About Wayne van Zwoll

A full-time journalist for the outdoors press, Wayne van Zwoll lives in central Washington state with his wife Alice. Over the past 20 years he has published five books and several hundred articles, primarily on firearms, optics and big game hunting. His work has appeared in more than two dozen other magazines, including Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, and Field & Stream. He also edits the specifications section of Shooter's Bible. An academic background in natural resource management helped him in his work as a wildlife control agent with Washington's Department of Game and as editor for Kansas Wildlife magazine. Once a contract photographer for the U.S. Forest Service, he has guided big game hunters in Utah and Wyoming. Wayne served as one of the first field directors for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and is now a professional member of the Boone and Crockett Club. A competitive shooter, Wayne has won two state smallbore titles. He gives seminars at sports shows, teaches marksmanship and runs this Wyoming outdoor skills camp for women. He has conducted Hunter Education courses in five states. In 1996 he was named Shooting Sports Writer of the Year by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Wayne has taught English and Forestry classes at Utah State University and recently completed a doctorate there, studying the effects of changes in big game hunting motive on wildlife policy.