The pursuit of Big Game and Waterfowl has taken Joe from the Tundra of the Artic-Circle to the swamps of Florida, from the Woods of Michigan to Continental Divide. Joe has harvested over 100 Deer in throughout the Mid-west; over 75% taken with the Bow and Arrow. AKC, UKC, other various Hunt Tests and competitions also take his travels throughout the Mid-west as well as many Southern States.
The growing list of accomplishments includes:
Featured on the following Television and Radio programs:
·Illinois Outdoors Television Show
·The All Outdoors Television Show
·Fishing Line and Outdoor Radio Show
Represents the following companies as part of their Pro-Staff:
·Fiocchi Ammunition Pro-Staff
·HuntEmUp.com Pro-Staff
Member of the following organizations:
·Hunting Retriever Club
·Fox River Valley Hunting Retriever Club
·WISILL Hunting Retriever Club
·Northwest Towns Sportsman’s Club
·Wheeling Archery Club
·Pope and Young Club
·National Rifle Association
Served as officer of the following organizations:
·Northwest Towns Sportsman’s Club - President
·Wheeling Archery Club – President
·Wheeling Archery Club – Vice-President
·Northwest Towns Sportsman’s Club – Board of Directors
·Wheeling Archery Club - Treasurer
Additional accomplishments include:
·1st Place Open Puppy Division: 1999 U.S. Open Pheasant Championship
·2nd Place Top Gun Puppy Div.: 1999 U.S. Open Pheasant Championship
·1st Place Amateur Division: 2001 Wis. Open Partridge Championship
·Dog of the Year-2000 W.G.P.A. Open Division 4th Place
·Dog of the Year-2000 W.G.P.A. Top Gun Division 6th Place
·2nd Place Amateur Division: 2002 Southwestern Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·2nd Place Open Puppy Division: 1999 Wis. Open Partridge Championship
·4th Place Amateur Division: 2002 Western Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·4th Place Amateur Division: 2001 Eastern Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·4th Place Amateur Division: 2001
Western Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·4th Place Open Puppy Division: 1999 Wis. Open Partridge Championship
·4th Place Flushing Singles: 1999 Cabela's North American Sporting Dog Challenge-Rend Lake, IL.
·5th Place Amateur Division: 2001 Southern Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·5th Place Open Division: 2000 Western Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·5th Place Open Division: 2000 Wis. Open Partridge Championship
·5th Place Top Gun Division: 2000 Wis. Open Pheasant Championship
·5th Place Flushing Doubles: 1999 Pheasant Hunters Unlimited- Canton, IL.
·Pope & Young Club entry: Illinois Whitetail 148 2/8”
·Top Placements in several Archery Tournaments throughout the Mid-west.
·Trained and campaigned numerous Labrador Retrievers and earned several titles in AKC, UKC and APLA Hunt Test’s.