HOUSTON, TX — Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) and the “Hunting Matters with Joe Betar” podcast welcomes Melissa Bachman.
Melissa Bachman grew up in a time when outdoor television offered a new career path where none had existed before, and in a new place, central Minnesota where outdoor dreams can come true. She was raised on hunting and fishing surrounded and guided by family and mentors to whom the outdoors wasn’t just something you did; it was a way of life.
Bachman pursued her academic life with the very same tenacity she approached her passion for hunting. After graduating with honors and armed with a degree in television broadcasting, and another in Spanish, from St Cloud State University, Melissa set her sights on a career in outdoor television.
She began as an unpaid TV intern driving 150-miles a day to work for free. Within months Melissa was offered a position as a full-time producer where she traveled the country filming, producing, and editing shows with a variety of incredible hunters on some fantastic adventures. Although close to her dream job, Bachman truly longed to be the one doing the hunting. So, she spent every spare moment of her free time arduously filming and editing her own hunts. Finally, with time, patience and persistence, Melissa got some solid shows into the right hands and her wish became reality.
Mentors share. It’s what they do, and sharing the great outdoors and the adventure is what Melissa wanted to do. Her choice was to do this through television. Today, Melissa spends over 200 days a year traveling around the country hunting, speaking, and doing seminars for fellow hunters while actively working to meet and educate new hunters and get more families involved in the great outdoors. Melissa is also the executive producer of her series Winchester Deadly Passion in its 15th season. But it hasn’t stopped there. Her journey and commitment to the outdoors, family, the conservation of nature and sharing have made Melissa an ambassador for the way of life we all cherish. Melissa now calls South Dakota home with her husband Ben Bearshield and their five children.
About Hunting Matters with Joe Betar
“Hunting Matters with Joe Betar”: An acclaimed podcast celebrating the wonders of the great outdoors. Join hosts Joe Betar, Executive Director of HSCF, and Houston media personality Ramon Robles as they delve into captivating discussions with a diverse array of guests. From hunting and fishing to sport shooting, conservation, policy, and even culinary arts, this podcast covers it all. Hunting Matters is a presentation of Houston Safari Club Foundation. Available on all major podcast platforms—subscribe, listen, rate, and review!
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