Dan Zekor is a freelance writer living in Columbia, Missouri. Growing up in Wisconsin, he received degrees in wildlife biology and natural resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and is now retired from the Missouri Department of Conservation.  An avid waterfowl hunter, deer hunter, and trout fisherman, he's also a lifetime member of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, a member of  Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, the Old Duck Hunters Association Circle, Brule River Sportsman's Club, and the Missouri Outdoor Communicators.