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Team Hart - Doug Hampton, JW Hart, Rod Owen

There's only one thing that could bring three men together from three different states, with nearly four-hundred miles separating each of them... You guessed it!... Giant whitetails!

Rod Owen of Missouri and Doug Hampton of Arkansas, two construction workers by trade, teamed up with hall of fame bull rider "The Iron Man" J.W. Hart of Oklahoma to hunt during the 2009 fall hunting season. The trio would now become known as "Team Hart".

J.W. is all business when he's announcing these days for the P.B.R.. But just trade in the cowboy hat for some Mossy Oak and a bow and you will see a man that is extremely serious about hunting big whitetails. When the professional cowboy picks up a P.S.E., he becomes a natural born killer!

Team Hart overcame the long miles, geographical challenges and time away from family to take down twelve animals in six different states! It's kind of like J.W. put it in an interview from the tree, "We came here to kill big deer, and that's what we're gonna do"!

Team Lewis - Glen Simpson, Aaron Lewis, Ken Barteau

The story of Team Army started in 2003 when Ken and I met while attending the Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. Ken and I found that we shared a lot in common with hunting and with both of us being from the mid-west, Ken from Missouri and I from Illinois. Over the next couple of years we got together on several occasions and hunted my home state of Illinois and so the passion and addiction for chasing those big mature whitetails as a team was solidified.

Filming several hunts over the years I decided that I would submit an application DVD to Drury Outdoors in hopes of being selected for a spot on Dream Season. To make a long story short, Mark Drury liked what I had put together and offered a position to join the Drury Family of Field Producers and we quickly accepted the offer! This is where Ken and I officially became TEAM ARMY and proud members of the Drury Outdoors Team. Little did we know that our team name would soon change?

After Ken and I had a couple of DVD series under our belts and winning the 2009 Drury Outdoors Producer of the Year award we were offered what we were originally looking to achieve in the beginning…a spot on Dream Season for Season 7, Celebrity. Ken and I were partnered up with the lead singer of the rock band Staind, Aaron Lewis and I must admit that going into the season we were a bit doubtful on Aaron's abilities as a hunter but all that went away after we met Aaron a found that he was just as passionate about hunting as Ken and I. Self admitting that his love of music and his family are his first priority and that hunting is a close second we quickly found out that he is truly a whitetail fanatic and a good archer! So stay tuned to Dream Season and see TEAM LEWIS in action as you don't want to miss Aaron, the rocker, family man, and bowhunter knock down some great whitetail.

Team Sylvia - Jeff Lindsey, Tim Sylvia, David Lindsey

Dad and I have always hunted together so it's obvious how we got hooked up as a team. I grew up spending each spring and fall with my Dad whether we were fishing on the lake or chasing squirrels in the hardwoods. When we were asked to compete in Dream Season Celebrity, we welcomed the challenge and got to work planning our fall around putting tags on giant whitetails.

We were looking forward to getting to spend all deer season hunting with a celebrity but put one that is a 6' 8" MMA fighter named Tim Sylvia in the tree with you and the camera and its sure to be a season of ups and downs! Nobody wants to be on the bad side of a man that has made a living whooping the best fighters in the world. Lucky for us, the 5-Time UFC Heavyweight Champion shared in our excitement of chasing big bucks around and was just as passionate about winning the competition as we were. We had lots of fun cutting up and joking around everyday- there was never a dull moment! We were blessed to harvest several big bucks last fall and I must say Tim is the best deer dragger I know. It all made for one fall Team Sylvia will never forget!

Team Wainwright - Louie Payne, Adam Wainwright, Lance Chapman

Louie and I first met about 16 years ago. We were both competing against each other in turkey calling competitions and soon realized that we both shared a passion for hunting. We soon began planning trips and going on hunts together each year. From there, we also decided to start filming some of our outdoor adventures just for fun. Eventually , we became Drury Team members and began to take the filming aspect more seriously.

This past year, we were asked by Mark and Terry to participate in Dream Season Celebrity. We jumped at the chance and were thrilled to be teamed with Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals. He is no doubt a tremendous athlete , but also proved to be an excellent hunter as well as a very humble person. We could not have had a better teammate, and as viewers watch the show this Fall, I think they will see just what type of person Adam is. We had a great time hanging out with him and getting to know him and his family. I think Louie even likes Cardinal baseball better than Kentucky basketball now!