RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

Iunderstand how business works. I don't mind advertising but it is my humble opinion that most of the hunting shows are so overboard with it that I have lost interest in them. There is a point where advertising becomes somewhat counter productive and for me some of the shows have reached that point.

On the other hand, I kind of like Gettin Close with Lee and Tiffany. Well, not Lee so much but I sure like Tiffany.

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

ok? everyone has their opinion

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

its sucks that it has come to this, with any sport, but its basically if they dont mention their sponsors, the sponsor will find someone who will.

and gypsy i think you will enjoy an Encore, they are a wonderful gun to play with:D

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

This is NOT hunting as I know it. Not in the real world where most of us live and hunt.

It does inspire us to go out looking for those "awesome" "monster""truly magnificent animals".
But the fact is that they are raising these deer --for profit-- and rarely, ifever, will wesee any of that calibre.
Call it management? Yes the term applies, butthere is a portion of this that isjust business.

I always listen closely for the slip-ups when they refer to deer hunting as"the industry".

I quit subscribing to a certain magazine thatalso put out videos of the "master hunter" who isout enjoying himself using products that seemed to have been donated or supplied for free,by the company that made them, in return for a plug in the video.
Not to single anybody out 'causemost of them are guilty.

"Thanks to blah blah blah for the use of the their great newwhatchamacallit with automatic yada yada yada..."

I just feltthat buying thier magazines and junk... that I was financing these guys to go out and do things for free that I probably will never be able toafford.

So you're thinking: Man! I would love to shoot one like that! Well, get youself a deer hunting gadget and mass produce it. Then get yourself on a video and just sit back andwait for a bunch of suckers to finance your recreation.If you do have to buy your own stuff orpay for a canned hunt... you can always claim it as a business expense.

My problem is that I'm a fan of the deer. I like watching the deer.
I must admit also that there are things you can learn and use that are laced in with the commercialism. (Sort of like the sugar coating on a bitter pill.)


...end of rant...

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

The only way to change things is to change your viewing habits. If you don't watch the shows then they will go off the air.

I try to make it a point to watch the good shows that are out there. There are still several shows that actually have decent content in them. My personal favorite is Quality Whitetails Television. Sometimes they will have an entire episode on habitat management without even shooting a deer. Sometimes they only show a doe harvested. I would bet less than 1/2 the shows actually have a buck harvested at all. But a lot of folks probably don't watch it for that exact reason, it isn't a show about big bucks walking by and getting shot.

I do watch a few of the others and I'm curious where you are seeing the shows with the big feeder in them? I thinkthe outdoor channel has a specific provision that does not allow a show to air footage with a deer being killed at a feeder.

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

Try watching Heartland Bowhunter.. very innovative hunting show in my eyes and its the only one I will watch. These guys manage their own farms, and rarely see them hunt with outfitters. They even show their doe hunts on tv so that ought to tell you something. Check it out.

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

Im pretty sure the shows were on VS.

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

My favorite show is that older guy (can't think of his name) but he only hunts public lands all over the country and only hunts with a long bow. He practices fair chase and preaches everyone do the same. Alot of his shows he won't even get a kill.... but like I said all of his shows are on public lands. He'll get a map, do his homework and go out and HUNT.

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

A show like that sounds fun. But most folks just want to see the huge buck drop money shot even if there is no real challenge. Its just like porno. Folks want to see a hot chick getting busy even though it is mostly fake instead of watching a show where a real guy tries successfully to score with the chubby waitress at the Waffle House.[&:]

RE: Sick of Hunting Shows!!!
 

I watch the shows & the dvds keeps me going during the off season.......