Today at 3 p.m will be the first broadcast of “Open Air with Tom Remington”. This show is my son Steve and I discussing our future plans for Skinny Moose Radio. This will include talking about our programming plans, how you can start your own show, equipment you need to start a show and a myriad of related topics. I think it is information that listeners will really be interested in knowing.

I have been asked so often about what the show will be etc., that I put together a brief explanation that I have been giving to people. Here it is.

“What I envision for Open Air with Tom Remington is not just me but a lot of participation from other people, other sportsmen and activists who really love the outdoors and are worried that with the trends taking place all around us, there will be no more outdoors to enjoy. I want to talk with other people and talk about the things that really matter. We have to get outdoor sports people talking and becoming vocal. We have stayed quiet for so long that many feel like we don’t care about the issues. That has to change.

“I chose the title “Open Air” because I wanted to be able to let listeners know that the topics of my discussions will reach deeper and wider than mostly hunting issues, which is what the Black Bear Blog is all about. Open means the subject material is wide open and the air signifies the outdoors. When you combine the two together, it should provide for some fantastic topics for conversation.”

To give you a little bit of background on the show, we are in the process of having professionally done audio introductions and closings for the show but they’re not ready yet. I threw together a little introduction of my own so that we could get the show up and running. This will help in getting the bugs out.

The show will run in this time slot, at least for now. If you are unable to tune in at 3 p.m. for the broadcast, the Skinny Moose Radio website will have a listing of the show and a link where you can either download the show or stream it on your own computer’s media player.

I am very excited about “Open Air with Tom Remington” and I have some topics and guest interviews, etc. planned that I think will be great entertainment as well as informational and educational.

I hope you tune in today and every Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m.

Tom Remington

Most of you probably already know but the Black Bear Blog is part of Skinny Moose Media. Skinny Moose Media comprises a wide array of Internet enterprises. Included in SMM are:

U.S. Hunting Today – As of today, U.S. Hunting Today comprises 40 state hunting websites. Each website contains articles, tips, product reviews, news, resources, forums and more.

Skinny Moose blog network – I am not the only blogger for Skinny Moose. We are launching new blogs everyday. As of today we have 48 blogs. For those of you who don’t know, I blog on 5 different Skinny Moose Media blog sites – Black Bear Blog, Blogging the Maine Outdoors, Daily Bag Limit, Upper Andro and Black Fly Blog (outdoor humor).

Today, my son, Steven, and I are pleased to announce the launching of Skinny Moose Radio. Skinny Moose Radio will be an Internet broadcast. Each broadcast will be aired from the Skinny Moose Radio website and will be available for podcasts as well.

We are extremely excited about this new venture as we feel that audio and video is the future of the Internet and we want to be cutting edge in that department. We have been working on this for quite some time, studying and researching to find the right format and people to work with to make this top quality and professionally done.

We are developing new shows everyday. At present we are running a few shows and music while we assemble other programs. The response we have gotten from those we have talked with about this venture has been nothing but positive and the excitement level grows.

When you click on the link to the SMR homepage, at the top of the page you’ll find a link to the weekly schedule of shows. That’s where you’ll want to check to see what is playing. The schedule will be updated weekly. You will also find two other features of interest. To the right, you’ll see a link to “Skinny Moose Radio”, also showing a pulse meter. Click on that and you’ll directly to the broadcast. Your computer default media player should begin broadcasting right away. Also, near the top of the page you’ll see a Skinny Moose Media toolbar. In the top left of that toolbar you have an option to download and place that toolbar into your browser. When you do this, you will have a player function where you can quickly access Skinny Moose Radio and add your own material to listen to. There is also a button that to direct you to all the blogs of Skinny Moose Media. Just click on the drop down arrow on “blogs” and you’ll get all the latest posts for the blogs.

One show that will air every Wednesday at 4 p.m. is Maine Humorist and entertainer, Joe Perham. His cd “Guide to Hunting and Fishing in Maine” is now playing. We will add more of Joe’s programs as we progress.

I also am in the planning stages of producing a radio program that will be called, “Open Air with Tom Remington”. I thought about this for quite some time and wanted to be able to put together a show that listeners would like but wouldn’t be just a continuation of the Black Bear Blog, as big a success as that is. Open Air will be quite a variety of things dealing with subject matter, that you might have guessed, involving the wide open spaces of the outdoors.

I have plans to bring lots of interviews and talks with people from a wide array of interests, along with perhaps some music, humor and other assorted goodies.

If you have ideas for a show, let me know. I’m open to ideas. Also, if you ever thought about the prospects of becoming a radio personality, email us and tell us what you got in mind. We have 168 hours of programming time to fill each week.

I certainly hope that you will become a listener as well as a reader and help us out by offering your support to Skinny Moose Radio by listening in. You can read more about the launching of Skinny Moose Radio here.

Tom Remington

I don’t think too many people have seen fishing done this way with bow and are. Check it out. Very cool!

Tom Remington

I got looking back through some of my video I shot this past winter while here in Florida and put together a couple pieces I thought might be of interest to readers.

It was in early April and my friend and photographer Milt Inman, along with my older brother “Big Al” gathered up all our photo gear and headed out for Medard Park, that sits just east of the city of Tampa, Florida. Medard Park is made up of several interconnected bodies of water that contain a lot of bass, catfish and alligators.

While I was there atop an observation deck on the west side of the channel connecting two bodies of water, I could look through the trees to a point jutting out into the water that was probably 500-600 yards away. Just off that point, we could see the fish jumping like crazy. I didn’t have my tripod with me at that moment so I did the best I could to video the jumping fish. I hope you enjoy it.

After the jumping fish, there’s a short piece that shows one angler’s catch. It was an assortment of bass and catfish.

Note: The cardinal you hear singing in the beginning of the video was captured while I was shooting. It isn’t added later. He was perched in a tree perhaps 15 or 20 feet away and really wasn’t much interested in showing himself but he did want to sing. Below the video is a still photo I took of him.

Tom Remington

Skinny Moose Media has just released their newest project. It is a video sharing site. Just like the infamous site called YouTube, Skinny Moose Video has the exact same functionality, except only hunting, fishing, shooting, and outdoorsy related videos are approved.

What is great about this, is it is absolutely free to use by all people as long the videos are related to the outdoors. Each video has a link so that you can share it with your friends. You can even embed the videos on your own blog so that it will play right there on your own site. You can join and create groups and only show videos privately to those in your group if you choose. You can leave comments on the videos and you can even rate them.

Skinny Moose Media wants the outdoor community to know that you are free to use this service. The mission is to unite our fellow outdoorsmen via blogs and video.

So enjoy!! Click here to go to Skinny Moose Video Sharing.

Steve Remington

This is a great video for you fishing fanatics. Carter Davidson of Gray Ghost Productions put together some of his footage of fishing on the Upper Androscoggin River in western Maine. This is well worth the trip over to see the footage.

Tom Remington

Watch this short video clip about bass fishing… enjoy!

Steven Remington

This video, sent to me by Rod Davis, is a series of bloopers by Bill Dance. Great viewing and worth a bunch of laughs.

Click here to download the video.

Tom Remington