James M. Hunsucker IV

Father, Husband, Hunter, Steward!

Those are the best four words you could use to describe me! I’m a Father to Savanna and Liam (and a little one on the way, due 12/31/2019), a husband to my beautiful wife Kim (the sweetest woman I know), a man who loves to hunt, and a steward of all things wild here in Central, NC.

My story is nothing special – Yet, I write about life, hunting, and all things in between in the hopes that someone, perhaps you, might benefit in some way by knowing where I’ve been and where I want to go in life.  The way I choose to live now is a far cry from the way I used to go about things.  For a good bit of my adult life I battled an addiction to alcohol that led me through some of the darkest valleys I’ve faced. Nothing in my life was left unaffected – I fell short.  For that matter, I still do – Just not quite as bad as once before, and thankfully not because of alcohol.

Today, I’m still addicted – to photographing wild turkey, white-tailed deer, and my kids and nephews.  I’m addicted to farming for wildlife and well, hunting.  I’m also addicted to my job – being the best steward I can be for landowners who entrust American Timber & Wildlife with their natural resources.  We won’t talk about Pecan Pie.  But here, you’ll read about how we go about managing timberlands; you’ll read about things we do to improve the lives of the animals we set out to hunt; you’ll also read about some of the big barrels of un-fun that have helped to shape me into the person I am today.

This is my hunt to prove that just because you might start out one way or chart a path that leads to nowhere, you can always turn things around.  How much you come to know in a lifetime is arguably a direct result of how much you get wrong – it is for me anyway.  When it comes right down to it you just have to believe in yourself, believe that you have a purpose, believe that there’s a better you out there.  You’ll catch some flack from those who’ve managed to always live perfectly, but that’s just the way it is.  I look at critics like a dull broad-head looks at gritty sandpaper – in the end, they’re just going to make me sharper, more capable of being exactly who I want to be –  better prepared to continue hunting down the best version of myself!  Thank you for reading and Good Luck hunting down the best version of you!  Wanna Know More?  Send me a message here!