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Prois Hunting Apparel Announces the Addition of Jodi Barnes and Vickie Gardner to Pro-Staff!

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The innovators at Prois Hunting Apparel take pride in celebrating fearless, high-performance women hunters who represent and share the company’s vision for generating excitement and awareness in women’s hunting.  That is why it is no surprise that the company has added two incredible female hunters to its Pro Staff Team…Jodi Barnes and Vickie Gardener.

Barnes is no stranger to hardcore hunting.  Born and raised in Illinois, she has had her fair share of extreme seasons and tackling some amazing hunts- proving that she not only takes pride in NOT being one of the guys, she can keep up with the bst of men.  Barnes is best known for her role as the ‘ring-girl’  of the hit show Arrow Affliction, hosted by Chris Brackett.  On the show, she is put in hunting situations so nerve racking, it would make most people falter.  Wheter it’s flying fish on the Illinois River or battling bruins of the north, she is ready for any adventure that comes her way.  Barnes’ appearances include Arrow Affliction, Driven TV, The Crush, Wild Outdoors, Higher Ground Outdoors, CNN, Chicago Tribune, fieldandstream.com and Brackett Outdoors.

As Vice President of STUFF Marketing for Alpen Optics, Vickie Gardner  is all too familiar with what gear works well in the field, and what doesn’t make the cut.  Gardner only enters the field in Prois’ high-performance clothing, as she is confident in its comfort, fit and functionality- and knows it will stand up to any harsh element Mother Nature throws her way.  In 1997, Gardner and her husband founded Alpen Optics, and when she’s not busy turning it into an award-winning optics company, she can be found in the woods towing home a trophy or two.

Both Barnes and Gardner understand the importance of having only the best equipment in the field.  “Having clothing that fits is one thing, but having it blow away my expectation in the field, that’s another,” comments Barnes.

These two ladies join an already impressive list of Pro Stafff that include the likes of Linda Powell, Barbara Baird, Anne Vinnola, Bitsy Kelley, Christina Holden, Dana Wall, Jenifer Barvitski, Keli Van Cleave, Kristina Martin and Stephanie Mallory!

 

Jodi Barnes

Jodi Barnes

Vickie Gardner

Vickie Gardner

 

 

 

 

Tune in to Primal Adventures on VS.- Friday, November 20th -Prois and Primal Team-Up for Great BC Bear Hunt!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Primal Adventures TV
 

Primal Adventures™
Let Us Take You to the Top of the Food Chain

Hunting season is in full swing and snow is piling up in the mountains.  It couldn’t be better. Check out our new “Extreme Huntress” contest.  The judges have picked the finalists and their essays are posted. Please vote for your favorite huntress.  Primal Adventures viewership didn’t let up from September and the new Nielsen numbers are in.  Sled Heads 5 is selling well and we now have it available on Blu-Ray DVD.

Extreme Huntress Contest

Kirstie ProfileOne lucky lady will get a bighorn sheep, mountain goat and black bear hunt from International Sportsman, Inc.(www.internationalsportsmaninc.com) and be filmed for a future episode of Primal Adventures with Tom Opre. The judges have picked the finalists and we need your help. Please click this link and vote https://www.tahoefilms.com/poll.php.

Primal Sponsor Spotlight -

Kirstie Pike, President, Prois Hunting Apparel

Kirstie Pike

Why did we jump on board, especially since Primal doesn’t feature a full-time female host? Because the production is edgy and extreme, coupled with great human interest stories. It goes so much further than the typical ‘me and Joe went hunting’ shows that have saturated the market. Plus, Tom concepted the Extreme Huntress Contest which gave us an opportunity to promote more women in hunting and our brand.

NEW! - Sled Heads 5

Sled Heads

Sled Heads 5 now available on Blu-Ray DVD. For the first time in extreme sport history, yes that includes snowboard and skiing films, a film is available on Blu-Ray. Not the one-off burns where producers are not paying Blu-Ray royalties, but a true Hollywood production run. There are less than 1500 titles on Blu-Ray in the world. Get your copy of Sled Heads 5 at http://www.tahoefilms.com/item_detail.php?item_key=114

Primal Adventures™ with Tom Opre

Fridays at 3pm EST on Versus

 Primal Adventures

November 13th - X Games Bull Elk In Colorado  

Host Tom Opre teams up with X Games gold medalist and extreme snowmobiler Chris Burandt for an archery elk in Colorado. This public land hunt is tough, but Burandt pulls it out in the end. Burandt also shows some of his freestyle snowmobile moves in the Colorado backcountry.

November 20th - All Women’s Pursuit For Monster Black Bear  

Join Prois Hunting Apparel’s Kirstie Pike as she takes you on her adventure for monster black bear. Co-host Pike teams up with Remington’s Linda Powell on this memorable British Columbia hunt.
  
November 23rd (12:30pm EST) - Crossbows and Gators  
Primal Adventure’s host Tom Opre pursues huge alligators, at night and with a crossbow, on Florida’s Kississmee River. This spot and stalk hunt provides for some thrilling moments. Just don’t fall out of the boat!
  
December 4th -  Truly Primal: Spear Hunting For Boar In Texas      
Extreme snowmobiler Jimmy Blaze Fejes teams up with Primal host Tom Opre for a difficult challenge — spear hunting wild boar. The pucker factor is high when a 300-pound boar challenges the hunters, armed with only long sticks, on foot!
December 11th -   The Art of Decoying Coyotes
Primal Adventure’s host Tom Opre heads to eastern Montana for hard-core coyote hunting. He teams up with Jerry McPherson from the Montana Decoy Company.  
 
December 16th (11:00am EST) - X Games Bull Elk In Colorado   (REPEAT)


December 18th - Water Buffalo Aren’t Supposed To Kill
Primal Adventure’s host Tom Opre heads to Argentina with Frank and Pete Brownell in search of water buffalo and red stag. The hunt turns out to be almost more than they bargain for.

Season three of Primal Adventures™ with Tom Opre is in full swing with advertising opportunities available. Plus don’t forget to vote for your favorite hardcore, woman huntress.

Best regards,

Tom Opre
Executive Producer
Tahoe Films, Ltd.

In This Issue
Extreme Huntress Contest
Primal Sponsor Spotlight
NEW! Sled Heads 5
Primal Adventures Schedule on Versus
 

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www.proishunting.com 

 

International Sportsman
www.internationalsportsmaninc.com

 

Titan Fuel Tanks
www.titanfueltanks.com 

 

Sportsman's Warehouse
www.sportsmanswarehouse.com

Advertiser Testimonials 

 

“Tom’s work really hits that adventure market.  He gets it and can represent companies well.”
 
Pete Brownell
President
Brownell’s, Inc. 

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Prois Welcomes Jana Waller to Field Staff Line Up!

Friday, November 6th, 2009
As many of you know, Prois prides itself with building a team of amazing women who we feel represent the heart and soul of female hunters.  We are pleased to announce the addition of Jana Waller to our Field Staff.  Jana will be joining fellow Field Staffers Holly Heyser and Missy Sharrone on the Prois Team.  We trust you will be seeing a lot of Jana in the industry! 
Artist, writer and entrepeneur - Jana has been avid hunter and outdoorswoman since her early teens. Bowhunting Wisconsin whitetails is her obsession and harvesting two Pope&Young bucks in the past few years has only fueled the passion.  When she’s not sitting in a tree stand or stalking big game she’s writing about her outdoor adventures for hunting websites and magazines.  She’s traveled to Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota,  Minnesota, Florida,  Canada, Bermuda,  and even The British Virgin Islands in search of next hunting or fishing thrill.  Jana recently turned her hobby of shed hunting into a career by creating www.paintedskulls.com where she creates custom skull designs for hunter’s European mounts as well as selling pieces off the website and in art galleries.   Combining her degree in Public Relations and love for free lance writing,  she also works extensively with hunting-related companies to help market their products.  Whether it’s  with a rifle, bow, pen or brush in hand, Jana lives for the great outdoors.