Season Two is approaching fast and promises to be an even greater adventure than last with additions to the Bone Collector Brotherhood like Edwin Waddell. After all, the acorn doesn’t fall too far from the tree.

Edwin Waddell is the father of Michael Waddell and introduced his son to the culture of the hunter. Edwin started hunting as soon as he could walk. His father, Owen taught him how to take squirrel, rabbit, and quail in rural Georgia. From runnin’ trotlines in the beaver swamps to catchin’ loggerhead turtles, what the Waddell crew took home was meant for skillet meat.

When Edwin was around the age of 17, whitetails exploded in his area with a solid population, and deer fueled Edwin's passion for trophy hunting bigger bucks. Together Michael and Edwin Waddell learned to turkey hunt and Edwin was the man responsible for running young Michael all around the state and country to compete in turkey callin’ contests that have made him the icon he is today.

Now at the age of 57, Edwin enjoys planting food plots and taking his grand young’uns hunting a lot more than hunting himself. Although he has been known to take out his Hoyt and tag a Pope and Young in GA occasionally. He also loves hangin’ and hunting with his wife Lisa who goes hunting just as much as he does.

Edwin is excited to go on more Bone Collector trips and partake on adventures and to experience hunts with his son Michael and the Bone Collectors. Last season, Edwin's dream of arrowing a bull elk came true in Colorado when he anchored a 320 bull. Edwin has also recently joined the Realtree pro-staff in addition to becoming a regular TV hunter for the Bone Collector TV show.

Keep an eye out for more to come on Edwin Waddell and Season Two insider info on bonecollector.com.

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Overland Park, KS. - The new Bone Collector Television show on the Outdoor Channel has taken off to a flying start in its first month on the air. The show was rated #1 on the entire network, reaching 908,000 unique households during the month of January with a gross Nielsen rating of 3.07.

Hosts Michael Waddell, Nick Mundt, and Travis "T-Bone" Turner take the Outdoor Channel viewers across the globe in the enthralling, always entertaining "warts and all" style that Outdoor Channel viewers have come to know and love. Hunts of all kinds will be represented - bow, muzzleloader, shotgun, and rifle.

"We're very excited about the positive reaction to the show", said Mark Schaefer, Marketing Manager for Bushnell Outdoor Products, a major sponsor of the series. "Michael, Nick and T-Bone really make viewers feel like they are a part of the Bone Collector Brotherhood".

"We work hard to put together an entertaining and quality show for our viewers", said Waddell. "We couldn't be happier at how things have started off with the Bone Collector show".

Michael Waddell is arguably the outdoor industry's most popular personality, and joining him in hosting Bone Collector is Nick Mundt - field producer, professional guide, and South Dakotan. Waddell and Mundt first met in Wyoming, and their easy-going demeanors and on-camera chemistry make for unforgettable footage. Rounding out the hosting brotherhood is Travis "T-Bone" Turner, the go-to-guy for anything archery, a constant cut-up, and the man with the uncanny ability to consistently take home big game.

The Bone Collector airs on the Outdoor Channel Sundays at 9:30 pm, Wednesdays at 1:00 am and Thursdays at 5:00 pm, Eastern time.

For more information, log on to the Outdoor Channel web site at www.outdoorchannel.com or Michael Waddell's web site, www.michaelwaddell.com .

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