John
started hunting with sticks before he could hold a gun. He shot his first
duck (a hen mallard) at four, racking up his first bowkill at eleven with
a backyard squirrel. Ever since, bowhunting has been a passion with bowhunts
from Alaska to Wyoming and a lot of places in between. John is a big fan
of both traditional and compound archery. It is hard to say what his favorite
game animal is but John finds hunting geese with a recurve exhilarating.
He has also taken everything from carp to moose and around 4 dozen fox
and coyotes.
John's goals are to become an established outdoor writer and going after: Dall Sheep, Mountain Goat, Brown Bear (including Grizzly or Kodiak), Tundra Swan, and Alligator with a bow. He would also like to go after dangerous African game with a bow, but like most of us doesn't see that happening until the financial part becomes obtainable. And like most he would love to take some real record book quality game, but that is not his reason for bowhunting. John's first article for bowhunting.net was "Remembering Mike" a tribute to his younger brother who tragically died long before they could share a lifetime of hunting and living.
On a personal side, John resides in Cologne, MN, is happily married with a new baby boy who John describes as a full time hunter-in-training. He works full time for an aircraft charter service while his wife is a Certified Veterinary Technician.