Kevin Moore: Jui-Jitsu, Whitetails and Women
While I was in MT last week I met Kevin Moore, a Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts competitor, trainer and coach who owns 2 Ultimate Submission Academies in the state, and who knows everybody who is somebody in that kind of fighting world, Chuck Liddell, etc. (Photo: Cameramen John and Steven Tyler-look-a-like Randy are to Kevin’s right.) Nice guy Kev, soft-spoken, wiry, brims with confidence. I thought, Man, this guy could kick some ass. (Bottom photo: Kevin stretching it out at one of his academies; what would happen if you tried that?)
“I have 3 passions in life, martial arts, whitetail deer and women,” Kevin said. Numbers one and three intrigued me, but I was there to interview him for a TV segment on big sheds, so I stuck to the script.
A hard-core trad bowhunter--we had to wait for him to come in from the hunt that evening and wash off his camo paint—Kevin is also is fanatical shed hunter/collector who has amassed thousands of antlers and an impressive array of huge, world-class ones. Giant non-typicals like those on the table especially excite him (and me). What do you notice about the one I picked up? LOL.
Cool story behind that set in the middle. Hunting in Alberta, Kevin found the hard, brown side. He happened into a bar and saw the other side stuck on the wall. He paid the guy $50 for it and mounted them together--230 inches plus, baby!
We wrapped the interview in 20 minutes and had to scram. It was Saturday night, and Kevin had some buddies and chicks coming over to watch some ultimate fighting bouts on TV. Bet that was a party. Next morning at 6:00 Kevin was back out on his ranch again, hunting a 160-class buck he’d videoed (might go 170). He’d built a hay blind for an ambush where the deer was hanging out, and he thought it might happen. Damn, we’re a cool, crazy bunch.
Nice antler drops, man a couple of them are really nice! Looks like you guys had a good time. Always fun to meet new people in camp and here there hunting stories and what makes them who they are.
Only one more day!! Good luck boys, i'll be at the hunting property tomorrow thru Sunday, hope to here some good reports when i check back on Sun.
Shoot straight!!
Posted by: Scott | September 30, 2008 at 04:11 PM
killer post, that fighting is awesome!
Posted by: joel | September 30, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Nice sheds! Good luck to all with season opening tomorrow, shoot straight and be safe!
Posted by: Jake in WI | September 30, 2008 at 04:31 PM
Those sheds are sick Mike, great pic too :)
Posted by: Cory Sutton | September 30, 2008 at 05:06 PM
Season opener here in AR tomorrow baby!!!! I'll be up before the bird's!
Love the MMA world, it's like a religon to me, 2nd to huntin. Here's a couple of former belt holder's that actually hunt, Tim Silvia, former heavy weight champion of the world, and Matt Hughes, former welter weight champion of the world. Love it all!
Dirty
Posted by: Dirty | September 30, 2008 at 05:22 PM
That's what I like......genuine big buck hunter/friends , real huge antlers , and a ton of giant smiles all wrapped up into one!
And for Kev.....drop that bad boy buck down
soon and post us out. Good luck on him!
Posted by: eric | September 30, 2008 at 07:57 PM
I bet Kevin doesn't get many trespassers on his hunting properties!
Posted by: Matt | October 01, 2008 at 08:32 AM
Hey Mike,What was the tv interview for?
SWEEEET sheds BTW!
Posted by: Robert | October 02, 2008 at 03:12 PM
Robert,for a new deer show I'm filming for Versus to air in summer and fall 2009
Posted by: hanback | October 03, 2008 at 07:27 AM