I think some of the shows may be exactly that, shows. They have to get everything into a 30 minute or 1 hour show including commercial time. I know Bob Foulkrod does the real thing. My neighbor, taxidermist and personal friend http://grizzlyhunter.com/has guided for him in Alaska and other places. Sometimes they have trophy animals close enough to shoot but cant get good video angles or shots on the animal so they sometimes have to pass on world class trophies in order to bring us the viewergood footage. Once the animals are shot, then they sometimes re-create some of the pre shot footage to make it more viewable. As far as shooting animals in fenced areas well I think thats BS but like I said, its a business that some people feel its worth spending money on I guess.