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Patrick Glen Keeley aka The Rugged Dude is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_presenter television personality] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_producer television producer] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Bay Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada]. In 2004, he legally changed his name to Rugged Dude Carson, on the advice of a marketing agency in Minneapolis.

For nine years RD produced and hosted the popular comedy-based fishing and

hunting show, [http://www.wildtv.ca/index.php?page=showinfo&show=officially-rugged Officially Rugged with RD]. At the highest point, the show

had a distribution of 52 million households in Canada and the United

States. The show is currently in syndication on various channels and

networks in North America.

In 2006, RD hosted a daily radio feature called "Rugged Radio," in Thunder

Bay on 105.3 The Giant.

In 2009, RD authored an on-line book called, “The Trip of a Lifetime.” He

has also written articles on fishing and hunting for various magazines and

newspapers.

The Rugged Dude is currently working on a new cooking show. The concept of the

show sees RD cooking wild fish and game front of a live studio audience.

A pilot was produced in the summer of 2009 and series production has started in 2010.

In 2009, The Rugged Dude was invited to co-host an episode of

[http://www.foodnetwork.com/grill-it-with-bobby-flay/salmon-rugged-and-refined/ Grill it

with Bobby Flay] on Food Network. On this episode, RD grilled a whole

[http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/canadian-surf-n-turf-wild-chinook-salmon-with-mango-salsa-and-wild-venison-steaks-with-a-red-wine-blueberry-chocolate-sauce-recipe/index.html Chinook salmon, with mango salsa, along with some venison rib steaks with

a blueberry/chocolate sauce]. He also made some traditional Cree [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/bannock-recipe/index.html bannock]

(a quick bread often used by campers and sportsmen) along with a drink he

called the [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/rugged-dude-bug-blaster-recipe/index.html Rugged Dude Bug Blaster].