Archery TECH: Jesse Kuhn
I was born in Great Falls, but spent my summers working
the farm east of Great falls. Anything that had to do with the
outdoors always captured my attention starting at a young
age. I wasted no time once I was of the age to hunt and
having a father that was a big hunter made getting into the
passion a no brainer for me.
At age nine, I started shooting
a bow and quickly became a
proficient shooter. My first year
hunting didn’t go as planned
with dad being deployed overseas my time out was limited
to when someone was willing
to take me, but the first deer I
ever harvested and only animal
I took that year was with my bow, and that lead the pace to where I am now in
the bow hunting world.
Eight years down the road now, with countless learning curves and several
successes in the field with a bow, the knowledge I have obtained has opened
many opportunities for me today. When hunting with friends or family, I’ve
always put them over me when it came to harvesting game because I enjoy
watching the joy it brings people when they harvest an animal. So that’s when
my friends started calling me their guide; I eventually ended up landing a
guiding job down along the Smith River hunting elk and mule deer. When I am
not out there, I am over at the farm chasing monster mule deer in the breaks
or up in the high country chasing the bugling elk until the season ends then
making plans for new trips the day after the hunting season is closed.
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