Woodsman and Protection Specialist Mark James

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Mark James, Protection Specialist and Executive Director at Panther Protection Services Atlanta Georgia. Mark discusses his work in the protection services agency and how it translates into making him a great bow hunter and deer hunter. Mark pinpoints particular hunting skills he has learned, the hunting styles he prefers, and what it means to be an ethical hunter. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

• AB3 opens up about being a father of a 13-year-old daughter. 
• AB3 introduces Mark James from Panther Protection Services. 
• Where did Mark James grow up? 
• Mark explains the difference between protective services and being a bodyguard. 
• What is a choke point?  
• What are ways to be a more patient hunter?
• Mark James talks about using calls in his hunting procedures. 
• Which guns are Mark James familiar with for hunting? 
• Mark shares a story of proving other hunters wrong that may have underestimated him. 
• What sorts of discipline does it take for hunting? 
• What is Mark’s favorite height to hunt at? 
• What are the differences between an ethical hunter and an unethical hunter? 
• Make shares his favorite animal call. 
• There are no reasons for children to have accidental experiences with firearms. 
• Mark James talks about the importance of diversity in the hunting industry. 

 

3 Key Points:

1. Choke points are typically areas that restrict movement, slow things down, and channels things in a particular direction to create an ideal ambush site. 
2. Patience is an important aspect of being a successful hunter. 
3. An ethical hunter will make a bad shot but won’t intentionally take a bad shot. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “What we do in protective services is more risk mitigation than risk management. Risk management is, ‘It just hit the fan, we’re managing through the dynamics of this crisis.’ Risk mitigation says, ‘How do we avoid the crisis?’” – Mark James
• “As a bowhunter, your scent control has to be very good. There are times where a deer will walk in on you and he sneaks in on you, and you are like, ‘How the hell did this deer get in here?’” – Mark James
• “Movement attracts attention, right? Now in protective services we say movement attracts attention, attention attracts gunfire.” – Mark James

 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Bryant Land Country Podcast.
• Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
• Mark James: Linkedin | Instagram 
• Mark James’ Email: mark.james@pantherprotectionservices.com