"Chasing Tail" on History channel
 

I just saw this show for the first time tonight, it is a complete joke and puts such a blemish on deer hunters. I can NOT believe that the history channel would put this trash on TV. There are guys hunting off of peoples porches with kids in the nieghborhood, Shooting fawns and everything else. As a die hard deer hunter I hope that the network pulls the show by next week. It is sickening.

I agree, very negative !!!

That will bring a horrible light onto hunting. I agree I hope they do pull the show from what I have read and seen it does not look like a show worth my time. thanks for the heads up

I caught a bit of it online at history.com - I saw the "Deer Camp" episode. Obviously they seem to want to paint hunters as cursing dirty slobs. Not really hunting where these guys are but more animal control. Pretty ridiculous how they equate this "hunting" with real hunting in the wild. I have nothing against suburb hunting (I would do it too if I had deer like that at my disposal) but they make this seem like this is what all hunting is like and they seem to use this show as a way to smear hunting in general. Another reason not to get cable!

I agree with most of what everyone was saying. It made it seemed like they were wounding deer, trespassing and such. Plus, they seemed to talk way too much trash about each other. Didn't really like that.

That being said, I do a lot of urban deer hunting. I never have kids in sight of my stand but do it in somewhat of a similar matter. I'll say that these deer are not easier to kill in any way. I'm sure if you sit on someones second floor of their house and shoot out the window it would be tough but these deer know where humans are suppose to be and where they aren't. I sit in spots behind peoples houses in smaller blocks of woods and they still know what is out of the ordinary. I get busted the same amount in my urban hunting as I do out in the hills of Central Illinois. These guys, even though how horrible they portray it, are needed. There are no natural predators in these environments and no hunting so somehow these deer have to be taken. In a town I hunt, last year they paid $12,000 (yes, $12,000) to shoot 10 deer while I hunt about 1/2 mile away legally and sit in a tree waiting for deer. People just don't know that there are people willing to shoot these deer for free for meat and for sport. Its crazy.

MZS hunting is hunting no matter where you choose to do it. I've hunted the big woods of northern WI (Vilas county) and have taken some pretty nice bucks on public land. It was a challenge. I have also hunted urban deer down in the SE part of the state and it was just as much of a challenge. Didn't get any nice bucks down there.

A big buck is a big buck.

I'll say its depredation more than hunting...the yuppies are too stupid to kill/take care of the deer themselves...its easy meat in the freezer..

Well since I have never urban hunted, I stand corrected on the difficulty of it, given an equal number of deer. My main point, however, is how they smear deer hunting in general. Most hunters do a lot more than shoot deer - there is a lot of prep, scouting, and general appreciation and respect for deer and all other animals and their natural habitat. And by and large most deer hunters do not come off like these guys.

MZS you are absolutely correct with the way the show portrays us. The sad thing is the people who don't hunt will believe this portrayal of us. MZS if you don't mind me asking where abouts do you hunt. I used to live up there and moving back next month for a job.

I live in the Iron River, WI area. I hunt my own back 40 for gun and bow and have bow hunted in the Brule River State Forest. Also, will be trying a few spots in the Chequamegon National Forest next year.

To be honest I was pissed when I watched this show. It seems like it intentionally goes out of the way to paint hunters as nicotine craving dumb rednecks that have NO respect for the animal they're after. And I have to seriously disagree that urban hunting is just as difficult as real hunting. You may get busted just as much but there are several things you don't have to worry about... the main one being smell. And dont forget the reason your allowed to hunt their in the first place is because the deer are everywhere. I am not saying that they aren't needed by anymeans. I think it is a very neat way of taking down inflated populations but if you strictly hunt urban areas you are not a deer hunter, your a pest control specialist. Thats what bothers me the most. They don't show how much work, thought, and effort goes into real deer hunting.

OK ... I watched the show. One word describes this whole deal - sad !

QUOTE=AquamanPSD;4051054]To be honest I was pissed when I watched this show. It seems like it intentionally goes out of the way to paint hunters as nicotine craving dumb rednecks that have NO respect for the animal they're after. And I have to seriously disagree that urban hunting is just as difficult as real hunting. You may get busted just as much but there are several things you don't have to worry about... the main one being smell. And dont forget the reason your allowed to hunt their in the first place is because the deer are everywhere. I am not saying that they aren't needed by anymeans. I think it is a very neat way of taking down inflated populations but if you strictly hunt urban areas you are not a deer hunter, your a pest control specialist. Thats what bothers me the most. They don't show how much work, thought, and effort goes into real deer hunting.[/QUOTE]

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The Future
 

A future newbie hollywood film director and some ol' hunters in need of publicity.

And we must also remember there is imperfection in life and supposed perfection in hunting.

I've suburban deer hunting. My aim, accomplished, was to never let anyone know I was hunting, potential hunter or non-hunter. And never to let civilian residents ever see a dead deer. They only accept dead meat, if it's nicely packaged in a meat department of a supermarket.

I never wanted my tree stand to appear, alone, on the local television news, in a suburban setting, as I once saw.

Isn't that the truth?

A freind of mine got a ton of complaints for skinning a deer in his own back yard... sorry, his land to do what he will with. I don't know why people get so worked up about it, then have some kind of dead animal for dinner a few hours later.

Just watched the show for the first and last time.I wonder if the History channel would call "Bliiy the exterminator" a hunter?

Having commented in a number of places about the show, it's your typical made for TV drama. Just like Mountain Men, Pawn Stars, etc....It's scripted to cause drama.

Not the best portrayal of us hunters but I think they were going for ratings rather portraying our culture and heritage in the best light.

Having said that, some of it isn't too bad when you compare it to other hunting shows on TV that put me to sleep.

But yeah, I certainly feel what many of you have already said.

Rudy

Does anyone here think that the shows being aired by the TV networks that feature idiots with guns, idiots behaving badly while supposedly "hunting", etc. etc. etc. are just a coincidence?

I think not.

Was watching a show on history channel the other day called Life after people and it all of a sudden sounded like a peta commercial blameing hunting for all of wildlifes probloms,mostly the wolf.kinda bothered me they never mentioned the good hunters do.

I'm not crazy about the show, but I watch it. Is it staged? It has to be. Who would get anywhere w/ there language and tone they use.

Until something comes along better, It's all we got.

There are probably 20 other hunting shows that are worth watching on the Outdoor Channel, add to that the shows on Fox Sports North and the endless marathons of Duck Dynasty... I think there is plenty of other stuff to watch if you want to see real hunting-type shows on TV.

Of course, now that fishing season has started (in states where there is a season)... those shows are getting pretty good too!

I agree. This show does us no favors. Rather offensive.

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

For once Valentine, I have to fully agree with you!!!!
I have watched the show a few times and amongst the things mentioned above, I am annoyed with their public display of the harvested animal on a rack, on a pick-up truck, that they are trying to be non-chalant within the publics eye of their accomplishments. Why not just put it inside the truck bed and no one is the wiser of their doings? My .02 cents here on it.

I like the show ya obviously some of it is staged and you know those guys aren't as silly as they act think about it if they were so dumb and redneck how would they obtain permission to hunt at these places because I doubt their leasing considering the average home there is 2.3 million and I doubt a couple hundred dollars would get their attention . Also the great thing is they don't only kill 200 inch deer like every other deer hunting show where they let em straight out of the cage . The show is kinda of comical and their not trying to sale you a bunch of bs. Most anti hunters already have preconceived notions about us anyhow I seriously doubt that this show would sway opinions just my .02 cents