LOOK WHO'S TALKING!
Jody Smith
Jody Smith was born and raised in Elkton, Oregon hunting and fishing along the banks of the Umpqua River. His lifetime of experience in the outdoors has helped him become one of the most recognizable outdoor guides in the industry.
Davey Jones
Dave Jones of Davey Jones Fishing Locker & Guide Service has been successfully guiding for Kokanee for 6 years on Odell Lake out of Shelter Cove RV & Marine Resort.
Jeremy Jahn
Jeremy Jahn will teach you what you need to know before you head to the lake, along with some tips & tricks. He will give you a better understanding on kokanee and how to get them into your boat.
Wolves are in Oregon and California and Greg Roberts will stress that fact in his presentation, Wolves in Our Midst, during the upcoming ExpoSure Sportsmen's and Outdoors shows.
“We have them and they're going to continue to be here,” said Roberts, an avid outdoorsman.
The Rogue pack, consisting of a couple adult wolves and a couple of younger ones, have roamed in the Cascade Mountains of Southern Oregon and in the Siskiyou Mountains in Northern California.
“What we've learned about the wolves is that there is still a lot about them that we don't know,” said Roberts. “The tracking collars on wolves is revealing so much.”
Roberts explained that the collars reveal wolves will disperse out to 1,000 miles.
“Nobody had any idea wolves would travel that much until the collars were used,” he said.
Roberts described wolves as scavengers and explained that removing or burying dead livestock is one way to prevent attracting the predator to an area. Mixing human urine with some water and spraying the liquid around the perimeter of a property is another way to discourage the wolves from advancing.
In his presentation, Roberts will discuss the life of a wolf, its behavior and its travels.
Where it comes to Bigfoot... his first direct encounter with a Bigfoot happened in the Sky Lakes Wilderness of Southern Oregon in August of 1984. However, it was not until January of 2008 before he had concrete proof that what he had heard in the Sky Lakes Wilderness in 1984 could have only been a vocalization made by a Bigfoot. No other known animal makes the sound he and a companion heard at 2:30 in the morning echoing out of the darkness. Since 2008, Greg has been a dedicated Bigfoot researcher and investigator. He has had dozens of direct encounters. He has also worked in affiliation with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, and also as a resource for the North American Bigfoot Center located outside Portland, Oregon. His years of research and investigation has led to several findings that he was the first to call attention to. Some of those, you are going to hear directly from him.
Rogueweather.com is based in Medford, Oregon. The founder, Greg Roberts, is the forecaster. Greg has nearly 30 years of weather forecasting experience, specializing in severe weather events. Greg has received training from a variety of sources including the University of Oklahoma.
Greg volunteers as a Skywarn observer for the National Weather Service. This has lead to many hours out in the field storm-chasing and getting up close with the storms that he loves. Greg has also served as a firefighter and during this time prepared forecasts for major wildland fires in Oregon and Northern California.
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Cody Freeman
I am 29 years old and have 29 years of experience, chasing the good old ghosts of the woods, blacktail. I am the owner of Blacktail Drop Zone, and the star/producer of Blacktail Drop Zone Outdoors. I love hunting blacktail, and it will always be my favorite animal to hunt.
Max Wagner
Max works at Stryker Fishing Rods helping with design, product testing, and building finished rods as well. He have been fishing the northwest rivers since he was 12 years old. Steelhead have always been his favorite fish to target and has devoted every winter to bettering himself as an steelhead angler. Max will be covering two topics to catch steelhead, and hopefully make you a more successful angler.
Jim Shrum
Tournament bass angler.
Oregon and Northern California angler & UVBM member.
Dan Kuntz
Oregon and California Tournament bass angler for more than 40 years. Dan is an active UVBM memberfrom Myrtle Creek, OR
Andy Martin
Capt. Andy Martin owns and operates Brookings Fishing Charters. He has been a fishing guide in Oregon, Alaska and Northern California for nearly 20 years. He runs ocean charter boats during the spring and summer and drift boat trips in the fall and winter.
Johnny Gualdi
Dream Big African Safaris Is based in the Waterberg Mountains in South Africa. We are a family run safari outfit led and owned by Gianmarco Gualdi (Johnny). We offer exclusive hunting and photographic safaris.
Your hunt is our priority, and you are guaranteed the highest quality service. Each day is planned to your needs and allows you to truly experience the adventure of your hunt. The evenings are spent around the captivating bushveld fire reminiscing over the days hunt followed by a mouth-
watering meal.
We offer Photographic Safaris at a variety of locations to explore from our Mother city Cape town with the incredible wine routes and Table Mountain to Kruger National Park one of the largest game reserves in Africa.
Further North in we offer once in a lifetime safaris to Botswana where you will experience the magnificent wildlife in the Chobe National Park and Zimbabwe with the reathtaking Victoria Falls.
Activities includecuba diving, golfing, spa, fishing, ziplining and shark cage diving.
As a safari outfit it is truly hard to put into words the magnificent beauty and peace that South Africa and Africa offers. We can only hope that as a family run outfit we can inspire you our guests to come and share it with us and to take home the lasting heartbeat of Africa.
Dillon Boresek
I’m 18 years old and started bass fishing 9 years ago going on my 10th year. I started fishing swimbaits after I found a 11 lb+ largemouth dead with a 10” trout down its throat, That was 7 years ago and since then I have landed countless 7 and 8lb largemouth using a technique called Swimbait fishing.
2025 Speakers Schedules will be announced 1 week before each show.
Ryland Stone
Ryland is the UVBM Junior Angler of the Year for 2023 and 2024. He is 17 years old and hails from Roseburg, OR
