Aaron Neilson - born May 14, 1972.  Living the majority of his life in Denver, Colorado, Aaron got his start in the hunting industry at the age of 19.  At which time he started guiding big game hunters in the fall on deer and elk hunts not far from home.  In his early twenties Aaron started his own outfitting operation, which he ran successfully until October of 2006 when he decided to sell out.  Over the years, his former company developed a great reputation for providing top quality hunts, mainly for huge Whitetail and Mule Deer in eastern Colorado.  In 2000, he established an International consulting company in conjunction with his outfitting operation, at which time he asked then friend and partner, Corey Knowlton to come on board.  For the first 5 years they operated under Adventures Wild, however in late 2005, they formed Global Hunting Resources (GHR) and a new chapter in their international hunting endeavors was born.  Aaron has hunted throughout the world, including most of North America, the south Pacific, South America, and 16 different safaris to Africa.  Aaron has developed a reputation in the safari hunting industry as one of the leading experts on African Lion Hunting! Having harvested 8 Lions himself, including a few unsuccessful trips as well, few agents can match his experience or expertise when it comes to the King of Beasts.  Aaron remains a Colorado citizen, but travels back and forth to Texas on a fairly regular basis, he is single and has no children.

 

Corey Knowlton - born August 12, 1978.  As a resident of the great state of Texas for the majority of his life, Corey grew up with a passion for the outdoors and was able to take advantage of the many hunting and fishing opportunities available to him in the Lone Star State.  He Started guiding waterfowl hunters at the age of 16 and began guiding big game hunters in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah at the age of 18.  He Joined forces with Aaron Neilson in 2000 and began a new chapter in his life as one of the partners of Adventures Wild. Corey’s personal hunting experiences include safaris to nearly every corner of the globe in search of some of the most dangerous and elusive of big game animals.  He has compiled over 80 species of big game since 1999 making him on of the most active international big game hunters in the world today.  He resides in East Texas with his wife Amber and daughter Avery. 

 

Jeff Thomason - born April 25, 1981.  Jeff began his hunting career several years ago as a guide for Adventures Wild.  When Adventures Wild sold, Jeff came to work for the Global Hunting Resources team as a hunt consultant and a videographer. Jeff is part owner in a very successful video series entitled “Predator Pursuit.” He has produced 4 videos in the series available at video retailers, and he and his partner just returned from Namibia where they filmed predator hunting for another upcoming video.  Jeff has hunted and filmed in numerous countries around the world, including the U..S.., Canada, Mexico and several African countries.  He is also a full-time Firefighter/EMT in Texas, which allows him plenty of spare time to pursue his hunting adventures.

 

Richard Sanchez - born February 22 1980. Richard was raised in a small town of Wylie, Texas outside of Dallas. He spent his childhood drawing sport figures, deer, and whatever his imagination came up with. Being raised with a family full of hunters, he also quickly fell in love with the great outdoors. He continued his love for art and graduated from the Art Institute of Dallas. He combined his love for graphic design and his passion for hunting, and is now the proud owner of Wildleaf. Richard now lives in Sachse, Texas with his wife Shey-Anne and daughter Sienna.

Jeremiah Bennett – born July 19, 1977. Jeremiah was raised in the small town of Royse City, Tx.  Just east of Dallas. He grew up following in the footsteps of his father and Grandfather and began hunting at the age of 6. He has also had a life long passion for art that began at a very young age. Add that to his love for the outdoors and it’s no wonder his favorite subjects to paint involve wildlife. You could say his art career actually began in his early teens. During that time, he sold paintings and wall murals to numerous commercial and residential clients. After graduating from high school in 1995, Jeremiah made a business of his talent for art and never looked back. Being a self proprietor, Jeremiah has had plenty of time to devote to his love for hunting and the outdoors. With family that also shared a love for the outdoors, it allowed quality time spent with them as well. He has since joined Global Hunting Resources / Wildleaf Design and a turning point in his career has begun. Jeremiah is now part of the in house graphic design team at Global / Wildleaf and is focusing his efforts on expanding his fine art career as well as a career in the hunting and outdoor industry. Jeremiah now resides in Wylie, Tx. And is the proud father of two beautiful girls, Grace and Alexa.

 

Kyle Winn-Born August 14, 1983-Kyle was brought up in Yutan, NE, a small town, on the Platte River outside of Omaha, NE.  He began hunting upland game with his father at age 9.  This began his passion for hunting and his attention quickly turned to big game.  Kyle met Aaron Neilson at age 19 and began guiding for Adventures Wild in eastern Colorado.  Adding to his guiding experience, Kyle was able to guide some in Sonora Mexico at age 21.  He has also traveled around the U.S. and Canada on his own hunting trips.  Kyle still resides in Yutan, NE with his wife, Fallon, and two children, Wyatt, and Libby.