Hunter had been around square dancing all of his life, having been dragged from dance to dance by his grandparents and parents. He met and become friends with many national callers with whom he is still friends today. After the death of his grandfather – his hero – in 2002, Hunter decided that he wanted to do something that would always remind him of his grandfather, and decided to start taking square dance lessons in 2004. A mere four months later he picked up a microphone and began calling.

He is now the caller for two clubs, the Magic Diamonds and in 2008 revived his grandfather's old club, the Checkerboard Squares. Hunter also dances with five other clubs in Billings and the surrounding areas. He called his first festival in July of 2007 in California.

Hunter is a member of Callerlab and has become a member of the Youth Committee when he attended the Callerlab convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In October of 2007, Hunter attended the 4Dance Caller’s Academy in Napa, California with Scot Byars as the instructor. In June of 2008, he also attended the Yellowstone Callers College in West Yellowstone, Montana with Tony Oxendine and Jerry Jestin as the instructors.

Hunter’s influences include, first and foremost, his grandfather, Frank Leenknecht, plus renowned callers Joe Saltel, Jon Jones, Ken Bower, and too many more to name.