RE: are kill shots really necessary?
It's not that anyone necesarily LIKES to watch deer die for enjoyment all I'm saying is that it is part of the hunt, I for one would just like to see the way it really happened. I saw a hunting show last night (do it yourself hunter I think it was called) where the guy had to shoot a doe before he could go after a buck. The doe suprized him and the camera man and they didn't edit it. They showed him aiming (rifle), the deer, the moment of impact, and the deer's reaction which was falling straight down. The whole thing was so fast with no background music and frills that it made me feel more like I was there, and reminded me much of many of my hunts. That's what I like to see. A good ethical hunt.
That being said, we can't show all kills on tv. Imagine a suburban woman and a youth channel surfing and stumbling onto a hunting show with a deer gasping for air and thrashing around. Think what they would think all hunting and hunters must be like. I think they should show more of what we do with the deer after we harvest them because alot of people don't know what we do with them after the shot.
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