Ted Nugent
- Born in Detroit 12-13-48
- Began bowhunting in 1953, playing guitar in 1956
- Recorded 30 albums 1967-2005
- Sold over 30 million albums worldwide
- Considered the #1 Guitar Showman in the world
- Performing professionally since 1958, nonstop yearly touring since
1967
- New Reality Show, WANTED: TED OR ALIVE, launches on OLN November
5.
- Ted Nugent Summer 2005 Tour set attendance records at venues nationwide
- Creator and producer of the Outdoor Channel's Ted Nugent Spirit
of the Wild, three-time winner of the People’s Choice Best
Hunting Show Golden Moose Award
- Performed for 55,000 Marines, Sailors & families at Camp Pendleton’s
Rockin’ the Corps, along with Destiny’s Child, Godsmack,
Kiss and more.
- Toby Keith/Ted Nugent Big Throwdown Tour, Winter 2005
- Toby Keith/Ted Nugent USO Tour throughout Persian Gulf, Spring
2004
- Hit Reality Television Show, SURVIVING NUGENT, on VH1 2003-2004
- Rated #1 Hunt Partner by North American Hunting Club
- Active on National Steering Committee for Bush, and
Sportsmen for Bush, 2004
- Winner of the first-ever ATV Image Award. Presented by ATV Industry
Magazine for commitment to outdoor life, hunting and recreation,
2004
Full Bluntal Nugity DVD, on Spitfire, 2003
- Craveman recording on Spitfire, 2002
- Formed Damn Yankees in 1989. Sold 5 million albums
- Live at Hammersmith recording on Sony, 1997
- Top 10 Grossing Tours of 2000 with KISS
- New York Times Best Selling Author, GOD, GUNS & ROCK-N-ROLL,
Regnery
Publishing, 2000; KILL IT AND GRILL IT, Regnery Publishing, 2002;
BLOODTRAILS: THE TRUTH ABOUT BOWHUNTING
and BLOODTRAILS II, Woods N; Water, Inc. 2004
- #1 Grossing Tour Act in the world 1977, 1978 and 1979
- Host of the #1 rated Ted Nugent Morning Show, WWBR, Detroit
- Creator and host of the Ted Nugent Commando Radio show for 10 years,
Detroit, Michigan
- Honored on the floor of the U.S. Senate, 1994
- Named Father of the Year at children's school
- Named Michigan Conservationist of the Year, 1999
- ALWAYS outspoken about drugs and alcohol throughout career
- Recipient of numerous commendations from state police, sheriff
departments,
FBI, DEA, U.S. Army and police agencies nationwide
- Editor/Publisher of Ted Nugent Adventure Outdoors Magazine
- President: Ted Nugent United Sportsmen of America
- Founder: Ted Nugent Kamp for Kids
- Founder: Ted Nugent Bowhunting School and SUNRIZE SAFARIS, booking,
guiding
and outfitting adventures worldwide
- Creator and producer of award-winning Ted Nugent Spirit of the
Wild PBS
video series, raising in excess of $3 million for PBS affiliates
nationwide.
- Outspoken pro-hunting media crusade, conducting 5-10 prime media
interviews
every week, impacting millions every day.
- Aggressive campaign on lecture circuit promoting individualism
through
outdoor sports and conservation to the youth of America
- Created highly successful teleconferencing program to school systems
Nationwide
- Appointed to Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association,
1995-present
- Spokesman for National Field Archers Association, Mothers Against
Drunk
Driving, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Drug Abuse Resistance Education
(D.A.R.E.) law enforcement program
- Official rock-n-roll, hunting, conservation representative of the
Rush
Limbaugh EIB Radio and Television Network
- Guest speaker at International Law Enforcement Convention by invitation
from
Director of FBI William Webster, Edwin Meese and President Ronald
Reagan
- Appointed to Michigan Year of the Family Council by Governor John
Engler
- Named Man of the Year by Michigan Recreation and Parks Association
- Keynote Speaker for Native American Fish & Wildlife Society
National
Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 1995
- Named Archery Commissioner by Governor John Engler for
the Great Lakes State Games
- Appointee to Michigan's Hunting and Fishing Heritage Task Force
- Recipient of 1999 National Arbor Day Conservation Award
- Director, Quality Deer Management Association of Michigan, Three
Rivers Chapter
- Appointee, Michigan State Parks Foundation
- Board of Directors, Lyme Alliance
- Michigan County Sheriff Deputy, 1978-present
- Nominee, Handgun Hunters Hall of Fame
- Nominee, Outstanding American Handgunner Award
- Inducted into the Native American Strongheart Society by the Lakota
Sioux,
Northern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes
- Keynote Speaker for 1995 Governor's Symposium on North American
Hunting
Heritage, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Certified Hunter Safety Instructor and International Bowhunter
Education
Foundation Instructor
- Honored in the Congressional Record by Congressman Jim Barcia,
1993
- Huron School District Student Youth Counselor
- Two-time recipient of the Kentucky Colonel Award, on behalf of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
- Designer of Nugent Blade Broadhead, Ted Nugent BloodBrother Bow
and
signature line of hunting gear.
- Professional staff advisor for Sims Vibration Labs, Renegade Archery,
Magnus, Medalist,
Browning, GameTracker, Mossy Oak, LaCrosse.
- Rock-n-Rolls approximately 6 months per year, hunts 6 months per
year
- Regular columnist and contributor to more than 40 publications
Life Member of:
The National Rifle Association (NRA), Michigan Bow Hunters, Citizen's
Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Second Amendment
Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, Director
Law Enforcement Alliance of America, New York City Benevolent Policeman's
Association, National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Michigan
United Conservation Clubs, Michigan Big Game Hunters Association,
Handgun Hunters International, Michigan Sheriff's Association, National
Trappers Association, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, Wisconsin Bowhunters
Association, Mississippi Bowhunters, Drug Abuse Resistance Education
(DARE) Spokesman, Outdoor Writers Association of America, Coalition
of Michigan Hunters, National Field Archers Association (NFAA),
Director Canadian Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA), Putting People
First, South Dakota Archery Association, Maryland Bowhunters Society,
Arizona Bowhunter Society, United Bowhunters of Connecticut, Massachusetts
Bowhunting Association, United Bowhunters of Pennsylvania, Ohio
Society of Traditional Archers (OSTA), South Carolina Bowhunters,
Director: Michigan Bowhunting Conference and Vice President: American
Shooting Sports Council
"Ted has his facts. He is very articulate and is also bold,
honest, not shy or afraid to meet any challenge. He is carrying
on the work which Fred Bear did so wisely and so well," -Dick
Mauch, Director of Archery Manufacturers Organization, lifelong
personal friend of Fred Bear
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