Scot Bealer

Scot has been fascinated by animals since the earliest days of his childhood. As a teenager he found a way to start assisting local biologists that were banding birds, tagging foxes, and doing other natural history work. After getting his degree in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, he continued to work on various wildlife research projects. While his career has taken him in a variety of directions, he has always maintained his interest conservation and learning more about animals and their behavior. He is a master story teller, and delights in getting kids of all ages interested in nature and science. These days he lives with his wife Lea Frye in Helena Montana. When he is not out helping her with her wildlife photography he can often be found out fly fishing on the local streams and lakes. He also does presentations about fishing and biology at elementary schools as part of the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks’ “Hooked on Fishing” program. This is Scot’s second book. He is also the author of “Most Trout Don’t Read”, a book with fun and instructional stories about fly fishing.