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I
am life long hunter and fisherman. While I will hunt most anything
during season, my first true love is wing shooting. While growing up
in Chattanooga, I developed the love of bird hunting from my dad,
Chuck. Most any weekend, we would trek through the mountains of East
Tennessee in pursuit of Grouse & Bob White Quail. Some of my best
memories are taking shots in such heavy cover you can’t image a
pellet finding its mark (mine mostly did not, but my dad was always
there to clean up my mess).
Continuing with the
wind shooting, my new love is Pheasants. I went to South Dakota for
the first time in 2005 and starting in 2007, it will become an
annual trek. We hunt about fifty miles from Mitchell with a
wonderful family named Skoglund (www.skoglundfarm.com).
About 15 of my closes friends and I spend a glorious week chasing
after these flying chickens. This is my newest adventure and one I
hope to pursue for many years to come.
Not to offend, I
also love to hunt ducks and other winged creatures. I also pursue
deer, hog & turkey on a regular basis.
I could not continue
without mentioning our dogs. My favorite hunting companion is an
American Brittany. I have had three through the years and recently
put Beau down at the ripe old age of 14. I do not think you can
really appreciate hunting until you have hunted over your best
friend. I know there are always debates about what is the best dog
to have. Let me just say, as long as it is a sporting dog, you can’t
go wrong. Just for me, if a dogs bounds out of my truck, it will
most likely be a Brittany.
When not hunting,
you can find me on the water. I will never admit to be an expert
fisherman, but I do love to try. I will pursue any type of game fish
that are currently biting. Being from the south, crappie and bass
are always fun to chase; but so are catfish, blue gill, and
stripers. I also enjoy trying to catch trout in the steams of
Tennessee. My favorite Tennessee trout water has to be the Elk,
followed by the Tellico River. But I have to admit, pulling big
browns from the White River in Arkansas is a trip everyone must
experience.
I am also involved
in the hunter education program in Tennessee for the past 11 years.
I have been the chair of the hunter safety program at Highland
Sportsman Club in Chattanooga for the last six years. I was honored
in 2001 as the Tennessee Wildlife Federation and the Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency Hunter Safety Instructor of the Year. It
was an honor to be chosen the Instructor of the Year among all of
the fine instructors across the state. These dedicated volunteers
give up countless hours trying to make the sport of hunting a little
safer for all of us. I have been blessed with an organization that
currently has several instructors. I really admire the men and women
in rural areas of the country that teach by themselves. It truly
takes dedication and desire to give this much time back to the
sport.
That brings us to
the radio show; Tony Sanders Outdoors. Originally started in April
2007 as “Hunting and Fishing with Tony Sanders” the radio show has
developed out of my love for the outdoors and the desire to discuss
hunting and fishing as often as possible. The show concept has been
worked on for several years, and when the right time slot became
available, we jumped at the shot. The show is a mixture of very
knowledgeable guest discussing topics of interest coupled with a
little humor and hopefully some entertainment often provided by my
good friend Steve Anderson. Steve has been a part of the show since
we started and his love for the radio medium is clear each week to
those who listen. I invite you listen and call in to the show each
Saturday morning so you too can be part of the Tony Sanders Outdoors
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