Tuesday, March 27, 2007

2005-North American Whitetail Opener

2005-North American Whitetail Opener
This one looks like a big buck spot!!

Setting up the opening shot with a camera in my face!





Friday, March 23, 2007

2006 Wisconsin Turkey Season

My 2006 Turkey Season ended with a bang!

Buffalo County, Wisconsin was AWESOME! Thanks to the team efforts of cameraman Lance Tangen, Mark Schuh and myself I bagged two turkey's in the same day! The first kill happened around 10:30 a.m when we headed to the woods after spotting a strutting tom with 5 hens in a weed field. The hunt happened so fast as we snuck up on the birds and quickly set up our decoy. The second the tom spotted it, he tucked his wings and jolted into the decoy giving me a 4 yard shot with my Thompson Center! As fast as the hunt ended my adrenaline was pumping so much that I took off after my bird in complete excitement to check out the awesome kill! Later on that afternoon, I decided to try and give my Mathews bow a shot! We set up on the ridge opposite of the one that I had just got the turkey on the morning of, and off we went! No later than we got the decoy, blind and camera set up, here they came! A hen was leading the group as they came walking past our decoy. Following closely behind was a beautiful tom! As soon as he spotted the decoy, he went into full strut! He circle around the decoy 2 times and I took my shot! Another Wisconsin turkey bagged with my Mathews! The hunts were short and sweet, but we had a great time! Thanks to Lance and Mark for a hunt of a lifetime!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Check it out! 2006 North American Whitetail Opener

Action...For Openers by Gordon Whittington-North American Whitetail Magazine (Nov.2006 issue)

There's far more to a successful TV hunting program than just lugging a video camera into the woods. Great hunting content is critical, but beyond that, what makes a show stand out is its unique style and overall polish. The folks who construct the most popular shows fret over details - because they know details really do make a big difference.
Were thrilled that since its premiere in 2004, North American Whitetail Television has been a smash hit with viewers of The Outdoor Channel, where we air three times each week (Tuesday at 6 p.m Eastern, Thursdays at 9:30 p.m and Saturdays at 8 a.m). And much of the credit goes to the people who have assembled our show the past three years: Ken Kemper and Mark Whitmore of Twisted Pair Posts Inc., of Anamosa, Iowa.
One of the big decisions we face each year involves what the opening sequece (also called the "opening montage" or "opener") will be. The opener is the same for every show in a given year, helping to distinguish those episodes from others and still portray what NAW Television is all about.
As was the case in 2005, this year's opener is focused on the trucks our co-hosts drive in their hunting travels. It features a music-driven "chase scene" with Greg Miller in his black Ford F-150 hot on the trail of Stan Potts' white Chevy Silverado. And the reason for the chase is obvious: Stan has a monster buck in the back of his truck and Greg is frantic to get a closer look.
As the hunters fly down muddy country road, they soon pass another bowhunter-Nicole Jones- who is stowing gear in her Arctic Cat Prowler. Viewers of last year's shows will recognize Nicole as having been in that opener as well, but not in hunting garb. This year she's decked out in Realtree and toting her Mathew's bow. (And believe me , that image is no stretch; this young lady from southern Illinois is a serious deer hunter in her own right!)
Nicole's hair goes flying as the trucks zoom past, Greg no more than a truck legnth behind Stan. The vehicles don't even slow down . . . at least, not until they come to a "Road Closed Ahead" warning sign moments later. Then Stan makes a hasty detour onto a side road, Greg still hot his trail.
To read the rest of this NAW magazine article, check out North American Whitetail Magazine November 2006 issue!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

What's new

Hey everyone! Let me tell ya, life is crazy right now for me as I am trying to books hunts for this fall to try and get on as many giant whitetails as I can! I have some really awesome hunts coming up this year so you will have to keep checking as I load them onto my site. I'm really looking forward to going to Texas in late July for She Safari clothing and filming my nine year old buddy Jordan on her first ever Axis and Sika Hunt. I will keep you posted on all of my ventures as I head out this fall to try and get as many animals on the ground as I can! Stay with me and Happy Hunting!