Chester Moore
Chester Moore is an award-winning wildlife journalist and conservationist.
He is Editor-In-Chief of Texas Fish & Game magazine and contributes to Sports
Afield, Hunter’s Horn, Deer & Deer Hunting, Tide, The Lakecaster and many
others. He is host of “Moore Outdoors” on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI and of The
Higher Calling podcast.
He is author of 15 books including Hog Wild: Hog Hunting Facts, Tips & Strategies, Texas Waterfowl and Flounder Fever.
He is a lifelong hunter and angler who enjoys everything from bowhunting wild
turkeys to surf fishing for sharks to fly fishing for rainbow trout.
His heart is for conservation and youth.
He was awarded the Advocatus Magni award in 2020 from the National Wild
Turkey Federation for his work with wild turkeys, the Mossy Oak Outdoors Legacy
award in 2017 for his work with children and wildlife and was named a “Hero Of
Conservation” by Field & Stream magazine. Altogether he has won more than 150
awards for conservation, writing, radio and photography.
He and his wife Lisa operate the Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center® and Wild Wishes®
programs which give wildlife encounters to children with a critical illness, in the
foster system or who have lost a parent or sibling.
Their latest project is Higher Calling Wild Wishes Expeditions which takes teens
from those programs into the forest and mountains to mentor them in using
photography and video to raise awareness and funds for wildlife conservation.
His favorite animals are wild sheep and his most amazing wildlife encounter was
cage diving with great white sharks in the Pacific.
His most important roles however are as a follower of Christ, husband, father and
mentor.