Bryon grew up in Harford County, Maryland and currently lives in Churchville. He is a 1981 graduate of Bel Air High School and graduated in 1985 from Washington College with a degree in biology. Bryon is presently making decoys as a full time occupation.

Bryon's enthusiasm was sparked by his father's interest in antique decoys and hunting in the Havre de Grace area.  Bryon's style is patterned after the classic working decoys produced by carvers such as R. Madison Mitchell, Paul Gibson, Charlie Bryan, and Bob McGaw.  The traditional working birds (gunning decoys) are characterized by their flat paint, absence of raised feathers, and presence of ballast weights and anchor rings.

Bryon began carving a few duck heads in 1977.  In the early 1980's he spent three years in apprenticeship under Jim (Jimmy) Pierce, a renowned Havre de Grace decoy maker.  Now Bryon produces in his own style, birds native to the Atlantic flyway.  He carves the hen and drake of about 16 species of ducks.  The Canada goose, snow goose, blue goose, and swan are the larger species that he makes.

Bryon is featured in the book "Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys And Their Makers" by Hagan & Hagan.   Bryon's decoys have been shown in the Havre de Grace Decoy Festival, the Waterfowl Show at the Harford Day School, The Chestertown Wildlife Show, The Upper Shore Decoy Show , The Easton Waterfowl Show and other show in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  Bryon has been involved with Ducks Unlimited, Izaak Walton League of America and Otter Point Creek Alliance.  Bryon is currently serving as the vice-president and membership director of the Harford County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America.  He spends a great deal of time at the Chapter's, Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy, especially working with the wood duck nesting program.  Bosely Conservancy is also part of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maryland-in which he is a volunteer.

In 1994, Bryon was named the Volunteer Carver of the Year by the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum for his work with school groups. 

His Blackhead decoy was selected as the Maryland state birds for Ducks Unlimited in 1983.  In 1998 his antique Canvasback drake was selected by the Maryland Ducks Unlimited.  Bryon is a life member of the Izaak Walton League of America, the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum and the Upper Bay Museum.

In addition to making decoys, Bryon enjoys hunting, crabbing and working on his family's Christmas tree farm.