TRENT COLE - OWNER/PRESIDENT

Born and raised in North Carolina, Mitchell is a graduate from Appalachian State University with a degree in Mathematics. Mitchell is not only a High School Math teacher, but also serves as a volunteer fireman and youth pastor. Mitchell is a very accomplished turkey caller; placing in over 55 NWTF sanctioned calling contests. During that time, he has over 20 first place finishes, 8 NC state calling championship titles, and 20 second place finishes. Mitchell placed sixth in the 2007 World Championships and also serves on pro-staff with Woodhaven Custom Calls. Known for his devotion to family and serving his community, he is also a routine guest speaker at the Christian Awards Banquets and Bass Pro Shops. With over 16 years in the deer and turkey woods, Mitchell is able to apply his contest stage savvy to woods with great success. He is quick to let people know where his heart lies, and that is with “GOD, Family, Friends, and the Great Outdoors.”

Pro staff member Mike Moore was born and raised in southern New Jersey, and is the fourth generation to live on the family farm. Mike is a member of the IBEW Local 351, where he is a journeyman electrician. Mike has seven years of video experience and has compiled stunning footage of heated whitetail and turkey action. Mike spends many hours working the family farm with his father and uncle. Whitetail deer are a year round obsession for Mike as he spends any free moment hunting, glassing, setting up trees and videotaping. Mike has had great success in harvesting mature whitetails in New Jersey and attributes a lot of his success to patience and a rigid management program that allows bucks to reach maturity.

Pro Staff member Todd Petrunger was born and raised in the coalfields of Southern West Virginia. Petrunger was introduced to the world of bow hunting at the age of 11 by his father and best friend. In the Appalachian Mountains, where the hollows appear to be endless and the mountains stretch as far as the eyes can see Petrunger has harvested numerous black bear, turkey, and deer. His one true passion is bowhunting the vast spruce-laced ridges and oak flats that cover his home state. Petrunger’s most memorable and self-fulfilling moment came in the fall of 2006 when he took his brother on his first bow hunt. Sitting side by side, he got to watch his brother, Josh, harvest his first WV whitetail buck after only thirty minutes in the woods. Petrunger is dedicated to his family and gives praise to the Lord for allowing him to venture into the great outdoors and experience the wonders of nature.

Pro-staff member Eric Price was born and raised in Salem County, New Jersey, and comes from a true hunting family. Eric works for the United States Postal Service, where he is a mail carrier. Eric has a whitetail addiction that stems back to his early childhood. He has been pursuing whitetails with great success since the age of 11 years old. Eric has harvested mature bucks in New Jersey and Illinois, and is a member of the exclusive New Jersey 200 pound buck club. When he is not in a tree stand, you can bet he is in a blind calling ducks and geese. Eric also enjoys the family tradition of rabbit hunting with the beagles, it is quality time spent with his father, Ed and grandfather, Varnell.

Pro Staff member Brooks Purdy was born and raised in beautiful Southeast Ohio where he has chased big whitetails and other game his whole life. Brooks graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Wildlife Biology. He bounced around after graduation, playing baseball in TX, working on a large hunting ranch in Southwest Texas, fighting forest fires out west (based in Idaho), and ultimately moving back to Ohio where he is a real estate agent, specializing in rural/hunting properties.  Brooks has a great passion for bowhunting big Ohio whitetails. With his competitive nature and drive to harvest mature whitetails, Brooks is determined to shoot a 200+ inch whitetail with his bow some day! Follow Brooks to see the heart-pounding bowhunting action that Southeast Ohio offers.

Pro-staff member Alan Reed was raised in southern WV and continues to reside there with his wife. Reed has had a love for the outdoors since childhood. His father and grandfathers were all passionate about hunting and passed this passion on to Reed. He was further blessed to marry into a hunting family. He enjoys a variety of outdoor activities; (fishing, turkey hunting, rabbit hunting, ATV riding), but his heart is with whitetail hunting. He enjoys the entire whitetail experience--food plot preparation, shed hunting, scouting, and always anticipates what the trail cameras will reveal. Reed feels blessed by this opportunity to share his love for the outdoors with family, friends, and now with the Cole Outdoor’s team and the hunting community worldwide.

Pro-staff member Michael Turbyfill discovered his love for hunting at the age of 14 when a neighbor invited him to come along for an afternoon turkey hunt. From the first gobble, Michael, or “Turb” as all his friends know him, was hooked. He began buying up calls, books, and magazines on the sport. Before too long he was calling up birds for himself and friends, and then decided to try his luck on the contest stage. To date, he has been competitive turkey calling for 4 years and has placed in several contests, including runner-up in the 2008 North Carolina State Championship. Turb didn’t begin to deer hunt until 2003 when he was freshman at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. His love for bow hunting whitetails has blossomed as well as his passion for filming his hunts, which came to a climax in 2007 when he harvested his first buck on film. When he’s not chasing toms or bucks, you can find him on a mountain trout stream, or trying to land a river smallmouth. Michael runs his own lawn care business to help him pay for school, and luckily for him, grass doesn’t grow much during hunting season.

Kenyon Woods

Kenyon Woods, A.K.A Booger Woods, 37 years old, married to Stacy Woods who is very supportive of my hunting.  I started bow hunting, hunting in general at 14-15 years old.  My brother in law got me going.  I cut grass for a full summer to buy my first Proline compound.  After awhile I went to  shooting longbows and recurves.  I also shoot a Hoyt compound.  I’m a county rep for Ohio Bow hunters Association, covering two counties.  I’ve served on committees for our local NWTF chapters as well as giving seminars for Women In The Outdoors and being an instructor on bow fishing.  I was also one of the youngest to become a regular member of the Professional Bow hunters Society at the age of 24.  I also enjoy going up on stage for NWTF calling contests.  If I’m not on the stage you’ll find me in the crowd.  There’s nothing like the first cool, fall morning to get me fired up about sitting in the deer stand and just be able to watch a Whitetail walking through.  I have also chased bear, moose, caribou, turkey, elk, javelina, coyote and more.  If I’m not hunting or scouting you’ll still find me in the woods or on the lake.  Bow hunting, to me, is not a sport but a way of life.  I feel it is also important to have a high respect for wildlife.   I make sure to keep God in the center of my life and what I hold close to me is family, friends and hunting.

Pro-staff member Bret Yates was born and raised in Southern New Jersey, where his whitetail addiction began on the heels of his grandfather, Ralph. Yates has a Bachelor of Science from Drexel University, with a Degree in Environmental Science. He works for a consulting engineering firm where he serves as a senior environmental scientist, and marketing director for the firm’s governmental contracts. Bret along with his wife Kathi, and daughter Reese Ann operate an American Quarter Horse breeding farm. Yates has pursued whitetails in many states, but calls his favorite Illinois. His prized whitetail is 154 5/8” 8 point, harvested in Calhoun County, Illinois. Yates attributes much of his success to a strong work ethic and a very understanding wife.