PRO STAFF
Name: Kenny Parson
Member Since: Begining
Occupation: Taxidermist/Video Producer
E-Mail: hide8hook@aol.com
Bio: At the age of 9 Kenny was introduced to hunting by his uncle who would take him rabbit hunting. Although he was to small to carry a gun he could carry the rabbits and help with the beagles. At the age of 13 he took his first deer using a recurve bow he bought from a neighbor. The bow would lead him on many adventures both near and far, but the ones close to home were always the best. In the late 1980's he began practicing taxidermy, not knowing it would become a passion. It was his chance to show his respect for the animals he hunted and observed in their habitat. In 1998 he turned his passion into a successful full time bussiness where he preserves memories for hundreds of hunters every year. Now when not working he can found either filming hunts with his friends or spending time with his wife and two childeren fishing or relaxing on the lake.
Quote:" get up and get outside you only live once, play hard!"
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Snowy winter deer hunt |
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Nice Corsican ram |
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20" Quebec Black bear |
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Wyoming Pronghorn |
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American Bison |
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151" 10pt Kentucky buck |
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Name: David Parson
Member Since: Aug. 1998
Occupation: Student/Fast food manager
Bio: David has been hunting since he was big enough to walk, wanting his boy to love the outdoors his dad (Kenny Parson) would take him squirrell hunting or fishing at some farm pond. As he grew he began to pursue animals with his dad actually being able to carry a weapon. David took his first deer at age 9 with a 30-30 win. a doe, the sense of accomplishment drove him to keep hunting. When he turned 15 he shot a 450 lb. wild boar on a video hunt with his dad and some friends. The hog was huge to say the least. In 2007 David made his first bow kill, an 8 pt. velvet deer, what a trophy. David has taken alot of first time hunter himself trying to show them the trill of the hunt.
Name: Jason Lee Mckinley
Member Since: March 2008
Age : 30
Occupation:
Finishing Process Technician, and Prostaff / Videographer
Bio: My introduction to the Great American outdoors began at the early age of eight. My father was an avid fur trapper and he would take me along when running his daily trap line. Carrying the traps and animals was my job. During the trapping and small game hunting trips with my father, I learned many valuable lessons about life and the wonderful gift of the Great Outdoors. Harvested my first KY White- tail at age sixteen. The Eastern Wild Turkey is one of my favorite animals to hunt. They are very intelligent and if I do have to say somewhat challenging at times. The woods would have to be my Happy Place. Many of my worries and problems have been solved or left behind in the woods or on the Salt River fishing bank. If I’m not found on the water or in the trees I’m spending quality time with my family. I found another joy around seven years ago and that was a good video camera. If I don't have it with me during my trips to the woods or riverbank, I feel lost. It’s too cool to capture you best moments on film. "So keep the film flowing and the memories going". Leave the outdoors like you found it if not better. Good luck on your adventures and endeavors.
Motto: Live every day like it is your last and enjoy life to the fullest! "Just Video It!"
Name: Barry Smith
Member Since: May 2008
Age: 52
Boi: I have a great passion for the outdoors, and was lucky to be raised on the family farm, which provided me with my first hunting adventures. While my father tended the feilds and crops ,my mother often took me fishing and hunting for small game. When he had time , my father taught me how to set limb and bank lines to catch catfish and turtles, in the creeks and rivers near our home. Whitetail deer were reintroduced to my county when I was in my 20's, after the adrenilin rush from my first deer harvest I was hooked for life. Since then I have managed to take several deer from the 130 to 150 class with both gun and bow. I didn't hunt wild turkey untile I was in my mid 30's, hearing my first gobble made my heart skip a beat, and have harvested many birds since my first with all as special as my first. My love for the great outdoors has led me to filming my hunts so I can share them with my family and friends, not relizing it would be the ultimate challenge. Keeping my family tradition alive I have passed my passion on too my twin sons, with them taking their first deer at age 7 & 8., I have also taken my wife on a few hunts with me and she too loves the wild woods.
Come back soon to meet all the new prostaff and the new Team Hide & Hook members
Visits for 2008
