UNJ Staff Member Jonathan Reames Bio

	Jonathan Reames UNJ Pro Staff













		NRA Member NWTF Member BASS Member FLW Member American Bass Anglers Member




I grew up in rural Alabama with very few sources of indoor entertainment. Our family didn’t own a TV until I was 13 years old, so most of my childhood was spent outdoors. During this time, I learned to identify the plants and animals indigenous to the area. I’ve always been fascinated with nature so I spent many days exploring the ridges and hollows known as “Winnataska” (land of the laughing waters) by my Native American ancestors, the Echota Cherokee. This area in Northern Shelby and southern St. Clair County is where I began to understand the ways and language of the local wildlife. Now residing in Chelsea, Alabama with my wife, Elicia and three children; Morgan, Kasey, and Dalton, my free time is spent hunting, fishing, or doing some type of outdoor activity. To stay in shape, I practice martial arts several times a week. I hunt and/or fish 12 months of the year. I’m blessed to live in an area with some of the best bass fishing lakes in the country (Lake Guntersville, Lay Lake, Logan Martin, Lake Martin) and some of the best turkey, whitetail, and small game hunting are all within about an hour from home. I believe that one of the best gifts that can be given to a child is to be introduced to the outdoors. Any person who knows the outdoors surely knows the greatness of God.