Whitetails Only: Forming A Nation
Hello, this is James Austin, president of Elk Publishing, Inc.
I would like to thank you all for participating in Neil’s WO Nation blog.
We here at the WO Nation have a big surprise for you.
The whole time this blog has been running, we have been building www.whitetailsonlynation.com, the premiere social network for the passionate deer hunter.
And until February 14, 2010, we want you to beta test our new site before we officially launch in mid-February. We need your feedback.
Simply Click on WO Nation at the top of the site and register FREE.
We will upgrade you to Subscriber status until February 14th!
As a Whitetails Only Nation Member you will…
* Gain access to exciting and informative articles from Whitetails Only Hunt Masters such as: The Benoits, Bob Folkrod, RG Bernier, Hal Blood, Dick Scorzafava, Dave “Mr. Black Powder” Ehrig, Bob Howe, Randy Flannery, and the Doughertys. You will not only be able to read their amazing stories, but actually communicate with them.
* Continue to follow Neil for some trail camera scouting. He will continue with the 3 hunting locations with remote BuckEye Cams. The BuckEye Cams are downloading pictures 24-7 to this website putting you in the middle of the action at the click of a mouse!
* Upload and share photos and videos from your hunts. You can even start your own discussion group tell other member of the WO Nation your amazing stories.
* As an added bonus you will receive subscriptions to Outdoors Magazine and Whitetails Only Magazine along with a membership card. Your exclusive membership card will entitle you to special discounts at partner retailers across the nation.
* Rise in the ranks of the Whitetails Only Nation to become a Hunt Master as well. Through participation, you will earn points that will go toward your rise to the elite status only few have achieved.
* ALSO, every member who uploads photos to our photo contest groups will be able to enter the WO Nation Photo Album Contest for a chance to win Exclusive Hunting and Fishing Trips!
Sign up, take advantage of all the privileges of being a member of the Nation and let us know what you think.
Visit http://whitetailsonlynation.com and become a leader of the WON Nation today.
It was a simple idea—develop a magazine all about deer hunting. Do it without judgment.
Whether a hunter owns private managed land; participates on weekend deer drives with his buddies; tracks until he is exhausted; likes to daydream once a year with the old .30-30; or sleeps out in the deep woods under his bowstand the night before the season opens; recognize that they are all predators in one form or another who want to be better hunters.
Do it by finding the best deer hunters you can. Note I didn’t say writers, but rather hunters. While there are many good writers that are also good hunters, we want cutting-edge advice from people who know how to kill deer. Period.
The next step is to involve our readers. This is the core philosophy of Whitetails Only. It is their voice which will be our cement. Our interaction will open a new era for all deer hunters … A new whitetail nation.
To do this we need a forum. Whitetails Only the magazine is a part of it, but other concepts will soon be emerging which will provide information in the blink of an eye—or the click of a mouse as the case may be.
This is our goal with the release of Whitetails Only—a magazine and community for the passionate deer hunter.
To make it all work will need guidance. For that we have turned to some of the best we know in the business. We started with Craig Dougherty. Actually it is Dr. Dougherty but he doesn’t like people to know that. As a past top executive at Golden Eagle and Bear archery, member of many hunting industry boards and task forces, owner of North Country Whitetails, book author, TV consultant…well the list goes on and on; suffice it to say Craig knows the industry as few others and we are grateful to be working with him.
Accompanying Craig is his son, Neil, who sports an equally long list of credentials. TV host, author, lecturer…to say Neil is one of the country’s top food plot and habitat guys is not a stretch. His ability to interpret whitetails is among the best in the world. Most important though, Neil loves to share his knowledge and is passionate about the community we will be developing.
Trust me when I say in the coming months we will be doing this like no one has ever done it before. Some of our regular contributors have household names. Many don’t. That doesn’t matter. The only thing that is important is that they allow their knowledge be the foundation for Whitetails Only. You will not find a better group of hunters in any magazine in the country.
Maybe those are strong words, but when you have a powerful group of tools within your grasp it is easy to be confident. While part of that is our writers and publisher, the readers and their contributions will provide our ultimate strength.
For the next four months parts of Whitetails Only will be appearing in Outdoors Magazine. Look for more information about Whitetails Only in the coming months. To get involved, send comments, or submit stories or pictures, email kyle@elkpublishing.com or send a note to 531 Main St. Colchester, Vermont, 05446.
Kyle Scanlon is the editor of Outdoors Magazine and Whitetails Only.
