The Legacy Continues. . . .

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SOA Illinois Team Members
Drew Gross

Drew Gross is a truly relentless hunter who has had a love for the outdoors since a very young age. He spent much of his youth following his grandfather around the woods, fields, marshes that he calls home.  He spends most of his hunting season chasing whitetails in KS, WI, and his home state of Illinois.  His passion for the outdoors has embedded not only a love for whitetails but also western game, water fowl, upland birds.
Louis Cairo III

Louis, who is a native of Illinois has grown up watching giant bucks roam the land, Louis began hunting at a very young age and has never looked back. The outdoors is a family tradition for him as his father has been on adventures all over the world.  Louis is following suit, as he has already been on hunting adventures as far as Africa and close as his back yard.
Louis Cairo Sr.

"Louie" Cairo is the man that started it all.....His love and passion for the outdoors has been an inspiration to more than two generations of outdoors men and women.  For years Louie has been the authority on Waterfowl hunting in north Illinois and has shared his tips and tactics with hundreds of hunters.  He has been and will forever be an inspiration to the men and women who have been lucky enough to share a blind, tree stand, or just a day in the woods with him.  His relentless drive for the pursuit of wild game and the conservation of our land will influence countless generations of sportsmen.
                            Louis Cairo Jr.


From Alaska to Africa, New Zealand to New Mexico, Louis has ventured the world in search of great adventure.  With a passion fueled by giant trophy animals and unforgettable stories there is no telling where his love for the hunt may take him next.  If he isn't off in a foreign land in pursuing beasts most have only read about you can most likely find him in his home state of Illinois, making memories afield with his father and son.
                                            Luke Taylor

A farmer in the heart of giant mid-western buck country, Luke Taylor has spent a good portion of his life chasing wild quarry. Born and raised in East Central Illinois, Luke lives and works where the big boys call home and has wall to prove it.  He also has a passion for doing his part in controlling the waterfowl population as he spends much of the late season hammering big Canadian honkers!  An accomplished sporting clays shooter you can find him in  the off season traveling the country competing in shooting tournaments.