01-16-2007, 05:10 PM
Stamford, Connecticut -VERSUS, the home of field sports' finest, announced at the 2007 SHOT Show that everyone's favorite blue-collar comedian and deer hunter, Jeff Foxworthy, and renowned whitetail hunter and author David Morris will host the new original series The Bucks of Tecomate. This new series will debut on the network in 3rd Quarter 2007 and will also be available on the new VERSUS HD feed.
Jeff Foxworthy, one of the hosts of The Bucks of Tecomate, is known around the world for his stand-up comedy and shows like Blue Collar TV. He is the spokesperson for Tecomate Wildlife Systems, a company that offers superior wildlife management products and services to hunters and managers to enable them to improve their wildlife populations and habitat through better management and nutrition. David Morris, co-owner of Tecomate, has over 35 years of experience in the whitetail industry and is the former executive publisher and owner of Game & Fish Publications and North American Whitetail Magazine.
"VERSUS is on a mission to be the number one field sports television brand, and partnering with a talent like Jeff Foxworthy, renowned whitetail expert David Morris and the brand Tecomate is a huge boost for the network," said Gavin Harvey, President of VERSUS. "America is a whitetail nation and this partnership is helping to advance VERSUS to the status of the Official Network of Whitetailâ„¢."
The Bucks of Tecomate will expand viewers' perspectives about what is possible through serious, practical wildlife management and will help viewers realize their deer hunting dreams where they both live and hunt. Centered around the revolutionary Tecomate Food Plot Strategy, the show will wrap this paradigm-shifting management information in a fast-paced, entertaining format that will cover proven management strategies and techniques and success stories throughout the continent. Each episode will feature a hunt and will include information about whitetail management, behavior and biology.
"We're very excited that The Bucks of Tecomate will be a part of the VERSUS lineup," said David Morris. "Tecomate's mission is to help hunters realize their big buck dreams, and we're thrilled to be able to share what we've learned over the years with viewers."
"The Bucks of Tecomate is not just about bucks, it's about BIG bucks, and I'm proud to be part of this new VERSUS series," said Jeff Foxworthy.
As part of each show, there will be three short segments which include: a management topic aimed at helping the hunter and manager be more successful in both growing and hunting big whitetails, a roundtable forum dealing with current controversial issues in hunting and management, and a segment showcasing big bucks either alive or harvested with a story to tell-because in the end, it's all about the monster bucks.
VERSUS (VERSUS.com) celebrates real competition in all its forms. The network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like The Tour de France, the America's Cup, the Dakar Rally, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon, AMA Motocross and Davis Cup. Now in more than 70 million homes, the network features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can't find elsewhere. The network offers unique, competition-themed original programming and is the exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
Media Contact:
Katie Bradshaw<br />
(203) 406-2517<br />
kbradshaw@versus.com
Jeff Foxworthy, one of the hosts of The Bucks of Tecomate, is known around the world for his stand-up comedy and shows like Blue Collar TV. He is the spokesperson for Tecomate Wildlife Systems, a company that offers superior wildlife management products and services to hunters and managers to enable them to improve their wildlife populations and habitat through better management and nutrition. David Morris, co-owner of Tecomate, has over 35 years of experience in the whitetail industry and is the former executive publisher and owner of Game & Fish Publications and North American Whitetail Magazine.
"VERSUS is on a mission to be the number one field sports television brand, and partnering with a talent like Jeff Foxworthy, renowned whitetail expert David Morris and the brand Tecomate is a huge boost for the network," said Gavin Harvey, President of VERSUS. "America is a whitetail nation and this partnership is helping to advance VERSUS to the status of the Official Network of Whitetailâ„¢."
The Bucks of Tecomate will expand viewers' perspectives about what is possible through serious, practical wildlife management and will help viewers realize their deer hunting dreams where they both live and hunt. Centered around the revolutionary Tecomate Food Plot Strategy, the show will wrap this paradigm-shifting management information in a fast-paced, entertaining format that will cover proven management strategies and techniques and success stories throughout the continent. Each episode will feature a hunt and will include information about whitetail management, behavior and biology.
"We're very excited that The Bucks of Tecomate will be a part of the VERSUS lineup," said David Morris. "Tecomate's mission is to help hunters realize their big buck dreams, and we're thrilled to be able to share what we've learned over the years with viewers."
"The Bucks of Tecomate is not just about bucks, it's about BIG bucks, and I'm proud to be part of this new VERSUS series," said Jeff Foxworthy.
As part of each show, there will be three short segments which include: a management topic aimed at helping the hunter and manager be more successful in both growing and hunting big whitetails, a roundtable forum dealing with current controversial issues in hunting and management, and a segment showcasing big bucks either alive or harvested with a story to tell-because in the end, it's all about the monster bucks.
VERSUS (VERSUS.com) celebrates real competition in all its forms. The network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like The Tour de France, the America's Cup, the Dakar Rally, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon, AMA Motocross and Davis Cup. Now in more than 70 million homes, the network features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can't find elsewhere. The network offers unique, competition-themed original programming and is the exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
Media Contact:
Katie Bradshaw<br />
(203) 406-2517<br />
kbradshaw@versus.com