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Old 08-21-2006, 09:54 AM
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The shows are all about the equipment they are marketing. How many shows have you seen that it didn't take five+ minutes to get throught the sponsors. It's not about the hunt, it's about what they can get you pumped up enough to buy from their sponsors! "We shot this animal with a blah blah blah brand name using a blah blah blah brand name, under the cover of a blah blah blah brand name..." Think it would be the same if they didn't get paid the big bucks!!
Make it real and have someone comout with a five year oldDarton and maybea sight from last year... TM hunter rest....
Then go through the hunt from the time they walk out of the camp in the morning... until they close the cooler on a quarted out animal... Now I would buy that video, and anyone that watched it would understand more of what takes place and what you are taking responsibility for in a hunt.
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Old 08-21-2006, 11:54 AM
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I agree the animated and verbal antics is annoying. Plus it does take forever before you get a deer shot. I agree with BuellHunter to show the reality of missing would be more beliveable. That's not to say they aren't top-notch hunters.....
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Old 08-21-2006, 12:23 PM
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I hate the fact that these people set on a stand and watch numerous 100-130 inch deer walk buy and comment on how in one or two more years that would be a "shooter" The word "shooter" ticks me off too!




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Old 08-21-2006, 06:49 PM
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I really hate it when Tiffany Lakosky "Scentloks Gettin Close" wears too much camoflauge !!!!
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Old 08-21-2006, 06:55 PM
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To be more realistic i wish they would put some type of counter or time tracker recording the day and the number of hours on stand or they have been hunting. Sometimes you will hear a guy sy that he has been on the hunt for 7 days etc but a breakdown would be more interesting.

As far as what they could show, i know its all about commercialism and selling products thats keeps the shows on the air but did you realize that out of a half hour show they only get about 18 mintues of actual footage and the rest is promos, commercials etc. Not much time to get things done or explain in any detail.
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:02 PM
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the #1 thing that i hate is when the hunters takes the guides credit like i worked my butt of to kill this deer by scouting and watching but it is a 5 day hunt did you arrive 3 weeks early and scout the guide did it give them the credit they need you make the shot and half of the time they arent that good
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:59 PM
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The terrible shot angles they sometimes take.[:@]

Granted I've been their before too, but I've also let many more pass by!
MANY MANY MORE!
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Old 08-21-2006, 08:05 PM
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Yep the shows are getting more lame every day. To me, any schmuck can go to an outfitter and sit in the appointed stand and shoot the deer that steps in front of him and proclaim how hard his hunt was.I would like to see a show where they hunted entirely PUBLIC ground, where any body can go for FREE. I don't even need to see kills, close calls and near misses would be good enough for me because that's what keeps you hunting. It would be nice to show why they chose their location, whether they found it through a topo or aerial map or through scouting, etc. What would be great to see is a guy hunting in his stand and have some other hunter(s) walk by or scale a tree next to theirs and start hunting, no that would be realistic! As aggravated as I get with them I still watch the silly shows, almost daily, not sure why. I do know, though, by watching the shows and seeing the big bucks has helped me become more "comfortable" when they are around me when hunting

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Old 08-21-2006, 08:14 PM
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Hunting shows aren't about hunting, they are about business/advertising for equipment companies. Sure, I watch a few hunting shows when I'm pumped about hunting, but when I want real information I go back and read all my books on hunting/archery. I emphasize "books", not magazines, which are often (not always) as much about business/advertising as the tv shows. You can learn a lot by reading an unbiased hunting/archery book.
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Old 08-21-2006, 08:25 PM
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Its funny this came up I was in my local hunting shop today and noticed he had some new videos one was a tutorial on how to field dress and care for the meat in all different situations and they show deer elf bear etc. looks very educational. The other was a video on how to track your game after the shot weather it was a good shot or bad. I can't recall who its made by. I think most hunting shows are lame its to set up I could never figure out how one minute the camera guy is behind or beside the hunter then all of a sudden the hunter begins to draw on the animal and somehow the camera guy is in front of him getting that at cool aiming at the camera shot. As far as guys laughing after a good shot I don't see what the big deal is I giggle to when I make a good shot and if I have someone with me I would high five them how is that being disrespectful? I am out there to enjoy the outdoors and the nature and the hunt and the KILL(it's one of my favorite parts of hunting I love to watch em go down) and the venison after. I think what we should all do is make are own videos. I mean I am sure 80% percent of the guys on this web site have the technology and know how to make and burn their own dvds its not hard to make a cover for them and get them out there. I would buy movies made from the guys on this site that I know that they are making it for the hunting and they are real right from the scouting and seting up to the KILL and the field dressing and not made for the advertising and MONEY and just to get their name on something.
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