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Illinois
T. STANTON ARMOUR

Lance Buhrman

Mundelein, IL
(847) 417-7111

lance@buhrmandesigngroup.com
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Indiana
INDIANA
Perry M. Seitzinger
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 294-9087

psforestry@yahoo.com
Ohio
CHAGRIN VALLEY
Rob Vadas

Chagrin Falls, OH
(440) 220-0314

robertv@arborrehab.com
GILBERT R. SYMONS

Gregory Goebel

Cincinnati, OH

(513) 623-8485
gregohio2000@yahoo.com
HOCKING RIVER VALLEY

Stephen E. Benson

Athens, OH

(740) 503-3083

stephen.benson@austinpowder.com
NORTHERN OHIO

James D. Inbody

Middlefield, OH

(330) 306-8065

bonasahunter72@aol.com
OHIO HILLS

Tristopher Hanning

Lancaster, OH

(740) 447-2706

Ttishanning81@gmail.com
UPPER OHIO VALLEY

Harold L. Pickens

St. Clairsville, OH

(304) 242-9663

pickensharold@yahoo.com
Michigan Parts of MI are also covered under: Western Great Lakes
ALPENA

Bill Bolyard

Curran, MI

(248) 310-1091

bbolyard@allband.com
ANDY AMMANN

Ben Schram

Lansing, MI

(313) 806-2256

BenSchram35@gmail.com
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA

Fred Strich

St. Ignace, MI

(906) 430-0857
fstrich@earthlink.net
GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN

Troy Allen

Lowell, MI

(616) 706-5873

troypallen@yahoo.com
GREATER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

Dave Veldman

Detroit, MI
(248) 789-2673

Daveveldman8@gmail.com
HIGHLANDS

Larry Visser

Leroy, MI

(231) 768-4608

rgsviss@gmail.com
ROGER MOORE

Kevin Stewart

Flint, MI

(810) 516-7068
kgstew2124@gmail.com
LAKESIDE

Rick G Napper

Warren, MI

(586) 764-0336

rnbirdhunter67@comcast.net
LE GRAND TRAVERSE

Fritz Heller

Traverse City, MI

(231) 947-1628

fritz.heller@nmhmhotels.com
LOWER CENTRAL MITTEN

Eric Vincent
Marshall/Jonesville, MI

(269) 579-4775

ehvincen@mtu.edu
MID U.P.

Erik Strazzinski

Marquette, MI

(906) 869-4029
estrazz@gmail.com
OWER CENTRAL MITTEN

Eric Vincent
Marshall/Jonesville, MI

(269) 579-4775

ehvincen@mtu.edu
NORTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Bruce W. Barlow

West Branch, MI

(989) 385-5618

my41chev@yahoo.com
NORTH WOODS

Rick J. Bath

Iron Mountain, MI
(906) 774-5666

rgsrjb@charter.net
ROBERT J. LYTLE

John Paige

Lapeer, MI

(810) 938-0560

jhpaige@chartermi.net
SAGINAW VALLEY

Brad W. Schuknecht

Saginaw, MI
(989) 497-0453

goldtrocar@att.net
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN

Seth Wolthuis

Kalamazoo, MI
(269) 623-8618

WOLT100@gmail.com
SUPERIOR

Will Corcoran

Ironwood, MI

(906) 932-0257

THE AL LITZENBURGER
Scott Carbeck

Petoskey, MI

(231) 526-2000

CaptainDScott@gmail.com
THE JIM FOOTE

Peter J. McCutcheon

Elmira, MI

(231) 546-4849
petermrgs@yahoo.com
THUNDER BAY

Joel E. Bauer

Alpena, MI

(989) 356-3444

joelebauer@hotmail.com
TIP OF THE MITT

Perry Smeltzer

Wolverine, MI

(231) 525-8282

Perry.Smeltzer@mi.usda.gov
WEST MICHIGAN LAKESHORE

Brent D. Pike

Grand Haven, MI

(616) 844-2248
brentpike@me.com
