Abe Walsh
Encyclopedia
Abe Walsh is an America
n author
, most notably known for magazine articles chronicling his hunting
, fishing
and back-country adventures. Walsh's byline has appeared in more than 25 magazine titles, he's a frequent on-camera television hunting personality and has authored or ghost-written several hardcover books on the subject.
In addition to being a well-known writer, Walsh is an accomplished and world-renowned big-game hunter.
, Walsh's parents moved to Portland, Oregon
, when he was just two years old. He has one sister, Jubilee Deffenbaugh Vigna, born in Portland on June 28, 1975.
Walsh's parents divorced when he was 10 years old, and he and his sister were raised by their mother. His father re-married and Walsh has two half brothers, Zachary Deffenbaugh and Benjamin Deffenbaugh. After the divorce and his father's subsequent remarriage, Walsh's father was not a steady presence in his son's life. Leading to their estrangement, Joseph Deffenbaugh has had several alcohol-related incidents, including an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2008.
In 1994, after graduating from the University of Oregon
with a degree in Political Science, Walsh accepted an Assistant Editor position with Petersen's Hunting Magazine in Los Angeles, California
. He was chiefly responsible for writing feature articles, as well as editing freelance author-submitted manuscripts for inclusion in the magazine. At the time, Petersen's Hunting Magazine was widely considered the premiere hunting-exclusive enthusiast publication with an average monthly circulation of 400,000 paid subscribers. Walsh was promoted to Senior Editor in 1996 and became a frequent contributor to other Petersen titles including Guns & Ammo and Petersen's Bowhunting magazine.
In 1997, Walsh was hired by Remington Arms Company to lead the PR department. He was often the voice of the firearms industry in a time of heated debate over gun violence, school shootings and subsequent legislative efforts to limit firearm ownership. He debated Nina Totenberg
of National Public Radio's All Things Considered
on the issue of firearms ownership in 1998. During his tenure, Walsh launched Remington Country magazine and Remington Country Television. Walsh left Remington in 1998 to launch a magazine consulting career and launched Cabela's
Outfitter Journal and Mossy Oak Hunting the Country Magazine.
Walsh was hired in 1999 by the National Rifle Association
Publication division as Group Publisher, overseeing the production of their five member-only monthly titles: American Rifleman
, American Hunter, America's First Freedom, Shooting Sports USA, and NRA InSights. In 2001, Walsh launched Shooting Illustrated and Women's Outlook magazines, as well as American Hunter and American Rifleman
television programs.
Walsh was married briefly to Sarah Jane Segura and on November 9, 2000, they had a daughter, Madeline Anne Walsh.
Walsh left the National Rifle Association
in 2003 to pursue a career as a financial advisor, and is currently a full-time advisor with Edward Jones Investments
in Inwood, West Virginia
. He still writes in a freelance capacity for the NRA publications, as well as the Boone and Crockett Club
's Fair Chase publication.
, Shooting Sports USA, Fair Chase, Montana Fish & Game Journal, NRA InSights, Shooting Illustrated, Combat Handguns, South Dakota Conservation Digest, Archery Business, Bowhunting World, Cabela's
Outfitter Journal, Predator Xtreme, Whitetail Journal, Knight & Hale's Ultimate Team Hunting and Rifle.
In addition to published magazine works, Walsh has also contributed on a number of outdoor-related television scripts, most notably heavily researched wildlife bioptics for the award-winning Big Game Profiles series airing on The Outdoor Channel
. Walsh has contributed to several book projects, including Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country: Adventures of the Camo Cameras and Deer Management 101: Manage Your Way to Better Hunting by Dr. Grant Woods.
Throughout the 90s and as late as 2006, Walsh appeared on several television
programs as an on-camera personality. He has been featured on Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country, Mossy Oak Classics, Remington Country Television, American Hunter, and American Rifleman, and he has appeared on ESPN
, ESPN2
, TNN and The Outdoor Channel
. Walsh can still be seen in syndicated re-runs of many of these episodes, as well as in on-line broadcasts.
His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal in addition to countless local, regional and national newspapers.
. Walsh has harvested over 20 species of trophy-class big-game in North America and 10 species in Africa, Europe and South America. In recent years his focus has been on dangerous game. He holds numerous positions in big-game record books, and at one time held Top-Ten Records for Columbia whitetail (Odocileus virginianus leucurus), Roosvelt sable (Hippotragus niger roosevelti), and Kafue Flats lechwe (Kobus l. leche). Walsh is primarily an archery hunter
, but does pursue game with both rifle and muzzleloading rifle on occasion.
United States
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n author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, most notably known for magazine articles chronicling his hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and back-country adventures. Walsh's byline has appeared in more than 25 magazine titles, he's a frequent on-camera television hunting personality and has authored or ghost-written several hardcover books on the subject.
In addition to being a well-known writer, Walsh is an accomplished and world-renowned big-game hunter.
Biography
Born Abraham Edward Deffenbaugh to Joseph Deffenbaugh, a carpenter and sometime fishing guide, and Anne Walsh Deffenbaugh, a restaurateur, Walsh was raised in a lower middle-class home. Born in Orange, CaliforniaOrange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
, Walsh's parents moved to Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, when he was just two years old. He has one sister, Jubilee Deffenbaugh Vigna, born in Portland on June 28, 1975.
Walsh's parents divorced when he was 10 years old, and he and his sister were raised by their mother. His father re-married and Walsh has two half brothers, Zachary Deffenbaugh and Benjamin Deffenbaugh. After the divorce and his father's subsequent remarriage, Walsh's father was not a steady presence in his son's life. Leading to their estrangement, Joseph Deffenbaugh has had several alcohol-related incidents, including an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2008.
In 1994, after graduating from the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
with a degree in Political Science, Walsh accepted an Assistant Editor position with Petersen's Hunting Magazine in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He was chiefly responsible for writing feature articles, as well as editing freelance author-submitted manuscripts for inclusion in the magazine. At the time, Petersen's Hunting Magazine was widely considered the premiere hunting-exclusive enthusiast publication with an average monthly circulation of 400,000 paid subscribers. Walsh was promoted to Senior Editor in 1996 and became a frequent contributor to other Petersen titles including Guns & Ammo and Petersen's Bowhunting magazine.
In 1997, Walsh was hired by Remington Arms Company to lead the PR department. He was often the voice of the firearms industry in a time of heated debate over gun violence, school shootings and subsequent legislative efforts to limit firearm ownership. He debated Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg is an American legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio focusing primarily on the activities and politics of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her reports air regularly on NPR's newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition...
of National Public Radio's All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
on the issue of firearms ownership in 1998. During his tenure, Walsh launched Remington Country magazine and Remington Country Television. Walsh left Remington in 1998 to launch a magazine consulting career and launched Cabela's
Cabela's
Cabela's is a direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise, based in Sidney, Nebraska. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC , "Outdoor Adventures" , and the "Gun Library"...
Outfitter Journal and Mossy Oak Hunting the Country Magazine.
Walsh was hired in 1999 by the National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
Publication division as Group Publisher, overseeing the production of their five member-only monthly titles: American Rifleman
American Rifleman
American Rifleman is a United States-based monthly shooting and firearms interest publication, owned by the National Rifle Association...
, American Hunter, America's First Freedom, Shooting Sports USA, and NRA InSights. In 2001, Walsh launched Shooting Illustrated and Women's Outlook magazines, as well as American Hunter and American Rifleman
American Rifleman
American Rifleman is a United States-based monthly shooting and firearms interest publication, owned by the National Rifle Association...
television programs.
Walsh was married briefly to Sarah Jane Segura and on November 9, 2000, they had a daughter, Madeline Anne Walsh.
Walsh left the National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
in 2003 to pursue a career as a financial advisor, and is currently a full-time advisor with Edward Jones Investments
Edward Jones Investments
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., since 1995 simplified as Edward Jones is a financial services firm headquartered in Des Peres, Missouri which serves investment clients in the United States and Canada, through its branch network of more than 12,000 locations. The firm focuses solely on individual...
in Inwood, West Virginia
Inwood, West Virginia
Inwood is a census-designated place in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, located south of Martinsburg. The population was 2,954 at the 2010 census. It is located on U.S...
. He still writes in a freelance capacity for the NRA publications, as well as the Boone and Crockett Club
Boone and Crockett Club
The Boone and Crockett Club conservationist organization, founded in the United States in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt. The club was named in honor of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, whom the club's founders viewed as ethical hunters and honest men who loved the outdoors and earthly pursuits...
's Fair Chase publication.
Published works
Walsh's byline has appeared over 700 times in the following publications: Guns & Ammo, Petersen's Hunting, Petersen's Bowhunting, Bow & Arrow, North American Sportsman, Texas Trophy Hunter, Remington Country, Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country, Southern Sportsman Journal, American Hunter, American RiflemanAmerican Rifleman
American Rifleman is a United States-based monthly shooting and firearms interest publication, owned by the National Rifle Association...
, Shooting Sports USA, Fair Chase, Montana Fish & Game Journal, NRA InSights, Shooting Illustrated, Combat Handguns, South Dakota Conservation Digest, Archery Business, Bowhunting World, Cabela's
Cabela's
Cabela's is a direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise, based in Sidney, Nebraska. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC , "Outdoor Adventures" , and the "Gun Library"...
Outfitter Journal, Predator Xtreme, Whitetail Journal, Knight & Hale's Ultimate Team Hunting and Rifle.
In addition to published magazine works, Walsh has also contributed on a number of outdoor-related television scripts, most notably heavily researched wildlife bioptics for the award-winning Big Game Profiles series airing on The Outdoor Channel
The Outdoor Channel
Outdoor Channel is an American speciality channel focused on the outdoors, offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, Western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a . ...
. Walsh has contributed to several book projects, including Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country: Adventures of the Camo Cameras and Deer Management 101: Manage Your Way to Better Hunting by Dr. Grant Woods.
Throughout the 90s and as late as 2006, Walsh appeared on several television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programs as an on-camera personality. He has been featured on Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country, Mossy Oak Classics, Remington Country Television, American Hunter, and American Rifleman, and he has appeared on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
, TNN and The Outdoor Channel
The Outdoor Channel
Outdoor Channel is an American speciality channel focused on the outdoors, offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, Western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a . ...
. Walsh can still be seen in syndicated re-runs of many of these episodes, as well as in on-line broadcasts.
His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal in addition to countless local, regional and national newspapers.
Pen Names
Walsh has written under several names, including Abe Deffenbaugh and A.E. Walsh. (Walsh legally adopted the name Walsh in 1999 to pay homage to his ailing grandfather.)Hunting Accomplishments
In addition to being a published author, Walsh is a world-renowned big-game hunterBig game hunting
Big game hunting is the hunting of large game. The term is historically associated with the hunting of Africa's Big Five game , and with tigers and rhinos on the Indian subcontinent. In North America, animals such as bears and bison were hunted...
. Walsh has harvested over 20 species of trophy-class big-game in North America and 10 species in Africa, Europe and South America. In recent years his focus has been on dangerous game. He holds numerous positions in big-game record books, and at one time held Top-Ten Records for Columbia whitetail (Odocileus virginianus leucurus), Roosvelt sable (Hippotragus niger roosevelti), and Kafue Flats lechwe (Kobus l. leche). Walsh is primarily an archery hunter
Bowhunting
Bowhunting is the practice of killing game animals by archery. It has been a normal use of archery in every culture that had bows.- Technique :...
, but does pursue game with both rifle and muzzleloading rifle on occasion.