Top 5 Degree Programs for Outdoorsmen
May 10, 2011 by CollegiateCamo · Leave a Comment
Written by CollegiateCamo Pro-Staff Brad Tansey
With graduation just around the corner for most college seniors, I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog about some majors that should be offered for the outdoors-type.
I mean, come on, who wants to learn about math, anyway? We all know 2+2=5. Just kidding, but check out the top 5 outdoor majors I recommend colleges add to their curricula!
- Bachelor of Science in Scouting - This is sometimes a lifetime feat. It’s taken me almost 10 years to learn what my dad has been trying to teach me all my life. If there was a college degree solely dedicated to scouting, it would be something I’d consider coming out of high school.
- Bachelors in Outdoor Television - We all love the Outdoor Channel. Why not create a major devoted to hunting and fishing television? I know a ton of people who would have skipped over the School of Hard Knocks and went to school to one day be a hunting personality on TV.
- Management of Game Cleaning - For us outdoor-type, a degree in game cleaning is something that could be used for the rest of our lives. For example, I’m in a class called History of Ohio. I really don’t think this is going to serve me well for the rest of my life like game cleaning will!
- Bachelor of Science in Taxidermy – For hunters and fishermen, taxidermy is a must. We’ve shot our fair share of trophies, and it would be nice to be able to do it ourselves. Now taxidermists do a great job, but I would love to be able to mount my deer and turkeys myself instead of spending $400-500.
- Science of Game Calls - This would be one of the coolest degrees ever. You’d end up being like Caeser on Dog Whisperer, only you would be able to talk to deer. That might come in handy during the rut! But watch out, that buck might come too close for comfort!
Well, those were the top five majors I’d like to see for the outdoor-type people in the world. Don’t forget to check out the CollegiateCamo decals! Make sure you order yours today!
2011 SHOT Show Recap
February 2, 2011 by CollegiateCamo · 1 Comment
What an amazing time we had at SHOT Show! SHOT Show was held January 18-22, 2011 at the Sands Convention Center in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada. Co-Founder Marty Morris, Manager Jeanie Wheeler, Pro-Staffers Dave West and Laura Rice and guest Kristi Greer all attended.
We flew in on Tuesday, January 18 to Las Vegas. After checking into our hotel, we headed over to the convention. If you have never experienced SHOT Show, it is a sight to be seen. It is the place to be in the outdoor industry with thousands of booths from thousands of vendors from all over the world! You get to see new items and feel a little bad when you realize you can’t take any of the firearms or ammunition on display back home. But, it is really great to see the new products from industry standards like Remington and Smith & Wesson to new, cool products that are not even in stores yet.
Seeing all the new items is not my favorite portion of SHOT Show, though. The networking and celebrity sights are quite possibly the best aspect of SHOT Show. We met up with our friend, Pro-Staff member and Outdoor Channel Outfitters host, Neal Rohrbach for the first time. This is just the first of the well-known people we met. We also ran into Ted Nugent, Michael Waddell, The Duck Commanders, Jim Shockey, Jim Zumbo, Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, Craig Morgan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Steven Segall, Colorado Buck, Kelly Gotch, Manny Puig, Mike Irvine and John Stephens.
The highlights of SHOT Show always seem to be the parties. On Wednesday, we attended the Sportsman Channel party. Free food, drinks and great company are always around. We even watched personal friend of Marty Morris, John Stephens of RNT Calls, accept his award. We left before the party got too far out of hand, or else we closed the party down. The details are a little sketchy right now, but it was a blast!
On Thursday we attended the Outdoor Channel’s 11th annual Golden Moose Awards were hosted by Willie Robertson. And what an entertaining evening it was! Pro-Staffer Laura Rice even had a nice photo opportunity with Willie himself, as she did her own rendition of his infamous beard! We watched one of our favorite outdoorsmen “Uncle” Ted Nugent accept the first annual Lightning Rod award. Manny Piug and Sheri Daye also accepted In The Line of Fire awards, Puig for losing a finger to a rattlesnake and Daye for a pretty nasty spear gun accident. A reminder of how outdoor fun can go wrong, even for professionals.
With the parties over, the convention wrapped up Friday afternoon. Needless to say, we were ready to go home and come back and rest up to do it again next year!
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- Blake Shelton
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- Chipper Jones – Buck Commander
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- Colorado Buck
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- Jim Zumbo
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- Manny Piug
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- Michael Waddell
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- Stone Cold Steve Austin
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- Ted Nugent
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- Tiffany Lakosky
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- Willie Robertson – Buck Commander
CollegiateCamo Sponsors Outdoor Channel Outfitters
January 16, 2011 by CollegiateCamo · 1 Comment
Ray City, GA - Outdoor Channel Outfitters is proud to announce two new 2011 sponsorship signings for their popular television show which airs on Outdoor Channel, Saturdays at 6:00pm EST. As Outdoor Channel Outfitters has rolled out a brand new hosted show format for 2011, featuring more world class destinations than ever before, the show will incorporate product and services from CollegiateCamo and Coastal Plains Outdoors.
“CollegiateCamo is very excited to partner with Outdoor Channel Outfitters for 2011,” said founder Marty Morris. “We know this is a great partnership that will take our exposure to the next level for those passionate about our products, which combine the love of the outdoors with loyalty to their favorite college team.”
CollegiateCamo, headquartered in Overland Park, KS, is the original college camo decal and college camo apparel store, and has been since 2005. CollegiateCamo offers only the finest quality auto decals, boat decals, hats, shirts, and other camouflage college logo products to showcase school pride. From college camouflage truck decals to boat decals, CollegiateCamo is the ultimate source of all things college camo.
M.D. “Brit” Barker, III, President and CEO of Coastal Plains Outdoors, shared their enthusiasm as well, “We at CPO are very excited to announce a partnership with Outdoor Channel Outfitters. This alliance will allow us to offer our unique and custom designed insurance products and services to our key audience: passionate outdoor enthusiasts.” Coastal Plains Outdoors, a specialist in outdoor insurance, has been providing Certified Outdoor Channel Outfitters with insurance for their guide operations, lodges, preserves and charter boats since the day the association was established. As fellow outdoor enthusiasts, Coastal Plains Outdoors knows how to minimize risks and maximize protection with their unique insurance offerings. Their newest insurance product will also appeal to the avid hunter, fisherman or collector by offering personal property insurance for sportsmen and collectors of firearms, sports optics, fly rods and reels, custom knives, hunting and fishing taxidermy, fine art, rare books and other valuable sporting collectibles.
Neal Rohrbach, President of Marketing for Outdoor Channel Outfitters expressed his enthusiasm in these two new partnerships, “As a well established connection to the outdoor industry, we are very excited to utilize our innovative online and television media to introduce outdoorsmen and women to the offerings of both CollegiateCamo and Coastal Plains Outdoors.”
Outdoor Channel Outfitters is a superior resource for the tens of millions of outdoor enthusiasts to find their next world class hunting, fishing or outdoor adventure. Certified Outfitters can tap into the resources of Outdoor Channel to promote and grow their businesses through a superior online network. Through video galleries, photo albums, mapping features, weather information, and more, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy countless hours of outdoor entertainment while searching for their next hunting, fishing or outdoor adventure.
For more information view the press release or visit Outdoor Channel Outfitters.
Big CollegiateCamo News
March 28, 2010 by CollegiateCamo · 1 Comment
Hello, CollegiateCamo fans! We have had a great couple of months and are having a blast riding the wave of excitement that has landed at our doorsteps!
For starters, we were featured on the Outdoor Channel’s What the Stuff Outdoor Adventure show. The show aired on Tuesday, March 16, and we couldn’t be more excited. You can view the video on our YouTube channel here: CollegiateCamo on Outdoor Channel’s What the Stuff.
CollegiateCamo is also grateful to the Sportsman Channel for selecting us as a featured product in their Gear Gallery!
We have also submitted a press release to Shooting Sports Retailer magazine. If you are a retailer, keep your eyes open for how to receive 1 of 3 CollegiateCamo prizes to help introduce ourselves to the magazine’s readers. Everyone in the business knows that Shooting Sports Retailer is the place to be. Currently, the magazine is going to 16,000 retailers! We really hope to make a splash there.
We are working very hard to combine the love of outdoors and the passion for your team on a bigger scale. We are very happy and do appreciative of all the media attention we have received, and we are equally grateful for the supporters of college sports and the great outdoors that have purchased our products. We wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you.
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!
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!
