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7-2-08 Season 3 on Versus starts on July 29th
Fair Games third season is set to begin on Versus, July 29th. The new season will run three times weekly thru the end of the year. Viewers will be able to follow brothers Ron and Marc McWilliams to a wide variety of hunting destinations from around the world. "We had an unbelievable season in the field and we cannot wait to introduce the Versus viewers to our unique and entertaining lifestyle".
-Ron McWilliams, Host Fair Game TV
7-1-08 FAIR GAME DVDs now at Sports Authority
Fair Game Line of DVD's to hit the Sports Authority location shelves this summer. The Sports Authority is placing the hunting video line as a pioneer line and is the first in this category to be carried in an effort to increase the hunting departments variety and products. Titles available will include North American Safari, North American Odyssey, 5-Star Bucks, Pelt-Busters, Dis-Charged!, Plain Sight, Giants of the Texas Whitetail Classic and The Baconators.
7-1-08 FAIR GAME TV AWARDS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
Fair Game TV is proud to announce it's new scholarship program for college students majoring in wildlife related studies. In the program's first year it awarded Texas A&M University wildlife biology student Alyssa Smith the "Fair Game Conservation Scholarship". The awarded scholarship sent Miss Smith to Africa for a 3-week study abroad program with other students and professors. "It feels great to be in a position to help give back to the future of conservation and the young minds that plan to make a career out of it" says Marc McWilliams, host of Fair Game TV. Fair Game and McRae Entertainment plan on increasing future scholarships to include a larger number of students. Any interested in applying for the "Fair Game Conservation Scholarship" can email us at fairgame@fairgametv.com
6-20-08 Fair Game adds 2008 sponsors
It's very exciting for us to have our 2 newest sponsors manufacturing 2 very critical hunting products. Hunters Equipment's full line of blinds and feeders are top of the line and very affordably priced. Terra Cat manufactures extremely unique hunting vehicles that are engineered to perform in the hardest, roughest terrain that Mother Nature can throw at you. To learn more about Hunters Equipment and Terra Cat visit
www.huntersequipment.com
www.terracat.net
6-18-08 Fair game website on top of Worlds largest advertising competition
Fairgametv.com has recently placed at the top of the American Advertising Federation's ADDY Awards for its innovation and creative content. With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world's largest and toughest advertising competition. Fairgametv.com has combined both interactive content and e-commerce into one Internet experience and is a combined product of McRae Entertainment's staff, Rassai Interactive in Ft. Worth and Site Goals in Austin, TX.
"The world is obviously a e-everything environment and we set out to develop an industry leader with our web page for the outdoor television market. It is nice for our years of development work to be recognized by such a notable group".
-Marc McWilliams, founder of McRae Entertainment
6-15-08 New economic impact numbers of sportsman
A new ranking of states in categories has been released for the first time. Texas tops the list with over 2.6 million hunters and anglers, money spent (6.6 billion), jobs supported (106,000) and tax revenue generated (1.3 billion). Florida lands the number 2 spot. Interestingly, in Texas, hunting and fishing supports more than twice the jobs than Dell Computers, Lockheed Martin, EDA and Dow Chemical (106,000 vs. 49,000). Sportsman in Florida support more jobs than Disney World (85,000 vs. 61,000). Michigan spends more on hunting and fishing than the states top 5 agricultural commodities ($3.4 billion vs. $2.9 billion). If a single corporation grossed as much as hunters & anglers spend ($76 billion), it would be among America's 20 largest, ahead of Target, Costco and AT&T. California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania finish out the top 5 in number of hunters and anglers.
* Source-article by aowen, posted on Deer & Deer Hunting.com
6-12-08 Fair Game TV on VERSUS
Fair Game TV is proud to announce its new home on VERSUS starting July 2008! Air times will be (Eastern) Tuesday 3:00 PM, Thursday 5:00 AM, and Friday 8:30 AM. Unlike many hunting programs featuring older hosts, VERSUS viewers can relate and engage with these young professionals.
The Fair Game crew utilizes the latest in hunting technology and strives to sharpen their skills in every outdoor adventure. They've got the technology, the knowledge, and the spirit to deliver outstanding programming. The Fair Game experience is more than hunting; the combination of great storytelling, camaraderie and hilarious interactions complete the adventure. "Anything Goes" when it's Fair Game.
6-10-08 GameGuard Camo Sponsoring - Premier Camo of The Southwest
Fair Game TV and GameGuard camo, "The Premier Camo of The Southwest" announced GameGuard's sponsorship of the 2008 Fair Game TV series airing in the 3rd and 4th quarters 2008 on the VERSUS network. Marc McWilliams, co host of Fair Game TV announced the deal stating "We are very pleased to be working with the dedicated people at GameGuard. They understand today's hunters and outdoors enthusiasts who demand excellent products proven in the field. GameGuard produces the finest high quality camo designed by hunters for hunters, and we are proud of the affiliation with GameGuard."
5-25-08 FAIR GAME ADDS LANDMARK OUTDOORS
Fair Game is proud to announce a new multi year TV sponsorship deal with Landmark Outdoors. Landmark, a Texas based company, boasts providing outdoor consumers with the most advanced products for the best value. Landmark's brands include Yukon optics, Trail Eye digital trail cameras and more.
"It's great to be associated with such a diverse company. Endorsing great products makes our job easy. Landmark is an extremely exciting, motivated and energetic company and it is going to be a great fit." - Ron McWilliams, Fair Game TV
www.landmarkoutdoors.com
5-10-08 Fair game producers win again!!
The Fair Game producers brought home a "Best of" award for the second straight year at the 5th annual awards show hosted by The Sportsman Channel in Las Vegas. Fair Game TV was nominated for the "Best Big Game Show" award by The Sportsman Channel for it's work in the '07 season, and the announcement of the Fair Game Crew having won the award at the SHOT show in Las Vegas makes it two years in a row.
"We really take pride in our big game hunting and the shows that result from it. It means a ton to Ron and I to be recognized by our peers for an award and it is amazing to see all the excellent producers that are out there".
- Marc McWilliams
Fair Game won "Best Waterfowl show" at last year's event
4-1-08 Fair Game TV has contracted OMNI (Outdoor Media Network, Intl.)
Fair Game TV has contracted OMNI (Outdoor Media Network, Intl.) to coordinate sponsorship and advertising for the 2008 season and beyond on VERSUS. Contact information may be obtained by calling Brian Thurston in OMNI’s Seattle, Washington office at 206-281-1977 or by email at brian@omniseattle.com
