Jonathan Otero:

Birthplace:    Silver City,  New Mexico

Current home:         Tyrone,  New Mexico

Marital status:         Single and always looking

Children and ages: None

The last good movie I saw:            Transformers 2

Favorite meal:          Beans, Beans, and Mexican food

Favorite Performer (s):      Garth Brooks

Personal hero:         My Dad

People always think I’m…  Shy

Nobody knows I’m…  hound crazy

If I could do it over, I’d…  have lived on a ranch and had horses, hounds, and healers.

I’d give anything to meet…  Kelly Pickler

My dream hunt or trip is…  To go to Alaska and hunt big game.

Most humbling experience:            Seeing all the awesome mounts at the conventions and being humbled that I have a lot of room for improvement.

The three words that best describe me: horses, hounds, and healers.

I believe in…  A day you don’t learn is a day lost

My goal is…  to be a world known taxidermist

What is your favorite caliber…  308

Most memorable hunting experience…  When I got my first mule deer buck with a bow and my older brother was with me. We were hunting hard the whole time, and on the third to the last day we found some great bucks. So we set up the perfect stock to within sixty yards. The biggest buck came within range at 35 yards; I took my shot with my compound bow and double lunged him. The buck ran only 100 yards over the ridge. The buck had six points and was a keeper. This was the first hunt me and my brother had been on alone together without dad.

What are some of the places I’ve had the chance to hunt/ fish?   The Gila Wilderness, the best place to hunt, just ask my dad.

What does taxidermy mean to me…   My future full time career where I will be able to make memories last forever. I also like the challenge of replicating animals to look real.