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Introduction
Are you an avid hunter? Then you probably spent
all of your free time in the last weeks checking
equipment and finalizing the details of your
next hunts.
You probably do not need any extra inspiration
but, in order to satisfy your hunger for hunting
knowledge, I may have something for you.
Last March at the ATA Show at the Excalibur’s I
casually meet Jerry Niffenegger, marketing
manager at TEAM Backwoods and he gave me a
sample of their latest DVD: “Bears in the
Backwoods”.
Team
Backwoods is a small video production firm based
in Lebanon, Ohio that focuses on Reality Hunting
Videos . So far the company has produced
just a few DVD titles but they are working
relentlessly and the list is growing fast. They
are also contributing their own feature “Huntin'
the Backwoods” hosted in The Sportsman Channel,
Pursuit Channel, and Wild TV.
Additionally they are now
launching a new web site: Backwoods TV (http://www.backwoodstv.com/
) where registered users can freely upload their
hunting videos.
Bears in the Backwoods is a hunting DVD that
focuses on Black Bear hunts, the action is
located in Canada between Ontario , Quebec and
Alberta and most of the hunts are done with
crossbows (this is also the reason why we are
reviewing this video here). Most of the hunts
are performed by Team Backwoods members but
there are also a few chapters featuring no less
than Bill Troubridge and his wife Kath.
Every episode starts with a brief on the
location and a description of the equipment used
as well as the technique used. As anticipated
most of the hunts are made using crossbows and,
as you may guess, the featured crossbows are
Excalibur.
All of the hunts are entertaining to watch and a
few add some thrill such as when a bear started
to …. well, do you really expect me to spoil the
content?
I can’t. I can, however, point you to the
Team Backwoods website where you can download a
quick preview DVD in WMV format:
http://www.teambackwoods.com/videos.php.
The video is over 90 minutes long and contains
14 hunts, in the extra section there are a
couple of trailers for Team Backwoods other
DVDs.
The quality of the audio and video is very good:
the bit rate for video is around 6 MBPS and
compression hardly noticeable using 4.3 GB of
space on this single layer DVD. This DVD is not
region coded meaning will be virtually playable
worldwide.
The Bears in the Backwoods DVD can be purchased
online at
http://www.teambackwoods.net/videos.php and
it is listed at US$ 9.95 plus shipping.
Conclusions
Just a few words: Fun, entertaining and
inspiring.
All images in the left sidebar are
copyrighted and property of Team
Backwoods, used with permission.
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