His sporting lifestyle began with summers spent on Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay, and the balance of the year in the wilds of both Michigan peninsulas. Tales of the “good ole days” of upland hunting and fishing the northern Midwest from his WW2 veteran grandfather fostered a deep-rooted passion for all things scattergun and fly rod. Building a career in both technical and literary writing has given him the ability to share his adventures, and affinity for the finer things in life, as well as with the lens of his camera. As a master-class sporting clays shooter Matthew travels around the country competing in sporting, FITASC, Helice and flyer shoots. He spends his falls chasing waterfowl and upland birds in the Dakotas, salmon on the waters of the Great Lakes, and his greatest passion…Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock in the northwoods of Michigan with his Spaniel, Festus.