tʃˈʌk hˈʌnt wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ɪn ˈædəmz, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, tə tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈʌnt, ɐ fˈɑːɹmɚ ænd hˈɛvi ɪkwˈɪpmənt kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ, ænd ɹˈuːθ ɡˈɑːdfɹi hˈʌnt, hˌuː ˈoʊnd ɐ fˈæmɪli fˈɑːɹm ænd ɹˈeɪzd hˌɪm ɪnðɪ ˈæbsəns ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.
Chuck Hunt was born on March 2, 1954, in Adams, Massachusetts, to Charles Hunt, a farmer and heavy equipment construction operator, and Ruth Godfrey Hunt, who owned a family farm and raised him in the absence of his father.