Meet Avid Hunter and Roofing Contractor Dave Reynolds Jr.

Asphalt Life blog interviewed some of the Atlas Roofing family’s hunting enthusiasts.

Dave Reynolds Jr. is the President of Schaefer & Co., in Troy, Ohio, and started hunting when he was 13 years old. “I hunt because I like to eat the wild game, to be part of wildlife conservation, to witness nature firsthand and, first and foremost, to get young kids into the woods and teach them about hunting and conservation,” he says.

1. What types of weapons do you use? A. I use a Diamond Archery compound bow for deer, a shotgun for turkey and a Savage .308 bolt-action rifle for predator hunting.
2. What’s your favorite game to hunt, and why? A. My favorite game to hunt is the white-tailed deer because of its elusiveness and the adrenaline rush I get while hunting.
3. What’s your largest harvest so far? A. The largest animal I’ve taken is a 140-class white-tailed deer.
4. What’s your most memorable hunting experience? A. Several years back, a buddy of mine and I went to southern Ohio during deer-hunting season. We were sitting in a natural ground blind and I fell asleep, during which time my buddy pulls a caterpillar off my neck, and I had an extremely bad reaction. My eye swelled up and the whole right side of my body was covered in quarter-sized welts. At that point, I didn't want to stop hunting, so I covered myself with mud to try and stop the itchiness, but didn’t help. I ended up going to the hospital to be treated. It wasn’t funny then but, as I look back on it now, it was pretty priceless.
5. Is there anything else you’d like to share? A. For outsiders looking in, hunting may seem cruel, but as a hunter I feel remorse every time I harvest an animal. However, I know at the end of the day that I’m helping in many ways. I’m able to support my family with food that I’ve harvested on my own. And I’ve taught so many kids what it’s like to spend time in the woods and be part of such an amazing effort to manage wildlife.

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Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the Asphalt Life blog and can be viewed here.