My father's work carried us to Venezuela, Argentina, and Uruguay . My first hunting experience was acting  as my father’s retriever and “official” shell-loader in beautiful Venezuela. From there we ventured to Cordoba, Argentina and learned about polo ponies and later on to  Buenos Aires.We eventually ended up across the Rio de la Plata, Uruguay where I spent lots of my time learning about birds, air rifles, shotguns and training hunting dogs. Even today when I land at the international airport in Uruguay, I chuckle remembering that my father and I used to train his pointers on the same airstrip. At his side I learned the lessons that cannot be taught from a book. After returning to the United States, I attended high school in Macon, GA  and then the University of Georgia in Athens. Although I enjoyed my many days of hunting in Georgia, I always dreamed of one day sharing the amazing hunting experiences of my youth. This was the inspiration for building "The Roost". Some of the most fulfilling moments of my lifetime have been as an outfitter, in Argentina, sharing this passion with others.