Ambassadors

Rachelle Schrute

Rachelle has spent most of her life outdoors. Born and raised in the mountains of western Montana, she comes from a working-class family of avid hunters and anglers. From an early age, her family instilled a love of the outdoors,...

Dr. Scott Ferguson

Scott grew up on a farm just outside of a small town called Goessel, located in central Kansas. His uncle and brother-in-law played a major role in developing his love for fishing and hunting. When he wasn't throwing hay bales...

Carla Brauer

It wasn't too long ago that Carla was a strict vegan and animal rights activist, living in a tiny studio in her hometown of San Francisco with only a few dying houseplants to pass for the influence of nature. She...

Liz Lynch

Liz had an unconventional journey to becoming a hunter. She was born in suburban New Jersey, just a short train ride from the Big Apple. As the only child of two non-outdoorsy (but endlessly supportive) parents, she’s felt a deep...

Alyssa LeBlanc

Alyssa grew up in a small village in Nova Scotia, Canada. Nature was her playground as she was surrounded by woods, marshes, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. She started hunting and fishing with her father, two older brothers, and grandfather...

Asha Aiello

A native Oregonian by way of India, Asha grew up in rural southern Oregon (a mecca of fishing, hunting, and foraging opportunities) but is an adult onset hunter and only learned to fish, hunt, and forage about ten years ago. ...

Chris Gavin

Chris Gavin is a Wisconsin native who has lived or traveled across much of the country before returning to the promised land. Wild food, whether hunted, gathered, fished, or trapped, has become a major staple in his and his family’s...

Tony Vinca

Tony grew up in NW Pennsylvania, roaming the Allegheny National Forest in hot pursuit of any critter that was in season. As long as he can remember his father, grandfather and uncles not only taught him to hunt, fish &...

Chelsea Cassens

Chelsea was born in Eastern Oregon where she was raised on public lands and wild places. She's grown up in the footsteps of longtime outdoorsmen (and women) who influenced and raised her to be involved in hunting, fishing, camping, and...

Lauren Jaebker

I'm a Colorado Native, growing up in Colorado Springs where my childhood was spent in the Rocky Mountains, either camping, hiking, hunting, but mostly fly fishing. In 2010, I moved to Fort Collins to begin my academic career at Colorado...

Tristan Henry

Tristan led a charmed childhood in Oregon’s Willamette valley. In 1994 his parents bought a farm and partnered with NRCS and ODFW and Tristan got to see first hand his father's vision of stewardship realized and a native ecology restored....

Justin Bubenik

A new resident to Denver, Justin Bubenik still lays claim to his Oregon roots where he grew up hunting upland and waterfowl, chasing steelhead and trout with his fly rod, searching the foothills of Mount Hood for wild mushrooms with...

Cindy Stites

Cindy spent most of her childhood in the woods, building forts with her brother, or playing in the creek, fishing and catching crawdads. Even though she did not come from a hunting family, she has always had a strong passion...

Jason Norris

Like most native Texans Jason found himself on many family camping trips that included canoeing, fishing and enjoying nights under an expansive sky. In those early days his family frequented local state parks. The way Jason understood it, you paid...

Jess Johnson

Jess Johnson is legislative liaison and advocacy coordinator at the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, and a co-founder of Artemis, a platform for women’s leadership in hunting, fishing and conservation. She sits on the boards of 2% for Conservation and the Wyoming Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and...

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy grew up in central Ohio where his love for the outdoors started at a very young age. His Granddad, parents, aunts, uncles, and numerous cousins were all avid hunters and anglers. From as far back as he can remember,...

John Sunkler

John started tagging along on hunting trips at the age of 4 and is now an avid waterfowl, elk, whitetail, turkey, and small game hunter and a passionate salt & freshwater angler. Waterfowling holds a special place in his heart and...

Jonah Curtis

Jonah was born and raised in the backwoods of Northern Michigan and now he and his wife make their homestead in Southern Michigan with their wonderful dogs. Jonah has built his life as a quality food driven homesteader, who focuses...

Josh Mills

Josh’s day job is in the advertising industry and he’s the proud husband to Kallie and father to two crazy young boys Carson and Mason who he hopes he can show the outdoors to and light their inner fishing and...

Leslie Kaminski

Leslie was raised in Elyria, Ohio where she grew up fishing Lake Erie. In 2009, she relocated to Colorado to start a career as an educator. Later, she was introduced to fly fishing and tying flies. Now she enjoys fly...

Lindsey Givens

Whether it’s trout fishing in the Eastern Sierras, scuba diving off the coast of Catalina Island, or scouting for deer in the San Bernardino mountains, Lindsey is always game for an adventure outdoors. Born and raised in Kansas, Lindsey spent her...

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