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The Blind Turtle

Corey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:13:52 +0000

With the opening day of the Pennsylvania Bow season approaching quickly, I found myself getting all my eggs in a row. I have been watching some deer via my Leaf River game camera. And although I have no big bucks coming into my area, the does are plentiful. With the number of does in the area, there is bound to be a buck or two wondering in.
The Blind turtle is the greatest hard-shell blind on the market. I recently put up my Blind turtle, in South East Pennsylvania, in an area I have been hunting for years. Putting up the massive blind was no problem thanks to my mom, dad, and 2 close friends. I can’t wait to start sitting in the blind that over looks a soy bean field, and in fact had 8 deer in the field while the blind was being put up.
Hunting from a blind and wearing Medalist is a deadly combination. I can’t wait to sit in the Blind Turtle, in my fleece outfit shooting deer. The Innerlocs will be flying in a few weeks. Check back and see how the Brossman’s and the Blind Turtle do, hunting in Pennsylvania. -Corey Brossman
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www.blindturtle.net

Alligator Hunting with Corey Brossman

Corey — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:40:28 +0000

The team just returned from a great Bow fishing hunt in Florida. Bill, and Mitch Kline of El-Lagarto Alligator Service, put us on 3 great public water gators. Kurt Fell, the owner of the Blind Turtle Company joined me on an adventure of a lifetime.
Our first night out in the Everglades proved why hunting with a knowledgeable guy helps. In 30 minutes Mitch had a 9 foot 3 gator swimming towards the Kline airboat from 75 yard away. The Micro skin Bug proof garment from Medalist kept the nats, and spiders from doing any harm as Kurt waited for a shot with the Innerloc Hydra-Strike. The Alligator swam into 3 feet and took a Gator Grapple point to the lungs. The Lumenok lit up the evening and the Ams buoy was deployed. After a short battle Kurt bang-sticked him and was happier then anything.

Forty-five minutes later I was ready and willing. The AMS big game retriever was loaded with 640 pound line, and away we went. Bill Kline spotted a set of glowing red eyes. It was a 9 foot 1 gator, and I wasted no time in arrowing the swam lizard. The Medalist Max rain gear kept me dry, during the short rain storm we encountered during the hunt. Both gators were taken in public hunting area. The gators both had some tail missing, so I believe we could add a few inches.
During my stay in Florida, Josh Byrd was in town, and had access to a county wide tag. His friend Ron drew the tag for the same unit I was staying in. After a few days of tuff hunting, he hooked up with Mitch and I and we had a 10 foot gator staring Josh in the face. Unfortunately Josh missed 3 times. He had gator fever…. Josh did manage to shoot a great gator in the 9 foot range later that night on video.
All the gear worked well, the Medalist did its job, and all 3 kills are on video that will air next fall on Innerloc’s OutThere TV.
Thanks to the Kline family for another great time in Florida!!

Corey Brossman IOTV
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Brossman/Medalist Prepare For A Gator Hunt

Corey — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:12:42 +0000

In preparing for a hunt in Florida for the swamp lizard, there are many items on my list to check off, to make the hunt safe and fun. The Florida alligator in my opinion is the wildest hunt you can go on, if done correctly.

First Item: Medalist Scent Inhibitor and BugProof Microskin.
The Medalist clothing will help with a number of things. Because you are hunting at night (Public water Hunt) The temperatures normally drop. Its common to have a 100 degree day and a 60 degree night. The layering with the Microskin under the Scent-Inhibitor will give you the comfort needed against the weather, and The BugProof Microskin will help with the nats, and bugs. You can where the Cheyenne pants if you want to be all camoed up, but I normally wear a pair of blue jeans.

Second item: Innerloc Gator Grapples.
The Innerloc Gator grapples is a must. This point will hold any size gator you can hit, and will not pull out. www.innerloc.com

Third item: AMS Big Game Retriever Reel.
The AMS reel will give you a safe way to unload your line, and can easily attaché to the BIG Game float. This way you have a way to keep all 25 yards of line safely secure and a safe way to get the line to the gator without any problems. www.amsbowfishing.com

Fourth item: Excalibur Crossbow, or a good bow is required.
I recommended the Excalibur, or an Innerloc Hydra Strike. Both are very deadly to the gators, and will get the job done.

Fifth Item: Lumenok.
Lumenok makes a great lighted nock that attaches on an Innerloc arrow. This way you will be able to see the red light in the gator, and know exactly where you hit him. www.lumenok.net
The most important thing to a good gator experience is the outfitter. El-Lagarto alligator service has provided Innerlocs OutThere TV several great hunts. Mitch Kline is the greatest at putting you on big gators. With all these items in your car, drive to Florida and experience a hunt of a lifetime.

Introducing Kids To The Outdoors

Corey — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:56:41 +0000

I think as an outdoors man, and someone who makes a living from the outdoor industry the most important thing we can do as an outdoors man, is introduce a youngster, or a new person to the outdoors.

I had the chance this past weekend to take my 9 month old out to a friends pond, to introduce her to fishing. Camryn is no stranger to fish and dead animals, I bring something home on a regular basis. But to have her go out into the outdoors, away from Barney and the Mickey Mouse is very important to her growth. She had a ball, she played with sticks, Grandmas rubber worms, she even tried reeling in a bluegill, and some small bass. Her Grandfather even carried up into one of our deer stands. Camryn and I even went for a short walk into the woods, looking for sheds. the only surprise we had was a small load in her diaper. lol Anyway I just think more parents should stop what there doing every once in awhile, and step out into a park, a farmers pond, and take there little one along, or the neighbors little on or a relative.

Passing on the outdoor heritage is very sacred to me. My grandfather passed it to my dad, and my dad to me. This time it’s my turn, for my little girl to be passed this great thing called the outdoors…

Check out some of our TV programs, the family tradition is one thing I hold tru on Innerloc’s Out-There and I Love hunting with my family as much as any one else.

Corey Brossman

www.camospace.com/corey

www.innerloc.com/tv

Medalist takes the ice…

Corey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:35:44 +0000

Today I had the chance to hang out with the Reading Royals, during a practice session at the Sovereign center. Head Coach Larry Courville and I spent some time shooting some goals on the ice, and this gave me a chance to get to know Larry before our Spring Turkey hunt next month.

One thing I learned is I am not ready for the NHL. I hope Larry can shoo-ta gun better than I can hit a puck. the cool thing about the Reading Royals players is they are big fans of Medalist. In talking to some players they, were very happy with the performance of Medalist, and looking forward to using in years to come. Larry is a big fan of Medalist and encourages his players to wear it.

In May Larry and I will be heading out to hunt Turkey. we have not scheduled an exact date, but I look forward in calling in a big Tom, and seeing him take a swing, at it. My favorite part of the day was when I asked him about his first NHL goal. It was like he took me back in time, he stood at the point where he took the shot, and he was beaming from ear to ear. larry is a great guy, and I am enjoying getting to know him. I look forward to spending time Out-There in my world, with larry real soon.

Corey Brossman <—Medalist Prostaff and Host of innerloc’s Out-there

Corey Brossman lifts off roof at Cabin Fever 7

Corey — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:22:38 +0000

350 people filled the Goodwill beneficial, for Cabin Fever 7 held in reading PA

On March 7,2009 I hosted the 7 th annual Cabin fever banquet held in Reading PA. Cabin Fever is a banquet to give back to the community and raise awareness for Breast Cancer through the outdoor industry. 350 people attened and everyone was blown away.

Corey Brossman with Mom dad and baby girl

Medalist contributed dozens of hats, and plenty of clothing that was handed out in many different fashions. Door prizes raffles, women raffles and plenty of good food was on hand for the evening. I showed 2 hours of video from the previous year, and as always the blooper section was a hit. plenty of laughs ripped through the crowd, as different Innerloc’s Out-There members did there thing.

Plenty of door prizes were there to win.

8 Dozen Pink arrows were handed out during the event, in the name of thPink Arrow project. The pink Arrow project is ran by Mary Hale and Victory arrow. Its a breast Cancer awarenss program and it was nice to help them out. Everyone was given a Pink Bow, and Pink popcorn bags filled the room.

A lucky winner of Medalist with Silvermax

I want to thank all the supporters of the night. Medalist, innerloc, Excalibur crossbows, were just some of the nights big donors. Next years event is already in the works, and Cabin fever 8 promises to raise the roof 1 more time.

Corey Brossman www.innerloc.com/tv

www.victoryarrow.com

Corey Brossman’s full circle

Corey — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:52:43 +0000

Growing up in Pennsylvania the words Scent elimination was not in my vocabulary. I have seen my father bring home countless, whitetail deer that he had shot wearing the same clothing he worked in that day. My father was a mechanic, and he was exposed to car fumes, wd-40, oil, and all the liquids that go with a garage. At 5:00 he would punch out and head to the stand in his blue work uniform, and climb a tree.

As time passed and I started hunting on my own, the clothing I would wear to school, was the clothing I found myself in 20 foot up a tree. I never used scent illuminating sprays, nor did I believe that a special type of garment would better my chances. I shot as many deer as anybody in my town, and I thought I was doing everything in my favor that would increase my chances of killing a deer. I tried placing some of my camo in garbage bags filled with pine cones and leaves, I tried baking soda and water, but it never seemed to make a difference.

In 2001 I started a Video production company called Hunting Extreme Productions. My idea was to buy a camera and start to film TV personalities. A few years later I was introduced to Scent Elimination. I remember the first time I was getting in the truck of Hunters Specialties Pro Staffer Matt Morrett, and seeing all the big fancy green bags, and all the bottles of Scent-away spray. I also remember telling Matt that all that stuff was just a way for a company to make money. I was wrong… Matt and I were heading to John wetstines place in Kansas and Matt was wondering how I kept my clothing scent free. I didn’t. All my clothing was in with my regular everyday clothes. I used Tide with bleach and ultra brightens on all my stuff. At that point Matt almost turned the truck around.

After arriving in camp, Matt took my camo realtree clothing and washed it in Scent-away, and dried them with the Scent-away dryer sheets, and placed scent wafers in a new proto type bag they have been working on. The next morning we had deer in places that they should have smelled us, and they did not. I was hooked on this process.

When I got home after that road trip, in which Matt killed a giant 156 inch 8 point, I figured if that system worked, there had to be more. I bought some Carbon clothing and figured if I use the H.S system with this clothing it would have to work. It worked well, for a while. The problem I had was, the extensive maintaince I had to do, and the lack of washes I was allowed to use on certain products. I found myself getting lazy and not putting the clothing in the dryer as much, and I lost confidence in the clothes. Even though I still sprayed down and used the H.S system my confidence was not there as much as it was when the clothing was new.

While on a trip with H.S I shared a tree with owner David Forbes. I was filming Dave over a food plot that had about 70 deer in it. The deer where down wind up wind, all over. He introduced me to a clothing line that since has changed my style of hunting, and over all opinion for ever. Medalist with SilverMax. Medalist has changed me and my whole family’s outlook on Scent technology in garments, and has made it more comfortable than ever for us to hunt.

Since wearing Medalist, our success rate has gone up, our animal sightings has gone way up, and the length of time spent in the woods has just about given me and my dad divorces. Medalist allows me to wash my clothing without worrying about, messing up the longenjevity of the garment. The lightness and comfort of there lines has made me a more stealthy hunter, as well as a patient hunter. The Silver technology allows me to not worry about sweating when temperatures rise, and freeze when the temperature drops. The Silver also allows me not to worry about bacteria growing on the garment, and then getting into my H.S scent bags. The fact is Medalist is the best clothing I have ever worn. From the socks, to my hat I feel invisible in the woods. If I am on a hunt back in the bush and I want to wash my Medalist, all I have to do is find a water puddle and the clothes can be washed. Who wants to carry a dryer around the bush with them. There is so many more great advantages with Medalist then any Carbon suite out there.

I now host a TV program on the Sportsman channel, Pursuit channel, and Wild TV. My job is to produce the best quality hunting TV program I can. From Florida gator hunting, to Montana Antelope hunting, and even the low temps of Winter hunting in South Dakota, Medalist with Silvermax is the only clothing I where as well as my field producers. Its funny how this story makes a full circle. My dad at one time whore the clothes he work in to hunt, now I where the clothes I work in, to hunt.

Corey Brossman – host of Innerloc’s OutThere TV

www.innerloc.com/tv

New kid in the woods

Kyle — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:12:02 +0000

At the ripe age of four years old I made my first kill. Running around in my Grandparents back yard I shot my first bird, with my red ryder bb gun. Any kid growing up who’s family hunted want a red ryder. Well I finally got one for Christmas that year and the first thing I did was run out into the woods and shoot a bird. From then on my family knew I was going to be trouble.
On my twelfth birthday my father took me out of school for an early weekend to go archery hunting. I never killed anything that week but I had my first encounter with a small doe but just could not get a shot off. I would eventually get one with the rifle on the very last day of the season that year. It was all down hill from then, a few years later I started shooting in long-range competitions with rim fire and small bore rifles. It was all a science to my father and I, from buying the right powered, cutting brass, seating bullets, and know wind directions. After a few years of this I started to dabble in trap, skeet and sporting clays and even joined my high school rifle team. My junior year I started taking a lot of technology class and mixed my love of the outdoors into as many projects as I could. As graduation came I decided it was time to try and make a living of the two things I loved the most, the great out doors and photography. Not knowing much about the business and no one in the filming industry I had to come up with a way to get my foot in the door. I meet a very interesting young man at the time, who since then has become one of my best friends Matt Roberson, who in my opinion, is one of the top waterfowl hunters on the east cost. Matt let me start filming and working for his guide service. I will be the first to admit at this time I knew very little about filming and much less about waterfowl hunting, but Matt let me stick around for a few years and I learned so much from him and the countless hours I spent in rain soaked corn fields to snow cover mountains chasing ducks and geese. Not long after that I ran into Corey Brossman. The very first time I meet Corey he was sicker then a dog that just eat your whole bag of Halloween candy in ten seconds. I spent the whole time asking his cameraman at the time different questions about how they do different things and trying to learn as much as I could from them to better myself. This past fall I decided I was ready to take that jump and get my foot farer in the door. I wanted to go from filming with a small handy cam to canon’s new HD mini DV camera. I had some questions and knew the perfect person to turn to, Corey. After a few phone calls and meetings, I was offered a job. Field producer for Corey’s show InnerLoc’s Out-there, with out batting a eye or thinking twice I took him up on the job. Now at the age of 21 I’m looking forward to sharing my stories and encounters with my medalist as I travel filming and hunting everything with InnerLoc and Corey.

Corey Brossman Meets Larry Courville

Corey — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:26:36 +0000

The other night I had the privilege of meeting the Reading Royals hockey coach, Larry Courville. Now you might be thinking whats Larry have to do with Corey. Well Larry is a big fan of Medalist and is an avid outdoorsman.

Larry Courville was born in Canada and has been on the ice since the age of 4. His long life dream was to step out onto the ice as a NHL player. He did just that. Larry played in the NHL, AHL, and other hockey teams in his life. Now he coaches the Reading Royals, a farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Larry wants to kill a turkey, and thats where I come in.

Larry and I hung out for a few hours the other day, getting to one another. I think hes a great guy, and has love for hockey the way I love the outdoors. We traded stories, and talked about our families, and put together some ideas to make a TV show, for Innerloc’s Out-There. I promise this show will have humor, and drama. Larry is going to put me on the ice, in his world and show me a thing or to about hockey and I am going to take him on a turkey hunt. Now Larry is no rookie when it comes to hunting. He has shot numerous critters, including a turkey. I just can’t wait to see the drama unfold when a big Thunder Chicken is walking in, I just hope the Silvermax technology can keep up with Larry’s changing body temp….

I look forward in spending time with Larry, and seeing how Medalist can both work well, in hockey as well as the outdoors. Tune in this year on Inerloc’s Out-There to see the drama unfold as Larry Courville and I hunt Turkeys, and have fun getting to know each other.

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www.royalshockey.com

Bears In The Backwoods

Jason — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:32:13 +0000

With the fall Bear Season in Ontario in full swing, Backwoods Boy Dan Wallace ran up north to the Hillsport Hillton Hunting and Fishing Resort, north of Lake Superior. Gary and Maggie Dorion run a fantastic wilderness camp in this rugged area, and the bear activity is phenomenal.

Be sure to watch for the upcoming release of Team Backwoods’ second Bear DVD “Bears In The Backwoods II” to be released in early 2009.