The first time I watched it I was most bothered by the annoying Yankees more than anything. But to be honest, the shows grown on me. I realize it isn't slick, polished, PC & perhaps doesn't always put hunters in the best light. BUT perhaps that's part of the allure! No pretentious, camoed up "professional rednecks" like so many of today's hunting shows.
As for the "suburb hunting ain't real hunting"... what is "real hunting"? They are shooting wild whitetails with their bows, that's real enough to me. That's just another type of hunting, nothing more, nothing less than large wood lots & food plots in rural America. They are hunting in their local area, it's what's available to them. Maybe they don't have the money to travel 1-2 hours every Friday afternoon to a lease?
I MOST enjoy the lack of commercialism!!! I simply CAN'T stomach most of today's outdoor shows because of the blatant commercialism, CT doesn't have that problem. Heck some of their camo & equipment is nearly 20yrs old, I like that and yes, THAT'S real hunting! Another thing
I LOVE about the show is its NOT about the antlers, they've yet to say one thing about a deers score, age or anything else like that. They are HUNTERS instead of "armed shoppers"!!!
Arky is my fav, he's a hoot.
HL