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Michael is the founder and President of Outdoor Skills of America, Inc., where he teaches classes, sharing his knowledge of traditional outdoor skills such as hunting, fishing, trapping, flint knapping and wildlife identification.

Michael grew up in Odessa, and after graduation he went to work on towboats pushing barges on the Mississippi and Illinois River. After a year, he decided to do something different. He owns Michael Mansell Trucking and has driven for over 45 years, winning rewards for his exceptional professionalism.

He is a Founding Member of Missouri Hunting Heritage Federation, a Life member of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, the NRA, the International Hunter Education Association with annual memberships with Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation and Missouri Trappers Association.

Mike Mansell

Karen was raised in Independence, Missouri, and attended Truman High School. She graduated in 1971 and then from the University of Central Missouri in 1972 with an associate degree; she was working with Mobil Oil Credit Card Corp. as part-time help then. She has since worked in many fields in the office setting such as Walmart and Harding Glass/Binswanger Glass. She is now retired and enjoy volunteering in Missouri Hunter Education classes and helping her husband, Michael, with numerous activities.

She enjoys camping, fishing, and sewing. Karen and Michael have two boys who have families, and appreciate the grandchildren immensely. She likes visiting family in Colorado, seeing the scenery, and keeping camp when the guys go elk hunting.

Karen is a lifetime Member of the North American Hunting Club, National Rifle Association, and Missouri Hunter Education Instructors Association. She is also a member of the Conservation Federation of Missouri and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Karen Mansell

George grew up in Devils Elbow MO on the Big Piney River, enjoying God’s Creations. He spent 20 years in the Army. After retiring in 2010, he and his family settled back to MO, where he continues to serve our country as a Dept. of Defense Civilian.

Along with OSA, he is currently on the board of Missouri State Chapter of the NWTF.

George Dalgetty
 

Joe grew up in Idaho, active in all things outdoors. He got his Eagle Scout at age 14.

He spent 2 summers after graduation working in Alaska at a self-guided fishing lodge, Doc Warners Alaskan Fishing Adventures. There, he discovered his love for teaching outdoor skills and watching others succeed.

Joe also learned to trap and tan hides and was involved in Mountain Man groups.

After getting married, he traveled the Midwest upgrading cell towers. Ten years ago, he had a co-worker ask him to teach him how to trap and tan. He tanned 25 furs out of his truck while traveling, which he classified as a nightmare.

The next year, Joe learned of a different product and tanned 100+ hides with less effort. Since then, he has learned dozens of ways to tan from commercial products to bark tanning and brain tanning. For the last four years, Joe has gotten back into the mountain man scene. He teaches and presents hide tanning, butchery, and using/crafting out of animal byproducts with the Missouri Free Trappers and independently.

Joseph "Joe" Anderson

Eric grew up in Raymore, Missouri, where he graduated from Raymore-Peculiar High School in 2006. After attending two years of college at Rockhurst University, he went on to parlay his love of the outdoors and sports into a ten-year career in print sports journalism. Using his talents as a professional writer and fast learner, Eric went on to develop and hone his skills in web design, as well as a number of other writing ventures after the conclusion of his full-time journalism career.

Eric has always been an avid outdoorsman, never willing to let his disability or the many medical issues that come with it get in the way of his enjoyment of hunting, fishing and all things nature related.

He joined the team at Outdoor Skills of America as website administrator/designer in 2025.

Eric Wade