An avid local hunter is preparing for another year of organizing international hunting trips.  Multiple groups of participants, following a staggered schedule, spend a period of time in an area of Africa to hunt.  Owaneco resident Denny “The Deer Hunter” Steiner runs the expeditions.  Having been hooked on hunting from a young age, he looks to inspire the passion in others. 

Steiner says the Africa trips are inspired from his visits there in his early hunting days. 

Within Africa, Steiner has traveled to such countries as South Africa, Namibia, and Congo.  During a visit to Congo, his camp had an unexpected guest… in a gorilla.

Growing up, Steiner did not have much in hunting gear.  However, a Christmas present and an increase in game to hunt combined to provide the spark for his passion. 

He then became widely known in the hunting scene when, in 1993, he pulled off one of the largest recorded buck captures at the time.

Denny “The Deer Hunter” Steiner appeared as a guest on the WTIM Pana Morning Show.