In 2001, John began his guiding career at the age of 17 as a duck guide in Southwest Louisiana’s coastal marshes. Shortly after in 2002, John completed his Merchant Mariner Credential and began charter fishing on Calcasieu and Sabine Lake. John’s passion has always been hunting and fishing and he spent his whole life chasing the dream of one day owning his own business. John started  “Sportsman Charters, LLC” in 2014 to help keep up the Louisiana tradition known as “Sportsman’s Paradise”.