For "Heartland Bowhunter" show hosts Shawn Luchtel (left) and Mike Hunsucker (middle), leaving the end of the Missouri archery season behind is a small price to pay to meet and greet fans of their show at the annual ATA Show. (Lynn Burkhead photo)
By Lynn Burkhead, OutdoorChannel.com
The first time I remember seeing the Heartland Bowhunter crew a few years ago on the crowded show floor at the annual Archery Trade Association Show (ATA Show), they were well on their way to making a pretty good splash in the deer hunting world.
True to form, when I passed the booth where the HB show's crew was signing autographs and taking photos with fans on that frigid January day, there was a pretty sizable crowd gathered around for the meet-and-greet at a sponsor's booth.
But as good as the HB crew was at the beginning of their run on Outdoor Channel, the Missouri-based...