Born and raised in the Northern Appalachian mountain range in Northern Pennsylvania, Alan has been enjoying the outdoors since he was 7 years old. He started hunting and ran his own trapline at the age of 8 and has continued this passion to the present day. His experience has two parts, a deep family tradition that traces back to his Great-Grandfather who was a hunter, trapper and lure maker and his own outdoor experiences over the last 25 years. Alan was a Bio-Chemistry Fisheries Science major in college before embarking on a ten year professional baseball career (1992-2001) with the Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, and NY Mets. He is the owner/operator of Alan Probst, Inc., www.alanprobst.com and www.northamericantrapper.com. He also writes professionally for the Pennsylvania Outdoor Times on a monthly basis as well as periodic features for other publications such as Fur-Fish-Game. Considered one of the best outdoorsman by his peers, he now looks to educate the public and maintain an outdoors approach that will give outdoorsman a voice to be heard. He truly has the passion and relentless love for nature and strives to show all people the beauty of the wild outdoors through his TV show and videos. Alan lives his life by a code and that is to "Never take from nature….just take what nature gives you!" http://www.alanprobst.com/