The idea for Poor Boys Outdoors started back in 2003 with an old Sony Hi8 camcorder, some camouflage tape, and a dream of capturing some great hunting footage to share with my friends and family. On my first hunt behind the camera, a big ol’ Kentucky longbeard charged right into the decoys at 20 yards and I got to video my 13 year-old nephew pulling the trigger on his first Eastern Wild Turkey. To say I was hooked would be an understatement! In the years that followed, however, I began to learn some valuable lessons about videoing hunts . Things like adding a cameraman to the hunt adds a whole new set of challenges. I also learned that its not always easy to find someone willing to sacrifice their hunting time to sit behind the camera. So for the next few years, my dreams of putting together exciting hunting videos hung in limbo.

In 2007, things began to look up. I had begun to develop some friends that were as passionate about hunting as I was and were proving to be reliable hunting partners. Suddenly that dream began to resurface. This time, though, I wanted to make sure we did things right, so I scraped up every penny I had and made the biggest non-vehicle purchase of my life – a Canon GL-2 camcorder kit from B&H Photo. From that point on, we dedicated ourselves to capturing the best hunting footage possible, while keeping the hunting action real and true to our name. The first 1 1/2 years has been a real learning experience, and we feel that those lessons learned are going to help us lay down some quality footage in the future – for you, the viewer. Now, as we head into the 2009 hunting season, we have added some additional video teams that we think share our passion for capturing great hunting action that the average, working-class hunter will appreciate. We hope you will follow along, as we travel across the country chasing big game….Poor Boys style!