"Hunting can be such a positive experience,
and I love bringing that to our communities."
Anyone from the southwest corner of the state can tell you how important hunting is to their communities. Whether hunting is a generational pastime in the family or a cultural experience that is shared by friends, family, and co-workers.
A local man from Pea Ridge, Ark., has devoted years to perfecting his hunting talents, as well as offering those skills to the world.
The hunting show is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and Fuller said his passion has only grown with the show.
“I grew up in Pea Ridge, but now I live just across the state line in Missouri,” he said. “I started hunting at a young age with my dad. Hunting has always been in my blood.”
He said from the first time out hunting, he became obsessed and his passion for hunting grew.
“Hunting became a lifestyle,” he said. “The thing that I was most drawn to was the anticipation of hunting season.”
When the weather cools and gun season is on the way, Fuller starts to feel the nostalgia.
“I remember those moments out there with my dad,” he said. “I started with gun season, and it has always held a special place in my heart.”
Fuller quickly began expanding his knowledge and techniques even as a middle school and high school student.
“I began experimenting on my parent's land by improving the property for deer,” he said. “I knew immediately that this was what I wanted to do when I graduated.”
After college, Fuller had three degrees, one in conservation wildlife management, another in communication arts and a minor in field biology.
“I knew I loved hunting,” he said. “I didn’t know exactly what I would end up doing, but I knew I wanted it to be something in conservation and wildlife.”

Fuller has more than 20 years of experience in filming his hunts, as he started when he was 14 years old.
Aside from hunting tips and techniques, Steven Fuller also focuses on food plots on properties to increase the hunting on a person's land. This is the largest food plot he manages.
Photo courtesy of The Huntin Grounds
“It wasn’t until after college that I realized what I wanted to do,” he said. “I want to teach people cost-effective management techniques for smaller properties.”
He started out using his parent's 15-acre property to make how-to videos.
“After a while, I got better at video production and social media marketing,” he said. “I love being able to help people, especially the everyday hunter who has a job and a family and hunts on the side. I wanted to build something that wasn’t aimed at huge properties and expensive techniques so that I could help the people who are like me.”
Fuller said The Huntin Grounds is a Christian-based mission and another perk to his job is connecting with people.
“The reason I love working with the people that I do is their blood, sweat and tears go into their land,” he said. “There is a level of pride in that in this area. I know that feeling.”
Connecting the new youth or even adult hunters is a major focus of the organization.
“There is just something about helping someone get to their very first hunt,” he said. “Especially seeing a kid get excited, and then after the first hunt — they are hooked.
“It can be such a positive experience, and I love bringing that to our communities.”
Steven Fuller, owner of The Huntin Grounds, Colton Lewis, Brian Rusher and Pro Staff Colby Kennedy celebrate Rusher’s first turkey taken on a property Fuller manages.
Photo courtesy of The Huntin Grounds
For 10 years, The Huntin Grounds has grown and reached thousands of people.
“It is great to go back and look at some of the first videos,” he said. “I mean, it is a bit cringe-worthy, I talked too loud and too fast, and struggled with filming aspects a bit, but it’s also pretty cool to see how far I have come with being self-taught.”
One thing he would say about his experiences over the years is, there will be failures.
“There have been a lot of failures,” he said. “But, over the years, all of those failures joined together have made me better.”
After 10 years, Fuller is now able to work full time doing what he loves, and this allows him to put out more content.
“We have grown to have seven staff members across the United States,” he said. "We have people from Minnesota to Georgia.
“They are all average guys who maintain a normal life and happen just to love hunting. They all bring a different angle, understanding, skill set and stories to the table, which helps us to connect with more people.”
The goal of the channel is to be relevant and bring information that is semi-live.
“To a 14-year-old with the same passion and hopes that I had, I say, go for it,” he said. “I encourage you 100 percent and hope we can help in some way. If you want it bad enough, you can do it, and if God is directing you on that path, you got it.”
Steven Fuller, host and owner of The Huntin Grounds, has a passion to teach small landowners his techniques. This is his first buck he hunted on his own land.
Photo courtesy of The Huntin Grounds
Remembering the days in the beginning, Fuller said there were plenty of people who put him down over the years.
“It was that a deer wasn’t big enough, or the camera work was off,” he said. “I have never wanted to do that to someone.
“A tip I would give there is, use what you have, get out there and enjoy it. If you are enjoying what you do, you have already succeeded.”
Fuller said a person doesn’t need the fanciest camera equipment to get started, in fact, that is where he learned a lot by trial and error in the beginning.
“Hunting is a culture — it's a lifestyle,” he said. “That culture is starting to die down. Every year the number of hunters has gone down. Maybe it is due to kids wanting to stay inside and play games more. I don’t know, but what I do know is that it is better and healthier for you to be outside.”
Watching a new hunter learn and enjoy the art is an honor to Steven.
“Each year I encourage my staff to get out and find someone new to teach,” he said. “Sharing the experience is fun, there is nothing like it.”
The Hunting Group focuses on skills for every season.
“We are not just private land hunters either, we mix it up and have a wide variety of skills for every hunter.”
"Hunting can be such a positive experience, and I love bringing that to our communities."
Anyone from the southwest corner of the state can tell you how important hunting is to their communities. Whether hunting is a generational pastime in the family or a cultural experience that is shared by friends, family, and co-workers.
A local man from Pea Ridge, Ark., has devoted years to perfecting his hunting talents, as well as offering those skills to the world.
The hunting show is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and Steven Fuller said his passion has only grown with the show.
“I grew up in Pea Ridge, but now I live just across the state line in Missouri,” he said. “I started hunting at a young age with my dad. Hunting has always been in my blood.”
He said from the first time out hunting, he became obsessed and his passion for hunting grew.
“Hunting became a lifestyle,” he said. “The thing that I was most drawn to was the anticipation of hunting season.”
When the weather cools and gun season is on the way, Fuller starts to feel the nostalgia.
“I remember those moments out there with my dad,” he said. “I started with gun season, and it has always held a special place in my heart.”
Fuller quickly began expanding his knowledge and techniques even as a middle school and high school student.
“I began experimenting on my parent's land by improving the property for deer,” he said. “I knew immediately that this was what I wanted to do when I graduated.”
After college, Fuller had three degrees, one in conservation wildlife management, another in communication arts and a minor in field biology.
“I knew I loved hunting,” he said. “I didn’t know exactly what I would end up doing, but I knew I wanted it to be something in conservation and wildlife.”
Fuller has more than 20 years of experience in filming his hunts, as he started when he was 14 years old.
Aside from hunting tips and techniques, Steven Fuller also focuses on food plots on properties to increase the hunting on a person's land. This is the largest food plot he manages.
Photo courtesy of The Huntin Grounds
“It wasn’t until after college that I realized what I wanted to do,” he said. “I want to teach people cost-effective management techniques for smaller properties.”
He started out using his parent's 15-acre property to make how-to videos.
“After a while, I got better at video production and social media marketing,” he said. “I love being able to help people, especially the everyday hunter who has a job and a family and hunts on the side. I wanted to build something that wasn’t aimed at huge properties and expensive techniques so that I could help the people who are like me.”
Fuller said The Huntin Grounds is a Christian-based mission and another perk to his job is connecting with people.
“The reason I love working with the people that I do is their blood, sweat and tears go into their land,” he said. “There is a level of pride in that in this area. I know that feeling.”
Connecting the new youth or even adult hunters is a major focus of the organization.
“There is just something about helping someone get to their very first hunt,” he said. “Especially seeing a kid get excited, and then after the first hunt — they are hooked.
“It can be such a positive experience, and I love bringing that to our communities.”
Steven Fuller, owner of The Huntin Grounds, Colton Lewis, Brian Rusher and Pro Staff Colby Kennedy celebrate Rusher’s first turkey taken on a property Fuller manages.
Photo courtesy of The Huntin Grounds
For 10 years, The Huntin Grounds has grown and reached thousands of people.
“It is great to go back and look at some of the first videos,” he said. “I mean, it is a bit cringe-worthy, I talked too loud and too fast, and struggled with filming aspects a bit, but it’s also pretty cool to see how far I have come with being self-taught.”
One thing he would say about his experiences over the years is, there will be failures.
“There have been a lot of failures,” he said. “But, over the years, all of those failures joined together have made me better.”
After 10 years, Fuller is now able to work full time doing what he loves, and this allows him to put out more content.
“We have grown to have seven staff members across the United States,” he said. "We have people from Minnesota to Georgia.
“They are all average guys who maintain a normal life and happen just to love hunting. They all bring a different angle, understanding, skill set and stories to the table, which helps us to connect with more people.”
The goal of the channel is to be relevant and bring information that is semi-live.
“To a 14-year-old with the same passion and hopes that I had, I say, go for it,” he said. “I encourage you 100 percent and hope we can help in some way. If you want it bad enough, you can do it, and if God is directing you on that path, you got it.”
Steven Fuller, host and owner of The Huntin Grounds, has a passion to teach small landowners his techniques. This is his first buck he hunted on his own land.
Photo courtesy of The Huntin Grounds
Remembering the days in the beginning, Fuller said there were plenty of people who put him down over the years.
“It was that a deer wasn’t big enough, or the camera work was off,” he said. “I have never wanted to do that to someone.
“A tip I would give there is, use what you have, get out there and enjoy it. If you are enjoying what you do, you have already succeeded.”
Fuller said a person doesn’t need the fanciest camera equipment to get started, in fact, that is where he learned a lot by trial and error in the beginning.
“Hunting is a culture — it's a lifestyle,” he said. “That culture is starting to die down. Every year the number of hunters has gone down. Maybe it is due to kids wanting to stay inside and play games more. I don’t know, but what I do know is that it is better and healthier for you to be outside.”
Watching a new hunter learn and enjoy the art is an honor to Steven.
“Each year I encourage my staff to get out and find someone new to teach,” he said. “Sharing the experience is fun, there is nothing like it.”
The Hunting Group focuses on skills for every season.
“We are not just private land hunters either, we mix it up and have a wide variety of skills for every hunter.”
