Outdoor Channel Reveals Winners of 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards

Outdoor Channel Reveals Winners of 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards

    America's Leader in Outdoor TV Recognizes the Best in Outdoor Talent,                      Programming & Production of 2009         WHAT:     Outdoor Channel (NASDAQ:OUTD)    , America's leader in             outdoor TV, today announced the much anticipated             winners of the 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards at a             ceremony held last night during the National Shooting             Sports Foundation's (NSSF) annual Shooting, Hunting,             Outdoor Trade Show and Conference (SHOT Show) in Las             Vegas.              An outdoor industry favorite, the Golden Moose Awards             honors the talent, production teams, graphics and             design teams and hosts behind Outdoor Channel's best-             in-class programming. Outdoor Channel handed out 20             honors at this year's ceremony, including several "Fan             Favorites" determined by over 15,000 viewers voting             online at www.OutdoorChannel.com during a four-week             period.    WHERE:    Approximately 2,000 outdoor industry leaders, TV             personalities, media personnel and lucky fans attended             the awards ceremony at the famed Hard Rock Hotel &             Casino Las Vegas.    WHO:      The celebration was hosted by Michael Waddell of Outdoor             Channel's "Bone Collector" and "Realtree Road Trips,"             and featured a spirited rock music performance by Ted             Nugent from the network's "Spirit of the Wild" program.              The Golden Moose Awards was sponsored by Budweiser, the             great American lager. Together with the National Fish and             Wildlife Foundation, Budweiser selects nominees for the             Budweiser 2010 Conservationist of the Year award presented             at the event. This year's "Bud Conservationist" recipient             was the late Jim Range, one of the country's most             influential conservationists and founder of the Teddy             Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. His brother,             John Range, accepted the award on his behalf.     And the Golden Moose goes to...    Best Overall Production | Winner: Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures  

Nominees: Benelli Presents Duck Commander, Hunt Masters, Bone Collector, Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany, The Best of the West, Bow Madness , Leupold's Big Game Profiles, On Your Own Adventures , Whitetail Freaks

Best Big Game | Winner: Bone Collector

Nominees: Hunt Masters, Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany , On Your Own Adventures, Realtree Roadtrips, Limbsaver's Addicted to the Outdoors, In Pursuit with Greg Miller, Ultimate Hunting, Bone Collector, Biologic & Drury's Wildlife Obsession

Best Fishing | Winner: Bill Dance Saltwater

Nominees: Penn's Big Water Adventures, Classic Patterns, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany, The Jackie Bushman Show, Bill Dance Saltwater

Best Bird Hunting | Winner: Benelli Presents Duck Commander

Nominees: Benelli Presents Duck Commander, Outdoors 10 Best, Pheasants Forever, Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild, Benelli's American Bird Hunter

Best Turkey | Winner: Realtree Road Trips

Nominees: Bone Collector, On Your Own Adventures, Realtree Road Trips, Muzzy's Bad to the Bone, The Choice

Best Conservation | Winner: Beyond the Hunt

Nominees: Pheasants Forever, Beyond the Hunt, Knight & Hale's Ultimate Hunting, Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures, Leupold Big Game Profiles

Best Educational / Instructional | Winner: Bass Pro Shops Next Generation

Nominees: Bass Pro Shops Next Generation, The Best of the West, Gold Fever, On Your Own Adventures, In Pursuit with Greg Miller

Best Videography | Winner: Benelli Presents Duck Commander

Nominees: Benelli Presents Duck Commander, Bone Collector, Limbsaver's Addicted to the Outdoors, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany, The Stihl Dogs N Logs World Championship, Hunt Masters, Destination Polaris, Tracks Across Africa

Best Sound Design | Winner: Hunt Masters

Nominees: The Best of the West, Whitetail Freaks, Hunt Masters, Benelli's American Safari, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany

Best Graphics | Winner: (Tied for 1st) Hunt Masters & Bass Pro Shops Next Generation

Nominees: Bone Collector, Hunt Masters, She's Beyond the Lodge, Bass Pro Shops Next Generation, Full Frame

Best Commercial | Winner: Benelli - "Vinci"

Nominees: Benelli - "Vinci," The Best of the West - "Gunwerks LR-1000," Duck Commander - "Carry-Lite Decoys," Knight & Hale - "Pack Rack Tease," Remington

Best Blooper / Outtake | Winner: Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures

Nominees: Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures, Inside Outdoors TV, Limbsaver's Addicted to the Outdoors, The Jackie Bushman Show, Realtree Roadtrips

Fan Favorite Best Overall | Winner: Benelli Presents Duck Commander

Fan Favorite Best New Series | Winner: (Tied for 1st) Benelli Presents Duck Commander & Bone Collector

   Fan Favorite Best Hunting | Winner: Benelli Presents Duck Commander    Fan Favorite Best Fishing | Winner: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Fishing    Fan Favorite Best Host | Winner: Lee and Tiffany Lakosky for The Crush    Golden Moose Honorary Award - Outdoor Adventure | Winner: Savage Wild    Golden Moose Honorary Award - Off Road | Winner: Destination Polaris    Golden Moose Honorary Award - Shooting Sports | Winner: Impossible Shots      Media Contact:   Nancy Zakhary   Brainerd Communicators, Inc.   212-986-6667   nancy@braincomm.com        /PRNewswire -- Jan. 22/  

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