American Legends

American Legends host Bud Forte welcomes baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim catfish hunter to Santee Cooper Lake in South Carolina for largemouth bass fishing and then to Hertford, North Carolina, the childhood home of Jim Hunter and his family peanut farm. Catfish tells stories of the early days with Kansas City and his signing with the New York Yankees. kwhunting kwfishing kwadventure

American Legends host Bud Forte welcomes NFL quarterback Daryl Lamonica to Lake Texoma for some bass fishing and fun in the Red River Valley. Legendary guide John Prior joins Daryl ang Bud in search of red river smallmouth.

American Legends host Bud Forte meets up with 3 time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser to Lake Huites, Mexico for some January largemouth fishing in the warm sunshine of the Sierra Madre mountains. Bobby tells great stories of his stellar racing career and shows some off his boat handling skills as well as his bass fishing skills.

Roland Martin, undisputed American Legend in the world of fishing and a pioneer in the outdoor television business joins Bud Forte, host of American Legends for some world class sea duck hunting on Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine, and then into the north woods for ruffed grouse and woodcock hunting. Roland shines even when out of his element.

One of the all time legends of the outdoor sports arena, Ray Scott, founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society, and the Whitetail Institute of North America, developer of Imperial Whitetail Clover joins American Legends host Bud Forte for a legendary whitetail deer hunt in Pennsylvania.

Al and Ron Lindner, American legends and founders of In-fisherman Television network, pioneers in fishing education and all around fun guys to be with, join American Legends host Bud Forte on the upper Mississippi River above Little Falls, Minnesota for late fall smallmouth fishing. Ron and Al show their fun loving side of two brothers who love to fish and keep you laughing while showing off one o

Grand Ole Opry legend and Country Music Hall of Fame icon Little Jimmy Dickens and American Legends host, Bud Forte travel to Georgia for some world class quail hunting. Little Jimmy shows his skills with a scattergun and tells stories as only he could do.

Bill Mazeroski, Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman joins American Legends host Bud Forte for smallmouth fishing on Lake Erie in New York. Maz talks about the early days with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his bottom-of-the-9th home run that won the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees.

PGA Golfer Bob Cooke, Host Bud Forte and American Legends crew go to Ghost Lake in Wisconsin muskie fly fishing for the big fish.

Fishing and TV Legend Roland Martin elk hunting in Colorado near Pikes Peak.

Penny Berryman an American Legend, first in the world of competitive water skiing then in the arena of professional bass fishing as a tournament champion many times over and the 1992 Bass World Champion joins American Legends host Bud Forte at the Florida big bass factory Bienville Plantation in search of lunkers with the first lady of bass angling.

Harmon Killebrew, baseball home run hitter with 573 homers and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee after his career with the Kansas City Royals, Washington Senators, and Minnesota Twins joins American Legends host Bud Forte in the over 47,000-acre Cranberry Wilderness area of West Virginia to sample great fly fishing for mountain state trout in world class scenery. As an added bonus Bud and Harmon are

Pioneer of inline muzzleloaders and founder of Knight Rifles, Tony Knight joins American Legends host Bud Forte in Corona, New Mexico for some rugged high desert mule deer hunting, a rattlesnake attack on cameraman John Reed, and long-distance muzzleloader action for big muleys—all while keeping our eyes open for aliens from nearby Roswell!

Legendary outdoorsman Ray Scott meets up again with American Legends host Bud Forte for a unique turkey hunt with dogs in New York. This method is well suited to fall turkey season in states where allowed. Ray and I were guests of the great folks at Turkey Trot Acres near Candor, New York, which is still there. Ray and I were thrilled with the hunt.

Steve Kanaly, who played the role of Ray Krebbs on the blockbuster television series Dallas, travels to Minnesota with Bud Forte, host of American Legends, for some fast-action shotgunning for ruffed grouse and woodcock near Lake Mille Lacs in the North Woods. Steve shows bird hunting skills gained as a young actor in California working at a shooting range teaching shotgun marksmanship. Steve Kana

Bud Forte, host of American Legends, invites Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins to the Florida strip pits at Bienville Plantation for some big bass excitement. Jenkins, at 6 feet 5 inches, pitched most of his career with the Chicago White Sox. The 1971 Cy Young Award winner, 7-time 20-game winner, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in 1987, and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in Cooperstown in

American Legends host Bud Forte welcomes country music legend Lynn Anderson to Islamorada, Florida. Lynn’s hits include “Rose Garden,” “Top of the World,” “What a Man My Man Is,” and many other chart-toppers in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Lynn and Bud are after sailfish in the Florida Keys. It’s ballyhoo and sailfish at the Cheeca Lodge on American Legends.

Bud Forte and his hunting buddies with their beagles hunt cottontails in the woods of scenic eastern Ohio. Hunting bunnies the traditional way with outstanding hounds and legendary friends—a really great day in the woods.

A real boss tom turkey hunt in Georgia when American Legends host Bud Forte hunts the big birds with legendary turkey call designer and manufacturer of ML Lynch Calls, Allen Jenkins. Allen shows how to call skittish big toms.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner with 300 wins on the mound, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry joins American Legends host Bud Forte for big bass strip pits fishing in Florida. Gaylord tells stories about spitballs and why 300 games is nothing to spit at!