BRDGW Ambassadors
CHAD DOP
Born and raised in south central Iowa, hunting has always been Chad’s passion. At the age of 8, he started going along side his Dad in the CRP fields chasing pheasant and quail carrying his Red Ryder. At the age of 12, he killed his first deer, a 142” 10 point buck. Hunting big Iowa whitetails was Chad’s main focus until 4 years ago, when he went on his first thermal hog hunt. He was intrigued by thermal hunting and quickly purchased his own. He and a few buddies went coyote hunting one night in the bitter cold temps, and after five stands and a pile of coyotes in the truck, the hook was set. Since then, predator hunting has become his obsession. He is constantly striving to learn more about coyotes and perfect the night hunting game.
Chad was first a client of BRD Gun Works. He brought in a large frame 243 AR for service. After time, we grew a great friendship. It was Chad that suggested that BRDGW should focus on the predator hunting rifles. It was also Chad that literally made the push for it to happen. Over the last few years, Chad has field tested and provided input on many BRD rifles, cartridges, barrels, and other components. Recently, Chad has become a Pro Staff member for N-Vision Optics.
RICH GONZALES
Rich Gonzales got his addiction for hunting and the outdoors at the age of 13 chasing whitetails with a bow in Vermont where he was born. His passion for being on a team made him join the military straight out of high school which took him West to the state of Utah where he currently resides. He is a current USAF employee fulltime and in his off time is a Videographer and Field Staff member for Foxpro Electronic Game Calls, Black Diamond Optics Pro-staffer, Fat Boy Tripods Ambassador, and is now a proud Ambassador for BRD Gun Works. When Rich is not behind the camera, he and his Wife enjoy overland camping along with pursuing game around the calendar year hunting archery big game, waterfowl, and predators day and night across the United States while creating unique content for others to enjoy. Follow all his adventures on Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/richard.gonzales.7967747/
Instagram: @primary_predator https://www.instagram.com/primary_predator/
RIDGE AND VALLEY PURSUITS
Ridge and Valley Pursuits is a group of long time friends from Southwest Wisconsin with a passion for the outdoors especially, predator, turkey, and deer hunting. Hunting is fun, but for Rick Hadley and Cody McCann, filming and sharing their experiences with viewers has added a whole new level of excitement to the game for them. High quality videos with a short turnaround time has always been a top priority since RVP started filming hunts and they strive to make each video better than the last.
Ridge and Valley Pursuits YouTube Channel
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064823435512
BRAD BARANOUSKAS
Brad lives in Okanogan, Washington and has hunted predators most of his adult life. In the past 6 years he has taken his thermal night hunting for predators to another level. He works for Night Vision Outfitters, Pro Staff for ICOtec game calls and Pro Staff for NightRide Thermal. He is very excited about being brought on to the BRD Gun Works Team as an Ambassador. He enjoys testing and creating video content with the newest and best thermal optics on the market. He has Associate’s Degrees in Applied Science of Fisheries Technology and Instrumentation and Industrial Automation. When he’s not out whacking coyotes he travels to various nuclear power plants around the country to support their outages as an I&C technician.
YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/@thermalpredatorcontrol5266
Instagram: @thermal_predator_control https://www.instagram.com/thermal_predator_control
NICK TURLEY
It all started for Nick in the big woods of Southern Ohio, where his grandfather taught him how to be a true woodsman and how to read animals. Then on, Nick grew obsessed with bow hunting big whitetail bucks, and in 2014, moved to the Hawkeye state to live and chase the animals he dreamed about. Over the course of his bow hunting career, he has been able to harvest 11 Boone and Crockett bucks.
Fast forward to 2018, when a good friend of Nicks, Levi Johnston, asked him to go out calling coyotes at night with him. Levi had been after Nick to go with him for a while, and he finally caved. Upon setting up on their first stand, Levi and Nick noticed two hot spots bedded down in the cornfield 200 yards out. As Levi ripped his first howl, the two blobs of heat stood up, lifted their heads and howled back. This is where it all started…
Nick has since hunted coyotes across the country year round including Iowa, Wyoming, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, and Idaho. He is known for hunting with his two decoy dogs, Trill and Reap, who go with him on all his adventures. Nicks top year came in 2023 harvesting over 600 coyotes!
If you know Nick, you know in whatever he is doing he is ALL IN! Stay tuned as Nick launches his social presence in 2024 focused on a premium night hunting brand, HangFur Inc.