Meet God's Great Outdoors E-zine Staff

The Editor of God's Great Outdoors' Internet Outdoor Magazine, Tracy Breen, has lived his entire life in Muskegon, Michigan. He was brought up in a family full of hunters and trappers and he grew to love outdoor adventures at an early age.

Tracy's father trapped for a living during the late '70s until the fur market fell apart in the early '80's. At that point, he took up taxidermy which he still does for a living today. Due to that influence growing up, Tracy decided early on that one way or another he would make a living in the outdoors.

Also, being brought up in a home with a Christian foundation, Tracy wanted to somehow tie the two together, but was unsure how this could happen. It was by God's grace and in His perfect timing that Tracy contacted Gerry Caillouet about a magazine idea. Tracy's project was to be in print, while Gerry had been praying for someone who could help God's Great Outdoors by editing and running the Internet Outdoor Magazine idea he had in the back of his mind for several years.

After many weeks of prayer with his pastor and others, Tracy Breen accepted the offer to become a part of God's Great Outdoors as the new Internet Outdoor Magazine editor.

Besides the time outdoors, God has used another aspect of Tracy's life to prepare him to serve in this position with God's Great Outdoors.

Tracy states, "Something else that has made me the way I am is the fact that I have a mild case of cerebral palsy. This has always affected the way I walk and I have had to learn to hunt and trap somewhat differently at times because of my disability. Although it can get me down because I can't walk through the marsh the way I would like to or be as quiet as I would like in the woods, I get by and realize that many have it a lot worse.

I am extremely excited about the opportunity God has given me to serve in this way by putting this magazine together. Hopefully I will also be able to use my disability to help others with similar problems; proving that a disability can't stop you from enjoying the outdoors if you put your mind to it!" Tracy and his wife Angie have been married since August of 1999.

Steve Kovach is our own resident wildlife biologist. He has been working as a professional biologist for over 20 years throughout the west, working mostly with mammals. He has held some positions that were largely management-oriented and others that were research oriented. Steve is also an avid outdoor photographer and an NRA firearms instructor and Training Counselor. Currently he lives with his wife and daughter in McGrath, Alaska, working on the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge conducting research on black bears. Steve and his family enjoy God's great outdoors by hunting, fishing, trapping, and camping together.

Do you have a topic you would like Steve to look into and write about? If so, drop him a line at 907.524.3251. Steve assists Tracy Breen with each magazine issue by serving as the Managing Editor - a fancy title for the guy that does the layout work, edits and creates the graphics, and gets the articles into web ready format. By the way, the bear in the picture is one of Steve's research partners and she is very much alive.

For a full roster of authors, writers, sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts, be sure to visit our new On-Line Magazine.