Chip Hunnicutt
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NC native. Lived on a lake but was never a great bass fisherman. Fortunately we had a beach house and through the years, a Mako, couple Grady-White’s, then a Bertram. Dad was president of the Hatteras Marlin Club for a while. I loved to fish but hated washing down, so I like to think that’s why I picked up a gun and walked into the woods.
Hunted whitetail a bunch in the Carolinas, managed to get to Colorado most years with some rodeo friends to chase muleys and speedgoats on a ranch. Developed an app for scoring game animals according to SCI, B&C and P&Y and that led to a job with Crosman Airguns in New York. Because of NY’s short gun season, I started bow hunting.
If you’ve ever heard of the Airbow, that was me. I lead the launch campaign for that product and at one point I’m confident I was the most hated man in America among bowhunters. I traveled the country getting state wildlife departments to approve the Airbow and large caliber air rifles for game animals. Years later while working for Safari Club International I was able to get air rifles approved as a legal method of take for the record book.
I’ve worked in the outdoor industry for over 20 years. After Crosman, I went to Georgia with Arcus Hunting, which owns the brands Dead Down Wind, Tink’s, Trophy Taker, Ramcat Broadheads, and back then, Obsession Bows. They purchased Rack One from the Keefer Brothers while I was there. From there, I went to South Florida with Century Arms, then DC with SCI, and back to North Carolina with WOOX. After my marketing campaign oversold production by nine months and being told they had no product to sell and could not pay me, I left the company. Nowadays I run marketing for a company that makes lights for fire trucks (don’t knock it - outdoor doesn’t pay this well) and moonlight for an ad agency handling their outdoor clients.
I’ve hunted Tajikistan, Russia, Croatia, Spain, Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and a whole mess of US states including Alaska. Anything with horns or claws gets my interest. In May, I’ll be doing an FE Outrider trip for stag to Argentina.
I’ve known Schoby for a good while and met Pete while we ran for our lives through the streets of Pamplona last summer. Never met Jason, but the folks at Sporting Classics gave me an earful. From what I can tell, they were probably right but it sure has worked out for him.
I’m easy to find online. See you on the trail…
Hunted whitetail a bunch in the Carolinas, managed to get to Colorado most years with some rodeo friends to chase muleys and speedgoats on a ranch. Developed an app for scoring game animals according to SCI, B&C and P&Y and that led to a job with Crosman Airguns in New York. Because of NY’s short gun season, I started bow hunting.
If you’ve ever heard of the Airbow, that was me. I lead the launch campaign for that product and at one point I’m confident I was the most hated man in America among bowhunters. I traveled the country getting state wildlife departments to approve the Airbow and large caliber air rifles for game animals. Years later while working for Safari Club International I was able to get air rifles approved as a legal method of take for the record book.
I’ve worked in the outdoor industry for over 20 years. After Crosman, I went to Georgia with Arcus Hunting, which owns the brands Dead Down Wind, Tink’s, Trophy Taker, Ramcat Broadheads, and back then, Obsession Bows. They purchased Rack One from the Keefer Brothers while I was there. From there, I went to South Florida with Century Arms, then DC with SCI, and back to North Carolina with WOOX. After my marketing campaign oversold production by nine months and being told they had no product to sell and could not pay me, I left the company. Nowadays I run marketing for a company that makes lights for fire trucks (don’t knock it - outdoor doesn’t pay this well) and moonlight for an ad agency handling their outdoor clients.
I’ve hunted Tajikistan, Russia, Croatia, Spain, Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and a whole mess of US states including Alaska. Anything with horns or claws gets my interest. In May, I’ll be doing an FE Outrider trip for stag to Argentina.
I’ve known Schoby for a good while and met Pete while we ran for our lives through the streets of Pamplona last summer. Never met Jason, but the folks at Sporting Classics gave me an earful. From what I can tell, they were probably right but it sure has worked out for him.
I’m easy to find online. See you on the trail…
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