Tracy Nelson is a 20 year veteran of Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division where he serves as a Wildlife Biologist and Conservation Enforcement Officer. He has completed four week-long classes at the Tom Brown Jr. Tracker School in New Jersey. Tracy has spent the last 20 years developing his skills both on and off the job, practicing primitive skills such as primitive bow and arrow making, flint knapping, primitive fire making, tracking and stalking, and primitive shelter building. He has also has practiced using medicinal, edible, and utilitarian wild plants. Tracy is also a certified hunter education instructor and has practical knowledge of many types of firearms. He enjoys hunting, fishing, canoeing and about anything related to the outdoors. Tracy is a Bible believing Christian and serves as pastor of a small church in the community where he lives. He has been married to his wife who is also named Tracy for 22 years and they have 3 children.