NEW BERLIN, WI (January 22, 2015) - Sportsman Channel revealed its 2014 Sportsman Choice Awards winners at the network's viewer choice awards event on Wednesday, January 21. The winners were announced during Sportsman Channel's annual awards presentation at Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel Casino Resort during the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas.

The collective voice of American sportsmen and women from coast to coast was heard as more than 293,000 votes were cast in 11 different categories, setting an all-time record for Sportsman Choice Award viewer voting.

"2014 was a significant year for the network's growth and its exceptional producers," said Marc Fein, executive vice president of programming and production. "There was a good mix of first-time and returning winners and that really speaks to the depth of our talent and where the network is heading. All of the winners and finalists should be proud of their accomplishments."

The winners are listed with the finalist below each category in alphabetical order:
Best Hunting Show - Big Game:
Pigman: The Series - WINNER
Hosted by Brian "Pigman" Quaca, Produced by Track Ten Productions
Midwest Whitetail with Bill Winke, North American Whitetail, Realtree's Monster Bucks and The Western Hunter
Best Hunting Show - Small Game:
Predator Nation - WINNER
Hosted by Fred Eichler, Produced by Blue Roots Productions
Avian-X, Dead Dog Walkin', Heli-Hunter presented by Fusion and Predator Quest

Best Shooting Show:
Guns & Ammo - WINNER
Hosted by Craig Boddington and Kyle Lamb, Produced by IMO Productions
Guns & Gear, Hot Shots, NRANews Cam & Co. and Ruger Inside and Out

Best Fishing Show:
In-Fisherman - WINNER
Hosted by Doug Stange, Produced by IMO Production
Addictive Fishing, Alaska's Fishing Paradise, Extreme Angler TV and Louisiana Outdoor Adventures
Best Full Draw Show - Bowhunting:
Relentless Pursuit - WINNER
Hosted by Tim Wells, Produced by World Hunting Group Productions
Bowhunter TV, Easton Bowhunting, Major League Bowhunter and Outback Outdoors

Best Educational - Instructional Show:
Midwest Whitetail with Bill Winke - WINNER
Hosted by Bill Winke, Produced by Midwest Whitetail Productions
Bowhunter TV, Conquest 200, Major League Bowhunter and MeatEater

Best Special Program Show:
Fred Bear: Father of Bowhunting - WINNER
Produced by Bear Archery and Rusted Rooster
Buck Knives - Edge of a Legend, Hog Dawgs, Iditarod and Murph the Protector

Best Variety Show:
MeatEater - WINNER
Hosted by Steven Rinella, Produced by Zero Point Zero Production
Brotherhood Outdoors, Gun It with Benny Spies, Meet the McMillans and The Outfitters Built by Ford F-Series

Best New Series:
NRA Life of Duty - WINNER
Produced by Ackerman McQueen
Amazing America with Sarah Palin, Heli-Hunter presented by Fusion, Mathews Dominant Bucks and
Winchester Deadly Passion

Shot of the Year:
Larysa Unleashed, Fast Reflex Doe - WINNER
Hosted and Produced by Larysa Switlyk
Brad Farris Game Plan, Long Range Pursuit, Pigman: The Series and Relentless Pursuit

Best Overall Host(s):
Brian "Pigman" Quaca - WINNER
Host of Pigman: The Series, Produced by Track Ten Productions
Benny Spies, Bill Winke, Jana Waller and Tim Wells

Best Overall Production:
MeatEater - WINNER
Hosted by Steven Rinella, Produced by Zero Point Zero Production
Dropped: Project Alaska 2.0, Into High Country, Saving Private K-9 and YoungWild

Best Commercial:
Yeti Coolers - WINNER
Produced by Arctos Collective/Jeff Simpson
Buck Knives, Bushnell - TrophyCam Wireless, Danner and Duluth Trading Company

Best Show Intro:
The Western Hunter - WINNER
Hosted by Nate Simmons, Ryan Hatfield and Chris Denham, Produced by Alpha Motion
Gun It with Benny Spies, Hallowed Ground Outdoors, Pigman: The Series and YoungWild

About Sportsman Channel: Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel/Sportsman HD is the only television and digital media company fully devoted to honoring a lifestyle that is celebrated by millions of Americans. The leader in outdoor television, Sportsman Channel delivers entertaining and informative programming that embraces outdoor adventure, hunting and fishing, and reveals it through unique, surprising and authentic storytelling. Sportsman Channel embraces the attitude of "Red, Wild & Blue America" - where the American Spirit and Great Outdoors are celebrated in equal measure. The network also is dedicated to promoting our nation's military heroes and veterans, as well as providing a voice for conservation throughout the United States. Sportsman Channel reaches more than 36 million U.S. television households. Stay connected to Sportsman Channel online at www.thesportsmanchannel.com; Facebook, (www.facebook.com/sportsmanchannel); Twitter (www.twitter.com/SPORTSMANchnl and www.twitter.com/SportsmanPR) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/TheSportsmanChannel).


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