{"id":1086,"date":"2026-03-19T23:43:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimzumbo.com\/zumbo26\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:29:08","slug":"about-jim-zumbo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jimzumbo.com\/zumbo26\/about-jim-zumbo\/","title":{"rendered":"About Jim Zumbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-5 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-offset-2 vc_col-xs-8&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-602f106d4ee9e1252dc4074707947b1f.enable-bg-rollover .rollover i,\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-602f106d4ee9e1252dc4074707947b1f.enable-bg-rollover .rollover-video i {\n  background: -webkit-linear-gradient();\n  background: linear-gradient();\n}\n.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-602f106d4ee9e1252dc4074707947b1f .rollover-icon {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  min-width: 44px;\n  min-height: 44px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  border-radius: 100px;\n  border-style: solid;\n  border-width: 0px;\n}\n.dt-icon-bg-on.shortcode-single-image-wrap.shortcode-single-image-602f106d4ee9e1252dc4074707947b1f .rollover-icon {\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n  box-shadow: none;\n}<\/style><div class=\"shortcode-single-image-wrap shortcode-single-image-602f106d4ee9e1252dc4074707947b1f alignnone  vc_custom_1774045829063 enable-bg-rollover dt-icon-bg-off\" ><div class=\"shortcode-single-image\"><div class=\"fancy-media-wrap  layzr-bg\" style=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"preload-me lazy-load aspect\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20450%20600&#39;%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jimzumbo.com\/zumbo26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zumbo.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jimzumbo.com\/zumbo26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zumbo.jpg 450w\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/jimzumbo.com\/zumbo26\/about-jim-zumbo\/zumbo\/\" style=\"--ratio: 450 \/ 600;\" alt=\"Jim Zumbo\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1491469912875{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-7&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-326269d6144958e8e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-326269d6144958e8e uvc-222 accent-title-color color-title\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-326269d6144958e8e h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:24px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:34px;\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-family:&#039;Raleway&#039;;--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:8px;\">About the Author<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-326269d6144958e8e .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:40px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:50px;\"}'  style=\"font-family:&#039;Raleway&#039;;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:8px;\">JIM ZUMBO<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Jim Zumbo is holding one of the most famous firearms in the world.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a .270 that was owned by legendary shooting writer Jack O\u2019Connor who single-handedly propelled the caliber into the limelight through his stories in Outdoor Life magazine. He has been known as the champion of the .270.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Carmichel took O\u2019Connor\u2019s place when he retired and Zumbo eventually shared the columns with Carmichel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jim lives in northwest Wyoming with his wife, Madonna, their three Labrador Retrievers and one cat. Jim relates that a long bus ride cross country from his home in upstate New York to the University where he studied forestry changed his life. When he looked out the window of the bus at sunrise and saw buttes, sagebrush and antelope he knew he\u2019d find a way to live in Wyoming. He has now been a proud resident for 40 years.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-309669d6144958f1d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-309669d6144958f1d uvc-3879 color-title uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-309669d6144958f1d .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;\"}'  style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Writing Career<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]When Outdoor Life offered him a full-time job as an editor\/writer he resigned his government job and went to work for the magazine. He said the magazine offered half of what he was making on his government job, and\u00a0 there were no perks such as pension and health insurance. Despite these shortcomings he never looked back and walked away whistling from his federal career.\u00a0 He started off as western editor, then editor-at-large and then Hunting Editor. He had a 30 year tenure with Outdoor Life. During those years he wrote hundreds of articles for non- competitive magazines.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-963769d6144958f42\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-963769d6144958f42 uvc-7488 color-title uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-963769d6144958f42 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;\"}'  style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Books and Articles<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Jim has written 23 books &#8211; 18 on hunting big game in North America (7 of those on elk hunting) and 2 on fishing,\u00a0 as well as two on venison recipes and one that he co-authored with his wife, Madonna. He also wrote some 2500\u00a0 articles for all the major outdoor magazines and\u00a0 some travel publications, and has had more than 3,000 photos published. He authored 3 outdoor columns for 3 different newspapers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-787969d6144958f5f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-787969d6144958f5f uvc-9030 color-title uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-787969d6144958f5f .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;\"}'  style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Television<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Jim has appeared as a guest on several networks and hosted two of his own shows on venison cooking (The Wild Gourmet) and Jim Zumbo Outdoors. He produced 151 episodes for the latter. His shows took him to several continents but his favorite hunts were horseback adventures in remote\u00a0 areas. He hunted in many mountain ranges in the west and western Canada as well as Alaska.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-691369d6144958f79\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-691369d6144958f79 uvc-310 color-title uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-691369d6144958f79 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;\"}'  style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Seminars<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Seminars were a big part of Jim\u2019s career. He spent more than 30 years at podiums in more than 90 US towns giving presentations on big game hunting in the west, especially elk hunting. For years he contracted with two major western EXPO companies and gave seminars from January through March, as well as seminars in other cities during the rest of the year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-410269d6144958f93\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-410269d6144958f93 uvc-3967 color-title uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-410269d6144958f93 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:40px;\"}'  style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Awards and Honors<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Jim has received many awards throughout his career. He has been inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame, the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame, and the Paul Smiths College Hall of Fame. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation gave him their highest award:\u00a0 the Wallace Fennel Pate Award. He received the Communicator of the Year Award from the National Wild Turkey Federation. The Outdoor Channel presented him with the Lifetime Achievement of the Year Award,\u00a0 the Circle of Honor Award, and the Teddy Award. He received the Grits Gresham Award from the National Sports Shooting Foundation. American Outdoor News gave him the Lifetime Achievement Award.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-5 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-offset-2 vc_col-xs-8&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1491469912875{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-7&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Jim Zumbo is holding one of the most famous firearms in the world. 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