The Outfitters

Justin Hammond

Justin is the owner and operator of Innovative Outfitters. His passion is the outdoors. Justin and his wife Janet opened Innovative Outfitters in 2009. The business has been blessed and grown extremely in the past year. Justin prides himself on offering superior service and working hard to ensure an opportunity to harvest your trophy. Justin has been hunting the heartland his entire life and you can say it is in his blood. With his team of avid outdoorsman, you can guarantee hard work and a large amount of time has been spent scouting and preparing for your hunt. Justin loves all types of hunting along with fishing and camping with his family. Justin and Janet had their first child Mylee in February 2010. Justin looks forward to meeting new clients and offering outstanding hunts.

Jordan Schartz

Jordan developed a love for deer and turkey hunting at a young age.  His desire to harvest Trophy Whitetail and Rio Grande Turkey made him become an expert on all types of hunting products.  Jordan has harvested multiple Pope and Young bucks and several Trophy Gobblers. Jordan gained considerable knowledge on what products work best for ensuring a successful hunt while working at multiple outdoor sporting goods stores.  Jordan also continues to research online and in the field with new and innovative products.  When it comes to advice on hunting gear, Jordan is the “Go-to-Guy”.  Jordan is also very talented on calling in the Rio’s.  During the spring turkey season he can pattern the birds and gets the big toms running in! Jordan looks forward to meeting new people and assisting others to be successful in their hunt.

Cody Tutak

Cody Tutak is the waterfowl guide for Innovative Outfitters. His love for the outdoors started at a very young age. He grew up chasing upland game and waterfowl, but his love for waterfowl grew immensely over time. His love for chasing waterfowl landed him a job at a local sporting goods store, in which he worked there for four years only leaving to pursue a college degree. While working at this sporting goods store he broadened his techniques, equipment, and knowledge of his true passion of chasing ducks and geese. He has over ten years’ experience in the waterfowl game. He has developed an expertise in a wide range of duck and goose calling. Cody’s multiple years of experience has given him vast knowledge of the feeding patterns of ducks and geese throughout the season. Multiple factors determine how Cody created his decoy set ups. Cody prides himself on providing successful hunts with multiple opportunities at a wide range of waterfowl.

Ryan Gardner

Ryan Gardner is one of the guides for Innovative Outfitters. Ryan has grown up and spent his entire life in the woods of central Kansas. Ryan has hunted deer and turkey for 22 years. Ryan has harvested multiple Pope and Young class deer with his bow in central Kansas. Ryan has also harvested multiple Rio Grande and Hybrid turkeys that qualify for the Kansas Golden Gobbler Award. Ryan has hunted deer, turkey, and other big game in other states including Oklahoma, New Mexico, Missouri, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska. Ryan has experience guiding for multiple outfitters in central Kansas. Ryan also helps with Innovative Outfitters by advertising, marketing, booking hunts, food plots, trail cameras, hanging stands, scouting, and answering questions that any hunter may have. Ryan’s main focus is helping our clients take the buck or turkey of their dreams.