Posted By majthor on 01/23/2008 9:30 AM




Unfortunately, being 18 in this situation does matter.  It does not mean that your opinion is not just as valid.  However, I can remember when the only hunting shows were local shows on Saturday evening and the main advertiser was the local Co-Op, way back before everyone had cable, the Outdoor Channel was not around,  even Buckmasters was not being aired on The Nashville Network (TNN) if memory serves me correct, if you wanted to watch a "hunting show" you had to buy / rent a video tape (which is where these guys made their money) and most of your advertising occurred in magazines (which people once read).  I have seen the "hunting show" (and "fishing show for that matter) evolve with time and become more and more commercialized.  With all that said, my perspective, like mc6528's  is going to be quite different from yours concerning this matter and it doesn't mean one is "right" and one is "wrong", just different, which is what makes this country great.

I agree with you that the advertising is not what hunting is about, but it is a multi-billion dollar industry which drives the train for the modern day "hunting show".  For some of the so-called "bad" that commercialization has done for the sport, there has been some "good" as well, like:  attracting others to this great sport that you and I both obviously love, technological advances in the equipment available to you and I today, spreading the word on some issues which are key to the sport (management, supplemental feeding, gun safety, etc.), just to name a few.

BTW, I find it refreshing to see those like yourself as passionate about the hunt as I am.  Sometimes it takes some of the younger bucks introducing fresh ideas and opinions to keep us old bucks from getting stuck in a rut....

Posted By rebel deer hunter on 01/23/2008 2:18 PM
Im not against the hunting shows and dont want them to stop showing them, I just think they need to get back into what huntn is really about. being in the outdoors, making memories with friends and your family, and passing it on with others.

How do you know that to the guy that is making the show in question that isn't what he's doing?   Definately not trying to be argumentative, but your previous post is attempting to define what another persons intent is based on your perception.  
If the show in question doesn't appeal to you change the channel.  Or better yet, make your own show the way you want to.  Case resolved.

Posted By Trey on 01/26/2008 4:33 PM
you guys do realize that your watching a 30 minute movie that may have taken them all day to film. It would be safe to say that they are not just running out setting up and shooting a deer in 30 minutes. And these guys that ya'll are saying you wish they would come hunt in your area and see just how well they do, They have been hunting all their lives and will probally forget more about hunting than you and I would learn in a life time. Back to the 1000 yard shot, thats not for me as well too many variables could go wrong on that long of a shot. The deer can take a lot of steps from the time the trigger is pulled till it reaches its mark.

i do understand very well but their are alot of hunters i know that may go and spend 5 days a week in archery,muzzleloader and gun seasons every week its open .just to get a 120 class buck or smaller on public land , also i've met people who hunt and fish just so they can eat, and when something is your job you should know alot about it....my point was just that these people hunt where buck programs are and have been in place for years to grow world class deer,every day joes never get that chance to hunt some place like that not saying they wouldn't to get a world class buck what i was saying is that i would like to see them hunt on public land ,with most of us to see what kind of deer they take home after a 3 day hunt, i think they will take home the same kind the rest of us do (small) lol and some of us has been hunting all of our lives also, the people who have tv programs do not worrie for money they have sponcers,from guns to scopes,to hunting clothes to people letting them hunt their ranch for the tv time (i just wish it was me ) but i hunt on a fixed income even gas for the car has to be a concern of mine that tells me if i can go or not .