New Hampshire Fish and Game invites reality TV crews back for a new season
But, Simek said, while those treacherous sides of the job are what sells, she's hoping to highlight other aspects of the department's work in upcoming episodes.
'We have biologists doing amazing research, we have biologists doing amazing restoration work. And so we'd like to showcase all of that,' she said.
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The format will also be updated this time. Rather than creating 40-plus minute episodes of reality TV, Simek said the producers are planning to create shorter YouTube videos that they can share easily online.
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'I think it promotes the state,' said Colonel Kevin Jordan, law enforcement chief at Fish and Game. 'Selfishly, I think it promotes the great work the people that I work with do. In this day and age, any opportunity we get to promote that is a good thing.'
And state officials will have a say in what makes it to air, according to Jordan. He said the department will have full editing rights and will be able to control what's shown to viewers.
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