This past spring Nicole, against all odds, knocked down a huge Alaskan brown bear with her Mathews at just 23 steps...This fall it was Pat's turn to try to knock down a monster brown bear with his bow. Pat harvested a huge brown bear back in 2007 with a gun, but it has always been on his bucket list to check one out with his bow. We were headed to Kodiak Island to hunt with Paul Chervenak and guide Cole Kramer. Brown bears and sitka blacktails … [Read more]
MN Family Hunt
This past year, the Driven team acquired a new property close to home here in Minnesota. We spent endless hours this summer, scouting, planning, putting in Evolved food plots and hanging our Big Game and Muddy stands in preparation for the whitetail season. We spent a lot of time in the tree during the archery season and had some extremely close encounters with some of the top deer on our hit list, but just never could close the … [Read more]
Buck Country Outfitters Saskatchewan 2014
It was the end of October and that could only mean one thing... the Driven crew was headed up to our favorite whitetail spot in Saskatchewan. Along on this trip were good friends, Mike Jahnke, Clint Walker and Whitney Fouts, Whit's dad Kevan Fouts, and Chad Schumacher. Also joining us was Pat's daughter Olivia, and she was going to try to take her first Saskatchewan buck with her Barnett Crossbow. We met up with Brandon Schreiber and the crew at … [Read more]
Illinois, Mr. Perfect
Good friends Darren and Sherri Martin have put a ton of work and effort into their property in Illinois and it has really paid off for them. They have taken some crankin bucks over the years. Last year, Darren started getting Eyecon pictures of a huge typical 6x6 on his farm and the story of "Mr. Perfect" began. He had recognized the deer from the year before and he had absolutely blown up! He hunted him hard over the next few months, and had an … [Read more]
Team member Mike Jahnke connects on a Wicked Monster
We have said it once and we will say it again, Wicked Outfitters has become one of the Driven team's favorite spots when the whitetail season rolls around. With Carson already filling his tag during the Kansas youth season, it was team member Mike Jahnke's turn to try his luck with his TC during the early Muzzleloader season. Mike has been a Driven team member almost from the start and has knocked down some great deer over the years. Mike … [Read more]
New Mexico Elk Youth Hunt
Carson's first elk hunt... The day I left for my elk hunt all I can remember is staring at the clock during school hoping it would go faster. It seemed like forever for the bell to ring but when it did I raced outside where Nicole was picking me up from school and we met up with dad and Bryan and rushed to the airport. We didn’t think we would have time for dinner as we were running as fast as we could through the airport. We grabbed a quick … [Read more]
Alberta Moose
After just a few days in the Minnesota whitetail woods, it was time for the Driven team to hit the road. Pat was up to bat, and we headed to Alberta to hunt with Glenn Brown and Blue Bronna Outfitters. Pat had his Mathews dialed and began his quest for his first Shiras Moose. We met Glenn at the trailhead and loaded up our Watson bags and gear on the horses, and it was off to spike camp. This would be our home for the next 10 days. … [Read more]
Kansas Youth Season
It’s that time of year again…summer is coming to an end and fall is quickly approaching. Last year the Driven team kicked off their deer season at Wicked Outfitters for the Kansas youth season with Pat’s son Carson. Carson hunted hard and put his time in, but things just didn’t come together. This year, we kicked off the same way with Carson heading back down there looking for some redemption! We had two reasons for going to Kansas; first is … [Read more]
Alaskan Brown Bear
After harvesting a male lion with my bow, there was only one thing left at the very top of my bucket list.... a big brown bear! Spotting and stalking a brown bear with my bow has been a lifelong dream of mine. My quest started a year ago in the snow covered mountains of Alaska. We hunted hard for 10 days in -20 degree weather and the majority of the bears were just not out of their dens yet. That is part of hunting. Every trip doesn't end … [Read more]
LIVE Spring Bear Hunt!
There is no place we love going more than Saskatchewan. We have done lots of black bear hunts in the past, but this one was special! Nicole was going to try and harvest a bear LIVE. Steve Bowman from the Outdoor Channel joined us and was going to film and broadcast the hunt live on the Outdoor Channel's website. Team member Mike Jahnke and cameraman Bryan Lemke also joined us on the trip and we were headed to meet up with Brandon Schreiber and … [Read more]