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Beyond the kitchen, bow hunting has become one of the deepest connections Ara Zada has to food, family, and the outdoors. For Ara, hunting is not about trophies — it’s about providing clean, organic wild game for his family while maintaining a direct connection to where food truly comes from.

Committed to a nose-to-tail philosophy, Ara believes in honoring every animal harvested by utilizing every possible part through thoughtful butchery, cooking, stock making, preservation, and open-fire cooking techniques. From the moment an animal is harvested, he handles every step himself — field dressing, skinning, butchering, aging, and preparing the meat — carrying the same respect and craftsmanship into the outdoors that he brings into the kitchen.

As a father, Ara is passionate about teaching his children respect for food and a deeper understanding of the responsibility that comes with eating meat, regardless of how it is sourced or processed. He believes families should understand the full journey of food from field to table and values hunting as a way to reconnect with nature, tradition, sustainability, and gratitude.

Ara’s passion for wild game cooking and ethical hunting has led to multiple featured articles and in Outdoor News and worked as a field staff writer for Harvesting Nature, where he shares recipes, hunting stories, butchery techniques, and educational content focused on conservation, sustainability, and wild food culture.