Are your hunts interesting enough for a TV Show?
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longranger
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I do not see the big deal with last few years hunting shows on the ODC as even ethical.How hard is for a guy to pick up a phone and call a "outfitter" and sit here under a feeder behind a highwire fence in a stand that the hunter had nothing to do with placing.Then spend$3000.00-5000.00 to shoot a deer.
I know no one personally who hunts this way.Most of those TV persoanlities could not find their ass' with both hands let alone set their own hunts up.
I know no one personally who hunts this way.Most of those TV persoanlities could not find their ass' with both hands let alone set their own hunts up.
goldfacade
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greensteelforge
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The ethics of these hunts are dubious, but how else do you produce a regular success story with a trophy at the end? I've seen a few shows with realistic results, but it isn't any fun to watch someone bitch about the cold, and go home empty handed, all the while telling viewers of the only spectator sport more boring than golf that "this is what hunting is all about". My personal take is this; hunting doesn't make good television unless you reduce the challenge to the level of hunting holsteins. You can't get most of the experience of a hunt from your barca-lounger unless you just get a thrill out of watching an outmatched critter die in an ambush.
FrontSight
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Yes, especially my waterfowl hunts...
Alot of "staging" in these hunting and fishing shows - some of it down right unethical and unsportsmanlike. I would rather see an amateur hunter video of a first time hunter harvest his first spike-buck than all these blow-hards with their fake smiles and product promotions. Just my 2 cents...
trooper3385
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+1 for what goldfacade said. There are several shows where the host is just full of it and I won't watch there shows. There also several that I like and watch on a regular basis. It's hunting, but with it being a TV show, it's also Entertainment. Most people watching want to see results. You have to remember also, they have to squeeze 2 to 5 days of hunting or how ever long there hunt is into a 30 minute show. You don't see the majority of the hunt.
.300 Weatherby Mag
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My doves hunts would provide ample entertainment...
JerseyDrez
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Ive started watching hunting shows more and more, and not all shows are based on 'outfitters'. There are a few shows that are rather amateur-ish, but still have pretty good editing and video quality as the 'outfitter' shows.
There is a man that hunts with his wife (wife usually on the camera) and she is very attractive...I find myself watching that often. Hmm..
There is a man that hunts with his wife (wife usually on the camera) and she is very attractive...I find myself watching that often. Hmm..
Mine are too boring for TV.
I do have to mention that I am a little perplexed by the high percentage of game animals I see run off after the shot- which is almost invariably taken from a rest, inside a blind. These boys are using hopped-up muzzloaders & hotrock centerfires, yet they can't shoot a whitetail or mulie without it running out of sight?
This is not to say that I haven't tracked wounded game- I sure have. I got tired of that early on and started shooting them at the juncture of the shoulder & spine, whenever possible. That parks 'em right where they're hit, as do quartering shots through the shoulders.
I probably jinxed myself by mentioning this and will now have to track this year's deer through two zip codes...
I do have to mention that I am a little perplexed by the high percentage of game animals I see run off after the shot- which is almost invariably taken from a rest, inside a blind. These boys are using hopped-up muzzloaders & hotrock centerfires, yet they can't shoot a whitetail or mulie without it running out of sight?
This is not to say that I haven't tracked wounded game- I sure have. I got tired of that early on and started shooting them at the juncture of the shoulder & spine, whenever possible. That parks 'em right where they're hit, as do quartering shots through the shoulders.
I probably jinxed myself by mentioning this and will now have to track this year's deer through two zip codes...
Willie Lowman
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I can think of a few things that have happened that would make for good TV but on the whole, but for the most part no.
"On today's episode of Willie Lowman's Whitetail Extravaganza we'll see our star hunter... Sipping Mountain Dew!... Later, some action packed afternoon hours as squirrels chitter in trees! And at last, as the day draws to a close we get a glimpse of the hunter falling on his face because his right leg fell completely asleep! Tune in next time where we will get a look at a great buck... That Willie's uncle shot!"
"On today's episode of Willie Lowman's Whitetail Extravaganza we'll see our star hunter... Sipping Mountain Dew!... Later, some action packed afternoon hours as squirrels chitter in trees! And at last, as the day draws to a close we get a glimpse of the hunter falling on his face because his right leg fell completely asleep! Tune in next time where we will get a look at a great buck... That Willie's uncle shot!"
So true, but then again there may be a little bias.
And I might bore the camera man waiting for that one shot that may take some years to materialize.
But, hey I am game for the wait
And i do have many wonderful hunts recorded down to the smallest detail that are replayed many times for myself but, unfortunately there are some other incidents that I wish I could push a delete button and never visually see them again.
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longranger
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The Eastman show is pobably the best show they offer.These guys hunt public ground apply for tags and do the scouting and walking.They are hunters not TV stars.They kill some awesome animals with rifle or bow.
Well I feel my hog hunts would be plenty exciting for viewers but it would be restricted to adults as there would be plenty of cussing and to bleep it out would make for some chopped up audio tracks.
My only sponsors would Chevy (drove to the woods), Buck knives (my only weapon), Budweiser (man has to stay healthy and beer has all 3 food groups *water, grain and alcohol*), Gatorade (not everyone can handle drinkin' and runnin' the woods all night), and Mule Tape (the stuff we tie the legs with)...
But Gatorade and Bud would back out early when the peta freaks see the bulldogs "slick ear" a scrappy boar and have to go for the jowl while the 180+ Junior ducks in for the hind legs to tip it over...
All this would only happen on film if the crew can keep up with us which I doubt highly
Brent
My only sponsors would Chevy (drove to the woods), Buck knives (my only weapon), Budweiser (man has to stay healthy and beer has all 3 food groups *water, grain and alcohol*), Gatorade (not everyone can handle drinkin' and runnin' the woods all night), and Mule Tape (the stuff we tie the legs with)...
But Gatorade and Bud would back out early when the peta freaks see the bulldogs "slick ear" a scrappy boar and have to go for the jowl while the 180+ Junior ducks in for the hind legs to tip it over...
All this would only happen on film if the crew can keep up with us which I doubt highly
Brent
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Only hunts I find interesting anymore are the African dangerous game hunts. Plains game is getting boring.
I like real hunts. Hippo charges and all but the PH and the hunter scatter like cockroaches as the pair unleash a world of pain into the beast in hopes of stopping the charge. Then joke around with the trackers when it's all done.
Other one, the Winchester one in Africa. Guy is trying for a croc. Shoots it in the water but looses it. Guy was pretty beat up about it. Blew about 30 stalks before he took a shot. That's real hunting.
I hate the shows that have 5 hunts and it's all [comes back from commercial break] {Don, you on him. Yeah. Take him. BANG.} Walk up to the animal with the camera at ground level dead. Hand shakes, "great shot", [NASCAR accent] "Oh, I couldn't have done it without this Ruger Hawkeye 300 RCM knockdown powder greatest thing since midget strip clubs with alcohol. Want to thank my wife, my father (RIP), Bozo Safaris, Leupold, for providing me this once in a lifetime opportunity. We'll be right back after these messages.[/NASCAR accent]
Do that 4-5 times in a half hour show gets old real quick.
I like real hunts. Hippo charges and all but the PH and the hunter scatter like cockroaches as the pair unleash a world of pain into the beast in hopes of stopping the charge. Then joke around with the trackers when it's all done.
Other one, the Winchester one in Africa. Guy is trying for a croc. Shoots it in the water but looses it. Guy was pretty beat up about it. Blew about 30 stalks before he took a shot. That's real hunting.
I hate the shows that have 5 hunts and it's all [comes back from commercial break] {Don, you on him. Yeah. Take him. BANG.} Walk up to the animal with the camera at ground level dead. Hand shakes, "great shot", [NASCAR accent] "Oh, I couldn't have done it without this Ruger Hawkeye 300 RCM knockdown powder greatest thing since midget strip clubs with alcohol. Want to thank my wife, my father (RIP), Bozo Safaris, Leupold, for providing me this once in a lifetime opportunity. We'll be right back after these messages.[/NASCAR accent]
Do that 4-5 times in a half hour show gets old real quick.
Brian Pfleuger
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Hogdogs said:
Osceola County Hoggers?
FrontSight
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I could watch Tiffany all day. But only on mute, tho!
rickyjames
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some of my favorite shows are tred barta (get well soon), the huntly way, that young guy has fun, under wild skys, larry czonka and others that change location, change the game animal. if a guy can hunt different states, different countries for different animals god bless them. except for poor ol larry czonka who only shows hunting and fishing in little ol alaska 
my least favorite are the texas food plot hunting shows. they seldom leave texas. that "mr white tail larry w" should be ashamed of himself. he takes more deer in a single season than most people do in a lifetime. as he is supposed to be some sort of game management profesional. hunting food plots and mechanical feeders in fenced game ranches is not only boring but it seems unethical also. i bet most of them won't even eat venison.
my other pet peeve is profesional trophy hunters. now i don't really care how many heads are hung on their walls. what bothers me is the total attention paid to the size of the horns. i'm not jealous of how many world record trophies you have, i would like to see them respect the animal more by taking care of it. just once i would like to see some of these horn hunters start to gut their animal or talk about proper care of the meat. hell, you are lucky to see some of these hotshot hunters drag the undressed carcus 10 feet just for the cameras. pulling the trigger is the easy part if you want to call yourself a hunter then take care of your game.
my least favorite are the texas food plot hunting shows. they seldom leave texas. that "mr white tail larry w" should be ashamed of himself. he takes more deer in a single season than most people do in a lifetime. as he is supposed to be some sort of game management profesional. hunting food plots and mechanical feeders in fenced game ranches is not only boring but it seems unethical also. i bet most of them won't even eat venison.
my other pet peeve is profesional trophy hunters. now i don't really care how many heads are hung on their walls. what bothers me is the total attention paid to the size of the horns. i'm not jealous of how many world record trophies you have, i would like to see them respect the animal more by taking care of it. just once i would like to see some of these horn hunters start to gut their animal or talk about proper care of the meat. hell, you are lucky to see some of these hotshot hunters drag the undressed carcus 10 feet just for the cameras. pulling the trigger is the easy part if you want to call yourself a hunter then take care of your game.
A few
All were bowhunts. I shot a 7 point over a deer decoy set up as a buck that would have made any hunting show. Not because he was moby buck, just the way he came in with his ears pinned back ready to fight this strangely motionless buck in his turf. Rattled in another 7 point an arrowed him....that would have been a nice one to get on tape. Shot my biggest, a real dandy 8 point after one of his buddies got done chasing a doe around my hunting area for about 30 minutes. He came in to see what all the grunting and crashing was all about. That would have been cool to have on tape just because of the way it all unfolded.
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm sure we've all had hunts that are film worthy AND I'd be willing to bet that we didn't need six sponsors, half of a Bass Pro shop in a back pack, and it probably took more than a half hour to do it.
All were bowhunts. I shot a 7 point over a deer decoy set up as a buck that would have made any hunting show. Not because he was moby buck, just the way he came in with his ears pinned back ready to fight this strangely motionless buck in his turf. Rattled in another 7 point an arrowed him....that would have been a nice one to get on tape. Shot my biggest, a real dandy 8 point after one of his buddies got done chasing a doe around my hunting area for about 30 minutes. He came in to see what all the grunting and crashing was all about. That would have been cool to have on tape just because of the way it all unfolded.
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm sure we've all had hunts that are film worthy AND I'd be willing to bet that we didn't need six sponsors, half of a Bass Pro shop in a back pack, and it probably took more than a half hour to do it.