ACCOKEEK, MD (July 1, 2011)-Top-rated Benelli On Assignment (BOA), debuted this week on Outdoor Channel.

The season premiere features host, Joe Coogan and his guest Greg Thomas, field editor for Big Sky Journal, hunting in central Montana seeking trophy mule deer with Benelli R1 rifles. Coogan and Thomas team up with veteran mule deer and elk guide, Dennis Rehse during the height of the mule deer rut. This means cold weather and plenty of mulie buck action with all their attention on the does.

Now in its fifth season, BOA teams host, Joe Coogan with nationally recognized writers and photographers from top outdoor publications to field test and showcase Benelli USA products at top hunting spots around the world. From Botswana's incredible game-filled Okavango Delta and Kalahari Desert to North America's spectacular waterfowl-crowded wetlands and upland-packed plains, BOA presents the very finest in hunting adventure that will also be featured on the pages of your favorite outdoor magazine.

Tune in to Outdoor Channel to see BOA airing Mondays at 8 am (EST) and 1:30 pm and repeated on Saturdays at 11:30 am (EST). Below are listed show titles and guests appearing on this season's BOA TV show.

2011 Show Line Up:

Click the link to watch BOA's Season 5 Trailer

1. Montana Mule Deer - Greg Thomas, Field Editor (Big Sky Journal)
2. Botswana Lechwe/Eland/Zebra - Mark Keefe, Editor (American Rifleman)
3. Texas Whitetail at Greystone Castle #1 - Clay Chandler, Guest (Sporting Classics)
4. Texas Whitetail at Greystone Castle #2 - Matt Coffey, Managing Editor (Sporting Classics)
5. Botswana Impala/Wildebeest/Gemsbok - Mark Keefe, Editor (American Rifleman), Bob Williams, Outdoor Writer (Petersen's Hunting)
6. New Mexico Pronghorn - J. Guthrie, Field Editor (Petersen's Hunting Magazine)
7. Texas Whitetail at Stasney's Cook Ranch - Jim Wilson, Field Editor (American Hunter)
8. Texas Turkey #1-Becky Lou Lacock, Outdoor Writer (Game & Fish Magazine)
9. Texas Whitetail at Greystone Castle #3- Joseph Von Benedikt, Editor (Shooting Times)
10. Texas Turkey #2-Karen Lee, Editor (Turkey Country)

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