Ani-Logics Outdoors

From running catfish set lines to making tree stands, scouting, and learning how to set up a bow. I knew I had to always have the great outdoors in my life.  I have learned a lot and have great memories over my years of hunting with my Dad. As I grew older I ventured out on my own a little more and started to do a lot more self-hunting.

My passion grew even more when I got the opportunity to actually start managing 80 acres of land for deer and other wildlife. I started off doing small things such as, providing quality mineral for the deer, small food plots, making deer trails through the cedar tree belts, and improving bedding so the deer would not have to leave the property as often. I was fortunate to harvest a 168” mature buck with my bow on those 80 acres, which made me extremely happy and fueled the fire to do more on the properties that I am fortunate to hunt and manage.

The 2009 season was very special in many ways to me as I harvested my biggest 168” gross, whitetail buck, with a bow and got to share one last hunt with a close dear friend of mine as he was called to hunt in heaven. Before the 2010 season I became interested in self-filming my hunts so I convinced my Mom and Dad to let me use their camera!  I assured them that I wouldn’t drop it out of the tree, which I did unfortunately… I was hooked on filming from there on out and my passion to film grew and continues to grow each year. As it turns out, the 2010 season was good to me as well, I was able to harvest ‘’Snaps’’ not the biggest buck but one that will always mean the most to me for many of reasons.  It was my first self-filmed kill on video. Because of that experience, I never hit the woods without a camera in hand.  I have had many good opportunities to harvest some very nice bucks over the years but could never get it captured all on film while solo filming.

In 2013, I decided that if I wanted to continue to filming I needed to get good high quality equipment, so I took out a loan to purchase a Canon XA20 and all the necessities to get started. Most people thought I was crazy to do that, but they just don’t understand the rush you get from it! In 2014, I was fortunate to meet Brian Wiese and help him try to capture his quest of ‘’Westerkamp” on film all while creating a friendship that goes beyond just hunting. It is refreshing to have a hunting partner that has the same goals and attitude about the great outdoors as I do.

I’m excited for what’s to come in the future and ready to be back out sitting in a tree waiting for a big mature Nebraska buck!

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Once I turned 16 (and could drive), I started bow hunting and I was hooked ever since.  At about that same time, 2 gentleman that had purchased ground near us offered to pay my friend Adam and I to turkey guide them!… our answer was obviously…”yes”.  The experiences I gained over this period were priceless.  With my passion in hunting continuing to grow, and my admiration and enjoyment I got out of watching the old Whitetail Madness VHS tapes; I purchased my first video camera when I was 17 years old and fell in love with the filming aspect just as much as the hunting aspect!  In 2006, a friend of mine who had leased some property, but lived out of state, asked me to help manage it for him.  That friendship eventually led us into starting an outfitter called Millstone Plantation.  We guided on around 30,000 acres for turkey and deer.  The experienced gained in the deer and turkey woods while guiding others has been quite the blessing. The EHD epidemic of 2012 led us to cancel all of our deer hunts, and slow down with the guiding.  Now that I am finished with guiding it has allowed me to focus time with my growing family, growing business, and also re-focus back to outdoor filming as well.  In 2012, my sister introduced me to Cody Sirek because we both were very passionate about outdoor filming.  In small town Nebraska, it’s hard to find a hunting partner that is truly passionate about filming.  Once we were introduced, although it took the nudge of a deer named “Westerkamp” we were pursuing in 2014, we have been hunting partners since.  We were introduced to Marc Freese of Ani-Logics in the Spring of 2016.  We had a fun few days of turkey hunting and he asked Cody and I if we would be interested in being pro-staff for Ani-Logics Outdoors – a partnership that we have thoroughly enjoyed.  Over the years I have grown to enjoy the land management, food plottin’, and strategy just as much as I do the hunt itself.  Being part of the Drury team and having the ability to share our experiences is an extreme honor, one we look forward to for years to come.

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Crockett deer from our farm. That was the beginning of deer management at Ashley Farms.

As a 16-year-old high school senior bound for college, I spotted a particular young 7-point buck, about 2-1/2 years old, on our farm. I decided to see how big this buck could grow. I built feed boxes, put up some game cameras, and began to supplement his diet. I experimented with various supplements, and began implementing protein feeds and year-round food plots. When I couldn’t find the right mineral supplement, I even made my own. I had many encounters with this deer over the next 5 years and watched him grow into a true trophy buck. He was harvested by a neighbor and made the Magnolia record books! Over those 5 years, I grew from a weekend hunter into something much more.

At 31 years old, I have been a land manager and game keeper for 15 years on our southern Mississippi farm. I have fought for diversity, because no one seems to think you can grow big deer in Mississippi. I am here to tell you that you can grow not only big deer, but record-worthy bucks! I’ve proven that intensive management, the right products to give the deer the nutrition they are lacking, and allowing the deer to mature are the key aspects of maintaining a healthy farm and a healthy herd, in spite of less than perfect dirt. As proof that hard work, perseverance, and proper management go a long way, we’ve harvested multiple whitetails over 170! If I can grow big deer here in southern Mississippi, you can grow big deer wherever you are.

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Each time we would go after upland and small game we would always stop and watch the deer and turkey, although, we didn’t know the first thing about hunting either. As the next few years went by, I got more and more interested in deer and turkey hunting. I had several buddies that I grew up with that were brought up in deer and turkey hunting families and I always enjoyed hearing their stories.

In 1998, I finally got the opportunity to go on my first deer hunt. I will always remember that day. It was a snow covered foggy December morning and it was cold. As the sun rose I could make out two silhouettes around 300 yards to the east of us. I kept thinking finally I had my own deer hunting story and couldn’t wait to tell my buddies about it, and I hadn’t even pulled the trigger. My grandfather told me to pick out the biggest doe, as I lifted his 300 Winchester, I slowly put the cross arrows on the top of the deer’s back, “slow on the trigger,” my grandfather said, Boom! as the smoke cleared, I heard the words every deer hunter loves, “you got it!” At that moment, I finally knew what my buddies had been describing in all their stories and now I had my own story to share.

The following year I got my first bow and from there my lifelong archery passion began. I have harvested numerous Pope and Young deer on both public and private ground and still enjoy hunting both to this day. As the years went by my love for archery hunting grew and grew and I wanted to share my experiences with others. I started to self-film and quickly fell in love with it and the challenges that came with it. A few years later I started the KOAM Outdoors media pages with hunts covering Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri on both public and private ground. I continue to learn each year and enjoy producing videos of what I do throughout the season to be successful. I cover everything from tree stand placement, hunting and calling strategy’s, food plots, along with mineral and supplement feeding.

Ani-Logics Outdoors has lead the way for achieving deer management by delivering great mineral and supplement products that keep your deer herd healthy and fight diseases such as Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD).

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I grew up in Hutchinson MN, a small farming community west of the twin cities. I got my first exposure of hunting when I was 4 years old.  Thanks to my dad for taking a 4-year-old on opening day of Wisconsin gun opener I got to experience deer hunting for the first time. I still remember to this day him bundling me up with orange and us walking to his tripod over looking a food plot on the edge of the woods. I remember him telling me to be still and quiet as I sat at his feet on the tripod. It wasn’t 15 minutes later that I was shaking his leg as a nice buck was chasing a doe in the food plot. My dad shot him twice and the brass hit me right in the head and the buck crashed in the swamp. Both my dad and myself were shaking so bad from “Buck Fever”. From that moment I was hooked on hunting whitetails.

While going to college at St. Cloud State where I ran track and field and was in the Army Reserves, I spent all my free time, which wasn’t much, on the new property my dad bought in Polk County, Wisconsin, right next to where my mother grew up. The piece of property was just logged before we bought it. Looking like a wasteland, my dad and I began scouting and putting up stands. With the help of Ani-Logic blocks we were able to pattern some mature buck in our first season. Both my brother and I harvested mature bucks the first day hunting the property. Since then we have harvested 9 mature bucks after only owning the property for 4 years. I owe all my hunting success to my dad for teaching me everything about hunting and the outdoors. Something I hope I can pass onto my kids one day. I have been very blessed to share many wonderful memories in the outdoors with my dad and brother something I will cherish forever.

I am very honored to be apart of Ani- Logic Outdoors Pro Staff team. They are a great company with even better staff. It has always been a dream of mine to get into the hunting industry. I have used their products for many years and have had wonderful success. I love the research behind the products and the results they produce. “There is no off season” describes not only the company but myself as a hunter!

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I remember that first morning of rifle season like it was yesterday.  Stump-sitting on my blaze orange heat-a-seat in my once-piece blaze orange coveralls looking over a vast gully in the pitch black! As the world awoke for another day, that’s when I saw it in the gray light!  My first sighting of a deer in the woods!!  Although it was only a doe, I knew instantly that I was hooked!!  She slowly browsed by me and made her way into a thicket on top of the ridge. Although I didn’t see a buck that first day, I couldn’t wait to get out and hunt again!

Since that first hunt many years ago, I have transformed into what many people call a 365 hunter.  There isn’t a day when I don’t think of  managing property for wildlife, where my next stand should be, what to plant, where to plant, what to feed, where to put my next game cam.  I have developed such a passion for hunting that I also have made it my career.  I am currently part of the management team at my local Field and Stream Shop located in Erie, Pennsylvania. You can catch me many times being out on the sales floor getting carried away talking about attractants, hunting products, treestand strategies, food plots, game cameras, etc.

Being asked to be part of the Prostaff team at Ani-logics Outdoors is a great honor! Their philosophy and mission is the definition of who I am as a land steward, game manager, and hunter!  I truly believe that providing wildlife and game with added nutrition and supplementation can only benefit them and assist you as a hunter and/or manager to help you achieve your personal goals on your hunting grounds!

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I would use trail cameras to determine what deer were living in the area and what their travels patterns were. I would take every precaution to avoid detection from the deer and other hunters. Once I found the ideal locations, it was not unusual for me to walk miles, up and down hills; carrying tree stands tree stands and climbing sticks to setup my stands. Fortunately, my other passion and full-time job is in the fitness industry; this made the treks into the woods, loaded with equipment, a little easier.

Growing up, I dreamed of owning my own land someday. That dream finally became a reality in 2019, when I purchased my first property in southern Iowa. I moved to Iowa in January, I can only imagine the excitement I’ll feel hunting turkey and deer, on my own land. I cannot wait to get my hands dirty creating the ideal habitat to attract and hold deer. I look forward to my new partnership with Ani-logics Outdoors and seeing the results of using their products first hand.

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I watched this buck grow for 3 years and he ended up being harvested by a neighbor. He ended up scoring around 160” and this buck is what really sparked my interest in the management side of deer hunting because I was able to watch him mature and grow. Ever since, I’ve chased after the most mature deer in my herd because I like seeing them reach their full potential and then feeling the satisfaction when your hard work and dedication finally turns into success.

I spent a lot of time over the years trying to figure out which mineral supplement is best and after about 5 years of experimenting I came to the conclusion that Ani-Logics was the answer. I really enjoy seeing my deer herd reach their full potential and I try to provide them with the proper nutrients they need to do so, that is why I use Ani-Logics. I know for a fact that Ani-Logics mineral provides all of the nutrients my deer need to keep them healthy, while also helping them grow and I have seen the results over the last few years.

As I’ve grown as a hunter, I take pride in harvesting a particular deer I’m after each year who is also the most mature deer within the herd. I love the challenge of chasing and harvesting a particular buck and how you continue to learn something new, each and every year. I harvested “Triple B” my first ever “Booner” and my first compound bow kill this past season on October 24, 2017. He grossed around 185”. This was a hunt and a deer I will never forget, as everything finally came together and my hard work had finally paid off.

I’m very fortunate to be a part of the Pro-Staff team at Ani-Logics and it is a great honor. I truly believe that we have the same values and goals when it comes to managing whitetail deer and helping them reach their full potential every year. I’m also very proud to say that I’m a member of not only a great company, but a great group of people as well. I look forward to what’s to come in the future here at Ani-Logics!

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I’ve been very fortunate in the past years to harvest/manage some very good deer. In October of 2016, I harvested a buck that grossed 201 5/8”. I watched and managed that deer for a few years and it was like a dream come true to be able to actually put my hands on him. All the long days of planting food plots, running cameras, providing the proper protein/minerals, and scouting was all worth it in the end. Seeing the results from doing all the proper homework, not just from myself, but other hunters as well; is very rewarding to me. I believe Ani-Logics Outdoors products are my next step in producing higher quality deer. I’m honored to have the opportunity to be a part of the Pro-Staff team for Ani-Logics Outdoors and I’m excited for what’s to come in my future!

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After school I went to work for my grandfather buying and selling used and rebuilt Caterpillar parts and it’s where I do my “normal” work week hustle.

While in college one of best friends took me out and let me kill my first turkey and deer and it was all over. My dad set us up on our first lease and I’ve never looked back.

Now I’m married To my gorgeous wife and we have a beautiful 3 year old daughter and I’m lucky enough that my in-laws have numerous farms that I hunt. I’ve always dreamt about hunting and love the lessons it teaches you and can’t wait to pass the passion on to my daughter.

Hunting is definitely something that has changed my life and I’ll forever be thankful for the opportunities I’ve been given!

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As time went on, I saw deer hunting strategies and techniques continue to evolve with more usage of mineral and supplement feeding. I messed around with a few products, but didn’t fully understand their purpose until the 2012 EHD hit. After walking up on several dead hit list bucks, I knew I needed to start protecting my deer herd better.

I did a lot of research on the best products available and everything led me to Ani-Logics. I’ve been running their products for several years now and have noticed the deer are looking healthier and better equipped for winter more each year. There are a lot more deer holding on my properties and antler growth has met my expectations.

I’m proud to say I’m an Ani-Logic’s outdoorsman!

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As I get older, the reasons I hunt have changed from wanting to go out and harvest a deer, to becoming obsessed about only harvesting a particular deer, the right deer, and always the most mature deer. I have learned that in order to make that goal and obsession into a reality you have to be a “365 Hunter”. Which to me, it comes down to herd management; by harvesting only the most mature deer in a herd, keeping a desirable buck to doe ratio, and providing them with the habitat and nutrition they need to thrive and grow to their full potential. Through my management practices I have been able to harvest several mature deer ranging from 130″ to 163″ gross scores. While I’m always hoping to produce and harvest a “Booner”, it’s more important to me to harvest a mature buck than a young one with a big rack.

I now run 25-30 trail cameras year round on several parcels totaling around 800 acres. I start with mineral sites in late winter through early fall, and keep the feeders full of supplement year round. I own and operate a food plot business on the side, and plant annual food plots for multiple clients and myself. The most rewarding part of managing deer has been getting my family involved, I have three younger cousins that are extremely eager to learn and get out and hunt as much as possible and it is always a blast taking them. I have recently begun filming our hunts, so that we will have them to share for years to come.

I am very fortunate to have found a company like Ani-Logics Outdoors, who has the same values and goals as I do, when it comes to managing whitetails year round. As a pro-staff member, I am able to put their products to work in my management program, and provide them with the feedback needed to continue to produce the best products on the market.

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As I became older, more mature and an avid hunter I began to see the big picture. Not only was harvesting a mature trophy buck my goal, I was also becoming more interested in herd health and managing the property for years to come. Now as a young adult I love the off season almost as much as the hunting season itself. All the prep work, all the maintenance, and especially all the nutrients and minerals provided for our deer make the hunting season that much better! Pro baseball players don’t just show up opening day and start hitting homeruns, they put in all the hardwork during the off season and the results speak for itself when its game time. Thats how I hunt whitetails, if you put in all the work during Spring and Summer, you will see the results when its game time. And nobody will work as hard as the guys and gals at Ani-Logics. They do all the leg work so all we have to do as hunters is put out the product and let the good times roll!

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That’s when I started using the Ani-Logics products. It has really helped the health and quality of deer. The quality of deer I have been able to harvest has improved since I started using Ani-Logics. Now hunting has turned into a 365 day a year passion for me. I’m glad to be a part of such a great company with great products and be able to share my success that I have using it.

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 The connection with the deer year after year is what intrigues me the most. Targeting specific bucks and watching them mature throughout the years is something that I don’t get with other types of hunting. This is where my focus on the management side of things started.

During high school I hunted pretty hard, but was mainly only able to hunt on the weekends with school, sports, work, and other activities taking up a majority of the time. I was able to harvest a few bucks, all in North Dakota. After high school, I attended the University of North Dakota and earned a Fisheries and Wildlife Biology degree. During college, I had a little more free time. I invested all of this free time into hunting and fishing. My passion for whitetails really grew.

College classes and work experiences taught me a lot about wildlife and their behavior during the different seasons. I used this knowledge to manage the land. I started running a lot of trail cameras and getting an inventory on many different properties to find mature bucks. I started to plant grasses, trees, and food plots to improve the deer habitat, helping them get through the winter and get more fawns on the ground. I became more involved with the preseason part of hunting and now that’s what I really enjoy about the whole process. After college, I started hunting big game out-of-state.

I love all types of hunting, but my connection with the whitetails is something I can’t get enough of. This is why I am always on the lookout for new ways to help deer populations and increase the health of the herd, and Ani-Logics is my newest secret.

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He also made sure we had fun and we killed some beautiful bucks throughout the years. Now I have two sons of my own and a third one on the way. My passion is still to grow and harvest mature bucks, but to also educate my sons on the outdoors, make memories with them they will never forget, teach them the importance of God’s creation, and pass on the legacy of a being an outdoorsman that my father instilled in me.

Over the years my knowledge of deer has grown tremendously, and my views have evolved. I previously focused predominately on rack size and was missing part of the bigger picture. Rack size is only a small portion of what is important when managing deer. Age, population, buck to doe ratio, and heard health all play an important role in managing your specific property. I am excited to be partnering with Ani-Logics as they have the products to grow and sustain great deer and a healthy herd. As long you have a plan, put in the work, and be diligent you can turn any property you manage into a whitetail haven. Just remember, there is no off season.

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I got into filming hunts at a young age after watching all sorts of hunting videos on VHS. I loved the extra challenge it added to the hunt. I started filming some on my best friends on their properties, and eventually started making my own home movies. Over the years I got more and more into the filming aspect of hunting and eventually that became just as important, if not more important to me than actually hunting. I spent more time filming whitetails throughout the year than I did hunting them. Don’t get me wrong, I love to hunt them, but I love the challenge of filming them even more. Making sure you have all the angles covered and all the extra footage you need to make a killer home video is more exciting to me now.

Through a previous job I was able to meet my new hunting partner Buddy Hanner. We started talking about deer one day while I was working and after talking for over an hour I learned that he was just as passionate about hunting and filming whitetails as I was. He invited me down to check out his farm and the rest is history. He liked hunting them more than filming them and I loved filming more, so it was a perfect match. As the years have gone by we have been blessed with the ability to manage so much amazing hunting ground in Iowa. Growing and managing these magnificent animals has consumed our lives. We do every thing we can to provide them with the best habitat and best nutrition possible to help them all reach their full potential. We’ve spent countless years trying different types of minerals and supplements, but it wasn’t until we talked with Bob and Tim at Ani-Logics that we truly believe we have found the right combinations to provide our deer herd with the best nutrition possible. Through countless conversations and meeting with these two gentlemen, we were given the opportunity to join the Prostaff team for Ani-Logics. Whitetail management and nutrition is our passion and hopefully we can help others create their own hunting paradise through our own experiences!

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I haven’t killed what society would call a trophy buck yet, or turkey with 6 beards yet, or a whole limit of banded ducks. I have enjoyed some amazing sunrises and sunsets and seen things that people who don’t hunt or fish will never see. I’ve also shared some awesome memories with great friends in the outdoors as well as harvested a lot of deer, a few gobblers, and ducks, and even a rabbit or 2 here in Georgia.

I am lucky enough to have a wife that enjoys hunting almost as much as I do. I was blessed to be with her and film her when she killed her first deer. Seeing her light up after the buck dropped, was a priceless moment, and I pray daily that I’ll be blessed to experience that with my son, whenever that day may come. Being outdoors with your family are special times, and I wish more families would venture out and try it. I am honored to be a part of the Ani-Logics team, and look forward to the future, I stand behind and believe in the products they have. The proof is in the product. I used it last year, and it blew all other competition out of the water! When you’re able to get over 400+ pictures in weeks’ time at one spot on one camera and see deer you’ve never seen or thought were dead, all killing the spot you put your Ani-Logics at, then you know you’ve found some good stuff. Ani-Logics is taking the deer supplements game to a whole other level.

There just isn’t anything better than waking up at 3 or 4 am, to go freeze or sweat your butt off. Whether in a duck blind, a treestand, or walking a few steep ridges. You know that there is a small chance that you might get to shoot a duck or a turkey in the face or lay the smackdown on a nanny doe or a swamp daddy buck. My life revolves around faith, family, friends, and the outdoors. Hunting isn’t a hobby in my life, its apart of my life and lifestyle.

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I have seen the positive effect it has on my deer herd, not to mention it draws them in like a magnet. It truly has changed the way I hunt, for the better.

Aside from bowhunting, I am currently entering my senior year of college, where I will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. I am the founder of Buckeye Hunting, and I do home remodeling on the side and most importantly, I do all of this in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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I bought game cameras, we put out food plots and did some land improvements. I wanted to learn everything I could about deer, their patterns and what it took to keep them healthy.

Once I found Ani-Logics and started using it I knew it was the only product line for me and my deer herd. I’m so excited to be a part of this great company that makes amazing products that have proven results!

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My professional background includes discussing how to improve native browse, establishing native grasses/forbs for bedding and cover. TSI work to improve deer habitat as well as creating successional growth. I thoroughly enjoy discussing how to create deer sanctuaries.  I have done seminars at shows and local businesses.

​It is crucial for me to provide the deer herd with optimum nutrition year-round. Having used many different products in the industry, I firmly believe Ani-Logics minerals and supplements are a key component to accomplishing my goal of year-round nutrition. The deer herd thoroughly enjoy the minerals and supplements and I take pleasure in knowing Ani-Logics products are fulfilling their nutritional needs. I look forward to what the food plot line has to offer!

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