Good point Shortdraw, and, as much as I can't believe I am sayin this, GREAT point Wolfen <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
These areas do exist. There are area's EVERYWHERE that have lots of "Monster Bucks", but, too many hunters are willing to wait for one. Alot of people call me a liar when I tell them how the average deer I see in my hunting grounds is in the 120" range, and, I have seen several over the 170" mark. People say "Your in Pennsylvania, there are no big bucks in Pennsylvania. The key to it all is that you HAVE to let the deer grow to get them big. If a guy is out for meat and shoots a spike, AWSOME, I would be happy for him, but, on the other hand, if a guy goes out hunting and says "I am going after a MONSTER buck", but, he shoots a little basket rack 8-pointer, then, it is his own dang fault.
These areas aren't fenced in, and, these guys hunt their butts off for these deer.
Bill Jordan, oooooppsss JERDAN may be a little arrogant sounding, but, he is probablly more irratated than angry. That guy does ALOT for this sport, but yet, there are tons of hunters out there who entirely hate the guy, ONLY because they don't see the caliber deer that he does. Just think, where would hunting be without Realtree camo, and, Team Realtree bringing in TONS of new young hunters.
As far as the "not getting passthroughs", passthroughs are NICE, but NOT NESSICARY. I saw Bill Jordan put about 7-8" of arrow into a nice buck on the film, that was it, and you guys wouldn't believe the amount of blood that thing spilled. Also, there were alot of views on the Monster Bucks Vol. X that showed deer falling over and dieing.
I think another thing that you guys are forgetting is that there IS a time limit on these hunts.
Lets say that one of us went out and had a succesfull hunt. Now, how long do you think the film would have to be to incorporate EVERYTHING that you guys want into the film. Lets see, you got atleast a good 6 hours of film for the scouting, maybe a good 8 hours on stand before the deer comes, you get the shot on film, then, you spend a good hour tracking the deer, not to mention the wait after the shot. Plus, you gotta talk about the deer after the recovery and you gotta talk about what skills helped, and everything else.... You are looking at something like a 24 hour film for ONE hunt. It isn't logical.
How many people are going to be interested in sitting down for 6 hours to watch a hunting dvd with only ONE kill on it???
These shows are done for entertainment, to promote the sport of hunting, and, how many newbies would learn atleast something from them???
What alot of you are failing to realize is that you can't judge all hunters by the members on here. The members on this board are INCREDIBLY hardcore hunters, we have a passion unsurpassed, but, you get that little 12 year old who buys the video to watch before his first hunt. This will pump him up, show him the joy of the sport, and, let him know that being a safe, ethical hunter, and having a good time is what this sport is REALLY about.
Plus, Team Realtree pushes QDM, that right there shows they care about the sport, and the deer.
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