Travis “T-bone” Turner: A Guy Who Hits the Mark

Laser vision, eyes wide open and aware, and truly awake is the state of mind that Travis “T-bone” Turner operates in. Travis is soft-spoken, funny, warm, and truly one of the good guys in this world helping to make it a better place. Travis also has the ultimate personality, the type of guy that can talk a dog off the chuck wagon. However, make no mistake about it–his success comes from having taken calculated risks, being opportunistic, and highly visual.

Today T-bone puts the same precision into each hunt, each show, each relationship, and each life situation that he did while running his archery shop and becoming a world champion archer. He even gives back to the industry, the sport, and conservation as the spokesperson for Whitetails Unlimited. At a young age Travis visualized greatness for himself as long as he maintained his intense attention to detail, and stayed loyal to himself, his family, his partners, his fans, and those that he encountered.

“I love to make people feel good,” he told me. “To sit and hang out with a kid that loves Bone Collector or heck just hunting. To put a smile on that kid’s face by taking a picture with them or to talk about stories in the field and to hear their passion about the sport is something that never gets old, man. I love this sport, I love the people around it, and I value every fan I have and each I hope to make in the future.”

When asked about how he deals with the stardom and the accolades that come with it, T-bone responds in a serious but thoughtful manner.

“I have always believed in staying humble, never forgetting where I came from–starting out as a part of Realtree’s Pro Staff after working on several of their bows–or those who helped me get to where I am today,” he said. “While I like building my platform, it is really all about the team, the whole sum of Bone Collector as the three of us, heck, man, actually the whole brotherhood–all of our fans around the world, it’s about something bigger and more meaningful than just me. It’s true this has gotten huge, but we are still the same passionate bowhunting nuts we have always been.”

Some say that nothing in life happens by chance and that everything works out exactly as it should and the world is in perfect order. While I subscribe to this theory, I also believe that if you approach life with the type of commitment that this lovable hunter from rural Georgia has demonstrated throughout his life, the chance for greatness increases significantly. I am proud to call Travis “T-bone” Turner one of my brothers from the South, and I hope he considers me to be a part of the Yankee contingency of the brotherhood.

David Farbman

The only thing typical about my life is the non-typical nature that I appear to live in. I firmly believe in the natural order of the world, and I find that this belief helps to navigate me through life, business, and relationships, resonating with my soul. I am in flow with nature and the universe in this way. I blog in an effort to pass on a message about the connections between nature, hunting, and life. Within that realm lies an authentic, clearer path to universal connectivity that I try to live in. The answers to many of our desired outcomes can be found there. My desired outcome is to successfully pass on the ideas, wisdom, and karma that come to me because of my connection with nature and the universe. As this script unfolds in my life, I want to share and help others while adding to the greater good of the world. Many people claim this, but I truly mean it and I bring it into action every day I am on this earth--or at least I sure try. I learned to hike, camp, canoe, horseback ride, fish, and sling arrows at a very young age. A spiritual connection with the outdoors came to me as a little boy and the power of this connection has greatly increased over my lifetime. As a hyper-active person since birth, nature has always settled me down and focused me in while helping me tap into thoughts and ideas that exist within the ether. By thinking, feeling and then willing something to happen after first opening our minds and our vision in a neutral state, we can achieve that which is otherwise unthinkable. I turned 40 years old last October and this past year has served as my catalyst year to promote change. I am in a process of self-actualization as I try to live present in each moment of each day. As part of this process, certain feelings must be turned into actions and done so with complete authenticity. I often write thoughts that come to me and in turn help others--and I believe the greatest return in life is to successfully give. I founded Outdoor Hub in 2007 along with a talented bunch of people and together we created something special. For as long as I can remember I have dreamed of doing something that would help to grow the outdoors and grow hunting--earning it the respect it deserves amongst those who choose not to hunt. I am so excited to be on this journey and I invite you into the field, to climb up a tree, to crawl through the swamps and be one with nature together. Thank you for joining me, the hunt is on...