Jeff is a native of Georgia, raised in the Appalachian Mountains near the North Carolina border. He grew up fishing those mountains all the way to the coasts of Florida. From then on Joe developed a lifelong passion for the sport, which has taken him from fresh to saltwater across most of the Americas. He served as an armorer in the Georgia Army National Guard while attending North Georgia College, and then served as an U.S. Army Infantry officer, spending most of his time in Europe where he was able to fish, hunt and explore as he traveled for work. After his short Army career, he began guiding fishing trips in the southeast, then coming to Alaska in the late 1990’s. Jeff is currently a certified USCG Captain, and Registered Big Game Guide and Outfitter in the State of Alaska, having hunted and fished throughout the state. He has guided in Argentina, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Georgia, and North Carolina for fishing, waterfowl, and big game. Jeff currently lives in southwest Montana with his wife of 32 years and their four daughters, primarily guiding trout trips in the summer and hunting bears, elk, and mule deer the rest of the fall season. Jeff is an avid reader, enjoys history, philosophy, and theology, as well as the older fishing and hunting classics.
Jeffery C. Tart
Wilderness Forge Adventures
