EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 333-111713, as amended, 333-120414, 333-120415, 333-120416,
333-120417 and 333-120418) previously filed by Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. of
our report on the consolidated financial statements of Outdoor Channel Holdings,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, which report appears in this
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ J. H. COHN LLP

March 31, 2005