TalkHunting Staff Writer Bubba "BubbaBrown" Ledbetter grew up in Northwest Louisiana and Northeast Texas, hunting and fishing was a great tradition in his family. He grew up in the country, learning the ways of nature and how to enjoy being in nature, not just hunting and fishing. Bubba hunts with a bow and a gun for whitetail deer and has taken up turkey hunting in the last three years. This year is Bubba’s 50th year of hunting, he started hunting at the age of 9 years old and took his first deer at the age of 11 years old. Deer hunting is Bubba’s greatest love, but loves the process of preparing for the hunt through the management of the property he hunts. He hunts in the Liberty, MS area on a 1,000 acre lease with 7 friends.

Bubba is a residential building contractor and a graduate architect. He has been married to Mary Ann for 35 years with two grown sons and two grandchildren. He was in the USMC from 1970-1973. He was stationed in Lakehurst, N.J., MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., and MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. He was a MOS 6064, Aircrew Survival Equipmentman. He is an early member of Talk Hunting, was a global moderator for Talk Hunting, and is currently Pro Staff. He is the originator of Talk Hunting’s “Food From The Forest” program for collecting game for the hungry and is a member of the NRA, QDMA, Buck Masters, The Capital Region Builders Association, The Capital Region Remodelor’s Council, and it on the board of directors for the Remodelor's Council and “Hunters For The Hungry” in the Baton Rouge, LA area.