New Show about a Gun Shop in Alaska any ties to TFL?

AH, It hit under the snow!

When Nicloe takes the first shot on her Kodiac Island Deer hunt from what looked like a modified kneeling position, Hans calls it a miss! Then, from what is seen and assumed, there is no time spent looking into this shot to verify that it was in fact a miss! Now I could buy this call if there was a spotter with a spotting scope dialed in and a good clean view which sure didn't look the case in this hunt, and Hans without glasses on those 60 year old eyes! Then, "That's alright, That's alright, there will be more".
I didn't like what was shown. :(
Now a big part of the hunt was the concern about the bears and I can see that, but when there is such a great chance of encounter with a bear even if it isn't as great as what was being portrayed, could there be something done with the entrails to discourage the bear(s) from coming to the dinner bell as was told by fouling the entrails with pepper sprays or ammonia, or something else that might discourage bear from being so eager to dine?
 
Gbro said:
...fouling the entrails with pepper sprays...
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I haven't seen the show, but if it shows people doing this, it's both stupid and irresponsible.

It says right there on my can of bear spray:
"WARNING: Bears can be attracted to objects or areas treated with this product. Do not treat tents, clothing, or other objects with this product. Capsaicin sprays have been proven effective in repelling bears only when sprayed directly in the eyes or on the nose. Containers should not be test fired in areas inhabited by bears."

Bear spray on entrails = yummy seasoning...

If they actually did this, they were increasing their risk of a bear encounter. And if that made it into the show, they're spreading some dangerous misinformation. :toss cookies:

A better approach would be to gut the bear and then go elsewhere, way elsewhere, to camp. It's not rocket science.
 
I haven't seen the show, but if it shows people doing this, it's both stupid and irresponsible.
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It didn't. Gbro was questioning if such a thing would work, not making an allegation of it being done on the show.
 
Thanks, B. Lahey. I'm glad to hear it. I'd like to think that pros in AK would know better.

It was Gbro's "as was told" that made me wonder if the people in the show somehow suggested it.

Whew.
 
The show has changed our Ken. When a guy he was interviewing said he carried a Taurus Judge, Ken nodded in pleasantly in agreement. The Ken we know we had told him it was junk!
 
I love this show!! Not sure how much is staged (sometimes they seem like they're reading from cue cards -- it's not real like Deadliest Catch is real) but it's a lot of fun to watch, and they have a good balance between gun stuff and personal stuff.

I also like seeing all these women coming in to buy guns and shoot, for whom it's totally natural, and I was really, really impressed by the young woman who went hunting on that island with all the bear because she's in charge of bringing home the winter game for her family.
 
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