GARY
CARVER
Gary
Carver of Old Fort, North Carolina inherited
his love of hunting and all things outdoors from his Grandfather
who was a well known sportsman in the Old Fort/Mt. Mitchell
area. Gary harvested his first buck, a 9 pt. that
is still displayed with much pride, in 1974 on public land.
Since then he has harvested many animals including a triple
bearded Eastern Tom in 2004. His most recent harvest
was a Red Stag which scored Gold Medal in the Record of
Exotics.
Gary discovered his love of archery very early and spent
many hours in the local woods with his bow. An accident
in the early 90’s put an end to his archery career……or so
he thought. 
Through a friend, Gary learned of the disabled crossbow
permit that would permit him to hunt in North Carolina with
a crossbow and thus allow him to enter the deer woods a
little earlier.
Gary
is an active member of the First Light Chapter of the National
Wild Turkey Federation serving as a Board Member and also
on the Committee to organize the annual JAKES Day, held
each year in Marion, North Carolina.
Gary and his wife Carol have two
sons, Benjamin and Douglas, and wife Tanya,
and one granddaughter, Makayla. They also share their
space with two German Short-hairs –
Katie and G.J.
CAROL
CARVER
Carol
Carver of Old Fort, North Carolina began
hunting only five short
years ago even though her father had always hunted and her
husband, Gary and their two sons had hunted anything with
a “Season.” Gary and Carol acquired a German Short-Hair
Pointer and Gary needed someone to bird hunt with him.
She very innocently agreed to hunt with him “some.”
“Some” soon became an obsession that has only grown with
time. From those first days trailing behind
the dogs and glorying in their every point to the 1st
First All Women’s All Weapons Hunt sponsored by Team Frady,
each foray into nature has only enriched the adventure.
After only a short time Carol decided to try her hand with
archery. With much help from Jim and Lynne Frady and
many hours of practice in the back yard, Carol harvested
her first Corsican Ram with a bow. The Ram scored
Gold Medal in the Record of Exotics. On the same trip
to Texas, she took a Scimitar Horned Oryx with a rifle that
scored eighth for the Year 2005.
Carol
is active in the First Light Chapter of the National Wild
Turkey Federation in McDowell County, North Carolina.
She serves as a Chapter Officer as well as a Board Member
and past coordinator for the Women in the Outdoors Program.
She also helps organize the Annual JAKES Day. 
Carol, Gary, sons Benjamin and Douglas, and wife Tanya and
their granddaughter Makayla enjoy many outdoor adventures
and making the memories that last a lifetime. They
also share their lives with Katie and G.J., the German Short-Hairs
that started it all.
JAMES
FERGUSON
James
Ferguson is President/CEO of Bowhunting North America, LLC.
and currently resides in Scurry, TX with Donna, his wife
of 13 years and their children. James was born in Corsicana,
TX, before moving to Ennis, TX, where he graduated from
Ennis High School. He continued his education at Navarro
Junior College and Sam Houston State University before joining
the U.S. Marines.
James graduated Marine Corps Boot Camp at the Marine Corps
Depot in San Diego, CA. He was then briefly stationed at
Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, before being transferred to the Naval
Air Station in Dallas, TX, where he remained the balance
of his 8 years in service.
James began his hunting career at age seven and took up
bowhunting in his early teens. After taking his first big
game animal with a bow in early twenties, he discovered
he had a passion for bowhunting that would never die.
James served as a Pro Staff member and Hunting Staff Coordinator
for an online hunting magazine before establishing Bowhunting
North America, LLC in 2001.
Hobbies
include bowhunting, running and combat pistol shooting.
DONNA
FERGUSON
Donna
Ferguson is Vice President of Bowhunting North America,
LLC and a resident of Scurry, TX, where she lives with James,
her husband of 13 years, and their children, Michael and
Morgan.
Donna
is a native of Dallas. TX, and graduated from Mesquite High
School. In addition to her duties with Bowhunting North
America, LLC Donna works as a legal assistant in Dallas,
TX.
Donna's interest in hunting was born when she met her husband
James and started going along with him. She soon took up
hunting on her own and after taking her first whitetail
deer with a rifle, decided that she needed more of a challenge.
The following Mother's Day, she was presented with her first
bow as a gift from James and the children. Soon afterwards
she took her first animal with a bow—a record
book Four-horned ram.
Donna's hobbies include bowhunting, videography, skiing,
softball, spending time with her children and raising farm
animals.
JOHN
SHELLEY
John
Shelley is a native of Olney, TX where he attended high
school before obtaining degrees from Hill Junior College
and Tarleton State University. John currently resides in
Weatherford, TX. He is married 34 years with 4 children
and enjoys hobbies of bowhunting, fishing, long distance
races, and softball.
In
addition to managing his insurance agency in Mineral Wells,
John is also co-owner of Brazos Archery Outfitters, an archery
only day hunting service operated on the Johnson Ranch at
Newcastle, TX. (www.brazosarchery.com)
John is a Pro-Staff member and Product Sales Director for
Bowhunting North America, LLC., an outdoor video production
company and bowhunting website (www.bowhuntingnorthamerica.com).
John
started his bowhunting career at the age of 12 years and
has been hunting with a bow exclusively for over 20 years.
His articles have been published in Texas Fish & Game
Magazine, Lone Star Bowhunters Magazine, and The Journal
of the Texas Trophy Hunters magazine.
