Polls Open for Outdoor Channel's Golden Moose Awards "Fan Favorite"

WHAT:

Outdoor Channel, America's Leader In Outdoor TV, invites you to cast your vote for the 13^th Annual Golden Moose Awards Powered by RAM "Fan Favorite." Best Overall Series, Best New Series, Best Hunting Series, Best Fishing Series and Best Host are among the five Fan Favorite categories that are up for grabs at this year's awards.

The Golden Moose Awards (GMA) celebrates a year's worth of Outdoor Channel's leading programming, along with the producers and talent that bring these shows to life. The network will award more than 20 honors at this year's ceremony, which will be held the week of the National Shooting Sports Foundation's annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference in Las Vegas.

The winners of the 2012 Fan Favorite categories, in addition to other GMA categories, will be announced on January 17, 2013 during the GMAs held at The Venetian.

WHO:              

You, the fan, will ultimately decide which of the network's shows and stars will take home the coveted "Golden Moose."

Thousands of Outdoor Channel fans took part in crowning the winners of the 2012 GMA Fan Favorite awards, which included "Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild" for Best Overall Series; "Team Elk" for Best New Series; "Bone Collector" for Best Hunting Series; "The Bassmasters" for Best Fishing Series and Ted & Shemane Nugent from "Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild" for Best Hosts.

WHY:             

Outdoor Channel extends its sincere gratitude to its fans for their continued support in making the network the undisputed leader in outdoor entertainment. Involving their loyal fan base as part of the GMA selection process and rewarding a select few with prize packs that feature branded jackets, backpacks, sweatshirts, hats and more is just one of the many ways Outdoor Channel showcases its appreciation. The Fan Favorite voting sweepstakes will include giveaways for the 1,000^th, 5,000^th, 10,000^th and 15,000^th entrants.

WHEN:            

The voting period will run now through December 29, 2012.

WHERE:          

Vote online at www.OutdoorChannel.com/GMA.aspx