Prostaff
Only a select few will do, we at Caribou Gear believe that a person with knowledge and experience in the outdoors, a truly dedicated hunter can represent what we feel to be a quality product line that is revolutionizing the outdoor industry, with our unique and innovative products our team lives by the truth and honesty of what we do with a clear consciences and concise direction a clear mind and strong passion for what we eat and sleep “hunting is what we do”
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Ted - Colorado
President and CEO of Caribou Gear, Ted is truly a dedicated fisherman and hunter growing up in Colorado. With over 35 years of 100% self guided hunting Ted is the proud owner of many respectable mounts along with a few Boone and Crockett record book harvests. Ted gives a great deal of credit and thanks to his wife and four kids for they too had sacrificed for their husband and father’s dedication and insatiable drive to hunt.
In the early 60’s Ted was gathering night crawlers off the lawn the night before his solo journey to a lake miles away carrying only a bag of tackle, a bucket of worms and a pole, 
he would ride his bike through the busy streets to a lake miles distant and spend the day fishing for catfish and blue gill from sunrise to sunset. Ted looked forward to the family fishing excursions deep into the Colorado Mountains fishing for trout in the cold rivers and lakes. Ted’s hunting experience goes back further yet to the days he would wander the neighborhood fields in pursuit of ants to feed his horned toad, catch frogs and tadpoles or climb trees and mimic whistles of the sparrows that lived there, this was at the young age of 4 – 5 years old, a little nut you say a fanatic we say for he knew not what he was doing but he was learning the way of a hunter.
It wasn’t until the 70’s that his parents purchased a fiber glass long bow and arrows that Ted set out to hunt birds and squirrels with great success he didn’t know that this should be hard or difficult for again he knew not what he was doing. It wasn’t until Ted was married to his wife Sharon they both experienced hunting with a rifle, living in the heart of the Colorado Mountains hunting elk, deer, grouse and usually anything else in season. Ted and Sharon would set out on self-guided hunts, driving until the road gave way to 4X4 trucks then setting out with their packs and food for a ten day hunt. As the years past raising their three daughters, Yvonne, Yolanda, Victoria and their son, Ted Jr. it eventually pulled Sharon from the ranks of having the time to hunt so she reluctantly stayed behind to care for the kids, back then hunting was a necessity and way of life, for it placed food on the table for the harsh Colorado winter. In the years that passed Ted has harvested a great many deer, elk, and has fished many lakes, rivers, and oceans from the Southern Rockies to Alaska.
“It is my sole desire to assist others in seeing and feeling what it is like being in the great outdoors. We as a
misdirected society seem to forget what has brought us this far in our existence, to survive as the most dominate species on this planet. Hunting and foraging is what man does, then and now, the primal drive is and always will be a part of mankind. It is us the few of today that enjoy coexisting with nature in its purest form in all its raw beauty. There’s nothing like the serine feeling of overlooking a morning meadow, with the golden sun rising over the top of a mountain the morning dew glistening on everything it has touched like diamonds filled with abundant colors and fog blanketing the meadow in a mysterious haze, I have lived to experience this and the opportunity to pursue many once in a lifetime hunts from the Southern Rockies to Alaska. It is my passion to give back and share this enjoyment with my children and their children and to teach others what they too are missing. We as hunters and fisherman/woman outdoor enthusiasts we must be a driving force behind a continuing cycle for as long as mankind lives on this planet." Remember to support the clubs and organizations that protect our wildlife, natural resources, freedom and the right to bear arms.
Ryan Benson - Utah
Pro staff member Ryan is an avid and passionate hunter of 21 years, who grew up hunting and fishing the West. His latest adventures have taken him to Africa in pursuit of the great African species. Ryan has harvest many respectable trophy’s including record book black bear, blesbok, steenbok, impala, and very good representatives of ten species.
When Ryan isn’t hunting/fishing and being a hardcore pro staff member of Caribou Gear he works by day as a hired counsel for Sportsmen For Fish and Wildlife (SFW) which has taken a significant step forward in their efforts to establish a major presence in wildlife conservation and hunting & fishing preservation in the Western part of North America as a new senior business development and legal consultant Ryan will help complete SFW's western North American Conservation infrastructure and in future years will lead SFW into the International Conservation arena.
His passion and commitment to protecting the future of hunting for current and future generations is why we so much feel that his involvement as a pro staff member with Caribou Gear is an honor. As it is obvious that he stands for what is right with wildlife rights and fighting for what is wrong!
We at Caribou Gear support his fighting efforts in conservation and hunting & fishing preservation. A current battle is un-managed wolf populations in the west and the upper mid-west regions. Support the fight!
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Clint Boyce- Minnesota
Growing up in the Northwood's of Minnesota hunting and fishing since I was able to walk behind my fathers foot steps. In the 70's hunting for food was more of a necessity.
between what we harvested or raised on a one acre garden we always seemed to have what we needed.
I learned to hunt from my father, mother, grandfather, and uncles, hunting the Smokey hills Wilderness area, the Crow Wing Wilderness area and the Boundary Waters Wilderness for whitetail deer, black bear, grouse, pheasant, ducks, and geese. Minnesota being the land of 10,000 lakes it seems as though I tried to fish them all!
I fished for muskie, northern pike, tiger muskie, Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, sunfish, perch, bullhead, catfish, trout and the ever tastey walleye in the many lakes and rivers of Minnesota. Hunting Elk and Mule deer in an area on the Oregon Idaho border, North East of Halfway with my uncle, I knew then I would again hunt the Western extremes and the Rocky Mountains. In 1995 after I served was discharged from the military I came back to Minnesota and hunted a few seasons when a couple of friends called me and asked if I wanted to hunt Elk in Colorado, we hunted the Grand Mesa outside of Grand Junction, Co. I have hunted in Colorado ever since.
Over the years I have harvested elk, mule deer, antelope, pheasant, coyote, and grouse, I have also become a better trout fisherman and learned to fly fish. I'm a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Gun owners of America, Union Sportsman's Alliance, the TRCP and the Save the Hunter organization. The thrill of the hunt, the catch, and harvest has been instilled in me from the start. I believe it to be a spiritual part of my life being one with the great outdoors. I looking forward to the hunting and fishing adventures yet to come.
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Alan Hannasch - Colorado
Alan is a Colorado Outdoors enthusiast, born and raised in a state that has over fifty summits that exceed 14,000 feet Alan has stood on most, "a great vantage point to spot Colorado's big game" Alan is an experienced bow hunter spearfishing fish at the age of 10. He also is an award 
winning photographer of big game and nature; as an extension of bow hunting he hones his skills in the back country by closing in on his subjects for incredibly close shots.
One of Alan's favorite elk hunts was in Colorado, on a D.I.Y hunt on public lands he harvested a 373 6/8 bull elk that ranks as one of the top ten elk harvested in the state of Colorado. Other bow harvests include a Colorado Shiras bull Moose, mule deer, and Merriam turkey. Alan has also fished the fiords of the Alaska inside passage, cranking in King Salmon; and hard core wilderness fishing of many of the Colorado high country lakes and ponds.
Alan is a volunteer with the Colorado Division of Wildlife as a Huntmaster, the primary goal is to introduce youth to hunting big game in the state of Colorado. Teaching youth how to be a safe and ethical hunter, and passing on skills learned from over 40 years of hunting experience.
"having a bull elk bugle back to you at less than 30 yards is priceless. being able to keep your composure and taking a shot at 10 yards is un-explainable, being close to nature is what I live for, I hope you can join me"
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Mark Brunello - California
Joins our Caribou Gear Prostaff with over 27 years of hunting and fishing experience. Mark’s passion is hunting mule deer, but he enjoys hunting any big game species that he
can draw a tag for as well as waterfowl and upland bird hunting. To say Mark is obsessed with hunting would be an understatement. Each year he applies for multiple big game species in 11 western states. When he is not hunting, he is talking with wildlife biologists, game wardens, taxidermists, and fellow hunters about hunting opportunities prior to his upcoming hunts each year.
This is just part of the countless hours that he spends researching areas to hunt mature, trophy class big game animals. The majority of Mark’s hunts are self guided, back pack hunts on public land draw tags. He prefers to hike in a few miles where he finds quality animals and few people. Mark enjoys the challenge of pursuing the older age class animals and hunts very hard from dark to dark to makes the most out of every hunting trip that he goes on. As a result, he has harvested many mature animals including a couple mule deer over 30”.
Mark lives in Rocklin, CA with his beautiful wife, Jenna, and their three daughters. His family is his first priority and he cherishes every minute that spends with them. As much as Mark enjoys his out of state hunting trips, one of the hardest things is being away from his family for extended periods of time. His wife and kids are extremely supportive and motivate him to hunt hard and harvest quality animals. They also love the outdoors and enjoy eating the wild game meat that he brings home.
Over many years of hunting, and by necessity, Mark has sought out the best quality hunting gear to make him a more effective hunter. After several hundred days in the field, Mark knows which products work, and what doesn’t. You will only find the best quality gear in his pack, and that is why he uses Caribou Gear ultra light big game bags.
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Steve Lucero - Colorado
