Bob Baldwin

Bob Baldwin, an avid bow hunter since age twelve, founded BowhuntingInfo.com in 1998 which was one of the earliest dedicated archery websites on the internet. Having taken many big game animals with his archery equipment, he spends more time today with his camera “shooting” high definition video and pictures than drawing his bow.

In addition to his love of bow hunting and the outdoors, he collects hats and custom made knives. Bob assures all who will listen that a man cannot have too many of either. His bride of forty-seven years begs to differ! Fortunately, she has a good sense of humor since she must put up with listening to Bob’s huntin’ stories. Bob and bride have raised four children to adulthood, but sometimes wonder if they ever really grew up. Bob and Shirley (not her real name) reside in the state of Michigan where they occasionally get to spend time with their four grandchildren.

Jay Ledbetter, Bob’s huntin’ buddy and co-author, first contacted Bob through BowhuntingInfo.com, and Bob and Jay soon became the best of “huntin’ buddies”. Bob and Jay have hunted together the last two decades, from Colorado to Michigan, and from the upper latitudes of Canada to Texas. It seems that during every hunting trip, something happens that leads to a story or two, and the occasional emergency-room visit.

Jay lives in Colorado. Many in the hunting community know well the constant flood of misadventures which plague Jay during his hunt. Predictably, these sad incidents invariably disrupt the peaceful and fulfilling hunts that Bob otherwise enjoys. Observers agree with Bob that it is wise for him to maintain a wide geographical separation from Jay for the majority of the year.

The Bob ‘n Jay stories of hunting and fishing adventures began with Bob’s love of telling humorous stories around hunting camp. Bob, never the one to embellish, would always tell the stories with fastidious adherence to accuracy, but it seems Jay would always retell them with a few of what Jay would always protest to be minor “adjustments”.

Bob promises, “There is kernel of truth to all our stories. Some of the things that happen when hunting with good buddies just can’t be made up, but any embellishments are solely the responsibility of Jay.”