New Berlin, Wis. (December 3, 2010) - Following the tabulation of more than 20,000 votes-doubling last year's total-Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, announced today the finalists for the 2010 Sportsman Choice Awards. By casting their votes during each quarter in 2010, Sportsman Channel viewers have narrowed the field to the finalists listed below in the following categories: Best Hunt Show, Best Shoot Show, Best Fish Show, Best Combination (hunting and fishing) Show, Best New Series and Best Show Host(s). Additionally, viewers can vote on finalists for the Best Clip categories, including Best Small Game Clip, Best Big Game Clip, Best Shoot Clip and Best Fish Clip. New for this year's awards, Sportsman Channel executives have added a Best Show Open award.
All finalists and clips can be viewed at www.votesportsman.com
"Another banner year for Sportsman Channel and our programs with more than 20,000 votes logged in this year," said Gavin Harvey, Sportsman CEO. "Viewers have given us an overwhelming response to the awards program and we appreciate their dedication to our programming. This massive viewer interaction underscores our passionate fan base for Sportsman's unmatched programming across the hunt, fish and shoot categories."
Today marks the beginning of a fresh new round of voting, so everyone is encouraged to log on to www.votesportsman.com to cast their ballot, regardless of whether they voted in the first round or not. Winners in all categories will be based exclusively on the opinions and the votes of viewers. Voting ends December 18 with finalists announced thereafter. The winners in all Sportsman Choice Award categories will be crowned during the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas on January 19, 2011.
The finalists for the 2010 Sportsman Choice Awards are as follows. (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Best Hunt Show: Africa with Craig Boddington and Ivan Carter, Arrow Affliction, Back Country Quest
Buckventures Outdoors, Drake's Migration Nation, Excalibur's Huntin' the Backwoods, Fowl life
Gore-Tex Big Game Adventures, Heartland Bowhunter, Maximum Archery World Tour, North American Whitetail, Pigman, The Series, Predator Pursuit, Predator Quest, Shoot Straight with Chad Scherer, The Zone, Whitetail Properties
Best Shoot Show: Davidson's Gallery of Guns, Guns and Ammo TV, Handguns, Personal Defense TV
Tactical Arms, Tactical Impact
Best Fish Show: Addictive Fishing, Alaska's Fishing Paradise, Flats Class, Florida Sportsman,
Fly Rod Chronicles, Hooked on the Fly, In-Fisherman Critical Concepts, In-Fisherman TV, Lip'em and Rip'em,
Trout Unlimited On the Rise
Best Combo Show: Down the Road with Rick Rhoads, G3 Sportsman, HuntFishCook, Midwest Outdoors, Mike Avery's Outdoor Magazine, Respect Outdoors, Sportsmen of North America, Woods N' Water
Best Show Host(s):
Andy Ross- Maximum Archery World Tour
Bob Foulkrod - Gore Tex Big Game Adventures
Brian "PigMan" Quaca- Pigman, The Series
Capt. Blair Wiggins - Addictive Fishing
Casey & Chris Keefer - Back Country Quest
Chad Belding - The Fowl Life with Chad Belding
Colorado Buck - Where in the World is Colorado Buck
Craig Boddington and Ivan Carter - Africa with Craig Boddington and Ivan Carter
Curtis Fleming - Fly Rod Chronicles
Dan Wallace - Excalibur's Huntin' The Backwoods
Doug Stange - In-Fisherman TV
Fred Eichler -Predator Nation
Haley and G.O. Heath - Family Traditions with Haley Heath
J. Paul Jackson - Drakes Migration Nation
Jeff Danker - Buckventures Outdoors
Kyle and Jennay Wieter - Adrenaline Junkies
Les Johnson - Predator Quest
Michael Hunsucker & Jeff Simpson - Heartland Bowhunter
Team Predator Pursuit - Predator Pursuit
The Addicts of Bowhunting Addiction TV - BowHunting Addiction TV
Best Show Open: Adrenaline Junkies, Back Country Quest, Personal Defense TV, Solo Hunters,
Where in the World is Colorado Buck
The Best Clip finalists were required to be one continuous sequence from a single episode that aired in 2010. The nominees for Best Clips are:
Best Small Game Clip: Heartland Bowhunter, Outdoor Junkies, RNT-V, The Zone
Best Big Game Clip: Buckventures, Christensen Outdoors, Life at Table Mountain, North American Whitetail
Best Shoot Clip: BowHunting Addiction, Family Traditions with Haley Heath, Predator Nation, Sportsmen of North America
Best Fish Clip: Adventures South of the Border, G3 Sportsman, In Fisherman Critical Concepts, Respect Outdoors
The Best New Series category eligibility is based upon shows that were newly created and aired in 2010 on Sportsman Channel.
Adventures South of the Border, Alaska's Fishing Paradise, BACK Outdoors, Battle of the Bow, Big Boys Adventures, BowHunting Addiction TV, Brush Country Monsters, Davidson's Gallery of Guns, Down The Road with Rick Rhoads, DownEast Outdoors, Drake's Migration Nation, Gameface TV, Hidden Creek Adventures, Hooked on Adventure, Hooked on the Fly, Hunting for the Dream, Just Pass'n Thru, Life at Table Mountain, Midwest Whitetail with Bill Winke, Modern Rifle Adventures, No Limits Outdoors, Pigman, The Series, Predator Pursuit, Rack Man, Respect Outdoors, SOLO Hunters, Tagged Out TV, The Industry, The Real Deal, The Zone, Wide Open Outdoors
About Sportsman Channel: Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel is the only television and digital media company fully devoted to the more than 82 million sportsmen in the United States, delivering entertaining and educational programming focused exclusively on hunting, shooting and fishing activities. Sportsman Channel is now available in HD, check with your local cable or satellite provider. Acquired by InterMedia Outdoors Holdings in 2006, Sportsman Channel reaches nearly 27 million U.S. television households and is a part of the nation's largest multimedia company targeted exclusively to serving the information and entertainment needs of outdoors enthusiasts. Visit www.thesportsmanchannel.com, follow on Twitter, @SPORTSMANchnl (www.twitter.com/SPORTSMANchnl), or become a Fan on Facebook, www.facebook.com/sportsmanchannel.
