I enjoy watching the Saturday morning shows like " Bill Jordan Realtree Outdoors" , " Hunting the Country" , etc. but the problem is that as hunters, we all know that this isn' t the hunting that we all experience. The naive and inexperienced public sees something very different:

1. The hunter arrives at a high-end hunting lodge
2. Wakes up early in the morning to go to his stand
3. Sits on stand for 5 minutes
4. Sees 3 shooters within 3 minutes
5. Bags a monster buck
6. Shakes the camera man' s hand with excitement
7. " Trails" the buck and celebrates the kill

Most of the members reading this post have likely experienced a quick or lucky kill at some point, but this is not the norm. The non-hunting public sees these shows and jumps to the conclusion that killing a huge buck is simple, it' s expected, and they aren' t exposed to all of the time and patience that it takes to be successful in the woods.

In conclusion, I like to watch these shows on TV but I don' t believe that they depict hunters and the act of hunting in a positive way. There are just too many people watching these shows who don' t understand the way things really are...

Jim