John Hamilton

John Hamilton was born in 1951 in Millbury, Massachusetts. From as early as he can remember he had an unusual attraction to the wilderness. Even as a boy, most of his free time was spent, fishing, hunting, or exploring the woods.

He joined the United States Air Force in 1973 and served as an Air Traffic Controller for 18 years, when he was honorably discharged. During that time, he served globally but spent most of his time in Northern Maine where be qualified as a Master Maine Hunting and Fishing guide. He became an accomplished long-line, backwoods trapper and pilot as well.

It was in Norther Maine that his love and respect for the wilderness and the animals that inhabited the backwoods inspired him to begin telling nurturing stories about magical animals to his three children.

Mr. Hamilton earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Aviation Management and taught, as an adjunct faculty professor for several universities.

He researched, designed, built, and patented a remarkable new in-vessel composting unit in 1994 to enable livestock industries to turn their waste liabilities into a profitable revenue source.

After his tenure with the USAF and his time spent in the private sector as a multi-national businessman, Mr. Hamilton returned to Federal Service and retired from The Department of Homeland Security, as an Immigrations Officer in 2021.

Although his active participation in trapping has given way, primarily, to nature photography, he remains an avid outdoorsman to this day.