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Old 01-18-2003 | 09:13 AM
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Default RE: Another T.V. Show Mistake!!!

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You know, really, George can take that shot and pull it off just a regularly as I can take a 30 yarder, maybe better. Heck, George can shoot bottle caps at 60 yards all day under the most extreme pressure and concentration of tournaments without missing a beat. If he feels he can do it..... good for him. Have at it. BUT.... I will tell 99.99% of the world to &quot;DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT&quot;.... because that shot is probably going to go bad before it ever becomes good. I would prefer they don't give all the newbies and the non-bowhunting world the idea this is a thing we do regularly or ever even try. I'd prefer they stick to dots and X's to show off their talents... but, someone wanted them in a hunting video.

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Well said Davidmil, there in lies the problem....if he can do it, good for him but it probably shouldn't have been aired for the &quot;joe bowhunter&quot; to think it's alright to do. They could have simply not mentioned the yardage and by the TV, we wouldn't know the difference. But knowing Winkleman's shows, he isn't much of a hunter from what I've seen IMHO and perhaps between them, they didn't have the talent to get closer.

I practiced to 70 yards prior to my bull elk hunt. I was 12 ringing a McKenzie with Muzzy broadheads but a bull elk isn't a McKenzie and I doubt I would have taken it even with my rangefinder. The practice made closer shots easier to take....but had I taken more than my 33 yard kill, like 70 yards, it wouldn't have been aired for the world to see.

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