Jesse's biography

Although Jesse’s inauguration to the world of hunting took place just before adulthood at the age of seventeen, his passion for the sport is nothing short of immense. Jesse was born and raised in North Georgia, an area that was host to very few deer at the time. It began when a friend invited Jesse to go hunting with him and in addition, lent him a recurve bow. Jesse’s first dip into hunting yielded a miss on a doe at four yards: he has been hooked ever since.

The very next year, Jesse purchased his own bow and soon began competing in tournament archery. In 1980, he took his first World Archery Championship. He also submitted an application for a patent on his very own pendulum hunting sight. He received the patent for his Eliminator Pendulum Sight in 1982, and it remained the top-selling pendulum sight in the country for years. Since that time, Jesse has been involved in numerous other inventions; among them are the Triple Peep, the TM Timing Machine, and the Speed Wheel Launcher Rest. He currently has interest in Double Lung ‘Em Apparel and is part owner of Levitating Sports…where he is acting school division director. One of his most rewarding jobs is that of archery coach. His top students are Susan Thompson, 12-time world champion, and his wife Ginger, who holds 9 world titles. He plans to one day open an archery school, so he can share his wealth of knowledge gained from over 30 years of experience.

Jesse’s achievements in the world of tournament archery did not end in the 1980s. Between the years of 1990 and 1991, Jesse worked with Wayne Pearson, and the ending result of their combined efforts was the Archery Shooters Association (ASA). In 1992 he set the world record for distance broadhead flight and as such, was listed in the ‘92 Guinness Book of World Records. To this date, Jesse retains twelve world titles in archery and one title with a rifle. He is the only person to have won world titles in all types of archery: fingers/no sights, fingers/sights, release/pins, release/sights, and distance/flight. Through it all, competitive archery has played a major role in Jesse’s life, but deer hunting remains his true passion. Over the years, he has taken over twenty-five Pope and Young whitetail deer, as well as elk and black bear. His largest whitetails include a 168” P&Y killed in Kansas, a 171” P&Y from Kansas, a 199” B&C from Illinois, and a 223 7/8 “ P&Y Kansas giant taken in 2001. These hunts, among others of Jesse’s and Ginger’s, have appeared on various hunting shows and videos including “Realtree’s Monster Bucks”, “Muzzy’s Bad to the Bone Bucks” series, “Stayin’ Safe with Jesse and Ginger”, “The World of Hunting”, “Bushnell’s Secrets of the Hunt”, and “Whitetail Country”, hosted by Tom Miranda on ESPN2.

Jesse has three wonderful children: his 21-year-old son Rob plays college baseball in Alabama. His 19-year-old daughter Whitney is attending college in Georgia. Jacob, Jesse and Ginger’s 8-year-old son is attending second grade in Stafford, Kansas. He will travel with his parents again this May when school is released for summer vacation. He continues to shoot tournaments in the senior pro division.

Gingers' biography

Ginger was raised on a 5,000-acre working ranch located in Texas. Her first deer was taken with a rifle when she was only six, and her first deer killed with a bow took place three years later as a nine-year-old. While her whole family hunted, her father was the one most directly responsible for instilling her interest in bow hunting.

Ginger withdrew from archery during her high school years, as well as in college. She attended East Texas State University on a basketball scholarship and received a teaching degree after graduating in 1986. For the following four years, she would teach high school English as well as coach basketball, volleyball, and golf.

Shortly afterward, Ginger received a new bow for her birthday compliments of her sister. She returned home to Menard, Texas and began work on a hunting ranch. It was there that she met Jesse Morehead, as well as a fellow world champion archer, Susan Thompson. By invitation of Jesse and Susan she left for Georgia to learn about target archery. Subsequently, Ginger shot on the national tournament tour as an amateur for only a year before turning pro in 1999.

Since that time, Ginger has built a track record that is as impressive as it is extensive. In 1999, she won the NABH World Championship, Shooter of the Year, Rookie of the Year, as well as The Association of Professional Archers Shooter of the year, and Rookie of the Year.

- In 2000 she won the ASA World Championship and the IBO World Championship.

- In 2001 she won the IBO Shooter of the Year and the IBO National Triple Crown, as well as the NFAA National 3D Champion and NFAA Outdoor National Field Championships, setting 3 national records, two of which still stand.

- In 2002 she again won both the IBO World Championship, Shooter of the Year and National Triple Crown, and the NFAA National 3D Championship.

- In 2003 she again won both the IBO World Championship as well as the NFAA National 3D Championship.

- In 2004 Ginger took 8 National Tournament titles, including the ASA World Championship and NFAA 3D National Championship, as well as the IBO National Triple Crown and Shooter of the Year.

- In 2005 she won the ASA Shooter of the Year and IBO Shooter of the Year.

- In 2006 she won the NFAA Shooter of the Year and IBO Shooter of the Year

- Most recently in 2007, Ginger won the NFAA 3D National Championship.

Back in 2001, Ginger and Jesse began the Muzzy Tour. They traveled the country in a thirty-five foot, camouflaged RV bus to promote Muzzy and other sponsors at dealers across the country. After 6 ½ years of living on the road, Ginger and Jesse bought a small home in Stafford, Kansas, where they settled to enroll their son Jacob in school. They also own some property near Larned, and hope to move to the country some day. They continue to shoot national tournaments on weekends, and will go back on the road for the summer months to visit dealers as they travel to the next competition.