I agree 100 percent. I don' t believe it is ethical to take a shot that you are not sure of and have passed up bucks and black bears many times because of the range. However, many hunters just let the lead fly, even lifelong outdoorsmen, not just the guys who come to spend a week in deer camp once a year.

I really don' t think these hunters even realize what they are doing, so that' s why the show was aired(plus the costs already invested in production). The guide was paid to get results, and it also looks bad for his outfit if he doesn' t produce on TV, bad advertising! And the hunter wants results and paid to get an animal. There is a big party of hunters who are friends of mine that I don' t hunt with ever, even though the deer camp experience would be alot of fun, because they just let bullets fly when they see something. Trailing wounded deer, sometimes for miles, is common with them.

Stick to your ethics, you' re a better hunter for it.
Mark
http://www.buckhuntersecrets.com