Coyote John - New Predator Blog Out of Arizona

John Petrello, a predator hunter out of Arizona has joined the Skinny Moose team. Go over and welcome him at his new blog called Coyote John. The following is his bio:

I was born at a very young age, to parents who were actually married to each other. I know it’s a rare phenomena these days but it use to happen quite regular in the early 40’s. Grew up in western PA in a very rural community and belonged to the FFA and 4H which is what got me into predator hunting. As a FFA project I was raising a flock of Leghorn Hens which started disappearing at a regular basis. Set up in the hen house one night with my Model 12 Winchester 16 gauge and ended up killing my first grey fox, haven’t stopped since. Married my high school sweetheart, still married to her today, another one of them rare phenomenal things, have 4 children who are all married, the oldest being in her early 40’s and the youngest in her early 30’s, can’t tell you how old they exactly are, being girls they would take exception to their dad giving out that info. Strange as it may seem they too are all still married, must of been the poor up-bringing and bad example my wife and I have set for them. We have a total of six grandkids 4 boy and 2 girls and if’n I knew grandkids were so much fun I’d never would have had kids, I’d just have grandkids. Joined the Army right out of high school and enjoyed everyday of it, for 24+ years. Couldn’t believe they gave me a rifle and tent and rations and had to live in the boonies for weeks at a time, who wouldn’t enjoy that lifestyle. Somewere along they way they wanted to know if’n I like to jump out of airplanes, having never even been in an airplane before I was wondering why anybody would want to jump out of one, so I did, for almost the next 20 years. Then they sent me to a far away land and people actually wanted to kill us when all we wanted to do was help them, still can’t figure that one out. At any rate got a visit one day out in the jungle from a guy named Abrahams, had 4 damn stars on each shoulder and 4 on his hat, never seen a 12 star general before, said he heard some stories about me and wanted to make me an officer. I knew them there officer made more money, had newer cars and better housing so I said sure. Who ever said the Army had no sense of humor sure didn’t know what they were talking about. Finally retired in 1984, opened a gun and ammo store and did some guiding on the side. That got to be work so we sold that and I took up beer drinking. Them came September 11, 2001 started calling everyone I knew to see if’n I could get back into uniform. As luck would have it I found myself in another land just a few short months later with a whole new bunch of people trying to kill me. Made it out of there 2 years later, came back home and got a job as a buyer for a electrical wholesale house, did that for a few years and then fully retired. Now I still drink beer and fine bourbon and have become of all thing a “blogger”. Still trying to figure out what I want to become when I grow up.

Outside Hub and Skinny Moose Media Work Together

One of the things Skinny Moose Media strives for is win/win situations all around. We want bloggers to be able to write about their passions as outdoor enthusiasts and at the same time make some money doing it. On the flip side of the coin we look to help other businesses out in order to target and reach their audience.

We have just signed a deal with a new agency that brings us targeted advertising. Outside Hub acts as a 3rd party bringing advertiser and publisher together. This will essentially benefit our bloggers when it comes to putting a little more money in their pockets. This will also help hunting, fishing, and outdoor companies reach more people on the web.

They have been great to work with and have made it easy for us to move forward quickly and roll things out. So look forward to better targeted ads on our Network and more opportunities in the future.

“Creating a publishing partnership with Skinny Moose Media is a great step forward for the fishermen, hunter and outdoor enthusiast. Now, for the first time, relevant brands can target the blogosphere with precision and accuracy. Behavioral and Geo-Targeting has never been so important.”

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Bow Hunting Maniac Finds His Way to Skinny Moose Media

Another blog based out of Arizona just launched on our Network. Garth Goodrich, a Guide from Casa Grande, AZ… will be blogging at Bow Hunting Maniac.

So let’s welcome Garth Goodrich to Skinny Moose Media. Learn more about him below:

I grew up in AZ and got my first bow at the age of 9. It was a yellow fiberglass re-curve with a peak draw weight of 25 lbs. Like every kid, I was fascinated with the bow and would go through arrows like crazy.

I would sell pop bottles and coupons to get more money for arrows. Then my friend, Mark, and I were back out whenever we could get away hunting lizards, snakes, and birds.

Years have gone by but the passion to bow hunt still possesses me. During this trek, Mark and I have helped many friends on their hunts, to be successful.

Two years ago, we decided to start professionally guiding and Mark and I created Good O Guides guiding service.

We have been very successful helping clients on their hunts, actually maintaining 100% success on several species, and have 100% shot opportunity on every hunt we have done.

But, we also enjoy helping people and have made several friends. It is such a joy to us to see hunters when they are successful in their quests and that is always shown by their excitement and expression on their faces.

Take a minute to look at our website, thegoodoguides.com, you will find several success and trail cam photos there.

Even though our passion is to bow hunt, we realize other’s are different, and we welcome rifle, hand gun, and muzzleloader hunters as well as physically challenged hunters.

Thanks,
Garth