Matt Martens grew up on a 3rd generation grain farm in the Oklahoma panhandle and went on to study Landscape Architecture at Oklahoma State University. A lifelong outdoorsman, Matt spent his weekends training birddogs, guiding hunters for quail and pheasant, and taking trips across the west where he developed a deep passion for wild places and untrammeled landscapes.

In 2013, Matt began teaching fly-fishing on the Cimarron River in New Mexico, and in 2014 he moved to Idaho Falls where he continued guiding fly-fishing and hunting in many areas across Idaho, Montana, and Texas. In the following years, Matt served as Director of Recreation for a 30,000-acre working cattle ranch in West Texas and a 1,200 acre 5-star lodge in Paradise Valley, Montana where he launched fly-fishing programs on the Yellowstone River, Wildlife Educational Tours inside Yellowstone National Park, and a myriad of responsible land-use programs including big-game hunting, trap/long-range shooting, ATV/hiking/cycling trails, archery courses, and more.

For the last two years, Matt has served as a licensed real estate agent and Land Specialist in southeast Idaho for Whitetail Properties, a brokerage which specializes in farm, ranch, and outdoor recreational properties. Matt lives with his three amazing daughters who continually remind him why the future of our natural resources and responsible land management is so important, and he is passionate about connecting with landowners to help them achieve their conservation, legacy, and stewardship goals.