With warm weather turning the minds of outdoors enthusiasts toward fishing, MyOutdoorTV.com is offering its viewers a new weekly series of original programming on the subject. Outdoor writer/broadcaster Wade Bourne will host Summer Fishing Video Tips on MyOutdoorTV.com, the world’s largest online network of outdoor programming. A new fishing tip will be posted each week through July.

For viewing, visitors should log onto MyOutdoorTV.com and click on the “Summer Series” tab.

“I’m excited about the potential for this streaming video tips series,” Bourne says. “I’ve produced other original tips for MyOutdoorTV.com, and they’ve been very well received. Visits to the website and viewership of these tips have been high.”

The new Summer Fishing Video Tips series will be geared specifically toward fishing in warm weather. Sample tips include “Coaxing more bites on buzzbaits,” “Using current breaks to find fish,” “Learning to flycast in your backyard,” “Horsehead jigs: catch-everything lures,” “Dragging a football jig for bass,” and others. Each tip will run 3-4 minutes in length and will be geared toward basic instruction in the subject offered.

“Our viewers are tuning in heavily to fishing shows at this time of year,” commented Chris Moise , CEO. “Wade is highly regarded as an outdoorsman with many skills to pass along to his viewers, and his new summer series is sure to be a favorite.”

MyOutdoorTV.com is the world’s largest internet network for outdoor TV programming, currently streaming over 190 show titles on the shooting sports, fishing, boating, and conservation. MyOutdoorTV.com also airs outdoor radio programming, including Bourne’s own Pros’ Pointers Radio daily syndicated show.

Use of MyOutdoorTV.com is always FREE to viewers, 24/7, with no registration required. The site streams shows featuring some of the leading names in the outdoors, including Hank Parker, Todd Jarrett, Roland Martin, Mark Sosin, Larry Csonka, Babe Winkelman, Jimmy Houston, and many others. In addition to television and radio shows, it hosts outdoor videos, the “Explore the U.S.” section, The Showroom product video section, links to outdoor blogs, and sections for cooking, travel, guides, outdoor news, and much more. Visit our website at www.myoutdoortv.com.

 Viewers can also watch MyOutdoorTV.com at http://www.pursuetheoutdoors.com/tv/

RealOutdoorsTV.com, a YouTube style site for hunters, anglers, and other outdoor enthusiasts, is holding a contest to give away several iPod nanos to members who submit their videos.

The site is growing in popularity and already offers a lot of videos submitted by members. Anyone who enjoys filming their own hunts, fishing trips, or other outdoor adventures is encouraged to sign up and upload videos.

To learn more visit http://www.realoutdoorstv.com/contest.php.

STEPHENVILLE, TX - The Deer Channel is the world’s first and only online provider of streaming audio and video of deer from the deer’s point of view. Members can watch and listen to live deer from their perspective, accessible to a global audience.
Dr. James C. Kroll, Founder and Director of the Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research in Texas comments, “You can see potential for all sorts of great research with these cameras and microphones. The idea of being able to do this has been around for a while, but this is the first time anyone has put the time and money into actually making it happen. I can already think of several studies I’d like to do using this system.”
For just pennies a day, it will offer big bucks and the chance to see rutting, sparring, interaction, and a host of otherwise never before seen or heard behavior and activity from a unique perspective - from specially designed, outfitted, and attached cameras and microphones mounted on their heads.
“See and hear deer sparring, rubbing, scraping, feeding, bedding … from his point of view!” proclaims Roger Elston, Deer Channel wildlife manager.
Streaming broadcasts are scheduled to begin October 16th at an introductory subscription of $9.95 a month and an entire year’s membership for just $64.95, with the first three days free with any plan.
There will also be daily and weekly pay-per-view edited highlights starting at less than a dollar per clip.
Based on a 1,500-acre ranch in north central Texas, it is the long-time dream of whitetail deer enthusiast Tom Brooks, the president and chief executive of Deer Channel Inc, a wildlife research organization dedicated to encouraging the management and conservation of deer. Noted wildlife biologist Dan Van Schaik leads the scientific enterprise and chief technologist Patrick Seaman, who helped launch Yahoo! Broadcast.com, heads the technology team.
DCI’s mission is to create, distribute and market the worlds most respected, scientific, successful and entertaining “scientainment” wildlife programming presented on demand across multiple platforms.
“Back in 1999, we started kicking around ways that we could learn something more than what still deer photos or remote triggered video cameras provided,” says Deer Channel president Tom Brooks. “It occurred to us that the best way to see and hear what deer see and hear would be to develop a proprietary, non-invasive audio/video camera system.”
Today they have a patent pending wildlife camera system, with an entire working ranch committed to the study and conservation of deer, complete with an around the clock, fully staffed broadcast team and studio.
The online service uses multiple cameras in the field, including deer mounted cameras, mobile thermal image cameras, day/night pan-tilt-zoom tower cams, and field cameras, providing multiple streaming feeds and a daily programmed schedule, plus a fourth stream of edited highlights direct to members via broadband.
“Having a state-of-the-art video camera and microphone mounted on the head of a trophy whitetail is the closest thing yet to ‘being’ the animal,” according to Gordon Whittington, editor of North American Whitetail, a magazine ‘designed for the serious trophy hunter’. “I’m especially intrigued by how big bucks react to other deer and predators, and this system lets you observe those interactions - in real time. Amazing!”

NEWTOWN, Conn. - Looking for a place to hunt? Don’t jump in your truck — jump online instead.
“Using the Internet to find hunting places is the 21st century version of driving country roads, knocking on farmhouse doors and asking permission,” said Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation .
For bird hunters, NSSF launched WingshootingUSA.org, a free online directory of places to hunt. The site links to over 1,000 daily-fee preserves, another modern solution for busy hunters seeking an easy way to stay in the game.
Painter says today’s wingshooting preserves offer convenient access, managed habitat, stylish dogs and classic gunning, close to home or across the country, with packages to fit all budgets and tastes.
“From a simple afternoon outing with your dad, to a couples weekend at a luxury resort destination, a great hunt today is really just a few clicks away,” he said.
NSSF is the nonprofit trade association for the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry. Founded in 1961, it administers a variety of industry-service programs, with an emphasis on keeping hunters and shooters safe and active.

Hunters and target shooters are being encouraged to visit www.HunterSurvey.com to answer questions about their shooting participation and purchases. Southwick Associates, which is conducting this ongoing survey, believes it can scientifically “weight” online responses to reflect the entire population of hunters, yielding state and national results and providing industry with information that can help it best meet the changing needs of today’s hunters and shooters.
Southwick is awarding, as an incentive for participation, a gift certificate for hundreds of dollars of free merchandise to at least 10 randomly selected respondents each month.

HuntTheOutdoors.com Provides Hunters, Gun Owners, and Sport Shooters With the Tools, Information, and Resources They Need to Pursue the Outdoors.
Springfield, OR May 16, 2005 — Henricks Outdoors, LLC , a leading provider of niche outdoor-related Web sites, announces the launch of HuntTheOutdoors.com, a new hunting and sport shooting Web site at http://www.hunttheoutdoors.com. HuntTheOutdoors.com is a full-featured hunting Web site aimed at hunters in pursuit of wild game, gun owners and enthusiasts, and sport shooters.
“Today’s hunters and gun owners are busier than ever, and are looking for a way to better research, plan, and prepare for their next outdoor adventure or just spend a day outdoors away from their hectic schedules,” said Jeremy Henricks, Founder of HuntTheOutdoors.com. “Whether you’re into bow hunting, rifle hunting, sport shooting, or firearms, you’ll have access to a wide depth of tools, information, and resources at our site.”
Site Features
HuntTheOutdoors.com includes many features that hunters, gun owners, and sport shooters are familiar with, and will include additional features in the future.
Hunting Articles - To help expand knowledge of hunting and sport shooting, HuntTheOutdoors.com offers hundreds of articles for big game hunting, bow hunting, upland game bird hunting, turkey hunting, waterfowl hunting, shooting, cooking wild game, and outdoor gear.
Hunting Guides and Outfitters - Users can search for hunting guides and outfitters by species and/or location. While not an exhaustive list of businesses, all listings include full contact information, species hunted, terrain, additional services, and more. HuntTheOutdoors.com also provides one of the most unique services in the hunting industry. By submitting a hunting-related article, businesses receive a free listing in the database. This provides added exposure for businesses as readers are linked directly to a guide’s listing from their submitted articles.
Hunting Community - Users can share photos with others, post messages in the forums, participate in online polls, and enter our product giveaways.
Hunting News - The latest hunting news and select fish and wildlife service releases are always at your fingertips. News items are featured prominently on the home page for quick access to the latest news stories.
In addition to the features listed, HuntTheOutdoors.com also provides field guides, wild game recipes, product reviews, hunting tips, hunting checklists, online shopping, free computer wallpaper, and other online resources for the hunting and outdoor enthusiast.
About HuntTheOutdoors.com
HuntTheOutdoors.com provides hunters, gun owners, sport shooters, and other outdoor enthusiasts with the tools, information, and resources they need to pursue the outdoors. In its first month of existence, HuntTheOutdoors.com has steadily increased its Web traffic. According to independent firm Alexa , HuntTheOutdoors.com enjoys an average Web traffic ranking of 136,513, and is expected to climb higher as it gets more exposure and adds new features. Please visit www.hunttheoutdoors.com to learn more.
About Henricks Outdoors, LLC
Henricks Outdoors, LLC, is a leading provider of niche outdoor-related Web sites such as HuntTheOutdoors.com, FishTheOutdoors.com, SurviveTheOutdoors.com, OutdoorHits.com, and ShopTheOutdoors.com. Hunters, anglers, and other outdoor enthusiasts use Henricks Outdoors’ online destinations to research, plan, and prepare for their next outdoor adventure. Please visit www.henricksoutdoors.com to learn more.
Contact
Jeremy Henricks, Henricks Outdoors, LLC, 541-554-2439

The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition , the Internet’s premier award competition. The sports industry represents am important category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Sports Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
April 15, 2005 — The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition , the Internet’s premier award competition that judges website development against an ever increasing Internet standard of excellence and against peer sites within an industry. The sports industry represents am important category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Sports Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
“The sports industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their efforts that the award judges provide,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “That is the goal of the WebAward Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on the Net today. Winning a WebAward also provides a great opportunity to market your success to the outside world.”
Past WebAward Best Sport Website winners include:
- 2004 RBK Sound and Rhythm http://www.reebok.com/x/us/rbk/features/alleyes/
- 2003 Prince Tennis Website - http://www.princetennis.com
- 2002 CBS SportsLine.com - http://cbs.sportsline.com
- 2001 Nike Women’s Site
- 2000 Mission Hockey’s Flyweight.com - http://www.flyweight.com
A complete list of past winners and the entry for companies who wish to compete for 2005 honors can be found at http://sports.webaward.org
Web sites are judged on design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of use. Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in the category and then against an overall standard of excellence. The Best of Industry WebAward, a handsome plaque with the image of the winning site embossed, will be given in each of the more than 90 industry categories, including leisure, small business, consumer goods, travel, advertising, transportation, and healthcare. The competition’s highest honor, the 2005 WebAward Best of Show, will be given to the one site that the judges believe represents outstanding achievement in Web development. Last year’s Best of Show winner was Arc Worldwide for their work on Behr Paint Interactive.
The Web Marketing Association will also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in the competition with the Top Interactive Agency WebAward. The 2004 Top Agency award was presented to Arnold Worldwide for their outstanding achievements in Web site development.
Judging for the WebAwards will take place in July and August, and winners will be announced in September, 2005. Judges will consist of a select group of Internet professionals who have direct experience designing and managing corporate web sites -including members of the media, advertising executives, site designers, content providers and webmasters — with an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site design and technology. Past Web Marketing Association WebAward competition judges have included top executives from leading corporations, institutions and media organizations such as Ogilvy Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi, Blattner Brunner, Comedy Central, Sun Microsystems, Refinery, Euro RSCG, EPB Interactive, New York Post Interactive, The Cincinnati Enquirer, J. Walter Thompson, Xerox, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Modem Media, Answerthink, and Zentropy Partners.
The 2005 WebAwards are sponsored by Burst! Media, PRWeb, Burrelle’s/Luce, O’Dwyer’s PR Daily, NewsUSA, Small Army Marketing Services, Perseus Software, Line56 Media, OddCast and AdTools, Inc.
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is an organization working to create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to Web sites. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association’s annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its ninth year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals , an animal rights group known for its outrageous campaigns to end animal use, has found a new forum in which to promote its anti-hunting agenda.
PETA has developed a website, http://helpingwildlife.com, which targets outdoor sports and wildlife population controls. The site urges visitors to print and post “No Hunting” and “No Fishing” signs and to join or form anti-hunting organizations. It calls on people to donate fishing tackle to the organization for use in anti-fishing demonstrations and “Fish Empathy Projects.”
The new website also attacks the traditional outdoor pursuit of trapping. It urges visitors to protest trapping, calling it a “cruel, barbaric, and immoral activity.”
“PETA is constantly making efforts to grab attention and impose its anti-hunting, anti-fishing and anti-trapping rhetoric upon people,” said Bud Pidgeon, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance President. “This website, with its inaccuracies and half-truths, is just one more way the anti’s are attempting to end our outdoor traditions.”