Matt is the owner of Ridgemont Outdoors.  He has been hunting and fishing for well over 25 years, and has called hundreds of wild turkeys to the gun for himself, his family, and his friends over the years.  Matt knows what it takes to draw those weary gobblers within range, having been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to hunt with some of the best sportsman in the industry during this time.

Matt had previously been on the Pro-staff with two other game call companies before deciding to start Ridgemont Outdoors.  With all of his turkey hunting expertise, Matt decided to design and develop his own line of Top Quality Turkey Calls through Ridgemont Game Calls which are some of the best sounding calls around!

Matt has been involved with the NWTF since 2001 and has been the banquet chairman and secretary for the Nittany Valley Longbeards chapter in State College since 2003.  Matt is also actively involved in the NWTF’s Jakes events helping kids learn about the great outdoors and the hunting heritage.

Matt grew up in McAlevey’s Fort, a small town in Northern Huntingdon County where his step-father Terry first introduced him to turkey hunting and taught him the woodsmanship needed to pattern, track, and hunt game.  When Matt was a kid, his step-grandfather Ralph had turkeys on his farm, and that is where Matt learned how to call turkeys with his natural voice by listening and imitating them.

Matt loves to share his passion of the outdoors by hunting and fishing with his close friends. He especially loves to hunt with his father Ron, and his young daughter Samantha who has been his hunting buddy since she was 4 years old.  Matt is an avid archery and muzzleloader hunter and has taken many bucks with a bow. Matt loves to steelhead fish in New York and trout fish in the local Pa streams.  He also competes in local trout tournaments.  Matt has successfully hunted deer and turkey in multiple states, along with hunting and harvesting 2 caribou in Northern Quebec.

Matt’s most memorable outdoor moments were going to camp when he was a kid with his grandfather Harry and fishing for bass and walleye on Glendale Lake.  Matt remembers archery hunting on the ground with his young daughter Samantha in the fall of 2006 and 2007, and having multiple bear within 15 yards of them on a couple different occasions.  Matt will also always remember his daughter Samantha taking her first buck while they were hunting with the legendary Greg “Doc” Caldwell in Dec 2008 just a week before he passed away.

Matt’s future plans are to complete his turkey grand slam and hunt elk out west.  There is nothing like taking a kid hunting and fishing… it’s a memory that will last a lifetime!