ABERDEEN - Outdoor enthusiast Bob Redfern was on location at Coontail Farm recently filming a segment for "Bob Redfern's Outdoor Magazine" to be aired on Versus in October.

Redfern tapes 26 episodes of the program each season, half involving fishing and half involving hunting. Coontail Farm was one of three north Mississippi stops to detail land management in preparation for deer season.

"Pennington Seeds is a huge sponsor of our show and they called to tell us there was a great consultant here so we jumped at the chance to go," Redfern said. "Our show isn't about talking to the camera or about how big of a fish we caught. We talk to the experts and make suggestions to the common man about how he can do these things affordably."

John Carpenter, a national forage and wildlife sales and product manager for Pennington Seeds, said Redfern is selective for his show.

"Viewers can find several shows that just come out and shoot footage, but Bob cares about his audience and wants them to be educated about how beneficial his segments are," he said. "He also spotlights experts people can relate to."

Coontail Farms proprietor Bobby Watkins discussed proper land management, the benefits of prescribed burns and use of proper equipment to make the job easier for the show.

Monroe Tufline of Columbus provided some of the implements with a focus on a pasture renovator tool that works well with clover patches to help break up the top four-inch crust of top soil so nutrients can get down to the roots better for the segment. The PRC/6 pasture renovator's work has the same effect of aerating a golf course green.

Another focus of the segment was Durana clover, which is being grown at Coontail Farm. Durana is a Pennington Seeds product that increases deer growth and antler growth. It also attracts several species of wildlife and is beneficial to the growth of pine trees.

Planting Durana clover as a perennial eliminates the costs associated with planting annual food plots year after year.

"To a property owner, saving money is a big deal and since Durana is a perennial, it eliminates having to plant new food plots each year," Carpenter said.

Coontail Farm is no stranger to the national television audience, as several wildlife programs have been filmed there in the past several years.

"This is probably the sixth or seventh show we've had come here. It's great exposure for the farm and the town, plus it helps bring people into Aberdeen to stay overnight, shop and eat," Watkins said.

"Bob Redfern's Outdoor Magazine" pulls roughly 250,000 viewers each week and has been on the air for the past nine years. In addition to hunting and fishing, the show has segments for everyone including a kid's corner, cooking segments, and the conversationalist's corner. The show also details some of the best affordable locations in the nation for hunting and fishing.