CRAIG MORGAN IS NOMINATED IN THE CATEGORIES OF BEST BIG GAME, BEST DEER, BEST TURKEY, BEST BLOOPER/OUTTAKE AND GRAPHICS

TEMECULA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Outdoor Channel (NASDAQ: OUTD), America's Leader In Outdoor TV, today unveiled the slate of nominees for its 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards, the most popular and longstanding outdoor television awards ceremony in the country. Being held on January 19, 2012 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas during the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), the Golden Moose Awards honor the producers and on-air talent from Outdoor Channel's industry-leading programming.

This year's Golden Moose Awards will be hosted by Michael Waddell of Outdoor Channel's "Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell" and "Bone Collector." The show will also include a performance from one of country music's most popular bands, Zac Brown Band. The group's lead singer, Zac Brown, is a lifelong outdoorsman and was featured on Outdoor Channel's hit show "Fear No Evil," which is nominated for two accolades at this year's awards ceremony. Zac's newest show – "Red Arrow" – can be seen exclusively on Outdoor Channel in 2012.

New in 2012, Outdoor Channel will stream the Golden Moose Awards on OutdoorChannel.com live, allowing audiences from around the country and around the world to tune-in to this highly anticipated event. Outdoor Channel will also be tweeting updates from the event and plans to broadcast the 2012's Golden Moose Awards on the network as a special in February.

"The Golden Moose Awards recognize the creative achievements of our quality outdoor programming, and the talented personalities and skilled production work that bring these shows to life," said Tom Hornish, COO at Outdoor Channel. "This year's ceremony is the only place that fans will find so many of today's biggest outdoor celebrities, like Ted Nugent, Shawn Michaels, Joe Mantegna, Craig Morgan and more, all on one stage. It's sure to be a must-see event!"

Several of the highly coveted "Fan Favorite" accolades will be awarded at the event. Fan Favorites are determined by more than 18,000 viewers who choose from the following five categories: Best Host(s), Best Fishing Series, Best Hunting Series, Best New Series and Best Overall Series.

The nominees in all categories and Fan Favorite Finalists for the 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards are...

BEST OVERALL:
    The Best of the West
    BioLogic & Drury's Wildlife Obsession               
    Bone Collector
    Bow Madness
    The Choice with Ralph & Vicki
    Driven with Pat and Nicole
    Benelli Presents Duck Commander
    Fear No Evil
    MidwayUSA's Gun Stories 
    Jim Shockey's The Professionals
    Primos Truth About Hunting
    Shawn Michaels' MRA
    Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish

BEST BIG GAME:  
    Beretta's Wild and Raw      
    Beyond the Hunt
    Bone Collector
    Bow Madness
    Buck Commander Protected UA
    Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
    Driven with Pat and Nicole
    Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
    Primitive Instinct
    Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell
    Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild
    Trophy Hunters TV
    Wildgame Nation

BEST DEER:
    Beyond the Hunt
    Bone Collector
    Cabela's Ultimate Adventures
    Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
    Driven with Pat and Nicole
    Hunt Masters
    Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
    Legends of the Fall
    Moultrie's The Hit List
    Primitive Instinct
    Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell
    Shawn Michaels' MRA

BEST SHOW OPEN:
    Beretta's Wild and Raw      
    The Best of the West 
    Bone Collector 
    Buccaneers & Bones 
    Cabela's Ultimate Adventures 
    Driven with Pat and Nicole 
    Ford's Fishing Frontiers 
    MidwayUSA's Gun Stories 
    Jim Shockey's The Professionals

BEST BIRD HUNTING:
    Bone Collector
    Benelli Presents Duck Commander
    Ducks Unlimited
    Friends of NRA
    Headhunters TV
    Pheasants Forever

BEST SHOOTING SPORTS:
    American Rifleman
    Gun Nuts
    MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
    Shooting Gallery
    Shooting USA

BEST OFF-ROAD:
    Destination Polaris
    Dirt Trax Television
    Fisher's ATV World
    Friends of NRA
    Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures

BEST TURKEY:
    Addicted to the Outdoors
    Beyond the Hunt
    Buck Commander Protected by UA
    Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
    Hunting the Country
    Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell
    Tecomate Whitetail Nation

BEST FISHING:
    Jimmy Big Time
    Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish
    Ultimate Match Fishing
    Wanna' Go Fishing
    Zona's Awesome Fishing Show

BEST CONSERVATION:
    Buccaneers & Bones
    Ducks Unlimited
    Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
    Jim Shockey's The Professionals
    Shawn Michaels' MRA
    Team Elk
    Wardens

BEST COMMERCIAL:
    Archers Choice - Ameristep
    Benelli - Super Size It
    Chevy Tahoe - Ducks
    Ram Outdoorsman
    Russell Outdoors
    Scent Shield
    Scentblocker – Livewire

BEST EDUCATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL:
    American Rifleman
    BioLogic & Drury's Wildlife Obsession
    Buccaneers & Bones
    Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
    Benelli Presents Duck Commander
    Friends of NRA
    MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
    Shooting USA

BEST BLOOPER/OUTTAKE:
    Addicted to the Outdoors
    Archers Choice with Ralph & Vicki
    Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
    Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
    Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
    Jimmy Big Time
    Moultrie's The Hit List

BEST VIDEOGRAPHY:
    Beyond the Hunt
    Bone Collector
    Driven with Pat and Nicole
    Benelli Presents Duck Commander
    Fear No Evil
    Headhunters TV
    Jim Shockey's The Professionals
    Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
    Pheasants Forever
    Team Elk

BEST SOUND DESIGN:
    The Best of the West
    Buck Commander Protected UA
    Driven with Pat and Nicole
    Shawn Michaels' MRA
    Young Blood
    Zona's Awesome Fishing Show

BEST GRAPHICS:
    Buck Commander Protected by UA
    Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
    Gold Fever
    Shawn Michaels' MRA
    Team Elk

BEST ONLINE ORIGINAL SERIES:
    Babes with Bullets  
    boonDocs
    Camo Gourmet  
    Hook Shots
    Michael Bane Video Podcast

FAN FAVORITE FINALISTS

FAN FAVORITE FISHING SERIES:
    The Bassmasters
    Bill Dance Saltwater
    Speargun Hunter

FAN FAVORITE HOST(S):
    Archer's Choice with Ralph & Vicki – Ralph& Vicki Cianciarulo
    Bone Collector – Michael Waddell, Travis "T-Bone" Turner, Nick Mundt
    Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild –Ted & Shemane Nugent

FAN FAVORITE HUNTING SERIES:
    Archer's Choice with Ralph & Vicki
    Bone Collector
    Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild

FAN FAVORITE NEW SERIES IN 2011:
    Friends of NRA
    MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
    Team Elk

FAN FAVORITE BEST OVERALL SERIES:
    Archer's Choice with Ralph & Vicki
    Bone Collector
    Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild