About the artist:
When not out bowhunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, or looking for shed antlers, Chris sends Bill out to photograph wildlife. His photos are used in some of the largest outdoor magazines like Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Deer & Deer Hunting, Petersen’s Bowhunting, and many others. Since 1990, we’ve published Bill Kinney’s Trophy Whitetail Deer Calendar.
We use Nikon equipment, both film and digital. In 2006 we switched to complete digital capture, a much better tool for getting sneaky bucks photographed. Our passion is giant whitetail bucks, including management, food plots, aging, bowhunting, observing, and filming.
But we moved to Iowa for the schools……
Speaking of, Iowa schools are great, our kids loved it there! But after nine years of hunting and living on the best whitetail land I’ve ever been on, we sold the farm and headed west. We love the mountains and the abundant outdoor activities. Hiking, fishing, and kayaking are what keep us busy until hunting season starts again. The abundant wildlife provides for excitement-filled days. From screaming elk to river bottom whitetails, there is always an opportunity just around the corner.
It goes without saying though, the whitetail is still king and my cameras make the long trek back to the Midwest each fall to continue the obsession. There is nothing like being in the swamps, the hickory-filled draws, and the oak ridges awaiting that perfect encounter. It’s a labor of love working to get enough great shots to fill our calendar. Every year brings new and exciting surprises in the deer-filled woods, it’s part of what makes the whitetail so great. Those bucks will surprise you every time, especially when you think you know what to expect!
