The Road started as an idea I had back in 2020. I work for a video production company, Slate and Glass. At the time, my boss, Nate, gave me the opportunity to come up with a creative idea that I myself would be the head of. Together, we started thinking of ideas. Directions, themes, names, styles, logos, all of it. That process was a lot harder than one would expect, especially a 21 year old fresh in the video production world. After many days of throwing ideas around, and mostly Nate telling me “not quite”, we landed on “The Road”. This was Nates idea, I can’t take credit for it… but, I thought it was great. Easy, simple, to the point, it was fitting. The idea was that we would get on the road, and do these fun hunting trips as young men. Cheap hotels, public land, our own gear, we were going to make it work.
After the idea was put together, logo made, slogan established, a framework for the episodes, all of that, Nate started to help in getting sponsors. Now, the idea of having a “sponsored” hunting show to any 21 year old is beyond belief, as well as extremely exciting. After dozens of attempts to contact brands, with many no replies and a few no’s, we ended up getting two brands on board. The National Wild Turkey Federation and Stanley 1913 (Stanley Thermos). They liked the idea of young people going out and doing things in the real world, just like anybody can go do. I was ecstatic. Companies paying for me to travel and hunt? No way.
I started planning. Throwing ideas around to all of my buddies on what hunts we could afford, when we could find the right time, where we would stay, what we would eat, all of the detailed things. I did four films that fall. South Dakota Pronghorn with Tyson, Colorado Elk with Tyson, Nebraska Mule Deer with my brother Curtis, and back to Colorado on a Rifle Elk hunt with Clay. I had more fun that fall and winter than I ever had. Many times I would hear people say “Living the dream!”, and I was. Some of the next stories are going to cover these films and the hunts that took place. I’m sure my writings will go into deeper detail than the films do, so keep an eye out for those!
Welcome on The Road.
