Tom Ryle grew up on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington and has been bowhunting public land big game in the Pacific Northwest over 30 years. His passion for bowhunting has also fueled adventures across the U.S., Canada, and South Africa.
Early in his career Tom worked with his mentor Larry D. Jones at Wilderness Sound Productions as a videographer and game call designer, capturing many of their adventures on film. Later, Tom partnered with Bowhunter Magazine’s Technical Editor, Dave Holt in Colorado. They conducted bowhunting clinics, collaborated on industry projects, and spent over 150 days afield each year bowhunting, testing new products, filming promotional videos and target footage for DART Target Systems and Techno Hunt.
Today, Tom leads marketing for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and is heavily involved in state R3 efforts. He is a longtime official measurer for several record-keeping organizations, an IBEP/NBEF certified bowhunter education instructor, USA Archery instructor, and a mentor with First Hunt Foundation. Over the years his articles, illustrations, and photographs have been published in a variety of hunting industry magazines, publications, and books.
He resides in Olympia, Washington with his family.