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Old 05-18-2019, 02:37 PM
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like the title says there is free preview of sportsman channel until may 31 thought folks might like to know. On my tv its channel 419. It seems better than wild tv.
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Old 05-18-2019, 03:01 PM
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like the title says there is free preview of sportsman channel until may 31 thought folks might like to know. On my tv its channel 419. It seems better than wild tv.

Seems like more of the same outside of a couple of programs like Rinella and Shockey, fewer of the ridiculously bad commercials WTV was running, and zero R Kohler...which is always a good thing. I give it a big whattevva.
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Old 05-18-2019, 05:11 PM
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I have that channel... i think YouTube has far better hunting shows than anything I see on TV
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Old 05-18-2019, 05:26 PM
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Been watching it at work all winter pretty well the same crap more field plots few different shows but that's what the pvr's for

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Old 05-19-2019, 04:52 AM
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Switched from Wild To Sportsman a few months ago. Wild got so bad I never watched it anymore. Sportsman is slightly better. Still has far too many canned/high fence Sask hunts, baited deer etc. There are however some good shows on it that had left Wild. There are also some much better fishing and fishing tournament shows on Sportsman. For $4 a month there is enough worth watching that I will keep it.
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Old 05-19-2019, 07:43 PM
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Thanks for the info!
Anyone know what the channel number is on Shaw Edmonton?
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Old 05-19-2019, 07:47 PM
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Channel 152 on Shaw Edmonton
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Old 05-19-2019, 07:57 PM
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Channel 152 on Shaw Edmonton
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Old 05-19-2019, 10:42 PM
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Way better then wild TV
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Old 05-20-2019, 06:28 AM
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Still more commercials than content. For every thoughtful, interesting show there are a many that are just simply shill for an outfitter. Some seem to be high fence operations without disclosing that fact.
I have not seen enough that I like for me to add it to my channel list.
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Old 05-20-2019, 08:28 AM
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Can you get these channels in HD?
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Old 05-20-2019, 08:30 AM
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Been watching it on and off for a couple days. Won't subscribe to it but so far it seems to have better content and less of the really annoying shows Wild tv had.
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Old 05-20-2019, 10:41 AM
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Meat Eater, best hunting show ever. Most of Wild T.V.’s shows were brutal.

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Old 05-20-2019, 11:50 AM
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The guy who was responsible for making wild tv what it was got fed up with koehler and quit, moving over to the sportsman channel, bringing most of the clients responsible for making wild tv worth watching. Anyone who has had the sportsman channel (formerly TFN) has to have noticed the programming improvements over the past year and how they coincide with the deterioration of wild tv.

I can’t see how wild tv is still on the air?
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Old 05-20-2019, 12:37 PM
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Can you get these channels in HD?


Yes. Telus has both as part of the same package...unfortunately. Can't split them up meaning WTV is still collecting subscription fees.

A lot of the same crap on both i.e. Bear Whisperer etc.
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Old 05-20-2019, 06:33 PM
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I just found out I had the channel on my subscription list. Cody and Kelsey Robbins and a few others make it definitely worth watching some shows. I was happy to find it
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Old 05-20-2019, 08:24 PM
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Can I get on some sort of email list that tells me what 'free preview' channels are coming up on Telus? I never seem to hear about them until the preview period is well underway, or almost over!
Thanks to this thread, I'm really enjoying the Sportsman Channel !
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Old 05-20-2019, 10:07 PM
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Can I get on some sort of email list that tells me what 'free preview' channels are coming up on Telus? I never seem to hear about them until the preview period is well underway, or almost over!
Thanks to this thread, I'm really enjoying the Sportsman Channel !


If it's the same as in Edm your guide channel 5 shows all that are on free preview. You can scroll through them left to right.
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I definitely enjoy watching Shockey Uncharted wish wild would have that show.
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