Let The Games Begin!
Uncategorized August 27th, 2008Hey Waddell!! Take that grin off your face. Why is Waddell smiling? Because he is about to leave to go on his first hunt of the season. Let’s hope he connects on some awesome game and gets the footage needed to be able to share the experience with the rest of us. And have a little fun too 
To Michael and the crew: Safe Travels and Good Luck! To our Brotherhood: Let the arrows fly - Ashley
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November 21st, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Michael,
My daughter Hana is eleven and she has killed her first deer this year and ever since she did she has become alot closer to me and I’ve noticed that she really pays attention to the things I do and how I do them. She’s even started watching all of my hunting shows with me. The other day I was watching We Live Outdoors and she was sitting by my side. You was ice fishing with Ret up north and she noticed how much fun you guys and gals was having and she made the comment that she would like to go this year. I live in northern MO and I try to ice fish as much as I can during the winter usually on 3-4 inches of ice. I can’t wait to take her this year. She has also been taking guitar lesson and she noticed that Ret’s guitar was camoflauge and she made the comment that her next guitar was going to be like his. All of this has came from your family fun show!!! Thanks Man.
November 21st, 2008 at 10:34 am
Love the TV show! Couldn’t be a better hunting show on TV that relates to Most Hunters,makin Hunting Fun!Just signed up to be a Bone Collector and ordered a Shirt. Keep up the Whackin and Stackin!
November 20th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Michael, Great Site! I wanted to congratulate you on your new Bone Collector Series. Hey While your at it How About adding some 3x and 4X T-shirts for us BIG Freak Nasties!!!
Thanks for all you do
msimpson
November 20th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Michael this an awesome site. Love the new Bone Collector series. Hey if you read this how about some 3x and 4x size T-shirts for us BIG! Freak Nasties!!!
Thanks for all you do
M.Simpson
November 4th, 2008 at 8:49 am
michael just wanted to say thanks for the great blog. I just joined up. thanks also for the greatest hunting show on tv, i met you at the atlanta race last year and i dont miss any of your shows love that varmint slaughter. cant wait for season 6. may god bless you and your family
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Thanks for taking the picture. I want to personally thank Mr. Waddell
for coming to Kansas and meeting with everybody at Cabela’s. Mr.
Waddell was a true gentleman and such a great representative of the
outdoor sport of hunting. I greatly appreciated his public support for
the McCain/Palin ticket by the hat he wore. It is refreshing to see a
public figure show his political support for the people he believes in.
Every hunter should have educated themselves on where the candidate for
President and Vice President stand on issues that affect both hunter and
law abiding gun owners. Thanks again.
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
The e-mail I sent after Mr. Waddell came to Kansas this past weekend-
“Thanks for taking the picture. I want to personally thank Mr. Waddell
for coming to Kansas and meeting with everybody at Cabela’s. Mr.
Waddell was a true gentleman and such a great representative of the
outdoor sport of hunting. I greatly appreciated his public support for
the McCain/Palin ticket by the hat he wore. It is refreshing to see a
public figure show his political support for the people he believes in.
Every hunter should have educated themselves on where the candidate for
President and Vice President stand on issues that affect both hunter and
law abiding gun owners. Thanks again”.
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 am
If Obama is elected I believe we will enter a very dark time for our country. It’s possible that not only will Obama take the White House but the Dems could get a super majority in the Senate. Meaning they could basically institute whatever laws they wanted and nobody could stop them. Not to mention Obama nominating extreme left wing judges to the courts. All this together means it will be “open season” on traditional,conservative ideas and values. Beware of people who believe they are citizens of the world and want America to be subserviant to a one world government. I dread the thought but our country may become a place that we no longer recognize and are no longer welcome. Keep your powder dry and pray for the Republic!
October 31st, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hanging out with terrorists, criminals, and racists is not whereI will be placing my vote. While I am not completely happy with McCain, at least we know he cares about his country… AND IT IS OBVIOUS OBAMA DOES NOT. remember, liberals are only generous with YOUR money!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Hey Michael and Ashley,
Just wanted to say keep up the good work. It is nice to see a professional well respected hunter as yourself not being ashamed to admit their beliefs in Christ and to be a true professing Christian. Way to go and Good hunting.
Mitchell Rogers
October 17th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I ordered the bone collector package for my husband and signed him up for this site. Oh, yea, I’m tying under his user name. hehe!! I have not always supported him in his hunting endeavors you might say. A few years ago he fell about 30 feet from a tree while hunting and lived to tell about it. He lay on the ground for about 7 hours until I found him. That truly did change my perspective. I love my husband and want him to be happy and if hunting makes him happy–I’m there with him. He still loves to hunt but maybe not in that nasty tree he fell from! He watches all of the hunting shows and I am making it my mission to win him a hunt with the Fabulous Waddell. He had a published article in MS and LA Game and Fish telling about his ordeal. Love ya Michael!!!!!
simonfrn’s wife
October 16th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I had the chance to hunt with Michael the first week of September in WY this year and I found him to be a mirror image of what we see on cable. So if you love him on TV you’d love him in real life! I even had the pleasure of staying up past midnight one evening, when we had both tagged out, discussing his profession, upbringing, family/friends, and the current political climate we face in the US.
I know a few celeb’s and I get tired of the sports figures, political hacks, & Hollywood types that clog communications these days (especially in an election year) and I can tell you that not a one of them besides a few could ever darken my door for dinner. Michael would be welcome at my table anytime.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
man a live i like watching your show. some of those southern commits you make remind me of my uncle. I have to say I have no problems casting a vote for a democrate this time. There are so many people that hunt it would take a german tank and a army to stop all of us from killn backstraps and thunderchicken. I support you and love watchn road trips. Take care of that family big dog!!
October 14th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Me and my family are avid Roadtrip views and huge Michael Waddell fans. We have been to the NWTF convention in Nashville and sat in on your seminar which is AWESOME! I personally have grown to admire your thoughts on hunting, family and the outdoors. I hunt with my husband as often as I can and love to share that experience with him. Yes, it’s hard to get up & get going on those cold winter mornings to go harvest a deer but unfortunately that is something that most people will never experience. I wish that every kid could experience it just once. My husband is a game warden and is fortunate enough to have the opportunity to share this with a lot of people. Anyway, love your view on Obama and just keep doing what you’re doing and look forward to seeing you at the NWTF Convention again this year.
October 14th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Hey Michael,
My name is Tonya Wallace, from West Virgina and I am a HUGE Fan. My husband Bruce and I watch your show every week on the Outdoor Channel. I gave up Desperate Housewives because you show comes on the same time. We just love to watch you and all your guest. My favorite is Blake Sheton. We both are big outdoors people. We have been hunting together for about 18 years. Ever since I got “hooked” on Realtree Road Trips, my dream is for me and my husband to go on a hunt with you. Good luck this hunting season. We are with you on the Obama thing.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Hey Michael,
My wife Niki and I really enjoy you and all the guys at Realtree. Thanks for this post about country first. We have an uphill battle this election and there is nothing wrong with speaking our minds on politics, religion, and anything that could help our fellow hunters and friends. Thank you for this post and helping protect our 2nd amendment right with our 1st!! We had a flag raising at our camp as we hunted hogs and deer about a month ago. Planted it with some brotherly hugs and tears 9/11/08. Sending you an email with a picture. God bless You guys & the USA.
Gary “Chip” Sayre Jr.
October 9th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
hey michel, love your show, watch it every time i can.
I’m a bow hunter still waiting to get my first buck with a my bow. see ya in dec. when you come to my home town.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Hey Mike! WHat’s up! Just wanting to thank you and your
family for everything ya’ll are doing. Just so when the
future kids grow up they know what hunting and the outdoors is all about and not just how to play it on X_Box
if you know what I mean. God Bless you and your family for
all you are doing, Michael. Watching your hunting videos
over here in Iraq gives me something else to look forward
to outside seeing my beautiful wife and my son hunter.
Take care mike,
Combat Keen
October 9th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I just think everything you and your family is doing is great for the sport overall. I love your shows becuase I
am always open to learn more about hunting, its in my blood around that time of year in the fall of Va.,the knip in the air and the smell of wood burning and that
earth smell. But it gives me the drive to drive on. I am
currently serving for the 2nd tour in Iraq. Watching your
videos on broadband is great! God bless your family,
and continue doing what your doing so others in the future
know what hunting is all about and not just how to play it
on X_Box if you know what I mean.
Combat Keen!
October 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
michael
i love your show not only for the hunting but for showing people what goes on when your not hunting like hanging out with good friends and family and sharring experiences with each other around a camp fire
October 5th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
michael i am a huge fan of yours and even more of your show. not only is it a great hunting show but you also show and tell about camp and friend and the comrodery of hunting.
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:38 am
I am an undecided voter at this point and was very upset with Obama when I heard what he said. I feel that this election is picking between the lesser of two evils. However, I think before anyone makes their decision they should read the new Field and Stream magazine article with Obama and Mcain. Obama clears up his statement about how us rural folk like to cling to our guns and religion. Although, Im wondering if this is just him trying to smooth over a messy situation. Anyway its a good article that speaks to what we care about most.
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Hey michael ilove roadtrips and if you dont mind could you have have Bill Jorden e-mail at bluedevs5@gmail.com
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Michael, What are the chances of an ordinary guy like me getting to go on a whitetail hunt with you or have you come and speak at our community wide sportsmen’s banquet. It would be an honor. Jake http://www.pryornc.com
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:51 am
Hey I must not be doing something right. I can’t seem to open or find the picture of the deer. How can I find it? The web site is great.
September 30th, 2008 at 6:19 am
As fellow military man, bowhunter, and Illinois resident who is now and has been for 2 years stationed in Turkey. I will have to say that Obama is one thing and one thing only. He is an articulate speaker but has nothing other than that going for him. He wants what most of Chicago’s political figures wants. He wants harsher gun laws and he was never for a blue collar workers in Illinois. Why would be for them now. Chicago has its own way of thinking, and it is totally opposite of the rest of the state. That is where all the real work gets done. Anywho, i am glad i found this site. And i wanted to thank Michael and the rest of the Realtree staff for their support of the troops, and making awesome TV shows. I have ordered so many hunting dvd’s since i got here, and it is the only thing that is keeping me sane. stay safe and take care, Rob
September 29th, 2008 at 8:42 am
hey Michael i love roadtrips
September 29th, 2008 at 8:41 am
hey Michael could you have Bill Jordon send me a email at bludevs5@gmail.com thanks P.S. i love your show
September 26th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Obama wins all of America loses, He is truley a wolf in sheeps clothing. America watch out.
September 26th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Well put Michael. I would like to thank you and your family for all of the support you give the troops also. It means alot to all of us. Now, when are you gonna do a whitetail hunt in Minnesota? We got some monsters up there but I have never seen a hunting show in MN, you guys ain’t afraid of a little cold weather are ya?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:20 pm
charlie is right on you all have awonderful season
September 11th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Michael
love the show Its great that you get your kids out
with you in minnesots passed a new law so my daughter can hunt with me this year she is 10 im verry excited
September 11th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Michael
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Michael,
You are my sons hero. He watches your videos more than I do and during hunting season they are on almost constantly between him and I.
Keep up the good work and hunt the Milk River more man. Those hunts are awesome.
Sean Porter
Smyrna, TN
August 31st, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Thanks Michael for stepping up on Turkey Call. Will be looking for the new shows.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I attended a few weeks ago a Marine dedication ceramone of a post office. Msgt Kenith Mack who I served with in Iraq was the Marine being dedicated. As I stood there in the hot texas sun in dallas in my dress blues knowing nobody except the man who was the guest of honor who had been killed in Iraq. The life my kids and wife have given up so that I can be a Marine. new schools every 3 years, new job and freinds for the wife. Too those who serve this is more than a job its our life. We thank you and your family for all your support Michael. I wish that they rest of the world was like you and your family and friends. Maybe the coast would be cheeper and a few more of my friends would still be able to write to you too.
SGT. McKenna
August 27th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
congrats on the NWTF spokesmen. That is awsome You have a great job, I know you will do them proud.
SGT. McKenna USMC
August 25th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
hey michael that is great news. i dont know what your plans are but i hope you make it for the nwtf meeting here in south carolina. man, my boys love your roadtrips show. my oldest never misses one.
mike moore
August 25th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Awesome! Finally a redneck makes it big and almost as funny as ol Foxworthy. Congrats on the NWTF gig, I know you will do fine. Ashley the site is great, I couldn’t get on last night, but did today and even ordered a T-shirt. thanks for all you both do for our sport!
August 25th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Are you hunting southwest Kansas this year? My 11 year old drew an any deer tag and has his eyes on a monster mulie. Been spending $3.75/gal gas once a week to check up on him. It’s worth every penny to see a kid’s eyes light up every time he sees him. He pretty much has him patterned and has it all planned out. And no, he won’t tell you where he’s hanging out.
John
August 19th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Micheal,
Congrats on all your success…. It’s nice to see someone promoting the sport of hunting for the sport itself. Real hunting the way it should be, fun….. Keep it real….
SFC Chad Riggles
August 19th, 2008 at 9:35 am
whats up Ashley and Michael. My name is melinda clay. Im currently from Jackson, Georgia. But born and raised down in Manchester, GA. Im a huge fan of ya’lls and love watching all of the shows and watching the season movies over and over agian. I would love to meet ya’ll in person. Are ya’ll around here anytime soon? Im not sure if Michael knows any of my family down there. But I was told that James Erwin(His dad) and my uncles use to hang out all of the time. Look forward to meeting you all soon.
August 18th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Michael,
Congratulations on basically coming full-circle with your hunting roots as well as with the beginning of your professional career. I’m sure that when you were just another hunter struttin’ your stuff for a panel of judges in a turkey-calling contest, you never dreamed that one day you’d be the national spokesperson for any national organization, let alone the NWTF. You’re proof positive that good triumphs after all and hard work and passion for what you love can make all the difference in the world. Again, Congratulations!
August 13th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Hey Michael and Ashley!! It was great meeting the two of you at Deerassic Classic Aug. 2, 08. I have been waiting for the opporitunity to meet you. Ever since I watched your first show, I love the way you hunt. Read a book, play a little game, just to wait for the right time to get that perfect shot! You are the best!! Can’t wait to see you guys again. Congrats on the NWTF Spokesman gig! That is totally awesome!! Love the site and love the show. Keep up the great work.
August 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I just found your site and its great,i cant wait to meet you at gander mtn. on August 23 ,hope i can get you to sign my firt hoyt a new katera,also my wife would love for you to sign her hat.Cant wait..Steve S
August 8th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Congratulations Michael!! Hope to see you at another show soon!
John Stabley
STABLEY OUTDOORS
August 8th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Couldn’t agree more with you michael. I wear my Will hunt for food hat everywhere. People give me nasty looks and some grin from ear to ear. LIke you said some people don’t complain when the animal is between the buns or on the plate! But when they see it in the back of the truck they think it’s so wrong and it makes me sick.
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Michael and Ashley I am 24 and an avid bowhunter from southern MI, who was fourtunate enough to meet both of you on August 1, 2008 at the deerassic classic. Michael to say you are my role model is an understatment. My soon to be father in-law was just deployed on his 2nd tour in IRAQ. I LOVE the fact on how much you support the troops. Thanks for all that you do and I cant wait for what is to come.
Thanks,
Matt Halleck
August 2nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
What’s up Michael and Ashley! I was really excited to see ya’lls new site. I have been a fan of realtree since I was 7, and I am now 26. I have been a fan of Michaels the entire time. I love the roadtrips show. I am very excited about the site, and can’t wait to see more from you guys. When can I join the fan club, and buy from the dropshop? Let me know! Keep gettin em close, and when you do, cut ‘em all Jack!
July 21st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Hey Micheal i have an invention i would like to run by you,email me. tkanks.
July 16th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
hay michel!
my wife and i never miss a show! loved the one with you in AZ on ur bull hunt! archery deer hear in AZ is over the counter, no draw hunts three times a year! two during the winter rut DEC-JAN 31 and AUG 22and-sept any horned deer white tail,muly,cuse deer! there ’s also non draw turkey hunts and elk hunts all at the same time! you and your dad and family are more than welcome in our home if you want to hunt! no guides though but i have friends that are!!! just a good time, people, and hunting! my wife and i want to be the next lee and tiffany but with a hoyt and realtree backing us, how do we get our start!
July 15th, 2008 at 6:47 am
I enjoy your show and site Michael. As for Freedom Fighters, I think this says it all(I think Tony Blair said this) There has only been two defining forces that have ever offered to die for you 1. Jesus Christ 2. The American Soldier
July 12th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Yes..The “honey-do’s” are important..If momma ain’t happy, it don’t matter where you’re at, ain’t nobody happy.
July 11th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Sorry, here is the challange: http://www.foremosthunting.com/DesktopModules/UltraVideoGallery/UltraVideoGallery.swf?vId=76&portalId=0
July 11th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Michael,
I really enjoy watching you show. I have a challange for you:
July 7th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Well said, looking forward to seeing the site.
Matt Schlicht
July 6th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Michael Site is coming along nicely. Looking forward to the future!
June 27th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Well said!!
June 19th, 2008 at 11:28 am
When will the drop shop be open.
June 19th, 2008 at 9:42 am
My name is Dallas, I live in Las Vegas and me and my family are some of the rednecks around here.( I got my first muley last year, 3X3, 26” wide)And I could not agree more.
WILL HUNT FOR FOOD
June 16th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Love the site Michael!!! Looking great!!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
Site looks awesome. Hey michael, how about posting some clips of Ashley’s work out routine now that you got the garage clean. Ha, Ha.
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Looks great Ashley and Michael! Looking forward whats next!
Tim Andrus