Hunter was properly bred and conditioned by the State Beach boys out of Carlsbad, California. Growing up getting burned by the freshly famous Poopies (from Red Bull's Who is JOB) as well as his other older peers, Hunter pounces on any opportunity to pay it forward by snaking any grom he sees—unless, of course, their dad’s are in the water. Prospering through the extremely adverse conditions of growing up in a small beach town, Hunter climbed his way to an Economics Degree at UCLA and served as the Surf Team President for two years.