Who is your favorite hunting influencer?

I enjoy watching limitless outdoors on youtube. No real influence in hunting/rather a different perspective to life! They're fairly new to the game, definitely not for "everyone" but it is very refreshing to see their side coming out to the industry!

John Murphy said:

Hi Folks, I recently put together this list of the best hunting influencers. It's currently a small list and I am looking to add more people to it. If you have an influencer or a blog you love, please leave a comment below and let me know. I would love to add them to the list!

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Legendary hunter and Author Jack O'Connor (1902-1978)

There is hunting and there is hunting - Jim Gularte. who my spouse and I had the privilage of meeting and talking to.

My father and my uncle! T.V. will always be T.V.....how much is real?

I taught myself to hunt and shoot. Read everything I could get my hands on growing up.
Lord only knows why but my Mom bought me my first gun and got me a match grade Daisy BB gun with peep sights in the '60s. Within a month I was already trying to modify it for more accuracy and power lol. Ballistics and trajectories. I had a hide in the second story of the barn sniping sparrows and mice out of the chicken pens below.
Discovered Guns n Ammo magazine in the 70's and got my first magazine subscription
All the old time African safari writers.
Keith
John Wooters got me started handloading
Ross Seyfried
John Barsness
Rick Jamison
Steve Timm
There's more but that's off the top of my head.

John Murphy said:

Hi Folks, I recently put together this list of the best hunting influencers. It's currently a small list and I am looking to add more people to it. If you have an influencer or a blog you love, please leave a comment below and let me know. I would love to add them to the list!

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I feel two in particular, Howard Hill the great bow hunter, I even got to shoot with him in my early teens. Then Miike connolly, big game hunter and falconer.
and of course my father who introduced us to hunting as pre teen children in the 50s.

Bob Robb "Guide to Hunting wildboar in California"
Durwood Hollis (Rip) "Contributor to above guide book" and "Hog hunting seminars"
Jerry Springer "California Hunter Magazine" & "Hunting Seminars"
Bob Milek (Rip) "Guns and ammo"
Finn Aagaard (Rip)
Guy Nixon "Hunting CA. Blacktails"
My hunting/fishing guru friend, Mel Toponce 90yrs. Young and literally lives to chase big game, birds and fish all over the world right now today! (while going thru. Cancer Radiation treatment twice a month, and dialysis 3 times a week!) Manages and owns a Deer Club, Land Steward, Outdoor writer, Safari club magazine contributor, Toughest hunter period. in his 60's survives a bush plane crash in Alaska, at age 87, breaks two ribs and hits his head in his cabin minutes before a Yreka ,CA. morning deer hunt, hikes out and up to his deer stand, hour later bags a beautiful buck, dresses it out, gets it hung, then agrees to let his hunting partner drive him up to Medford, Oregon hospital for x-rays and exam.
My Uncle Jimmy (Rip)
My Dad (Rip) best ever

Elmer Keith.
I met him right about the time his book,"Hell I was There" came out.
A story that made me sick but glad I met him.

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Elmer Keith. Not only a great hunter and shot, but a prolific wildcatter.

John Murphy said:

Hi Folks, I recently put together this list of the best hunting influencers. It's currently a small list and I am looking to add more people to it. If you have an influencer or a blog you love, please leave a comment below and let me know. I would love to add them to the list!

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My Father, now my little boys that love to join me!!!!

My Dad. He built a 7lb .270 when he got tired of carrying his Model 70 in 30-06. For his binoculars he had B&L 7x35s, he also attached filters on his scope. All of this starting in the late 50's to late 60's.

The .270 had slim forend which carried back to the buttstock. Similar to the European mountain rifles. It also had a raised comb and a palm swell with a tighter turn to the grip. It was built on a Husqvarna on the 1640 type action their steel flooplate and a #1--21" Douglas, the scope was a Leupold 3-9x42 and Weaver bases and rings. I have a pic of it somewhere. Wish he still had it but it had to be sold to fund a family urgency. He also had a Mexican model 54 in .284 Winchester in the process of being built and the gunsmith moved without notice and he never saw it again. He corresponded with Jack O'Connor every now and then.

He's now too old to get around much anymore. I will miss him dearly when he is gone.

John Murphy said:

Hi Folks, I recently put together this list of the best hunting influencers. It's currently a small list and I am looking to add more people to it. If you have an influencer or a blog you love, please leave a comment below and let me know. I would love to add them to the list!

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Bob Hagel

My dad!
As far as authors, while all previously mentioned are great, to me the best hunting storyteller was Peter Hathaway Capstick. Whether his personal experiences or his retelling of past greats adventures, he makes you feel like you are there for the hunt.