For three, the path to Dogwood Canyon ran through Grapevine, TX. Congrats to Loren Autrey, Luke Hitt, and Kaston Jonhson for battling through the heat and taking the next step towards the prize money and the title of Field & Stream’s Total Outdoorsman.

The Quinlan, Texas boy, Loren Autrey, did the homefolks proud with an overall score of 13. A great start on the Skills course gave Loren the jump start he needed, and consistently good on the other three disciplines pushed him to the title of the Grapevine Champion for ’11. Autry was very disappointed in his performance in the Finals last year and was determined to make it back for the sweet taste of redemption.

The wonder boy from Rogers, AR, Luke Hitt, struggled to a second place finish; sounds funny, but after his dominance in the ’10 Independence Regional, anything less than crushing the field looked like a struggle for Hitt. Luke is another who left the Canyon last year already planning for a return and redemption.

Kaston Johnson from Grove, OK, picked up the final ticket to the Finals. He’s young, quiet, and perceptive, the kinda guy you avoid in a fight…and he should scare the other 15 Finalists. If Kaston can stay in striking distance through the first four disciplines of the Finals, look out, because he’s dandy with a bow, and Archery and Endurance will be right up his alley.

It’s on to Nashville for a week of events and music. The triple digits down here in the south are smothering, but hey, only the strong come outta these deals anyway.

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from Capt. Mike wrote 47 weeks 6 days ago

Loren, all. Check out the site picture posted in the photo gallery. Big day tomorrow.

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from gautrey wrote 47 weeks 5 days ago

Which one brother?

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from gautrey wrote 47 weeks 5 days ago

I found it. What a crowd to see at an event.

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from Capt. Mike wrote 47 weeks 6 days ago

Loren, all. Check out the site picture posted in the photo gallery. Big day tomorrow.

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from gautrey wrote 47 weeks 5 days ago

Which one brother?

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from gautrey wrote 47 weeks 5 days ago

I found it. What a crowd to see at an event.

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