On Your Own Adventures

On Your Own Adventures
Logo of the On Your Own Adventures TV Show
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (Not all have aired)
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Outdoor Channel
Original run	July 3, 2009 (2009-07-03) – present
External links
Website

On Your Own Adventures is a hunting television show in the United States produced by Randy Newberg and Will Holmes in conjunction with Warm Springs Productions and Outdoor Channel. The show airs on Outdoor Channel and documents the non-guided hunting adventures of Randy Newberg and his circle of non-guided hunting friends. The show host is Marc Pierce, former host of Ducks Unlimited TV and Escape to the Wild.^[1]

Background

On Your Own Adventures is based in Bozeman, Montana. All production is completed Warm Springs Productions in Montana or Colorado. Videographers for all episodes are Troy Batzler and Loren Moulton.

The first season of "On Your Own Adventures" was filmed in 2008 and aired starting July, 2009. All episodes are based in the United States, with most of them on public lands in the Western United States. The first season has 12 episodes, in locations including Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, and Iowa. Species hunted are elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, bear, and turkey.

Format

On Your Own Adventures is the first hunting TV show that captures non-guided hunting as it occurs. It focuses on fair chase hunting without guides or outfitters and on land accessible to all hunters.

No other outdoor TV show has focused exclusively on the non-guided hunter, who represents 97% of big game hunters in the United States. All episodes require that hunters demonstrate ethical hunting without outfitters, and all hunts must take place on lands that are accessible to public hunters.

Camping is a common theme of all episodes. Hunters sleep in tents, cook their own meals, build their own fires, and provide for themselves. All episodes are designed to articulate the three main conflicts of hunting, man versus man, man versus nature, and man versus himself.

Production

All episodes consist of two videographers on every hunt. Cameras used are Canon XH-A1 and XL-H1S, and point of view shots are taken with Canon VIXIA HG-21.

Production is finalized by Warm Springs Production. Production coordinator is Nathan Charlan. Editors are Greg Davis and Lin Brummett.

Audio is captured via wireless mics and shotgun mics for natural sound. All hunters are wired with multiple mics.

Hunting is often stopped for interviews of hunters to “capture the moment.” Extensive interviewing of all participants is made, to gather the perspective of hunting as it occurs for average Americans, and gain perspective of how hunters view their activities in the larger context of wildlife conservation.

Sponsors

Leupold Optics

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is a manufacturer of telescopic sights, red dot sights, spotting scopes, and binoculars located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The company, started in 1907, is family owned and has been run by five generations of the family.

Federal Cartridge

Federal Cartridge is a wholly owned subsidiary of ATK (Alliant Techsystems), located in Edina, Minnesota. With a work force of nearly 1,000 in Anoka, Minnesota, Federal manufactures a complete line of shotshell, centerfire, and rimfire ammunition and components.

Otis Technology

Otis Technology produces a very high quality gun cleaning system. Their gun cleaning system is used by hunters and marksmen, as well as by several divisions of the United States Armed Forces.^[2]

Denver Tent

Denver Tent has been manufacturing high quality event tents, party canopies, wall tents and custom sewn products since 1890. As their name implies, they are based in Denver, Colorado.^[3]

Mystery Ranch Backpacks

Mystery Ranch was founded in 2000 by Dana Gleason and business partner Renee Sippel-Baker as their successor to Dana Design, which they sold to K2 Corporation in 1995. Mystery Ranch's manufacturing and sales are based in Bozeman, Montana.^[4]

Montana Black Gold Archery Sights

Montana Black Gold is a maker of premium archery sights and accessories. It is known for first bringing fiber optic technology to archery sights and was founded in 1995. It operates all manufacturing and sales activities from its headquarters in Belgrade, Montana.

Ripcord Arrow Rests

Ripcord Arrow Rests is a leading producer of arrow rests using fall-away technology. It was founded in 2000 and is based in Dillon, Montana.

Tight Spot Quivers

Tight Spot Quivers manufactures carbon fiber archery quivers. Their quivers are designed to also act as a stabilizer and vibration dampener. They are manufactured in Belgrade, Montana.

Fourcornershardware.com

Four Corners Hardware is a leading supplier of power tools and accessories in the Rocky Mountain area. It was started in 1992 by Ken and Robin Stieler in Bozeman, Montana. The physical store recently expanded and moved to a 50,000 sq. ft. facility and operates all retail and internet activities from that location.^[5]

Montana Decoy Company

Manufacturer of lifelike collapsible animal decoys in Colstrip, Montana. Designed by Jerry McPherson and operated by the McPherson family.^[6]

Kenetrek Boots

Maker of high quality hiking and hunting boots based in Bozeman, Montana. Kenetrek is primarily focused on mountaineering and extreme sheep hunting applications.^[7]

Production Company

Warm Springs Production company was founded in 2007. It is owned by Marc Pierce and Chris Richardson and is based in Missoula, MT. Warm Springs produces outdoor entertainment for all sporting networks. Current productions are OYOA and the Duck Commander series airing on Outdoor Channel, Benelli on Assignment airing on Versus Network, and the Buck Commander airing on ESPN. The editing supervisor Greg Davis, the senior editor is Lin Brummet, the supervising producer is Nathan Charlan, and the associate producer is Bridger Pierce.

Hosts

On Your Own Adventures has two main hosts. The field host is Randy Newberg and the studio host is Marc Pierce.

Randy Newberg

Randy was raised hunting and fishing in Big Falls, MN. He moved to Bozeman, MT in 1991, where he continued his outdoor activities. He still lives there with his wife, Kimberly, and son, Matthew. He is an accountant at Guza, Newberg, & Hubley. Randy was the Chairman of the Gallatin-Madison chapter of Ducks Unlimited for five years, has served on the board of directors of Orion – The Hunter’s Institute, since 1995, served as president from 1998 to 2003, and has been the treasurer from 2003 to the present.

Marc Pierce

Marc grew up in Illinois and lived in Manhattan, MT for 30 years. He is the owner of Big Sky Carvers, also in Manhattan, MT. He lives with his wife Sherrie and their four children. Marc was the television host of Ducks Unlimited TV for 10 years. He was also the host of “Escape to the Wild” television show for two years. Marc serves on the board of directors of Ducks Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

Episode List Airing 2009

Episode 1 – Elk Hunting on the Big Horn National Forest of Wyoming

Randy Newberg and his uncle Larry Sticker hunt public land in pursuit of elk in October 2008. One elk is harvested, at which time a blizzard chases the pair to lower country. There they hunt forty acres of BLM ground for 5 days, watching for elk crossing from private land. In spite of their efforts the extreme conditions prevail and no other elk is taken.^[1]

Episode 2 – New Mexico Archery Elk

Randy and friends Scott Jones and Joe Sehulster archery hunt on the Gila National Forest. They are joined by friends Jerry Pritchard and Wade Zarlingo, who are not hunting. This public land hunt occurs in late September 2008. On the fifth day of the hunt, Joe harvests a nice elk, later that evening, Randy also harvests an elk. Scott spends much of his season helping his fellow hunters pack out their elk, and ends his season without an animal of his own, but with memories of the hunt.^[1]

Episode 3 - New Mexico Pronghorn Antelope

Randy and his uncle Larry Stickler head to New Mexico chasing pronghorn near the Very Large Array in early October 2008. They scouted the area for two days and then harvested an antelope on New Mexico State Trust Land during the first day of hunting.^[1]

See also

• Hunting in the United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "On Your Own Adventures TV Show Outdoor Channel". On Your Own Adventures. http://onyourownadventures.com/tvshow.php. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
2. ^ "Otis Technology, Inc.". Otis Technology. http://www.otisgun.com/. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
3. ^ "Denver Tent Call Us at: 1-800-869-7044". Denver Tent Company. http://www.denvertent.com/common.php?main_link_id=1. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
4. ^ "Mystery Ranch Backpacks Dana Gleason, the mind behind Mystery Ranch". Mystery Ranch Backpacks. http://www.mysteryranch.com/about/dana-dna.php. Retrieved 2009-07-13. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "About Us". Four Corners Hardware. http://fourcornershardware.com/store/about-four-corners-hardware/. Retrieved 2009-07-13. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Montana Decoy Incorporated". Montana Decoy Incorporated. http://www.montanadecoy.com/. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
7. ^ "Kenetrek Boots". Kenetrek Boots. http://www.kenetrek.com/Aboutus.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 

External links

• On Your Own Adventures
• On Your Own Adventures on the Outdoor Channel website
• Warm Springs Productions - the production company for On Your Own Adventures