Meet the Team

Youth programs for recurve archery.

• ATA Certified Technician
• USA Archery Coaching Certification, Level 2
• BC Archery Coaching Certification

Mule DeerBlacktail DeerWhitetail DeerUpland GameMooseElk

It changes yearly, but given my recent move to Kamloops, mule deer currently hold my focus.

Mountain rainforest timber, sparse interior timber, grassland open country — in no particular order.

Coastal blacktail — my first successful boat-in hunt. Can't beat filling a boat with deer and crabs.

Fishing, trail cameras, shed hunting — and playing music.

I once lived on an island 800 m long, with twelve permanent residents.

Doing what I love, every single day.

It seemed like a natural progression when I began hunting a few years back. As an adolescent I used to make bows from sticks, and archery has always held a romantic appeal for me.

Interestingly, ancient Sumerian cuneiform was the first fully developed written language in human history, emerging over 5,000 years ago. It began with pictures drawn to represent tangible items, like animals or sacks of grain. Eventually these pictograms expanded to represent phonetically similar sounds — a linguistic breakthrough that allowed for the communication of complex grammar and abstract thoughts. For example, the Sumerian word for “life” shared the exact same sound as their word for “arrow” (both pronounced ti). While it began as a sheer phonetic coincidence, it serves as a beautiful metaphor: for the Sumerians, and many cultures around the world, archery truly was life.

This is my long-winded way of saying that for 99% of human history, activities like hunting, fishing and foraging were the entirety of human existence. These behaviours are deeply ingrained within our nature, and the long, winding path of fate has simply brought me back to them.

• Kamloops Badlands 3D

MooseGrouseDeerHare

Moose are a lot of fun because they are so big and angry. I think they are easier to find than elk and can be just as interactive in the rut. They're the biggest species of deer in the world and probably the most unique in terms of antlers and biology. What's more Canadian than moose!? Sitting in a tree stand or putting a stalk on a deer are both good fun too.

Hiking in the mountains or floating down the river. A good float is a nice way to do a bit of fishing too!

I had a fly-in float hunt with my best friend (and pilot) out in Manitoba. We boated around lake and river systems for 10 days without turning up a lick of moose. Then, with hours of daylight left on our last day, a rut hellstorm broke loose — cows running around kicking each other and the herd bull running in with a temper. It was a true buzzer beater that demonstrated the lowest lows and ultimate highs of hunting.

Long walks on the beach. Alpine climbing and back-country skiing.

I once open-mouth kissed a horse. I am not an ambi-turner.

The dawgs! I genuinely enjoy the tasks and getting to geek out on bows.

Received a compound bow for Christmas one year and haven't looked back.

This is my first year hunting! Gunnar and I plan on finding all the birds.

I will tell you next year.

Probably somewhere with less hills.

One can usually find Gunnar and I frolicking in the trees, or on a lake somewhere.

Apparently I whistle weird.

Have you met my dog, Gunnar?