I don' t understand anyone not wanting to watch a hunt they can' t afford (at that time). I can remember learning to read well by reading the likes of Outdoor Life, Field and Stream and Sports Afield when I was really young.
Those magazines along with hunting and fishing trips with my Dad and older brother gave me a love of the outdoors and the sports we enjoy so much today.
In 1999 my friends and I went to Montana on a trip we named " Web' s Quest" in honor of my father. He had traveled through Montana during WW2 on a troop train heading for the Pacific to camp out with some friends and play with the Japanese boys across the water. His dream was to return there someday and hunt and fish in Montana which was God' s Country to him.
He spent a lifetime working and raising his family always talking about returning to Montana. He never took that trip but magazine articles helped him keep the dream alive. Today' s hunting shows reflect the reality that putting them on TV costs money and marketing is what pays for it.
Thanks to those " mercenary" magazine publishers and TV producers who entertain us and keep dreams alive.