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Jim Ferguson, is a Kansas based broadcaster and writer that has won the Kansas Association of Broadcasters First Place Award for Excellence in Broadcasting in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 with his outdoor program the Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine. He's also an award winning writer who in 2000 won the Kansas Press Associations' Excellence in Journalism Award. In 2005 the Outdoor Writers Association of American awarded him a First and Second Place award in their national competition and in 2006 two third place awards in their national competition. His broadcasting and writings draw upon more than 47 years of hunting and fishing experiences. His photographs have been covers on Texas Bass Magazine, Ohio Magazine, Oil & Gas Journal, Northeast Oil Reporter, Gulf Coast Oil World, and on several outdoor publications. He has been an outdoor writer for over 30 years writing for several outdoor publications like Outdoor Life, Permission to Hunt, Christian Outdoorsman and Texas Bass. He enjoyed many years as a tournament fisherman fishing for bass and stripers. He has hosted several trips to Alaska, Canada and Mexico where he shared his knowledge of hunting and fishing with the men and women that accompanied him on the trips contributing to their success. He has taught fishing clinics in grade schools, Bass Fishing Texas Style at Sam Houston State University Continuing Education and has spent hundreds of hours with men, women and children at trade shows teaching them the fundamentals of hunting and fishing. He has been a guest on numerous outdoor televison and radio programs promoting hunting and fishing. His travels have taken him from the Artic Circle to Old Mexico and he has harvested 19 out of 29 North American Big Game animals including three B&C and three P&Y. Jim's stories are informative, insightful and humorous. | 