I’ll be the first to admit that I watch the hunting shows on TV. They are interesting especially the archery shows, since I have seen the most evolution in that sport’s equipment over the years. I also realize that hunting shows are presented as commercial entertainment by sponsors that want to sell products. I don’t mind all the gadgets either, since they are interesting & sometimes even comical!
Here of late, these TV shows have started to bother me some. It might just be the holiday season which ever since I was boy, I have associated with deer hunting. I’ve been reminiscing about hunting with my dad & brother as a kid. My winter wear was an Army surplus field jacket. IIRC, they were $5 with a liner & they didn’t keep you warm. I only hunted in my oldest clothes because I’d get in a heap of trouble if I got blood on my good jeans or shirts. We’d nail a few scrap boards in a tree & that became our deer stands. These stands then got interesting names like “Lil’ Live-Oak” or “The Buzzard Roost” or “Fence Line Cedar”. The names were how we declared where we were hunting. I remember dad grabbing three .30-06 cartridges out of the box & stuffing them in his pocket & out he go for an evening hunt. If your rifle had a scope on it you didn’t need to take along the shared pair of binoculars.
I’m a big believer in that everyone legally enjoys the outdoors to his or her own wishes. I like & enjoy all the new stuff & TV hunting isn’t bad & I’ll keep watching, but it is not exactly the hunting I’ve grown up with or know. I guess a TV show with a cold kid sitting on a tree limb wouldn’t sell much stuff, LOL!
Am I the only old guy that feels this way?
…bug
Here of late, these TV shows have started to bother me some. It might just be the holiday season which ever since I was boy, I have associated with deer hunting. I’ve been reminiscing about hunting with my dad & brother as a kid. My winter wear was an Army surplus field jacket. IIRC, they were $5 with a liner & they didn’t keep you warm. I only hunted in my oldest clothes because I’d get in a heap of trouble if I got blood on my good jeans or shirts. We’d nail a few scrap boards in a tree & that became our deer stands. These stands then got interesting names like “Lil’ Live-Oak” or “The Buzzard Roost” or “Fence Line Cedar”. The names were how we declared where we were hunting. I remember dad grabbing three .30-06 cartridges out of the box & stuffing them in his pocket & out he go for an evening hunt. If your rifle had a scope on it you didn’t need to take along the shared pair of binoculars.
I’m a big believer in that everyone legally enjoys the outdoors to his or her own wishes. I like & enjoy all the new stuff & TV hunting isn’t bad & I’ll keep watching, but it is not exactly the hunting I’ve grown up with or know. I guess a TV show with a cold kid sitting on a tree limb wouldn’t sell much stuff, LOL!
Am I the only old guy that feels this way?
…bug