Among the list of hot topics for sportsmen and -women these
days, is the future of our outdoor heritage and how will we be able to assure
that hunting and fishing is a part of the world our kids and grandkids will
enjoy. Produced in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundations,
Step Outside is a program that encourages current outdoor enthusiasts to
introduce family, friends and special guests to traditional outdoor sports.
Step Outside is co-hosted by Doug Painter and Kelly Gotch.
Doug Painter
With degrees in political science and French from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Mr. Painter has served on the staff of NSSF since 1973, the trade association for the firearms industry. He began his NSSF career as a media-relations specialist and writer. Responsibilities later included positions as director of communications, marketing director, vice president of marketing administration, and executive director. Mr. Painter was named president in 2002 and at the same time president of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Fund and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute.
Currently Mr. Painter is NSSF’s Senior Advisor and Trade Liaison and is actively involved in a wide range of NSSF programs, from safety education efforts to increasing public visibility and acceptance of the shooting sports. He is active on the boards of directors of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Heritage Trust, Wildlife Management Institute, Congressional Sportsman’s Foundation, and U.S. Shooting Team. He is an honorary member of NSSF’s board of governors and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute board of directors. Mr. Painter also serves as an advisor to the International Hunter Education Association.
A life-long hunter and shooter, Mr. Painter has written extensively on a broad range of shooting sports topics as well as on wildlife conservation and the hunter’s role in wildlife management.
Kelly Gotch
Kelly is a true outdoorswoman. Born and raised in the small town of Ortonville, Michigan, she grew up in an atmosphere that has allowed her passion for hunting and fishing to flourish. Much of Kelly's childhood was spent playing baseball, catching frogs, fishing and playing with matchbox cars in the dirt with her two brothers. Some of her best memories involve hanging out in Dad's garage around bucks in pick up trucks on cool October nights. Being amongst camo-clad guys telling their hunting stories continues to make up her best memories in adult hood.
Kelly's interest in television production took her to Central Michigan University where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts. After a short stay upon graduation in New Orleans, Louisiana, Kelly returned home to Michigan and the many hunting and fishing opportunities that define her.
Kelly joined the Michigan Out-of-Doors team in 2005 and is the co-host of Michigan Out-of-Doors Television.
