Western Illinois Provides Whitetail and Turkey Challenges in Latest Episode of SportingDog Adventures
Jeff and Katherine Fuller 07.22.14
The legendary cold of Winter 2013 doesn’t stop the SportingDog crew as they venture out for deer and turkey in this week’s episode of SportingDog Adventures.
Winter 2013 brought the term “polar vortex” into the consciousness of the upper Midwest. Brutally cold temps and strong winds stopped hunters and prey alike in their tracks. This episode brings the SportingDog crew to southwestern Illinois for a deer hunt in these conditions, while the Fuller boys head to northern Wisconsin for youth season. “The hunting conditions this fall were tough, but the guys at Western Illinois Trophy Outfitters worked hard for us,” says Jeff Fuller, Host and Executive Producer of SportingDog Adventures. Topping off the deer hunt, Fuller successfully turkey hunts and guides Rommel on a shed hunt, demonstrating the great deer genetics on the WITO properties.
In classic SportingDog fashion, youth deer season in northern Wisconsin is a family affair. Grandpa Orville sheds some comical light on hunting with Jeff as a child, and helps his grandsons bag deer on the Fuller family property. “Deer hunting is a Fuller family tradition, and we enjoy sharing our experiences with viewers in hopes of inspiring other families to do the same,” says Fuller.
Watch a teaser of this episode here:
Jeff Fuller, Host and Executive Producer of SportingDog Adventures, always loved dogs and hunting, but never expected to make a career out of it. Jeff followed his college career and time in the Army Reserve with a career in law enforcement, until a squad accident ended his career in 2005. Looking for a new path, Jeff began to expand his Labrador breeding program and incorporated Soggy Acres Retrievers. Appearances on local television shows inspired him to aim higher, and SportingDog Adventures was created to provide wholesome, family entertainment geared towards those with an interest in dogs and the outdoors. The show is now in its 4th season, with new episodes beginning each July on the Pursuit Channel, as well as several other networks including The Walk, Tuff TV, and Wild TV Canada. The show is also available year-round online at www.carbontv.com.
Katherine Fuller, wife of Jeff Fuller, came from a dog-loving family with a history of hunting that goes all the way back to her European roots. Still, she never expected to end up using her years of accounting experience and her marketing degree in support of a Labrador breeding program and a hunting show. In addition to her accounting and PR duties with Soggy Acres Retrievers kennel and SportingDog Adventures TV, Kate also appears on many of the episodes, and has also formed a marketing company, Brown Dog Communications, offering the outdoors industry media kits, press releases, web content, social media management, and more. Her contributions to OutdoorHub and other samples of her work can be found at www.browndogco.com. When she’s not writing or chasing after the dogs or the kids, she enjoys researching recipes and natural products, as well as organizing the family’s extensive photo collection.
