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Voting Media

Michael Bane
Masonville, Colorado
Bio: Michael Bane is the most successful television producer in the field, having conceived and produced multiple series including SHOOTING GALLERY, now in its 20th year; award-winning GUN STORIES WITH JOE MANTEGNA, named as the best firearms related television show ever produced, THE BEST DEFENSE, TBD/SURVIVAL, COWBOYS and RAPID FIRE. He was on-air talent and consultant for one of the highest rated History Channel shows, AFTER ARMAGEDDON. His award-winning podcast is in its 16th year. Books include OVER THE EDGE: A REGULAR GUY’S ODYSSEY IN EXTREME SPORTS, TRAIL SAFE, YOU CAN’T MISS (first practical shooting training book, with John Shaw), THE COMBAT .45 AUTO. Awards include POMA COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR; OUTDOOR CHANNEL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, 8 TELLYS, TOP GUNPODCAST

James Grant
Darlington, South Carolina
Bio: Jim Grant is an outdoor writer, videographer, and photographer with more than a decade of experience in the industry. As the youngest writer in the 86-year history of Shotgun News to have his article featured on the cover, Jim has worked for both the digital and print sides of the industry. From WW1 Lugers and bolt-guns to Avtomats and precision rifles, if it goes, ‘bang’ Jim is a fan of it.

Tyler Frantz
Annville, Pennsylvania
Bio: Tyler Frantz is an accomplished hunter, angler and freelance communicator who lives for the outdoors. As comfortable in his favorite archery stand as he is in his home office, he strives to bring his writing, photography and self-filmed videos to life so his audience can experience the thrill of the hunt along with him. A teacher by trade, Frantz takes great pride in providing a workingman’s approach toward print and digital media, which resonates well with his diverse readership. His self-launched NPO blog recently eclipsed over a half-million authentic views, and his stories appear regularly in PA Game News and PA Angler & Boater magazines, PA Outdoor News’ Keystone State of Mind blog, and Pottsville Republican-Herald’s outdoors page. He is a Past-President of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association.

Jason Matzinger
Bozeman, Montana
Bio: Ever since an early age Jason has possessed an uncommon passion for hunting, a passion that is as alive today as it was all those years ago. At an early age Jason was exposed to the great sport of hunting by his father Tim and his hunting partner George in his home state of Montana. Soon after graduating from High School, Jason started guiding big game hunters in Southwestern, Montana and soon realized what he was seeing on a day to day basis would rival anything that was currently being produced in the hunting industry. After his outfitter moved away Jason had a decision to make. That’s when he decided to start filming more seriously. Jason soon had filmed animal behavior that no one else had ever captured and major companies in the outdoor industry started to recognize that. Now 42, Jason has followed his passion and traveled the globe into some of the most highly sought after hunting in the world and is the hunter, filmmaker behind the series “Into High Country” that is now going into it’s seventh season on national television. In just a couple of years, Jason has been nominated for such awards as “Best New Series”, “Host of the Year”, and “Best Big Game” by The Sportsman Channels, Sportsman Choice Awards. Jason is pioneering a new path in hunting television and outdoor film making…

Emily Kantner
Annville, Pennsylvania
Bio: Emily Kantner has over a decade of experience working in the communications field and has spent the last four years as an editor in the hunting industry. She first served as Associate Editor of Petersen’s Bowhunting before a promotion to Digital Hunting Editor, managing the online presence of all OSG hunting brands. Prior to her time at OSG, Kantner worked with dozens of clients as an account manager for one of the world’s leading digital marketing agencies. Previously, she spent several years as an in-house communications specialist for businesses in the technology and entertainment sectors.

Christopher Eger
Gulfport, Mississippi
Bio: Chris Eger is an NRA-certified firearms instructor in multiple disciplines with a background in law enforcement and as a security contractor to the federal government. He has been writing since 2006 and has a number of books in print (e.g. Small Game Hunting, Eldorado Ink, April 1, 2014, ISBN-10 : 1619000520). He is a Senior Editor at Guns.com.

Jim Mize
Cleveland, South Carolina
Bio: Author of award-winning books of humor and nostalgia, The Winter of Our Discount Tent and A Creek Trickles Through It. Newest book of humor, Hunting With Beanpole, was published in 2020. In addition to humor and nostalgia, I often write about a wide range of topics in the outdoors including conservation, nature, and forestry. Specialize in fly-fishing for trout and have traveled internationally in their pursuit. Degrees from VA Tech in forestry and agricultural economics. Professional background includes broad marketing experience.

Travis Thompson
Winter Haven, Florida
Bio: One of the leading Conservation Voices in Florida, Travis still guides for snook, tarpon, and is the state’s leading waterfowl hunting advocate. In 2017, he created the Cast & Blast Florida Podcast, the first of its kind for bridging R3, Conservation, and Florida.

John Snow
Bozeman, Montana
Bio: Currently the shooting editor at Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. I started in the outdoor industry working at Fishing & Hunting News in the mid-90s, and joined Outdoor Life in 2001.

Jacob Fine
Cullman, Alabama
Bio: I have been working in the Outdoor industry for the past 6 years. My work as a photographer and videographer sends me all over and I am lucky enough to work mostly freelance. I do run a small production company which I use to run all my video projects through as usually those productions require a team to pull off. We also act as a production team for a couple of agencies also in the outdoor realm. I personally do freelance tournament photography as well as help film tournament fishing television shows when my schedule allows. My photography is mostly used in marketing campaigns, magazine articles, product catalogues, websites and social media. My video work has been used for several major networks including Fox Sports and ESPN. We have a few commercials out there in the wild as well as more youtube content than you can shake a stick at.

Jason Soulliere
Romeo, Michigan
Bio: As a child growing up in a hunting family, Jason was fortunate to learn his trade at a young age. He has been in the hunting industry his entire life with his father owning a booking agency that was started in 1974. Jason starred on the hunting show “Wild Expeditions” throughout the 1990s and is now the co-host of the highly acclaimed “Unleashed Global Adventures” show. Jason has dedicated his entire life to learning skills at all levels of hunting and is an avid big game hunter,waterfowl and upland bird hunter, and predator and fur harvester. Jason also is a loud advocate for the hunting community having assisted the Dallas Safari Club PAC in its never ending endeavors in Washington DC as well as at the State and local levels. Jason also makes enormous effort to bring more women and children into hunting and shooting sports, having organized numerous events across the United States. Jason himself loves the outdoors and the remaining wild places which is why he is the owner and primary placement specialist for the Unleashed Global Adventures booking agency. Hunting is a true passion for Jason who spends most of his time running his family construction company Soulliere Companies in Michigan, where he is the 5th generation owner. As a young adult he played Division I hockey and still loves playing and coaching youth hockey to this day. Jason also is an avid golfer as he loves being outdoors even when not hunting. His true passion however is being in new places. Jason has hunted the 6 habitable continents on numerous occasions. He has successfully harvested over 200 species from all over the
world. He also holds numerous top 5 records and even some world records!

ASSOCIATE Media

Wayne van Zwoll
Bridgeport, Washington
Bio: B.S., Michigan State U., 1971, M.S., Oregon State U., 1974. First published in “Bowhunter” magazine, 1978. Editor, “Kansas Wildlife” magazine in early 1980s. Part-time and occasional full-time writing, 1978-2000, when I worked for the Washington Department of Wildlife and other employers, then earned a PhD in Forestry (Wildlife Policy, 2000) from Utah State U. Full-time writing since, averaging more than 100 magazine articles annually over the last five years. I’ve authored 15 books. I initiated and for more than 30 years have written the Rifles & Cartridges column for RMEF’s “Bugle” magazine. I’ve contributed columns for other magazines as well, currently “Guns,” “Predator Xtreme,” “African Hunting Gazette” and DSC’s “Game Trails.” I write regularly for B&C’s “Fair Chase” and for “Sporting Classics.” A masthead contributor to “SHOT Business,” I write the Rifles section annually for “Gun Digest.” Other titles that have carried my work include “Outdoor Life,” “Field & Stream,” “Sports Afield,” “Petersen’s Hunting,” “Guns & Ammo,” “Rifle,” “Handloader,” “Whitetail Journal,” “Traditional Bowhunter, “The American Rifleman,” “American Hunter,” “Game & Fish,” “American Frontiersman” and “Guns of the Old West.”

Chris Ingram
Middlebury, Vermont
Bio: Professional freelance photographer/videographer/content creator since 2016. Online blog and publication writer since 2019. Guest Speaker at Yankee Sportsmans Classic Expo since 2016. Previous positions include working with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, Dixie Decoys and HIDE Camouflage.

Dan Zimmerman
Austin, Texas
Bio: I’ve been the managing editor of The Truth About Guns for the past nine years. I’m an avid shotgunner and love to hunt birds of all kinds.

Katherine Powers
Chaska, Minnesota
Bio: Digital media specialist with over 23 years of experience in sporting goods, ecommerce, digital media, client services, sales, operations and data management.

Matt Foster
Beaverton, Oregon
Bio: I’ve been a life long shooter and hunter who has worked in the outdoor and firearms industry his entire career. Combining the professional and personal aspects of shooting and hunting has given me a unique perspective as it pertains to outdoor communications and working with manufacturers and media professionals alike. A product geek by nature and self taught designer, I’ve designed knives as well as firearms components which adds a unique view as it pertains to new products.

Tim Potter
Pinson, Alabama
Bio: Alabama Arsenal

Retired media

Dave Books
Helena, Montana
Bio: B.S. University of Minnesota, M.F. Yale School of the Environment. Retired from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, where I served 24 years as editor of their bimonthly magazine, Montana Outdoors. Freelance writer and photographer. Author of “Wingbeats and Heartbeats: Essays on Game Birds, Gun Dogs and Days Afield,” University of Wisconsin Press, 2014.

ASSOCIATE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL

Tayler Tibbitts
Kuna, Idaho
Bio: Tayler Tibbitts is a licensed attorney and entrepreneur in the outdoor industry. His company, Got Game Technologies, has produced four industry leading mobile applications that teach hunters calling and hunting strategies for elk, deer, turkeys and ducks.

CORPORATE PARTNER

Everest
Conroe, Texas
About us: Driven by our Caliber Members, the Everest mission is to create the leading marketplace for the outdoor recreation community – a place where retailers can sell firearms, fishing gear, camping gear, outdoor products and other related consumer items; a place where like-minded consumers can learn, interact, participate and shop. Everest is a community of like-minded, non-discriminating, conservation-loving outdoor living retailers, manufacturers, distributors and consumers.

SIG SAUER Inc.
Newington, New Hampshire
About us: SIG SAUER® world renowned firearms are the weapons of choice for many of the premier global military, law enforcement and commercial users.
In our world-class facilities, we build the toughest, most precise rifles, pistols, suppressors, optics, ammunition, and airguns, while offering the finest firearms training — all as a fully integrated system. We do this because we share the same drive to be the best, the same love of freedom, the same unwillingness to compromise — as those who choose SIG.

1791 Gunleather
Miami, Florida
About us: Founded in 2015, 1791 Gunleather uses 100% Certified American, Heavy Native Steerhide, and our team incorporates four generations of professional leather artisans into the mastery of both beautiful craftsmanship and functionality found in each holster.
For more than two centuries, the Second Amendment of our great United States Constitution has protected our rights, as citizens of this nation, to keep and bear arms. Our love and appreciation for the founders of this great nation and their establishment of our Second Amendment is something we express in every holster we craft. Providing you with a quality, handcrafted holster is our way of assisting you in protecting your loved ones and our cherished freedoms as Americans.

Riton Optics
Tucson, Arizona
About us: Riton Optics is the world’s only Law Enforcement and Military Veteran-Owned optics company, founded on the premise that customers should be able to buy quality optics and have the industry’s best service at every price point. Riton Optics is passionate about always putting the customer first. Every Riton optic goes through a rigorous dual inspection process in Tucson, Arizona and is backed by the Riton Promise Warranty which includes a rapid new product replacement on all returns. For more information on Riton Optics and to SEE THE DIFFERENCE, visit www.ritonoptics.com.

Hunt’s Photo and Video
Melrose, Massachusetts
About us: You’ll be ready to start shooting as soon as you leave the store when you purchase your camera at Hunt’s Photo and Video. As New England’s premier imaging retailer, we make sure every customer feels comfortable with his or her purchase and is confident in its use. Whether you are a student, hobbyist, enthusiast or professional, Hunt’s staff will help you choose the right equipment for your needs.

Hook & Barrel Magazine
Oak Point, Texas
About us: Hook & Barrel is a celebrity-based, lifestyle, magazine for the modern outdoorsman. In each issue of Hook & Barrel, we strive to bring readers the latest in fishing and hunting lifestyle, outdoors fashion and trends, and culture, through articles focused on celebrities, food, drink, fitness, music, travel and gear. Readers are up to date on all the ‘life’ the outdoor lifestyle provides between the hunting and fishing trips.

The Murray Road Agency
Charleston, South Carolina
About us: Murray Road offers the full spectrum of creative, marketing and communications services. The company has more than 50 years of experience in the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry. Our team has executed, managed, partnered on and delivered hundreds of projects in all areas of marketing. We strengthen brands and product lines with compelling and creative content for print, digital and broadcast mediums. We are experts at engagement and have proven go-to-market experience that has driven results for leading brands and companies.

Bowden Tactical
Willoughby, Ohio
About us: Quality AR Parts Made in the USA

Rock Ridge Outdoors LLC
Minden, Louisiana
About us: Rock Ridge Outdoors LLC is an acquisition growth platform with a strong portfolio of leading brands in the hunting and outdoors category. Rock Ridge Outdoors owns and operates, Dead Ringer®, Cupped Waterfowl™, The Grind™, Buck Fever® and Rogue Ridge brands. For more information about these brands or products, please contact Rock Ridge Outdoors Public Relations at (844)471-4868 or visit https://rockridgeoutdoors.com

XS Sights
Fort Worth, Texas
About us: XS Sights is known for making the fastest sights in any light. For more than 20 years, the XS team has created some of the most innovative sights on the market today for pistols, rifles and shotguns. Whether used for personal defense or hunting, these sights are designed and built to be the absolute best for their specific purpose.

Bangers USA
Birmingham, Alabama
About us: Since our beginning in 1986, Bangers has grown rapidly and successfully into one of the nation’s largest distributors of many hunting and shooting lines. We are a top-tier customer of Remington, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Browning, Leupold and many other quality manufacturers of shooting sports equipment. Bangers focuses its efforts toward the independent stocking dealer who is fully committed to the shooting industry. We recognize that if our industry is to survive and prosper in the future, the independent stocking dealer will continue to be a keystone of Bangers’ and the industry’s success. It is with this in mind that Bangers has placed great emphasis on building our organization to effectively meet the needs of these retailers.

Seismic Ammo
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
About us: Seismic ammo is taking conventional ammunition in a different direction. We believe a projectile with more mass traveling at subsonic velocities (900-1,000 fps depending on barrel length) is more effective than a lighter weight projectile traveling at a higher speed. Our 185gr 9mm +M ammo is now available and we have other offerings coming soon.

Smith’s Consumer Products, Inc.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
About us: We have the broadest line of knife and scissors sharpeners available, ranging from simple,fixed angle pull through sharpeners for consumers that want quick and easy sharpening, to sophisticated Precision Kits designed for the knife sharpening enthusiast. Our offering includes both manual and electrical sharpeners that incorporate many different abrasive materials including diamond, carbide, ceramic, bonded synthetic abrasives and, of course, natural Arkansas stones.

Blackout Defense
Chander, Arizona
About us: Blackout Defense began by manufacturing parts for the United States military and the defense industry.  Parts no one else wanted to touch.  Parts with thin walls and deep taps.  Parts made out of armor steel and other hardened alloys.  Our machines were rigid and accurate enough to withstand the forces needed to manufacture these parts.  And we had the engineering expertise to get the work done. But that was not enough.  Our founders are former law enforcement officers and always wanted to see what their world class machinery and engineering talent could do for the firearms industry.  They felt that the standards in firearms manufacturing had fallen that the innovations were superficial and aesthetic rather than functional.  Focusing on the AR platform, they were able to innovate without disturbing the mil-spec dimensions, bringing you a more precise, more stable version of America’s favorite modern sporting rifle.

Dark Storm Industries LLC
Oakdale, New York
About us: Behind Enemy Lines – Dark Storm Industries, or DSI, is a New York-based firearm manufacturer founded in 2012 in the aftermath of SuperStorm Sandy. DSI began by selling parts and accessories online, but with the passage of the New York S.A.F.E. Act in 2013, the market in New York was turned upside down. With major manufactures disowning the newly restricted market, DSI stepped in and began offering DS-15 rifles that were legal for New Yorkers to own. Business grew with the opening of a retail store in East Islip in 2014. In 2015, DSI expanded their rifle line to include DS-9 9mm rifles and the DS-10 platform in .308 and 6.5 creedmoor. In 2016, DSI moved to their new larger retail store and showroom in Oakdale, NY and began construction on what many said could not be done: A new state-of-the-art indoor shooting range, the first on Long Island in over 30 years. With the new range and training facility now open, DSI began to expand their machine shop allowing them to manufacture the bulk of their own parts on site. In 2017 and 2018, DSI escalated the distribution of their firearms to over 150 dealers and multiple distributors across the country. With a focus on quality and value, DSI continues to offer innovative solutions for legal firearms in all 50 states.

Savage Arms
Westfield, Massachusetts
About us: Our company’s founders didn’t mess around, and their spirit of American, get-it done ingenuity has always been Savage Arms’ driving force. All of our category-changing innovations have come from just such a place of principle. We’re constantly looking ahead, finding new ways to leverage technology to push performance ever higher. But we’re not just a bunch of lab geeks, either. We’re shooters. Hunters. Competitors. We know what makes or breaks a firearm’s performance out there in the real world. And throughout the years, we’ve spent time listening to the best competitive shooters, sharing campfires with hunters and guides, and comparing notes with gun writers. That collaboration, that hands-on experience, has fueled the development of features and processes unlike any ever seen in gun manufacturing.

Century Arms
Delray Beach, Florida
About us: Century Arms is the largest U.S.-based AK-47 manufacturer and a sixty year old firearms importer specializing in surplus arms. Exclusive U.S. distributor for Canik pistols of Turkey. Imported ammunition sold under the Red Army Standard brand and AK accessories offered under U.S. Palm.

American Tactical Inc.
Summerville, South Carolina
About us: Welcome to American Tactical Inc., a world wide importer of firearms, ammunition and tactical equipment to the United States of America. While still a relative newcomer to the firearm industry, ATI is moving quickly to establish itself as a reputable and recognized importer of many high quality products from around the world.

MKS Supply
Dayton, Ohio
About us: MKS Supply insists on high quality, reliable firearms. We insist on guns that are easy to own and service. Most of all, we insist on value.

Sol Invictus Arms
Melbourne, Florida
About us: SOL INVICTUS ARMS, LLC is a new company created by the team at Tactical Superiority, Inc. (the manufacturer of high-quality OEM parts used by many well-known firearm manufacturers). Taking its name from Sol Invictus, “Protector of the Troops” in Roman times, the new company will design and manufacture its own patented small arms specifically for Law Enforcement and Military.

Fiocchi of America
Ozark, Missouri
About us: Ammunition Manufacturer

SCCY Industries
Daytona Beach, Florida
About us: SCCY Firearms has a passion to protect its American people with a quality handgun. Every aspect of the firearm is made in-house to ensure it meets every specification and guarantees a superior pistol. SCCY’s technology combined with quality and value continuously proves that SCCY Firearms is Engineered for Everyday. Providing the best customer service in the industry is our top priority and passion. Our perpetual warranty ensures that you will always have the finest SCCY handgun. Your firearm will always be protected to guarantee that you have the highest-quality SCCY handgun. 100% American made by American people.

Longshot Target Cameras
Pearland, Texas
About us: Longshot Target Cameras manufactures wireless target camera systems that allow the user to see their shots up to two miles away. Utilizing a free app on any smartphone or tablet the user is able to mark their shots, measure groups, and record photos and videos. From our office and warehouse in Pearland, Texas we seek to provide every shooter the opportunity to see

Hawke Sport Optics
Fort Wayne, Indiana
About us: Paige Shipe is a lifetime enthusiast of the outdoors. Priding herself in educating and inspiring others, she has set forth with her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree, servant leadership, and creativity to become part of the growth and enrichment of future generations. Paige’s role as the Sales & Marketing Coordinator at Hawke Sport Optics has allowed her the opportunity to network, learn, and engage in the industry she is highly passionate about. Paige is a self-taught entrepreneur who is nothing short of determined. You can’t throw stones if you’re busy washing feet, those of your outdoor loving, wild, messy son or those of the individuals around you.

Blackhound, LLC.
Lawrenceville, Georgia
About us: Blackhound pursues the radical notion that customers, dealers and employees are people. We also produce accurate, affordable and guaranteed optics.