor of his own proven techniques learned through years of experience in the field. His outdoor experiences are shared with his wife and four children, whether it's searching for bucks or catching northwoods walleyes. |
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 Adam Hays was born and raised in central Ohio. Prior to producing Whitetail Addictions™ for Lone Wolf, Adam produced Hunting on the Horizon for Skyline camouflage. Adam has also worked as a freelance videographer for Wolf Creek Productions for the last 7 years, and he has appeared on a number of episodes of Outdoor America and The American Archer. Adam is a "Whitetail Addict" to the very core. He has harvested 18 whitetails in the last 14 years that exceed Pope & Young minimum, with an avgerage gross score over 160". Adam has 2 bowkills that gross over 200'" and is looking for one more, which would match Stan Potts as the only bowhunter in the world with 3. |
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 DeWayne Gibson was born and raised in East Tennessee. He owns his own construction business, D.H. Gibson Acoustical Contractors. His dad started taking him hunting when he was old enough to have a license. DeWayne's addiction caught fire when he became good friends with a neighbor, Ronnie Bolton. Ronnie was the only one around who was consistently killing big bucks. Ronnie's expertise in hunting and trapping taught DeWayne the different approach that is necessary in tagging big whitetails. DeWayne's hunting succcess reached an even higher level once he met Andrae D'Acquisto. Good luck finding this addict in the fall. He's likely to be in Illinois, Ohio, Canada, Iowa, Kansas or wherever he needs to be to feed his addiction. |
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 Sam Runde has been a professional photographer for 22 years. He started hunting at the age 13 and never stopped. His whitetail addiction spans 32 years and he's been filming hunts for others and himself for the past 10 years. Adapting his photography skills was a natural transition for Sam. In 1995 he began designing tree arms to hold cameras. Last year he teamed up with Andrae to design the ultimate camera arm. When asked what he loves most about chasing big whitetails, Sam said, "It's simple. Most days the deer win, but I always walk away wanting more. No other form of defeat has that effect on me." |
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 Joe is from Platteville, Wisconsin and is in his final year at the University of Wisconsin Platteville (UWP). He is a business major with a minor in broadcasting. Joe started bow hunting at the age of 12 and has been addicted ever since. He cut his teeth with the camera by filming weddings for his father, Sam. Then, at 14, his subject matter became whitetails. Joe gets a big sense of accomplishment from capturing a buck through the viewfinder. As he stated in true addict form, "I just can't get enough of it." |
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 Shawn Bell is a 34 year old police officer from the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. He also does landscaping during the summer for extra money so he can chase whitetails in New York and the midwest during the fall. Shawn believes that to kill a big, mature whitetail buck you have to do to three things: 1) Find were he feels he is the safest, 2) Find where and what he likes to eat, 3) Don't let him know he is being hunted. This method of hunting has scored big for Shawn over past years and he has the bucks on the wall to prove it! |
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 When it comes to whitetail addicts, Jim Deppe is as dedicated as they come. Jim hunts his property in west central Illinois where he lives and also farms. Habitat improvement for wildlife is an integrated part of his farming operation and is one of the keys to his deer hunting success. Living and working in a deer's own backyard makes patterning them come second nature to Jim. He is fortunately blessed with an understanding wife, who knows that when their farm harvest is complete, Jim’s season of "Whitetail Addiction" begins. |
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 John Macko grew up in Westchester County, New York and now resides in Connecticut with his wife and two children. He started hunting at an early age but over the last decade his passion has grown into a genuine addiction. John is partner at a financial services firm that helps companies manage their debt, and not by coincidence, his national client base allows him the opportunity to hunt several states each fall. John generally hunts alone, in fact, his friends say that he literally disappears each fall. Having missed his first 6 P&Y bucks, he attributes his success to learning from his missed opportunities, reducing self induced pressure, thinking outside the box, and doing whatever it takes to get it done! |
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 Dan Infalt grew up in a large family where hunting wasn't as much a sport as a necessity. He learned how to provide for his family by learning from the animals. Countless hours in the woods taught him tactics that today's magazines don't discuss. His passion for the outdoors grew into an addiction for pursuing the best bucks in his hunting area, and you'll see he's quite good at it! Ask Dan what his secret is and he'll say, "There is no magic pixie dust when it comes to consistently hanging slob bucks on your wall. It takes dedication, persistence, and hard work." Dan and his hunting partners Jarrod Erdody and Lee Gatzke run the hunting website, Blood Brothers Outdoors. |
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 Randy Baker currently lives Rochester, Minnesota. Randy works as a financial consultant for Wells Fargo Investments. Growing up in the country on a dairy farm, Randy has had the great fortune to have been introduced to hunting at a very young age. Through experiences in the whitetail woods with his brother Scott as his hunting partner, the two of them have turned this hobby into an unquenchable thirst for that "buck of a lifetime"... each time not knowing if this will be that time. Randy said, "That is what makes Whitetail hunting such an ADDICTION." |
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 Scott has the opportunity to work in the outdoors each day as a carpenter, building barns and storage sheds. Living in southeastern Minnesota, Scott's love for the outdoors and whitetail hunting has truly become the definition of who he is as a person. If you talk with the locals they will tell you Scott has developed a sixth sense when it comes to deer hunting. Scott and his brother Randy started capturing their hunts by video camera almost 20 years ago and have learned that the quest for giant whitetails is even more of a thrill when you can watch them over and over again on video throughout the whole year. |
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 Jason grew up in the country near the small town of Wykoff, Minnesota. Jason spends his days managing a small trucking company in Chatfield, Minnesota which is near where he grew up. His introduction to the outdoors came through hunting with his father, Dave. Now, decades later, his hunting obsession has turned into food for his soul. Jason's favorite thing about hunting is the preparation. From planning food plots to scouting, as long as it has to do with whitetails, he's happy |
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 Tom has made his passion into a full time job, operating Bighorn Outdoors. His addiction leads him around the country on self-guided hunts for whitetails. |
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