Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel Are Free to Watch Through October
A free preview on DISH, Sling and several cable systems runs to October 31, with Rinella's new Field Notes among the fall premieres.
Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel are free to watch through October 31 on a long list of cable and satellite providers, Outdoor Sportsman Group said. Participating operators include Armstrong, Astound, Blue Ridge Cable, DISH, Service Electric Cable, Sling and TDS, and the company says the preview reaches about 10 million households that do not normally get the channels. The full provider list is on the two networks' websites.
The preview lines up with the fall season. Outdoor Channel's Premiere Week ran September 28 to October 4 and brought back Farming the Wild, Cast Iron Cowboy, Ranch America, Jason the Butcher, American Archer in its 30th season, Reel in the Outdoors and Buck Commander, among others. Steven Rinella's new show, Rinella's Field Notes, premiered October 3, followed by the MeatEater special 12 in '26.
If you do not have cable at all, the same company launched a free ad-supported streaming channel, GAME & FISH TV, which carries a Monday-night block of its cooking and ranching shows.
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