Catch CollegiateCamo on the Outdoor Channel
March 10, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
Yeah! CollegiateCamo has made it to the “big time!” CollegiateCamo was chosen by WTS (What the Stuff) Outdoor Adventure to be a part of the Outdoor Channel’s segment that spotlights new, unique and exciting products in the outdoor world.
The spotlight was filmed at SHOT Show and features CollegiateCamo’s founder, Marty Morris. The new CollegiateCamo segment will air Tuesday, March 16th at 11:30 EST, with reruns airing Saturday, March 20 at 5:30am EST and Sunday, March 21st at 5:30am EST on the Outdoor Channel.
Be sure to set your TV recorders to catch the segment. CollegiateCamo is very excited about all of the great opportunities we have had to display our college camo decal and apparel products. The hunting world and the collegiate world are alike in some ways -both take hard work, determination, and the end result is incredibly satisfying personal gratification!
We promise we’ll post the video as soon as we can!
Iowa Deer Classic 2010 Recap!
March 9, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
CollegiateCamo just returned from a fantastic weekend in Des Moines, Iowa where we attended the Iowa Deer Classic show. Our booth was well-attended by all collegiate outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen, and it was a real pleasure to meet all of you!
It was a struggle but we managed to calm the rivalry at our booth between the Iowa Hawkeyes fans and Iowa State Cyclones fans. We were very careful not to let any of the merchandise intermingle. Who knows – it could have started a fire, or something worse!
And-we quickly learned not to assume what loyalty our customers have – the scowls and verbal beating that we took if we assumed wrong was stifling! So we learned to ask the question “What is your favorite school?” on a regular basis, haha!
We heard comments like, “You can’t tell me there’s any other school in Iowa other than the Iowa,” or perhaps, “We don’t recognize that school over there with the big yellow bird!”
It was especially fun to see how fired up Iowa State University (IA State) fans were about their big win Saturday night over #5-ranked Kansas State Wildcats.
So who won out in the ultimate battle to show their team pride along with a healthy dose of camouflage? It was a tie! The sales were about even for both schools.
The Northern IA fans were thrilled to see that we had their merchandise. They say it has been extremely hard to find Northern Iowa Panthers stuff! (Not anymore thanks to CollegiateCamo.) And their panther looks so good on our caps and decals. Congrats to NIA for clinching their title game – Missouri Valley Tournament Championship over Wichita State!
Then of course we had the fan of the Bradley University Braves that scoffed at the public institutions, but was both shocked and excited to visit our website to find buy the Bradley University camo decals and apparel.Surprisingly, the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers came in as the 4th biggest seller at the Iowa Deer Classic! Those guys really love their “Big Red.” Camo combined with the big “N” – just gotta have it!
People really came out of the woodworks for the Iowa Deer Classic show. We sold Mizzou Tigers stuff, Pittsburg State Gorilla stuff, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kansas State Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks stuff too. One of our customers, the parents of a who son plays on the Minnesota Mankato baseball team, was excited to send some of our cool Mankato stuff his way! Hope he loves it – send him our well wishes for this baseball season! (Browse CollegiateCamo Schools to find your favorite college sports team in camo.)
One of the best kept secrets about the Iowa Deer Classic shows is one of the most amazing drives just south out of Des Moines headed toward Kansas City (witnessed it many times). The herds of deer (yes, herds) on both sides of I-35 are unbelievable! It’s truly like driving in a national park. And the beauty goes on for miles. We highly recommend it.
Thanks again, Iowans, for giving us such a great experience from the Iowa Deer Classic show to the local restaurants, the local people and the beautiful drive home with a glimpse of the wilderness that keeps us in business. It was a great experience.
CollegiateCamo at Iowa & Missouri Deer Classic Shows!
March 2, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
Come see us! CollegiateCamo will have a booth at several hunting, fishing and outdoors events in coming weekends, including Iowa Deer Classic in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Missouri Deer Classic in Columbia, Missouri.
Iowa Deer Classic
Iowa Events Center Hy-Vee Hall and Vet’s Auditiorium
Des Moines, Iowa
March 5 – March 7, 2010
Friday: 3pm to 9pm
Saturday: 9am to 7pm
Sunday: 9am to 4pm
Visit our booth and see Collegiate Camo’s University of Iowa decals and apparel, Iowa State decals and apparel, and Northern Iowa decals and apparel.
Missouri Deer Classic
Boone County Fairgrounds
Columbia, Missouri
March 6 – March 7, 2010
Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 9am to 4pm
Of course we will feature our University of Missouri Tigers decals and apparel! This is your chance to get Mizzou camo decals and caps.
Scary Statistics: Fewer Youths Hunting and Fishing
February 18, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
We recently read some disturbing numbers in the article from the Wall Street Journal, “The Outfitters’ Lament: Too Few Kids With Guns.” I was shaking my head with concern over the statistics about the youth of America and what they’re missing out on in the great outdoors.
What a shame that video games have taken away young people’s enjoyment of the outdoors and spending time in the outdoors, hunting, shooting and fishing. We see overweight children and are disgusted by their sedentary lifestyles. Many rural families for generation after generation have migrated to the cities leaving no one on the farm to foster these sports. If we’re not careful, there will not be enough generations left to even pass on the memories and life values learned in the field.
So many youth will grow into adults and never know the joy of sitting in a tree stand watching a squirrel approach within inches, or watching a river otter along a bank as you check out the “just right” fishing hole. I could go on and on with breathtaking memories spent hunting and fishing as a youth that I feel all young people should be encouraged to experience and enjoy.
Besides the valuable lifetime experience hunting provides, we are all aware of how massively outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen support conservation with the revenue from our hunting and fishing licenses. For those who don’t hunt and fish but enjoy the outdoors in other areas, conservation programs are in trouble without the support of this revenue!
This particular article speaks of the outdoor industry and how we’re all trying to curb this decline, but it’s going to take a “fad” of sorts to make it fun, acceptable and cool again. We need to fight for the cause and embrace what promotes these outdoor activities with pride.
CollegiateCamo is doing our part by combining the collegiate-loyal with the outdoors-proud. We show our passion for the outdoors, hunting and fishing by offering the community camouflage college decals and apparel. Maybe what it takes is “hanging on to the coat tails of successful endeavors and combining the two to excite our youth about the outdoor sports.”
What are you doing to keeping hunting and fishing alive?
Camo Lingerie for Valentine’s Day
February 8, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Forget the dead flowers, I’ll buy sexy lingerie for you! Hunters and fishermen, we hope you haven’t forgotten that Valentine’s Day is this weekend! If you want to get your lady fired up with passion this Valentine’s Day, you might think about buying her some naughty but nice camo lingerie from Collegiate Camo!
Heating up on the CollegiateCamo web site is the sale of our Wilderness Dreams camouflage lingerie. With Valentine’s Day only a few days away, your hunt doesn’t have stop in the field! With our sexy camo lingerie your sweetheart can enjoy the hunt at home with you.
If you and your wife or girlfriend are passionate about the great outdoors, why not bring that passion into the bedroom? CollegiateCamo has a huge assortment of classy, sexy ladies lingerie and loungewear from Weber’s Wilderness Dreams. We have babydoll tees, tank tops, pajama pants, camisoles, thongs, boy short panties, baby doll sets, short robes, night shirts, shorts, nightgowns and more!
Guys – we’re not kidding when we say that this camo lingerie and loungewear makes the perfect gift for your favorite lady this Valentine’s Day!
Turn Your Deer Trophy into a Decal
February 4, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
When you shoot your deer trophy or buck trophy, you snap tons of photos trying to immortalize your success. Now there is a brand new way to show off your deer hunting trophy – a vehicle decal. CollegiateCamo recently launched a new project called “Decal Your Trophy” to do just that. (Check out this decal our webmaster from WebDog Services has to the right!)
Decal Your Trophy is an amazing project! We have gotten so many request to make hunters their very own antlers into decals. We expect that this will be a lot of fun as we see the pics rolling in of huge trophy deer and trophy elk throughout the country. Hunting season may be only for a few weeks of the year, but now hunters can enjoy their trophy antlers all year long.
Did you know that the white tail deer antlers in the CollegiateCamo deer design are from a real buck? Not too big, not too small, just right to fit the college logo snugly inside! We expect that we’ll have even more great requests for specialized and custom decal work to Decal Your Trophy as the word gets out. (It makes a great gift, too!)
6 Days of SHOT Show Recap
February 4, 2010 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
- Ted Nugent
CollegiateCamo Team
CollegiateCamo at Shot Show 2010 in Las Vegas!
January 14, 2010 by collegiatecamo · 1 Comment
Our CollegiateCamo crew leaves Sunday for SHOT Show and we are really excited to see all of the new and exciting stuff in the world of hunting, shooting and the outdoors. This year SHOT Show is at the Sands Exhibition Center in Las Vegas from January 19 to 22.
It’s an especially fun year for CollegiateCamo since we are actually exhibiting this year in Booth #353! Yes! The first time we will represent the company to our friends in the retail business. SHOT Show is an amazing trade show that is only open to people of the trade. I’m sure we’ll see some of our friends who own stores that love our college camo decals and college camo apparel.
I’ve never seen so many miles of booths – it’s like a hunter’s dreamland for equipment, firearms, archery, outdoor apparel and accessories. I’ve heard that there are more than 18 miles of booths and all the outdoors goods and services are amazing! You have never seen so many outdoorsmen items in one place. SHOT Show attracts folks from all 50 states every year. It’s worth noting that SHOT show is sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. (Couldn’t do it without them.)
So we will drag six CollegiateCamo staff out to Vegas and we plan on having a blast! On Wednesday we will do a very exciting TV shoot for the Outdoors Channel. We’ll be featured in a segment in February that shows new and exciting items available as seen at SHOT Show. So, we’re trying to “buff it up” in time to look great for the camera!
And aside from all the excitement at SHOT Show, did we mention parties galore? Yes, we’ve been invited to the Sportsman Channel shindig and we are ready to P-A-R-T-Y! They are great friends, especially our buddy Matt Blouin!
Jeanie and Marty (CollegiateCamo founder) will be seeing Ted Nugent and Love Pump in Vegas. We’ve even got feelers out to get in to Ted Nugent’s party, but that’s a tough one to crack. We’re keeping our fingers crossed.
Last, but certainly not least, our friend Jody Niccum – 2007 World Duck Calling Champion – will be with us on this trip. He will have autographed photos at our booth of him and his huge trophy. Come see us at SHOT Show in Booth #353 and let the fun begin!
Top 5 Drinks for Outdoorsmen
December 31, 2009 by collegiatecamo · 1 Comment
True hunters, fishers and outdoorsmen who are passionate about their favorite university’s college sports are no stranger to tailgate parties and other occasions that call for a solid drink.
The CollegiateCamo family recently gathered to celebrate Christmas together, and in honor of our favorite activities – the great outdoors and college sports – we came up with our “Top 5 Drinks for Outdoorsmen” to share with the world! (Prepare yourself – there’s a lot of whiskey involved.)
Of course, the CollegiateCamo team wouldn’t be caught dead taking shots out of anything but shotgun shells. What are your favorite drinks for the great outdoorsman and college sports fan? Share your tips here!
1. Jägermeister
This German 70-proof herbal liqueur’s name literally translates to “hunt-master,” or more flexibly “gamekeeper” or “forest supervisor.” The logo is the head of a stag with a cross between its antlers – a reference to Saint Eustance, patron saint of hunting and trapping, and Saint Hubertus, patron saint of hunters. Introduced in 1935, this famous alcoholic beverage is well-known for its licorice-like flavor.
2. Buckshot (Shot)
1/3 Tequila Blanco
1/3 Jack Daniels
1/3 Bailey’s Irish Cream
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Mix Jack Daniels and tequila in a shot glass, then slowly pour the Bailey’s on top. Sprinkle fresh ground black pepper. Shoot!
3. Shotgun (Shot)
1 oz. Jim Beam bourbon whiskey
1 oz. Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey
1 oz Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey
Pour Jack Daniels and Jim Beam into shot glass, float Wild Turkey on top. Shoot!
4. Toasted Fisherman (Mixed Drink)
1/3 Crown Royal Canadian whiskey
1/3 Amaretto Almond Liqueur
1/3 Sweet & Sour Mix
1 splash 7-Up
Mix all ingredients over ice. Stir and serve with a cherry. Cast!
5. Deer Hunter (Mixed Drink)
2 oz. chilled Jagermeister
1 oz. vodka
3-5 oz. chilled root beer
1 squeeze of lemon
Pour Jagermeister and vodka over ice. Add root beer to taste, and polish it off with a squeeze of lemon. Ready, aim, fire!
CollegiateCamo Welcomes You
December 7, 2009 by collegiatecamo · Leave a Comment
Hello. I’d like to share with all of our visitors how this project began and is progressing to bring to you CollegiateCamo brand apparel and accessories. The first phase of CollegiateCamo — CamoCat originated from the concept of two interests and passions.
The goal of this concept was for Kansas State Wildcat supporters to combine their loyalty for outdoor activities with their strong support of the Wildcats all in one integrated design. Since most of us take great pride in displaying what is of value to us, integrating these concepts seemed appropriate.
My family, friends and especially my brother, Mitch, and I are strong supporters of hunting, fishing and shooting. And, since we are Kansas residents with a connection to KSU this concept seemed to be a “natural” for all of us to validate our passions.
What was born initially was the “Wildcat Waterfowler” theme, which was my first concept and from that grew the other designs currently available. Stay tuned for additional themes and items as this concept progresses.
The popularity of the brand has spurred interest from customers and prospective customers to expand the offering to other universities and colleges. Since my parents are and always have been strong supporters and alumni of Mizzou it was natural to expand there. Now we are offering KSU decals and apparel and Mizzou CollegiateCamo decals, apparel and accessories, along with a host of other schools. Stay tuned for many more additions in the near future!
My hope is that you are able to enjoy the visual display of the decals on your vehicle as well as wear CollegiateCamo designs with pride.
Marty Morris
Founder