Tom Christie (b. 1956) grew up in Marion, IN and developed a fascination with wildfowl at an early age. His first exposure to waterfowl was “jump-shooting” Mallards, Black Ducks, and Wood Ducks with his dad—stalking them, often on foot—on the Tippecanoe River in northern Indiana. Those early days in the great outdoors left an indelible mark on Tom, and he has been passionate about waterfowl ever since.