During the 1980s’ he started to hunt mature bucks only, and this was with no help from an elder. Every outing was a learning experience matching wits with a big old buck. By the end of the 2007 season he has taken 17 Pope & Young whitetails with no looking back. He learned that Patience and Persistence creates success. Spending 400-500 hours a year in a tree stand tells you how much he is consumed with bow hunting.
With his drive and determination for bow hunting, Brian was excited for the opportunity to get into the outfitting business, in partnership with one of his best friends, Steve Phelps, who both run Illinois Trophy Bow Hunter Inc. Since working in the outfitting business for 10 years, he still gets just as excited helping someone harvest a big buck as if he got it himself. It is a year around job for him, and he enjoys every minute.
Brian also hunts other big-game and has harvested elk mule deer and antelope in Wyoming, black bear in Maine, Alberta and Manitoba, and turkey in numerous states.
Living in Springfield, Illlinois, he has a great family with his pretty wife Jan and 3 boys Kyle 14, Blake 11 and Mitch 8. These boys are gonna be hunters with the opportunities they get. Without his wife Jan’s’ support he could not do what he does today. |
