Country Boy Stuck in the City

By Lauren Boone

For many 7th graders, their life is filled with school work, busy social life, and demanding sport’s schedules, but for Jacob “BUG” Satterfield, he has an extra activity to think about.  As a 7th grade student attending Charlotte Country Day School, Jacob is one of the youngest professional hunters in the nation. 

            At the age of 5, Jacob started attending hunting trips with his father and grandfather.  Then at age 8 he started to get real serious about the sport of hunting. 

With many years of practice, hard work, and strong dedication, Jacob has achieved many amazing accomplishments for a boy of his age or for any hunter.  Two of his proudest accomplishments have been taking a moose during a hunt in Maine and improving his bow skills.  This has enabled Jacob to give advice and write articles for Hunt Teen Magazine and Southern Outdoor Experience, a hunting television show where Jacob hosts his own episodes.

            “I’m just a country boy stuck in the city.” Jacob once told his family, which is the best explanation to Jacob’s situation. 

After the interview, Jacob proved this statement to me by taking me out for our own hunting outing.  For  three straight hours, Jacob and I were patiently sitting 20 feet in a tree waiting for a buck to appear.  Within the first few minutes, four deer showed up and for the rest of the afternoon many deer kept coming and going to the site.  Near the end of the outing, an 8 point buck joins the deer that were currently under us.  With the buck’s appearance as his cue, Jacob gets prepared for a shot at the buck with his bow.  Impressively, he takes aim at the buck and shoots, an amazing shot and incredibly difficult shot!

            Excited and thrilled after his shot, Jacob and I get down from the deer stand and he explains to me how to follow the blood spots to find the wounded deer.  I felt as if I was watching his TV show from his enthused explanation of his steps of hunting deer.  It was an incredible experience that should be shared with many. 

            For his future goals, Jacob wants to expose more kids and teens into the outdoor world and to have his own television show dedicated to hunting.  As Jacob has proven, hunting is a great way to keep kids out of trouble.  And as I have learned, it guarantees excitement and adventure to many…even to a girl!