Doug grew up on his grandfathers and uncle’s  large diary farm where he learned to  love the land,  love livestock and love  wildlife. He excelled at dairy, owning several of his own cattle even while in his teens.  He won many awards in his local FFA chapter, including star chapter farmer.  Upon marrying his lovely wife Katy they spent many years in far away places, even 5 years in South America doing missionary work.

Doug built a successful  commercial  building maintenance  business in his wife’s hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, while there they  also dealt with real estate, building or upgrading several acerages. It was then that his two sons were born Garrett and Tyler.

Since 2008, Doug has been owner of Ottumwa Mow and Snow in Southeast Iowa, which has progressively grown since it’s inception.  His family takes great pride in thier work and has a long list of satisfied customers who can attest to the Knott families  work ethic and putting the customers first mentality. They also derive much joy from supporting the work of thier congregations  in the Ottumwa and Albia areas.

Doug is a avid whitetail hunter and weather spotter.  He owns his own farm near Blakesburg. His family hunts on several farms throughout  southeastern Iowa.  He has a detailed knowledge of the deer herd and  habitat they occupy. Doug and his son Tyler have been able to harvest many mature whitetails together, with Tyler taking the number 2 buck in Iowa in 2016 a 233″ named Junkyard. He is the largest whitetail ever taken with bow by a youth under 16 years of age! Doug has found great satisfaction in seeing others succeed in the realm of deer hunting. For Doug his life in Iowa is a dream, to live and work in a part of God’s earth where folks love the land and sharing such things with others each day is a priviledge.