WHAT DOES HEADHUNTER MEAN?

When I was 6 years old, I got my first Red Ryder BB gun.

From there came a Daisy 880, then a Gamo Silent Cat .177, and eventually a Rossi .22 LR/.410. What started with a BB gun grew into something that would become a huge part of my life.

I grew up hunting everything from grouse and squirrels to pigeons in old barns that we’d cook for breakfast the next morning.

Then I fell in love with duck and dove hunting.

Building blinds. Getting up before sunrise. Sitting in the cold. Putting in the work. Learning that success in the outdoors isn’t given to you—you earn it.

After weekend duck hunts, my buddies and I would build a fire, cook what we’d harvested, and make duck stir-fry. We’d hunted all morning and stayed out late eating together around the fire.

There was something primal about it.

Eventually, I discovered mule deer hunting.

I became obsessed with the mountains, the country they live in, and the beauty and uniqueness of a mature buck. No two sets of antlers are exactly alike. Finding them means hiking farther, climbing higher, learning the land, and pushing yourself physically and mentally.

Then came predator hunting.

There’s a feeling that’s hard to explain when you call a coyote out of the landscape and watch a predator come searching for you.

All of those experiences helped create what HEADHUNTER means to me.

WHAT IS A HEADHUNTER?

A Headhunter is someone who refuses to lose the primal part of themselves.

Someone who hunts.

Someone who fishes.

Someone who works with their hands, learns the land, provides food, protects what matters to them, and isn’t afraid of doing difficult things.

A Headhunter understands that being capable matters.

We train our bodies because the mountains don’t care if we’re tired.

We stay strong because hunting hard country demands it.

We learn skills because self-reliance matters.

And we carry a warrior spirit we believe a person should be capable of protecting themselves and the people they love when it matters.

For thousands of years, our ancestors hunted, traveled across unforgiving country, provided food, protected their families, and survived through strength, skill, and determination.

Modern life has changed.

Human nature hasn’t.

There’s still something inside us that wants to conquer the mountain.

To test ourselves against something real.

Most people spend their lives trying to make everything easier.

We don’t.

We chase difficult things because difficult things make capable people.

We hunt.
We provide.
We protect.
We become capable.

We are unapologetic about those beliefs.

There’s a HEADHUNTER in all of us.

It’s in our DNA.

WILL YOU JOIN THE TRIBE?