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I am a younger guy looking for a sponsorship from a hunting company. I know nothing of how to obtain a sponsorship or how guys get on the shows. I am so far a successful hunter that follows all the rules since I have learned all my knowledge from twoolder men. Both of these men were hunter education instructors and one wasa gun instructor in the army. If you have any information on this please email me at [email protected], thanks

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I heard there is a new reality show on Fox this year with a theme regarding Narciscim. You might want to chek 'em out.{ This post was in reference to the above post in it's original version, prior to that post being edited days later. }

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Most of the show personnel on TV got their start working for other people and worked their way up. A lot of them worked as camera operators or guides for years before getting on TV. You're not going to be able to just make a phone call and get your own sponsorship unless you're related closely to somebody somewhat famous.

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You need to write to companies regarding sponsorship. You need to let them know of your accomplishments in the field in writing and with pictures. I can tell you all day long I shot 160 class bucks on a consistant basis, but if you dont see the pictures, there is no real truth to it. Shooting 3-D shoots and finishing high in the standings will help as well. Also, go into this with an open mind that you will be turned down by some companies. And last, show that you are marketable. You need to be able to talk about the companies products and attend shows to stand in their booth and seel their products.

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My first suggestion would be to learn how to spell sponsor, instructorand sponsorship. Also, learn proper grammar. How you speak/write will be a reflection of your ability to communicate with the public, which is what a company would pay you to do. There are too many guys just like you who can write in complete sentences. Why should anyone hire you over them?
Honestly, sponsorships aren't what they are cracked up to be. Very, very few people actually get money. Most get a free hat and maybe a few calls and T-shirts and stickers or other low-cost merchandise. The hunters who are paid to promote products are very, very good at what they do. They hunt nearly every day of the season and live on the edge of poverty because they love hunting ducks or deer or elk more than anything else or they are guides--which, come to think of it, are also on the edge of poverty.
There are a million young guys who love to hunt and have strong ethics and a deep respect for the game. They are no different than you. Those who make some money in the hunting industry have outgoing personalities, they work their tails off and are constantly involved in something related to hunting.

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I never try to cancel out someone dreams, so go for it, but this read is a good start for you.

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Hey fishguts, take this!

Hey PenguinLuke33, stay positive and don't listen to negative folks. Life is about attitude. The better yours is the better you will do. When guys like fishguts try and kick you in the nuts, just don't listen and keep on keeping on.

"Positive Mental Attitude" (PMA)is the best thing you can have on your side. No matter what you decide to do for a living.
The only way you can truly fail is not to try. Good Luck!!!

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Good luck! Theres some good advice here, read it again and dont give up.
The business is very cut-throat! There are thousands of people out there that are trying to get in the door just as you are. Educate yourself in business management, marketing, journalism, public speaking, get it all. The more "guns" you have the better off you'll be. Moost importantly, learn how to market yourself.
Never work for free just to get a start or be seen.
Most in this business are ego-driven A-holes who will leave you second guessing your choice of carreer. They will consider you as being a threat to thier livlihood and more then likely will not do you any good or offer any carreer advancement. The more $$ you get, the less they receive.
Ya see my point?
If you want it then go for it. But as the old saying says, "be careful of what you wish for."

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Is there anything in my first post that isn't true? Why tell someone he has a fighting chance when, based on his question and the way it is worded, he really doesn't? The truth hurts. I'm not going to tell someone he's gonna win American Idol when he can't sing. As I said, Luke doesn't stand an honest chance of gaining a meaningful sponsorship (job) with a poorly-worded letter (resume) filled with misspelled words. Again, there are a million guys wondering how they can get sponsorships. Maybe my honest answer will actually help Mr. Luke improve his marketability far more than someone who can only say, don't listen to others.
Trust me. I know what I'm talking about.

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Cluckydog, I have to agree with fish guts, if PL33 were to send a letter like that trying to find a sponsor, it would go in the garbage can. Maybe PL33 would have used spellcheck before sending it someone I would hope so.

It seems lie the best way to get a sponsor is still "who you know."

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Charlie and fishguts are right.

Go for your dream, but take the steps needed to give yourself a chance.
Got to be professional to be a professional.

Steve

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He wasn't sending out a resume or doing an interview. He was asking a question from fellow hunters and did not asked to be made fun of, or to be kicked in the nuts.

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He was asking a question on a FREAKING hunting web site! A web site that he thought he might get some friendly advice from.:eek: You want to make fun of his spelling and his grammar??? Making fun of kids has never helped them at all.

You say we should trust you? Why? You might know a little about huntingas a businessbut you obviously don't knowJack Crapabout helping a kid getting started.

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That why I said. Little sensitive? He was offered some constructive criticism. not exactly a kick down south.

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Relax, hero. Show me whereI made fun of him. I didn't. I pointed out that in order to get sponsors, he needs to first learn how to spell and write properly.Am I wrong? Ibet my specific and honest advice was far more helpful than yours, which was what, follow your dreams?Wow, that will realy help someone get far.
Actually, I have helped youngsters get started in the outdoors industry. I helped by offering honest advice that wasn't always easy for the kids to hear. Instead of telling them to "follow your dreams" when they didn't have an honest chance with their skills at the time, I told them (among other things) to present themselves in a more professional manner, including spelling simple words like "sponsor" properly. I told them what I told Luke.

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Yep. Sometimes the truth hurts, but in the end it helps far more than offering meaningless words of encouragement.
Another lesson for Luke: Develop a thick skin if you want to make money in the outdoors industry.

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Again I'll just say that there is a way to be truthful and helpful without being a smarta$$.

I have been a trainer for years and I have helped more than just a few become successful in business. I have taken servers in restraunts and help them become six figure professionals. If you think having a "positive mental attitude" is meaningless words of encouragement then you really know nothing of helping the young to become successful. PMA is the single most important factor and they will tell you that at any business training seminar across the country.:D

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Get to know people in the industry, get familiar with the industry, figure out exactly what you can offer in the industry, get more experience in the industry, and then go for sponsors.

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Thanks for the responses guys. I didn’t know that I had to be so proper in grammar and spelling on a hunting website. Next time I will take my time to read over what I wrote and make sure it’s proper. I have a lot of work to do with school so I just typed it real quick and hit submit. This is the first time I have read the feedback and it is not a resume, it is just some kid asking a question. Positive mind attitude is important, I know that since I do power lifting in high school and if you don’t think you can do the lift then you won’t. I am going to send a letter to H&R since I really enjoy their guns. I enjoy that you only have to put one shell in and it does its job. I shot three slugs this year during deer season and killed three deer in which one was 160 yards out and stumbled 20, the other two were dropped on the spot. Fish guts, how long did it take you to get a 9 point buck? This was my first year I was of the legal age in N.Y. to hunt deer and I got one. I have done a lot of turkey hunting other then deer and have at least gotten one since I was 12. I started trap shooting for the first time this winter and after a two months I won a competition and have kept the consistency up. Keep up the feedback please, it is all helpful. Thanks

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Be professional in everything you do, keep looking forward, learn by even the smallest mistake, some of the guys on here are right, they are giving you constructive criticism, take it as that and learn from it...you have many years to learn and advance, and maybe even make your dream a reality someday...

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I reiterate my first post. Learn how to be humble, it'll go a long ways for ya.

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Luke, as of 7:30 am on Wednesday, nearly 350 people read this thread.Your first post was also their first impression of your ability to communicate. Suppose someone who read this thread was a potential sponsor. Do you thinkhe would have given you a second thought based on that post? My point is that everything you do, everywhere you do it, is subject to scrutiny, especially if you want to be paid for promoting a product. Spelling and grammar matter. Always. Companies receive dozens of sponsorship requests every month. Those with misspelled words and poor grammar go straight into the trash.
With that said, you are what, sixteen? You killed a deer, a couple of turkeys and you've busted some clay pigeons. You have a long way to go before someone is willing to pay you or give you product. As I said before, guys/women who become sponsored in the hunting industry are experts at what they do. They win calling competitions, they have a natural talent for finding and killing ducks or big deer or elk, they are guides/outfitters, or most likely, all of the above. They have unique personalitiesand can keep a crowd's interest at a hunting seminar and they are very good salesmen. In fact, personality and the ability to communicate are often more important thanhunting skillsor knowledge. Kids who are "sponsored" are typically the children of those described in the above sentences. Or they get a free hat and a "pro team" sticker because they wrote a letter to a company.
My advice: Immerse yourself in hunting and the hunting industry. Hang out with expert hunters and strive to become an expert at something yourself. Attend every hunting-type event you can and offer to volunteer at things like youth hunting/fishing events. Maybe you can give seminars to other kids. Be seen and be noticed. Get a job at a sporting goods store. Maybe find a outfitter and offer to scrub the lodge's toilets. Really. Anything you can do to be in and around the business will offer small nuggets of hunting business-related knowledge. And always remember, it's "sponsor."

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i will remember that Mr.Fishguts

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The biggest mistake people make is looking for hand outs ..........period.... You have to be around the right people. Be loyal & promote the business/ products you believe in.... I own a Archery Shop/Taxidermy Studio, ,,,, ..........just the other day I got hit up for 2 FREE Mathews, one Monster, one Reezen, and of course free clothing,,,, ........the worst part is I never seen the guy a day before in my life, .....go figure.. It happens alot

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I have an alternative for you if your dream doesn't work out- study hard, make great grades, and find some kind of workwhere you can take off alot during hunting season.Mydad worked hard at our family business for 30+ years, and now hehunts every morning andmost evenings of deerseason.My good friend manages his father's palm tree business and they both hunt everyday of hunting season too. I takeoffwork and hunt about a 1/3 of the deer season too.

Ithink it's fine to have dreams and aspirations of hunting everyday; I did when I was your age too. In reality though, I would bet only a select few in the business make enough to be worth it. The constant traveling, being away from your family, possible short career[>:], etc. would not be worth it to me. Agood work ethic with possibly a college degree will get you alot further most of the time.

I don't mean to crush your dream, I'm justgiving you a alternativeroute if that does not work out. Hope to seeyou on TV one day!Also remember to include some deer dog hunting on 1 of your shows;)....

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Advice worth listening to. Probably the best yet.:D

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It seems in the last year or so the majority of the new personel on the shows have a cute smile, the gift of gab and hooters..........;)

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And long lower jaws

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Really? Sounds pretty discouraging to me. What happened to "follow your dreams" and "PMA"?

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Notice how he didn't make fun of a high school kid in one of his first 15 post? Did you notice that he gave words of encouragement and wished him luck?You got issuses dude! If you have kids of your own, I hope you don't kick 'em in the nuts every morning to help them be successful! LMFAO

Edit-I never said "follow your dreams" but I like it.:D PMA was the first thing we taught in our training. The second was to stay away from and not to listen to negative Sally's like yourself.:D

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Actually, Lucky, both my kids are straight-A students, both are captains of their respective sports teams, they are accomplished musicians, my 15-year-old is close to becoming an Eagle Scout, they brush their teeth twice a day and their rooms are clean. I bet they can shoot better than you, too. And they both knew how to spell sponsor when they were in third grade because when they got it wrong, I corrected them.
They are great kids not because I told them to "keep a positive mental attitude," they are successful because I make sure they know how to listen, respect others (They don't call people a-holes, Sally, or anything else just because they can't come up with a meaningful argument.), spell correctly and write and speak in coherent sentences. Kids like Luke and my children do much better in life if they havethose and other basic skills. While you tell your kids to "keep a positive mental attitude" I'm busy making sure they can communicate effectively. When an employer recieves a dozen resumes and 11 are riddled with poor grammar and misspelled words while one is coherent, who do you suppose will get the job? The one with the "positive mental attitude" or the one who can write a proper sentence?
By the way, why don't you offer our friend Luke something besides a meaningless, hollow phrase? How exactly do emptywords actually help someone? Let's hear your advice for getting sponsors. And for the record, if you would actually bother to read my original post, you won't find anything that remotely makes fun of Luke. Tough? Yes. Honest? You bet. Kids gain so much more confidence and self-respect if people have the guts to tell the truth and offer real advice instead of offering empty words like "keep a positive mental attitude."

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I'm glad your kids are smart, they must take after their mother. I'm going to say this one more time real slow....the kid was asking a question on a friendly hunting web site! He was not filling out a resume. He did not deserve you jumping down his throat!

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PenguinLuke33

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,Colorado Luckydog, 909bowsniper ,The Outdoorsman,timbercruiser. I enjoyed how you men stuck up for each other. thats what a real hunters about so im only gonna offer this once would you guys like to help me start a outdoors hunting video. i noticed PenguinLuke33This will be your dream come true. men we will acomplish this goal once you join me I have hunts i will send you on option Black bear, Elk ,moose, Ram

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Lion, and many more are you in.

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I'll say it even slower: I...did...not...jump...down...his...throat. I gave him an honest, yet tough answer. You, on the other hand, only resort to name-calling because you obviously can't come up with anything more productive than a meaningless phrase that helps no one in any specific way.
Still waiting for good advice...

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Fishguts' original post was not that harsh, it was correct. If you think that is mean, you have not been in the real world! PL33, your statement about you killing some turkeys, and a 9-point buck sounds pretty cocky, and is really not that impressive. PM me when you can consistently kill 150" deer, and harvest multiple turkeys per year (maybe I should be a pro staffer;)). Here is more advice, go to school, invent something, start a company, do something that will get some green into your pocket. Then, worry about getting a sponsor. Most famous pro-staffers are sponsored because they are rich, or they are the best in the industry(or are hot, i.e. Tiffany Lakosky). Work on one of those goals first! This might hurt some of you pansies, but the truth hurts! You really don't sound that impressive, pretty mediocre. Find a talent, invent a talent that puts you ahead of the game. Find something that makes you stand outside the crowd! From what I have seen so far, you are the typical teenager who likes to hunt and fish, BFD!, here is a hat and a sticker. If my true, harsh, "mean" comments offended someone, grow a pair!

My point is, that you have to come out swinging, and learn to take a punch. There are millions of kids fighting for that same dream! If you want to come out on top, you have to fight for it. Be prepared to be kicked the the teeth! If you think I criticized you, I feel bad, because that was nothing!

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okay

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Kid: Unless your attitude changes, you are in for some major disappointments in life.

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Easy PL33, little bit of roid-rage? I did not write that comment to bash you, I wrote it to prepare you. Good-luck with whatever career you choose, and grow up.

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Another lesson: Never make an assumption, especially one as bold as my "kids are packing a huge lipper and shotgunning Buds." You just lost any respect I might have had for you. In fact, you are a punk. And for the record, both my boys do neither. I can assure you that.
Also, gradesdo matter. You'll see when you apply to college.
For the record, you wanted answers, you got answers.