I don't think so. I woke up early on sunday and there was a hunting show by tecomate and Jeff Foxworthy. They showed about 10 150class bucks in a feild. My wife woke up and said, "is that normal". Is that really hunting. I thought about it for a second, and told her, "she was right, its not normal, and far from what I want to hunt". I can buy 160class antlers on ebay if I need em. She has no interest in hunting and basically it was interesting to see an outsiders view of these plots.
Do you really think these tv personalities put in that hard work your mentioning?
I have had the opportunity to hunt on land that probably has never been touched by more than 1 hunter a year, in the far reaches of Canada. That was hunting.
IMO, your grossly mischaracteizing what these TV characters do for a living with the question you pose as "proper".
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HuntingKS
You're grossly mischaracterizing what happens on many of these shows.
The proper question would be, "So, if you had a chance to purchase your own land where you could practice good game managment principles, put in hours of work scouting, and spend days in tree stands, you could be chasing your dream?"
The answer would be yes. If someone else payed for my equipment, all the better. I think we often overlook the effort that goes into producing the results that we see on camera. We don't see the time, money, and effort that goes into managing a property, scouting the game, and sitting it the stands.
Having said that, I'm opposed to "canned" hunts or anything that occurs on high fenced areas. I appreciate people putting in the work for themselves rather than simply relying on a guide service. However, getting worked up about others methods and particularly their success is just childish.
While I sometimes watch the Lacosky shows, I'm not particularly a fan. I think they do a fine job compared to many others, and I admire the results they've been able to produce. I'm pretty neutral on the personalities on the show. My preference is the "do it yourself" style of show like "On Your Own Adventures." It more closely resembles the situation I find myself in. So, I enjoy it more.