By: Matthew McBride and Dr. Jacob Bowman

Matthew McBride was born and raised in Tanzania where he developed a passion for wildlife. After finishing undergrad in 2018, he worked on several big game projects around the United States and started earning his master’s at the University of Delaware in 2021, studying sika deer. He is an avid hunter and fisherman. Dr. Jacob Bowman is a professor of wildlife ecology and the chairperson in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. His research is focused on deer and bear but also carnivores and wild turkey. He has been researching deer for over 30 years. He's a certified wildlife biologist and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. at the Mississippi State University Deer Lab. He is also an avid hunter and fisherman.