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The Appalchian Whitetails Field Team is a group of talented and dedicated hunters and simply fine individuals that help us promote our products, and grow as a company. They work tirelessly throughout the year helping with product promotion, seminars, and a variety of other tasks that make us who we are. Think you have what it takes to join our team? If so, follow these instructions and contact us telling us of your interest.

Rob Chillinsky

Archery hunting for whitetail deer is what Rob's life rotates around. Even though he hunts just about everything, whitetail hunting is where his passion lies. Rob got addicted to archery hunting for whitetails at age 13 when his father bought him his first bow for his birthday. Since that point he has never put his bow down. Growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania, Rob had plenty of opportunites to hunt. Rob Currently
resides in North Huntingdon with his wife Shawna, who is also starting out in the sport of archery. Aside from spending half of the year in a treestand and in the field scouting, Rob enjoys hanging out with his wife and hunting with his friends. Rob holds a degree in archeticture and drafting and has plenty of sales experience from working at Dick's Sporting Goods for several years. He is currently employed by
SAI Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA. Rob also loves to meet and talk to people. He has become an excellent archery hunter throughout the years taking many mature whitetails,and has gained extensive knowledge of whitetails. He loves to share knowledge of hunting with anyone that crosses his path. He believes that helping others harvest wild game is better than doing it yourself. In 2008 Rob became a partner in the ownership of Apparition Scents. With his background in design and sales, he has become a big asset to the team. Through his outgoing personallity and his knowledge of hunting whitetails he wants to help every hunter he meets have a successful season using Appalachain Whitetails products.

Ken Kocon

Ken got his first 22 caliber rifle at 8 years old, shot his first squirrel at 12, and hasn’t passed up a hunting opportunity since.  Ken’s passion however, lies in bow hunting whitetails.  While Ken hunts everything from dove to bear, it is really just a filler for those cool crisp October and early November mornings in the tree stand.  For Ken it is not the kill that makes a hunt, but the time spent outdoors, and the story that comes with each trip.  Ken was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania where he, his younger brother, and dad spent each season in the woods.  Ken never stopped hunting even while obtaining his bachelors degree in Information Science and Technology from Penn State University.  After college Ken’s passion for big whitetails led him to pick up and move to central Illinois.  Ken currently lives in Bloomington, Illinois where he works as a Network Analyst for State Farm Insurance Company.  If you ask Ken today why he moved to Illinois he will respond without hesitation “to hunt Big Illinois Whitetails of course.”  When not hunting, Ken and his fiancee, Stacy, enjoy hitting up the local lakes for some walleye and crappie fishing.  Ken is also a member of the Mclean County Sportsman’s Association, which provides outdoor hunting and training opportunities for youth in central Illinois.  Ken’s strong personality and drive, as well as his technical background will allow him to educate and expand the success of Apparition Scents brand.

Kevin McArdle

If it is an outdoor activity, Kevin is usually involved in it.  His passion for the outdoors began at a very young age as a result of spending many summer weekends camping with his family. He began shooting archery at the age of 10 while a member of the Chieftain Archery Club in Leechburg, PA.  As Kevin’s interest in hunting grew along with his brother’s, his dad decided to join them and let them hunt.  After he had gone through the Hunter Education Course, he became a Jr. Instructor, which he did for 8 years.  During his high school years, while playing football and baseball, he obtained the rank of Eagle Scout.  His Jr. Instructor years ended when he went to college at Penn State and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences and Technology.  He now is employed at Management Science Associates, in Pittsburgh, PA, as an Application Analyst.  Kevin finds a way to make hunting season last all year long, whether it be checking his trail camera, planting a food plot, or hunting ground hogs.  When he is not hunting he can be found 4 wheeling in his jeep, fishing, trying new recipes with game he has harvested or some other outdoor activity.  He currently resides in Lower Burrell, PA.  He hopes to bring his work ethic, determination, and love of the outdoors to The Field Team. Kevin loves trying new things and staying up on new products to help better his, as well as others', overall outdoor experience. 

Aaron Mears

Since he was first able to set foot into the woods at a young age, Aaron has kept close to the outdoors his whole life.  Aaron started archery hunting at age 12.  Years of trial and error finally paid off when he took his first archery deer at the age of 16.  Since then, he’s explored other types of hunting from predators to waterfowl, but he’ll always go back to his first love of deer hunting every time.  He also feels enjoying time spent in the woods is even more important than making a kill.  Aaron brings with him 6 years of prior outdoor retail experience, most of which were spent as a Product Specialist with Gander Mountain.  Aaron looks forward to sharing his retail knowledge with the company and working to make Apparition Scents a household name.  Aaron also has a degree from ITT Technical Institute in Computer Electronics Engineering Technology.  When he’s not hunting, Aaron is usually hard at work at Siemens Energy and Automation, where he is an Electrical Engineering Technician.  He also enjoys spending much of his free time with his wife Becki, who enjoys being outdoors as well.

Jason Mears

When it comes to hunting, Jason Mears has his fingers in it all. From the time he was a little kid, his father had him involved in the outdoors fishing or sitting beside him groundhog hunting. Jason knew from that time on, whether dreaming of that big buck or agile squirrel, being in the outdoors was what he wanted to do. At the age of 12, Jason began bow hunting and hasn’t stopped since. Early on, there where many missed opportunities, all of which he has taken as learning experiences. He feels that there is something to be learned on every trip into the woods. Jason credits his success to determination, hard work, and of course the things his father taught him as a child. On a cold and crisp October morning, there is nowhere Jason would rather be than sitting in a tree stand waiting for the next chance at a large whitetail buck. Jason is also

involved in Shaner Sportsman's Club where he is an acting director. He also is directly involved in the annual Youth Pheasant Hunt and the Youth Field Day. He believes that getting the youth involved in hunting is a great thing and helps ensure the life of the sport. Seeing children after they have harvested their first game animal truly puts a smile on his face. Making sure that each child leaves the youth events understanding good ethics and safety is what it's all about. In addition to his love for bow hunting, Jason is also passionate about waterfowl hunting. He currently holds a position with the Avery Pro-Staff, a waterfowl company based out of Memphis, Tennessee, which allows him to promote Avery products to fellow hunters and provide feedback on up and coming additions to the
product line. Jason, who is an engineer with Westinghouse Electric Company, has 7 years of sales experience and an engineering background, which he feels he can directly utilize to help fellow hunters understand products on the market today. Jason, who is owner of Appalachian Whitetails and Apparition Scents, has the determination to help not just the company grow, but to help others learn and grow from their hunting experiences.

Cory Mennett

Whether it is hunting for spring gobblers on a sunny spring morning, fly fishing in the evening in late spring and early summer, or archery hunting in the color-filled autumn woods, Cory loves them all equally. From the time he was a little boy he spent his summers exploring in the woods or playing baseball. Cory found a love for both extending his baseball career into the college level at Penn State University, but his passion for hunting still runs deep. He is extremely dedicated to archery hunting, and is an excellent promoter of Apparition Scent products. He never gets tired of hearing hunting stories, or sharing many of his own, and has a genuine affection for a good conversation. Aside from being a successful outdoorsman, he's a skilled communicator, and is always willing to lend a tip or two, or pick someone else's brain about anything that will help him

to be successful. He brings a tireless work ethic to the Appalachian Whitetails Field Team, always providing suggestions for ways to improve and grow the company, and pushing other Field Team members to go the extra mile. Cory was born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania where he still lives with his wife Deanna, son Brayden and daughter MaKenna. Cory holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University.He works for Kongsberg Defense Corporation as a manufacturing engineer.

Nick Pinizzotto

Nick Pinizzotto is an avid outdoorsman and environmentalist, who spent the majority of his childhood and early adult years exploring the forests and streams that surrounded his home. Under the tutelage of his father, he was taught the skill of hunting, and most importantly, the moral and ethical responsibilities that quality sportsmen posses.
Through his continual study and admiration for whitetails and the opportunity to practice a Quality Deer Management program on a property he co-owns, Nick founded Appalachian Whitetails in 2002 in an effort to help others realize their deer management goals.  
Nick has become an exceptional archery hunter, and has taken two Pope and Young class whitetails, as well as several other mature bucks on his Indiana County, Pennsylvania property. He is also a firm believer in the importance of harvesting does, and annually fills his antlerless deer tags. In addition to hunting, he is an avid photographer and videographer of whitetails, a Pennsylvania Game Commission Bowhunter Education Instructor, a professional outdoor writer, and a supporting member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association. He is also an official trophy measurer for Safari Club International and the Northeast Big Buck Club.
Nick holds a B.A. in Environmental Geography from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and he is the Senior Director of Watershed Programs for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Ben Wright

There are few people that you can call, on any day, at any time, that will join you to hunt. Ben is one of those people. He is passionate about hunting and is truly at home when traveling through field, forest, and stream in pursuit of deer, pheasant, grouse, geese, doves, or rising trout. Born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, Ben began hunting at an early age with his father. He recalls hunting in Forest County on days where he and his father would only see a few deer. However, together they enjoyed the anticipation of possibly seeing one in between squirrel sightings and pieces of candy. Ben’s appreciation and love for archery began at age 14 when he got within bow range of an adult doe for the first time. That same year Ben was invited on a rabbit hunt. As the beagle worked towards him, the grass in front of the dog erupted with a flurry of action

and noise as two cackling ringneck pheasant took to flight. It was a year later that he received his first bird dog for Christmas. Ben currently manages a 600-acre property for whitetail deer and saves almost all of his vacation for time in the woods on this property. Together with the landowner, he has successfully produced many mature bucks, some of which he has harvested since 2002 when the property management began. A love of the outdoors lead Ben to pursue an environmental degree from Penn State University. Although his career has focused on water resources, Ben still spends an equal amount of time on the pursuit of his favorite game animals. Combined with his passion for environmental conservation, Ben is an outspoken advocate for wildlife and habitat management. Through his involvement with Pheasants
 Forever and Trout Unlimited chapters, Ben has been able to perpetuate outdoor pursuits in western Pennsylvania. He resides in Ligonier, Pennsylvania with his wife and hunting buddy Carole, and his son, Hunter. He hopes to pass on his love for the sport and the outdoors to his son as soon as his little feet can carry him through the leaf-scattered Pennsylvania woods.

Darren Zola

Whitetail hunting for Darren is more then just a hobby, it is a 365 day a year obsession. Whether it’s shed hunting in the spring, planting food plots, glassing fields while bailing hay on the farm he hunts in Ohio or checking his trail cameras all summer, whitetail’s are always on his mind. Hunting is a passion that started at a very young age for Darren after harvesting his first buck at the age of 13 while hunting with his father. He graduated to archery hunting in ‘95 and took a nice buck his first fall in the woods with a bow. In trying to broaden his love of the outdoors Darren attended the Northwood School of Taxidermy in 1996 and still practices that hobby today. Along with doing taxidermy Darren is also an official measurer for the Northeast Big Buck club and a member of the Pope and Young club. He is also an avid preacher of QDMA and is trying to educate as many hunters in that practice as possible. Darren hopes to bring his love of the outdoors and passion for whitetail hunting to Apparation Scents as a field team member.

Ryan Kaullen

Since the age of 4 Ryan Kaullen has been enjoying two things; the great sport of hunting and loving everything the outdoors has to offer.  He resides in Kansas City,Missouri.  He owns an online site called Outdoorsman Extreme(www.outdoorsmanextreme.com). It is your one stop shop for hunting gear, taxidermy, and outfitters/lodges.  Ryan loves all kinds of hunting but whitetail deer hunting holds a special place in his heart.  Waking up early to sit in a stand seems weird to many people but to Ryan its his home away from home.

Ryan is currently working on his business degree at Maple WoodsCommunity College and will be transferring to a four year school to complete his degree. His goal is to spend the rest of his life enjoying what has been created for all people to enjoy; the great sport of hunting. 

 

Shaun Smith

When it comes to the outdoors I have both hands in the cookie jar.  I have shot for High Country Archery and Hoyt USA through their shooter programs.  I have worked as a spring gobbler guide in West Virginia.  I am not shy about fishing steelhead in OH and PA and chasing whitetails throughout PA,OH and WV.  Growing up in the outdoors was something that my dad took great pride in.  I can remember back to where I used to carry his shotgun shells in a hunting vest that was 4 sizes too big for me.  Dogging rabbits, grouse and pheasants all while toting my Red Rider BB gun, to finish off my fathers' harvests.  I lost my father to Lou Gehrig's disease when I was 16 years old.  I vowed to carry on his legacy with my friends and family.  I started archery hunting at the age of 12 and harvested my 1st whitetail buck and was hooked ever since.  I have taken great pride in instructing youths in archery, big game, small game and waterfowl hunting.  I also have sales experience from working at Sportsmans Supply Co. in Butler, PA, as an archery consultant and firearms sales.  When it comes to being outdoors, I also have time to go to my kids soccer games, kids clubs, gymnastics and family functions.  I am lucky to have a loving and understanding wife and family that supports my outdoor activities.

 

Rich Supler

From ground hogs to turkeys to whitetails, hunting in South Western Pennsylvania has been Rich's passion for many years.  Whether tracking a buck that he just shot with a bow to just walking through the woods to do some early scouting, the outdoors is Rich's life.  He not only hunts, but also competes in world 3-D archery competitions and shoots spot leagues in the winter. He loves telling his hunting tales or stories of his shots at competitions, he can talk for hours on that one great shot.  He also loves meeting so many different people at the competitions for around the United States and around the world.  He loves hearing thier hunting stories as well.  He is also a member of Falcon Archery in Canonsburg.  He currently resides in Prosperity, Pa and is employed by ROC Appalachia and runs heavy equipment building gas well sites. He is excited about joining the field team staff and looks forward to helping other have successful hunts as he has had using thier products.

Greg Dennison

Greg Dennison was born in a small farming community in southern Ohio where hunting was the way of life. He was introduced to hunting and the outdoors at a very young age by his father and family. He resides in central Ohio with his wife, Shannon, and is a proud father of four children, Alicia, Samantha, Logan, and Brody.  He takes pride in sharing his love of hunting and the outdoors with all of his children. For Greg and his family, hunting is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days of the year. It is the air that they breathe. Along with his father, Greg founded and co-owns Brush Creek Adventures of Ohio. BCA of Ohio is not just a hunting guide service, but also a way to pass on stories, experiences, and ethical hunting practices to the next generation of hunters. Greg strongly believes that the passing of this torch to the youth of today and tomorrow is every hunter’s responsibility.  He is so passionate about it that he took it one step further and has became a hunting and trapping education instructor for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. He also travels to many different states searching for the adrenaline rush that hunting and fishing provides. Whether it’s hanging from a tree in Ohio, just waiting for that monster whitetail to walk in, walking the marshes of the Eastern Shore of Maryland in search of the great Sitka stag, or calling that perfect flock of mallards to the decoys, he is in it for the experience of the hunt. Greg has hunted from the perspective of a son, a husband, a father, a business owner, and an educator. These vast experiences and knowledge of what it takes for the hunt will help him to identify with every type of hunter and help each one to not only find the right Apparition Scent product for their hunt, but have a successful hunting season.

 

Billy Pressler

Billy Pressler is an avid outdoorsman whose heart lives for hunting whitetail deer. Residing in Washington Courthouse Ohio, Billy has been blessed with some of the best hunting the United States has to offer. With a lot of hard work and dedication, Billy has harvested numerous trophy deer throughout the years, but if it was not for his families influence in the outdoors, Billy may not have obtained the passion for hunting he has today. Deer hunting in the Pressler family is not just a sport; it’s a way of life. Whether it is driving around scouting deer in the off season, glassing fields, or making the hike back to his favorite stand, Billy and his family love to do it all.

Billy is currently a production scheduler for Stark Truss Inc in Marysville Ohio and married to his wife Jessica. Billy enjoys hunting deer any way he can, whether it’s taking the bow or a shotgun, as long as he is in the woods, he feels right at home. Apparition Scents has become a key weapon in Billy’s arsenal every fall helping him take the trophy he’s looking for.

With Billy’s hard working ethics and dedication to the sport of hunting, he makes a great candidate to the Apparition Scents field team. Billy’s goal is not to only help educate other hunters about how they can use Apparition Scents to their advantage, but to help them get that trophy buck year after year.

 
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