Gary’s Manitoba Canada Archery “Pope & Young” Black Bear
- > Avid Hunter: Archery, Shotgun, Rifle & Muzzleloader (deer, antelope, waterfowl, turkey & upland game)
- > Avid Angler: Open water and Ice Fishing
- > Former tournament angler, hunting and fishing guide & Depredation trapper
- > Former holder of a South Dakota State Fish Record
- > Former holder of Two National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Fish Record holder
- > Former Holder of a National Fishing Hall of Fame Record
- > Award winning writer, photographer, producer, videographer, radio and television broadcaster
- > President of Outdoorsmen Productions LLC
- > Producer-Co-Host of the “Outdoorsmen Adventures” television series (8-States in the Upper Midwest)
Gary’s National Freshwater Fishing induction into the 2017 Hall of Fame Photo
- > Co-Host of “Outdoor Adventures” radio program (South Dakota, Nebraska & Iowa)
- > Syndicated outdoor writer “Of the Outdoors” columns (South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa & Kansas )
- > Contributing writer Buckmaster, Game & Fish Magazine, The Outdoorsmen Magazine and Siouxland Outdoors
- > 2017 Inductee into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
- > Seminar Speaker
- > New Product Field Tester and Product Development
- > PADI Certified Open Water Diver
- > Nebraska Hunters Safety, Hunter Safety Field Instructor (1993-Present) , Former Master Hunter’s Safety Instructor and Aquatic Education Instructor (1991-1992)
- > Active Member 35 years and Past Executive Director of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW)
- > Past Active Member for 34 years of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA)
Military
- > U.S. Army E-1-E-3 Ft. Lewis Washington – Ft. Lee. VA. (1968-1969)
- > U.S. Army E-4 – E-5 VII Corps Bamberg Germany (1969-1970)
- > U.S. Army E-5 U.S. Army 794th An Khe Detachment -4th Infantry Division An Khe Viet Nam (1970-1971)
- > Iowa National Guard E-5 HHC 2nd BN 133 Mechanized Infantry-Sioux City, IA. (1973-1974)
- > Nebraska National Guard E-5 & E-6 Co A TF 1st-134 Mechanized Infantry-Wayne, NE. (1976-1989)
Military Organizations
- > Life Member-Veterans of Foreign Wars
- > Life Member-Disabled Veterans of America
- > Life Member -AM Vets
Boards
- >Member-South Dakota Walleyes Unlimited
- > Member-Sportsman’s Club of Brown County
- > Member-Northeast South Dakota Walleye Club
- > Life Member-Bass Anglers Sportsmen’s Society (BASS)
- > Co-Founder & Past President Tri-County Sportsmen
- > Member-Lewis & Clark Pheasants Forever & Past Habitat Coordinator
Pro-Staff
- > Jiffy Ice Augers
- > Roost’ em Calls
- > Enigma Fishing
