Mission Statement
The Thin Blue Line Outdoors LLC is an outdoor multi-media company set up by and for first responders, to provide entertainment, education, and guidance for those who seek to enjoy the great outdoors.
Our overall goal is to show and humanize the people behind the badge, and provide an escape from the hectic world for all first responders.
Thank you for all the support and enjoy our brand!
Team Members
Cody Johnson
President and founder of TBLO
Occupation: Illinois Police Officer
My name is Cody Johnson aka Boom and I am the president/founder of The Thin Blue Line Outdoors. I started the brand in 2020 just to start documenting my hunts for my children. Well one thing led to another and now we have grown into something more. I have been hunting all my life and I come from a law enforcement family. It just made since to combine two of my passions. You can find me in a tree stand with my bow in hand and sipping on some coffee!
Jesse Douglas AKA The Redneck
Content Creator, Editor and Educator
Occupation: Wisconsin Middle School Vice Principal
My name is Jesse Sams, but some of you may know me as “The Redneck”. I have been hunting since 2015. It is something I always wanted to do growing up, but it just wasn’t something my family did. So, I decided that after I graduated college I would pick it up. I was fortunate enough to have friends who were, and continue to be, great mentors to me and taught me a lot about hunting. I love hunting anything and everything, but I would say my favorite hunting is Whitetail Deer with my bow. I never thought I would get a bow, then Boom let me shoot his and I was hooked. Currently my roles on the team are content creator, editor and educator (which fits because that’s what I do for work).
Ryan Mitchell AKA The Redcoat
Content Creator, Editor and Marketing Director
Occupation: Illinois State Police Telecommunications Specialist
Americans favorite Redcoat! All the way from Liverpool, England. Ryan has been in the United States since 2013 has frequented yearly from 2007. Ryan first started hunting in 2013 and has been addicted to it since. Ryan hunts turkeys, deer, pigs and recently has begun trapping.
Ryan is a content creator extraordinaire, short form editor and managing director of TBLO’s marketing. Ryan has a keen passion for the outdoors and has been fishing all his life. His love for the outdoors was exponentially expanded after he married the love of his life in 2013 and started hunting turkeys in Wisconsin with Uncle Butch. Ryan loves hunting Turkeys and enjoys the thrill of them early morning gobbles. Ryan’s favorite time of year is when his brother Ash’s flies over from England and spends deer camp with him in West Central IL. Many of Ryan’s first hunt can be found on TBLO’s Youtube Channel.
Kyle Orwig
Graphic Designer, Content Creator and Editor
Occupation: Illinois Police Officer
Kyle is the man behind the logo. Kyle does all the graphics for TBLO, but more then that he is a passionate hunter. Kyle grew up shotgun hunting in IL for whitetails. In recent years Kyle has picked up bowhunting and now travel’s the country chasing wild hogs, black bears and elk. He also makes a mean plate of biscuits and gravy!
Nate Atkins
Vice President and Director of Sales
Occupation: Illinois Police Officer
Hey guys and gals, I’m Nate. I am a police officer with Cody in Central Illinois. I’ve been involved with TBLO from the beginning. I am currently the director of sales for TBLO. Cody got me into hunting approximately in 2020 and I have loved being in the woods ever since. Hopefully you enjoy the brand and don’t forget to subscribe to the YouTube Channel.