Bill is blessed to be a wilderness hunter and to live in British Columbia. He grew up in Trail, B.C., and although he had never hunted or even knew anyone who owned a horse, he has always had a passion for all things wild. His dad got him interested in fly fishing at an early age and established a high degree of ethics for how they conducted themselves outdoors and how important it is to adhere to the regulations.

Bill graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology and went on to finish his bachelor’s degree in education at the University of British Columbia in 1986. He taught industrial education at Elkford Secondary School for almost 20 years before changing careers in 2006 to start a small business called Wilderness Spirit Woodworks. He has been creating and building custom furniture ever since.

Bill has been fighting for habitat, wilderness and access management for the last 25 years. He co-founded the Hornaday Wilderness Society, a small but effective wilderness advocacy group based in the Elk Valley. He is also the representative for the wilderness and wildland sector on the Southern Rocky Mountain Management Plan Advisory Committee. He owns six sturdy mountain horses and two blue heeler/border collies named Smokey and the Bandit. He spends every possible minute riding or hunting with his family in the wildest places remaining in B.C. He was honored to be the first chair of the British Columbia chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.