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J Boone Smith Jr. Biography

Birth Name:Boone Smith

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Became involved with a program called Cause an Uproar that works to save big cats
  • Earned his B․S․ in Fisheries and Wildlife and started working toward a Master's degree
  • Grew up in a family with a history of big cat capture and started learning about tracking when he was young
  • Quote: "It's the only cat I'd follow into a war zone․ The snow leopard is this mystical, legendary creature, and it's the toughest cat in the world to catch and to find․"
  • Quote: "Learning the book stuff was good, but knowing how to rope, tie up and handle a mountain lion--you can't really learn that in a book․"
  • Known for appearing on television documentaries about wildlife
  • Provides wildlife capture services for a variety of species, specializing in big cats like cougars
  • Once received a job offer to help catch Bigfoot, but turned it down
  • Once, while in a tree trying to capture a mountain lion he thought was sedated, the animal woke up and tried to swipe at him
  • Once caught a mountain lion on Main Street in his hometown