Author CHAD MASON has been a regular contributor to several outdoor magazines. A native of Kentucky, he now lives in Ankeny, Iowa. CHAD WALLACE is an artist and illustrator specializing in animals and nature. His work has been featured in several picture books for children, and his original oil paintings have been displayed in galleries throughout New York State and in Los Angeles, California. Chad also offers private art lessons at his studio in Westchester County, New York. He lives in Amawalk, New York.