Valentine

Sounds like American television. How else are the television crews going to film the show in a half hour.
Why everyone knows a good hunt only lasts a half hour. Why who ever heard of a hunter sitting in a tree stand for five hours, or treking a deer, that seemed like hours. People seem to be expecting some kind of reality.

skybuster20ga

i think most all the hunting shows are comical. guys in polo shirts talking aloud in a big box blind while several monster bucks, imo, are feeding and these guys arent shooting cuz they aint big enough. i think they should come to maine and try to make a show for a years worth of hunting. garendamntee they wont have a show.

w/ that said i supose im a bit hypocritical also, i dont like fenced hunting, i think its BS and its not ethical, however i take running shots and head shots at deer about every year and have no problems sleeping at night whiel i know those actions are against other ppl ethics. each to their own, but come give it a try up here and see how real hunting is and should be

WM Greening

Keith and Allen Warren are brothers from San Antino Tx. I met both about twenty five years ago and they are still ego idoits today as they then. Didn't like them then and still don't today. Will not watch eithers ones' shows.

turkeyslayer15

amen i cant stand that show either
but one thing he does do is tell it like it is and i do like that. he will tell the animal rights people how it is

Bone_Collector

Good point didn't think about it like that. I was just saying that wild or not an whether you have to hunt them or not you still get a lot of help at the ranches, but I guess that is what you pay for.

Also I had no idea Tred Barta was paralyzed. When did that happen and how?

Kid

I would like to care enough to put some thought into it, but oh well.

heinz57

read all of the postings [ all 5 pages] and came to the conclusion that if ur old and weak high fence hunting is ok ..better than sitting in front of a tv and watching somebody shoot a deer or any game ..

tf

I think the whole hunting "industry" has gotten out of hand! So many hunters(including myself at times) get caught up in the gadgets, and every little thing that can give us an edge on the game we hunt. However, 99% of the stuff we buy to hunt with is needless. The companies, marketers, retailers, and all the fat cats are getting rich off us because we allow it. I'm not against buying products for hunting, but we all go overboard and allow these people to make billions, then we get jealous and think it isn't fair. It applies to "canned" or fenced hunts as well. As long as people pay it, then someone will offer it because unfortuneately, the majority of society worships the "almighty" dollar. Personally, I just enjoy the outdoors, and take pride in knowing I'm truly a hunter, not just a killer of animals.

4evrhtn

I agree with you, the guides at the ranches know where the deer bed, where they eat, etc. and know roughly within an hour of when all that takes place. Definitely alot of homework done for the customer.
As far as Tred... From what I know he suffered some sort of disorder affecting his spine or spinal cord. I don't know all the details, maybe someone else on here could help with that. He was a true sportsman and definitely didn't do things the easy way unlike the majority of today's Pro-motional Hunters.

valor10

All good points, and all good takes on the subject. It is what it is. If its legal, it might not be for me, might not be for you, but it works for others. Some of us love the experience from scouting to grinding. That's hunting. Others? Well, although I support their right to do so, getting out of their "life" for a week just to experience the kill is something foreign to me. Still, better than joining PETA. If I won a hunting trip to Africa, I wouldn't be able to say much on my behalf as for as my scouting prowess, but I'm sure I'd have a ball sticking a giraffe!