Having cut his teeth on coyote hunting at the ripe old age of three, Lance spent many winter days over his first two decades strapped to the seat of his dad’s pickup truck as they followed behind his grandfather’s dog wagon in search of Wile E. Since those first days, Lance has coursed, chased, called, howled, trapped, snared and harassed coyotes across Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska for nearly forty years.

After high school - a time when Lance honed his hunting and trapping skills - he graduated from college where he received his degree in wildlife biology studying the developmental behavior of birds of prey, including assisting in the reintroduction of golden eagles to western Kansas and studying the effects of social imprinting in great horned owls. But, despite the excitement of working with both bald and golden eagles, and handling a number of threatened and endangered raptor species, Lance’s interests always brought him back to his first love - coyotes.

As a writer, Lance’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, both domestic and foreign, including Trapper& Predator Caller, The American Trapper, The Fur Taker, Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine, and Ocean, Field and River - the Australian equivalent to our own Field & Stream, just to name a few.

After publishing several articles on calling ‘coons during the daytime and providing a demonstration on his calling technique at the 2006 National Trapper’s Association National Convention in Kansas, Lance was invited to join Minaska Outdoors’ Pro Staff, where, along with Steve and Todd Borland, he promotes the use of electronic callers in calling and managing raccoons and the depredation problems they cause.

Today, Lance lives and works in Abilene, Kansas, with his wife and two kids where he runs his own small taxidermy studio, builds custom predator calls, and spends all of his free time calling coyotes, ‘coons, and other furbearers.

Les Johnson: My childhood was spent on a farm in south-central Nebraska. My summers were filled with fishing for catfish, walleye, white bass, etc. Hunting and trapping were the major activities for me in the fall and winter. One of my greatest passions whenever I was about 14 was to decoy ducks into shooting range. I loved to call and shoot my limit of “greenhead” or drake mallards on a cold November morning. As the winters progressed and waterfowl seasons closed, my attention turned towards coyotes and other furbearers. Most of my take came from trapping, but I always had an interest in outsmarting ol wiley coyote.
I started calling coyotes whenever I was 16, but little to no luck. I didn’t put forth much effort and thus did not reap any rewards. As I grew older, my curiosity for outsmarting coyotes became a larger priority. As I pursued a degree in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I could be found hunting/calling on most every weekend in the fall and winter months. I remember one particular time in which I came home from college on a weekend in which we received about 5-6 inches of fresh snow. Wanting to know more about what makes a coyotes mind tick; I wanted to track coyotes in the fresh snow to see if I could get within shooting range without spooking them. On this particular day, I managed to successfully take 3 coyotes just from tracking them. 2 of them could’ve been shot with a shotgun as they jumped up within 10 yards of me.
I tend to be a goal oriented type of person, and this is the point in my life in which I decided that I set forth my life’s ambition and passion, calling coyotes. I loved to call coyotes, and my brother and I started to compete in competitions. Many, many friendships were made from all across the country, and that is primarily what keeps me competing at this day and age. To date in the competition arena, I have a World Championship, 2 Midwest Championships, and 5 National Coyote Calling Championships to my credit. Numerous 2nd and 3rd place finishes as well. I have accomplished all that I could’ve ever wanted in the competition arena, and my focus and goals have turned more towards my television show, Predator Quest. My show, Predator Quest, won 3 awards my first year of airing. From The Sportsman Channel, Best Show Open and Best Small Game or Turkey Episode, and I won a silver Davey Award in a national competition with my show open.
Currently, I have begun working on my own line of Predator Calling Products, of which will be my own line of hand calls. I hope to have those released by fall 07 along with more predator calling DVD’s.
Some of my personal best records in predator calling include my Triple Crown Championship. Winning the World, National, and Midwest Coyote Calling Championships in the same season. 4 ½ days of calling competition, 3 different locations, 42 coyotes total. My brother Jeff was my partner in two of these competitions, the Midwest and National. Jeff has been a great part of my success and will continue to be a huge asset to my television show. I would not be able to do it without him. I consider him to be one of the best hunters that I have ever had the opportunity of hunting with, so thanks for all that you do my brother!
I am currently 37 years old and thankful for everything that God has graced me with!

Jim started coyote hunting in 1960 in Topeka, Kansas. He started with his dad and truck hunting with local farmers every Sunday for livestock damage control, he tried a Victrola crank up record player and Burham Brothers 45 record, he moved to hand calls, then trail hounds, stalking, trapping, and on to earning extra money in college by doing problem coyote control work for a fee for Kansas farmers. Jim learned night hunting for coyotes in the Flint Hills of Kansas in 1969 He wrote his first coyote hunting story for Kansas Farmer Magazine in 1971. In the early 1970’s he created and hosted KANSAS OUTDOORS on WIBW-TV in Topeka. With one million viewers twice per week he showed trapping, bird hunting, fishing, and of course coyote hunting on his shows. He has chased the wonderful coyote for 48 years!

In 1996 Jim started Arizona Ammunition, Inc. while living in Phoenix, Arizona. AZ AMMO specializes in custom benchrest grade rifle ammunition made rifle and use specific. In the course of 8 years Jim personally test fired over 4,000 rifles on the range in a very elaborate test environment. Keeping detailed records of rifles, bullets, brass, power, primer, scopes, bases and mounts, recoil control devices, and other equipment so that performance that could be compared later. He pushes every rifle to it’s performance limit. His company and ammunition has been featured in many publications like Precision Shooting Magazine, 50 Caliber Shooters Association Magazine, Solder of Fortune, Trophy Hunter, Western Hunter, Special Weapons, and many other magazines for is high performance and uniqueness. His ammunition has been featured on television shows like Myth Busters and the History Channel. In his 5,000 sq. foot facility he made ammunition for individual hunters, Olympic Shooter Bob Foth, foreign military and police agencies, many US police agencies, and more. All ammunition is of the highest “benchrest” quality.

Jim’s lively, fast moving and heavily detailed presentation has received the highest ratings at organizations like Safari Club International, Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Arizona Deer Foundation, International Sportsman’s EXPO’s, Eastern Sports Show in Harrisburg, Pa., Dallas Safari Club show, Gunsite Training Center, and many more. He most recently provided a seminar presentation at the SHOT show in Las Vegas for McMillan Fiberglas Stock company. He is active in the Arizona Trappers Association., Fifty Caliber Shooter’s Association, on the Board of Directors of World Championship Coyote Calling Contest, in 2007 was a judge in the Western National Trappers Association Annual Convention calling contest, and on the Board of Directors for the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association as the Hunter Division Director. He was listed in the national “Who’s Who” registry as a firearms and ammunition expert in the industry. He works with well known gunsmiths David Tooley, Mark Bansner, Kenny Jarrett, Bobby Hart, Rock McMillan, ROBAR, John Lazzeroni, nearly all of the 50 BMG rifle makers, and many others. He also works with famous stock maker Kelly McMillan, bullet makers Berger, Hornady, Barnes, Swift, Woodleigh, and Nosler. He did product testing and works with equipment makers like Dillon Precision, K&M Tools, VIAS muzzle brakes, Lilja barrels, and Hawkeye Bore scopes. He is featured with a full chapter in the recent book “Living with the Big 50” by Robert Boatman. He is considered one of the leading experts on the 50 BMG rifle and its ammunition. He regularly hunts coyotes with a suppressed rifle working with several suppressor manufacturers. He is also a full time hunter and trapper for the United States Department of Agriculture/Wildlife Services Division in Arizona. He is presently setting up one of the first ever coyote hunting guide services in old Mexico to start in 2009.

Jim has appeared as a witness in the United States Congress at their request on issues with the 50 BMG rifle. He has appeared in various State legislatures on firearms issues and led the charge to stop the sale the Ben Avery Shooting Range in Arizona. He still councils with individuals and clubs around the county on defending shooting ranges in legal and legislative battles. He most recently worked with the National Rifle Association on his own private shooting range at his home in Arizona. He is also certified by the National Animal Control Association for animal control and euthanizing and Certified by the National Rifle Association as Firearms Safety Instructor. He holds a life time certification as a Hunter Safety Instructor from the State of Kansas. He also produced a plain and factual speaking subscription newsletter on rifle performance and related equipment.

This is a fast moving two hour Power Point presentation about everything you wanted to know about rifle performance. Why they shoot or why they do not shoot. What brands of rifles that shoot which ones do not. Details on stocks, barrels, actions, barrel twist, bedding, and more. Jim’s presentation is very blunt and to the point. If you want the hard cold facts and documented results from shooting 4,000 rifles bring a note pad and be amazed!

Tony Tebbe is a world known custom predator call builder, dedicated predator caller, moderator of Predator Masters, moderator and lifetime member of OPHA, a member of the Predator Pursuit Pro Staff, and most recently, an outfitter/guide/instructor of Predator University.

Tony was born and raised in central Illinois, where he called and killed his first coyote at age 14. From that moment on, his addiction to calling predators has become a life long pursuit, for the past 26 years. He has coursed, trapped, and called coyotes across the Midwest for the first twelve years of his predator addiction. In his late twenties, running dogs and traps fell to the wayside to focus 100% on calling and call building.

His passion for predator calling has taken him calling in 18 different states across the country. This has allowed him to learn about predator behavior in a variety of environments and terrains, and to adjust scouting, stand locations, and calling techniques appropriately.

Not only a seasoned predator caller, Tony is best known for building some of the finest custom predator calls in the world, TT Custom Predator Calls. Countless hours in the call shop have allowed him to consistently design some of the loudest, most realistic, and easiest to blow open reed calls in the world. His one piece designed horn howlers and distress calls are on lanyards in 48 States, and 7 Countries across 4 Continents.

In 2008, with the support of his wife and children, Tony has begun fulfilling his life long dream. He has taken his passion, experience, knowledge, training ability, and family to open up Predator University, a full time predator calling school and guiding service in West Texas.