Daniel S. Licht grew up in the Minnesota/Wisconsin area. He got his B.S. in Wildlife Management from U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a M.S. from Texas A&M University. He worked for over 30 years as a wildlife biologist for several federal agencies and in all parts of the United States. He has published or edited several books and published scores of articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is retired from federal service and lives in Tucson Arizona. He currently owns and operates Pronghorn Productions, a full service nature and wildlife video company (pronghornproductions.com, hdnaturefootage.net). He has three wonderful adult children.