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The Eyes Of A Young Hunter ...
There is one individual that I want to give tribute to this year. Most
of the people in the hunting industry are really nice people but there
is one who stands out above the rest. That is Mr. Bill Jordan owner and
designer of Realtree Camo. Bill, I call him Bill, because that is the kind
of person that he is. I have known him for 3 years.
When I visited the Realtree headquarters in Columbus,GA. I had only
met Bill one other time. We were invited to take a tour of the Realtree
offices by Keith Jennings (Hardgoods manager for Realtree). Keith is a
friend of my sister Tiffany and I.
While we were there we were intorduced to Micheal Waddell and Ashley
Black (Realtree staff manager). As we toured the offices we passed by Bill
Jordan's office, where he was in a meeting. He waved to us through the
glass door and we returned to Keith's office.
Bill came in a little later and said that he was glad that he that
he caught us before we left.
I've observed Mr. Bill Jordan at trade shows over the last 3 years,
and no matter how busy or chaotic things are, he takes time to talk to
and sign autographs for anyone on anything including competitors camo.
He is a true genuine and down to earth person. His fame and fortune
have not changed him. If you are ever at a show where Bill is, please take
the time to meet him. He will make time for you.
Randy, Keith, Tifany
and Bill
At the ATA show Saturday night, Micheal Waddell invited my sister and
I to watch him play guitar.We did not realize that Realtree
had put together a band called Realtree Road Trips with Micheal Waddell.
Some of the band members include Micheal Waddell
on guitar, Jay Gregory from the Wild Outdoors and the cheif editor
from Realtree Outdoors on the bass guitar . There were also some other
guys who got together with them to perform in the band.
Micheal said that they had only performed together one other time.
The band played for about 3 hours . Not only are Micheal Waddell and
Jay Gregory great hunters, they can also jam with the best of
any band out there. I hope that they keep doing this. It was great.
Look for me back on Sportsmen's Outdoor Strategies starting in July.
I will be running the Muzzy Products booth at the Illinois Deer and Turkey
Classic in Bloomington,IL. on Feb. 21-23. Stop by if you are in the area.
It is at the Interstate Center.
Randy
 Randy
Oitker, age 15, is an avid bowhunter and outdoor sports writer. Randy is
also a professional archer who hails from Plainville, IL. Randy can be
seen giving tech tips to young hunters each week on the Outdoor Channel
on Sportsmen's Outdoor Strategies and his little sister Tiffany does a
lead in a commercial on this show. It can be seen at 7:30am.on Wed.,
11:30am on Friday and 7:00pm on Saturday Central time.
Randy Oitker is sponsored
by:
Mathews Solocam bows, Muzzy
Products, Scent-Lok Odor-Elimanating Suits, Realtree Camo, Bushnell Sport
Optics, Sims Vibration Laboratories, Carter Releases, Tracer Products,
Rinehart 3-d targets, Shrewd Archery Products, Feather Visions Lenses,
Outdoor Edge-Knives, LaCrosse Footwear, Carbon Express Arrows, SKB Bowcases,
Eze- Crest Arrow Wraps, Walker's Game Ear, Cannon Country Game Calls, BCY
bowstrings, Arrowspeed Radarchron, Bug Tamer Suits, Coleman Outdoor Products,
Cobra Electronics, Magellan GPS Systems, Toxonics BowSights, Knight Rifles,
Bolle Eyewear, Walls Outdoor Wear, Badlands Backpacks, Rock-it-Outdoors
Duravanes, and Morrel Range Bags, and local sponsors from Quincy,IL: Gem
City Ford, McDonalds and Outdoor Power.
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