“It’s very satisfying to be on equal footing with shows like ‘Realtree Road Trips’ and Ted Nugent’s ‘Spirit of the Wild,’” he said. “It’s important to have cutting-edge graphics and design, and everyone should understand that creating those graphics is a lot more involved than just going on a hunt. You’ve got to tell the whole story, and graphics aid the viewer in understanding the hunting situation. It takes foresight, communication and talented people working hard to do their best to tell that story in a manner that satisfies the viewer.”

Responsible for creating those award-winning graphics is Commonwealth Creative Director Phillip Core. While Core declined to give away his secrets to creating award-winning graphics, he said that five seconds of animation can take days or weeks of intense work to produce. Core created his first graphics for the weather segment of a local television affiliate, and in addition to ‘High Places,’ now works with ‘Rebel’s People Who Fish’ (which was a Golden Moose runner-up for best graphics this year), ‘Big Water Adventures’ and ‘Knight & Hale’s Ultimate Hunting’ television shows, as well as numerous television ad campaigns. He recently won five Telly awards for graphics, animation and TV production.