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I may in the minority, but I have always enjoyed the passion for hunting that Stan Potts seems to have.


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Pretty sure the Stan Potts Fan Club could hold their yearly convention in a phone booth.


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Dead right AGW, the situation hasn't improved much. There's still pretty much nothing in the way of hunting or shooting shows on the telly here.

Not surprised that your hunting shows have gone downhill there though. TV is becoming such a bizarre, miserable hoax.

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I too miss the rifle/cartridge info. The old "me and Joe" stories of the big three from about 50 years ago always mentioned, somewhere, the rifle medel, chambering, and many times the type of ammo. Without that, the story seems incomplete to me. Not a product review, but basic info.

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Originally Posted by 300_savage
I too miss the rifle/cartridge info. The old "me and Joe" stories of the big three from about 50 years ago always mentioned, somewhere, the rifle medel, chambering, and many times the type of ammo. Without that, the story seems incomplete to me. Not a product review, but basic info.


But the same guys that bitch about the outdoor shows will still watch football games every Sunday where guys run into each other, scratch themselves in private places, stomp around in some sort of display after they accomplish something they get paid million$$ to do and never seem to get the absolute similarities and outcomes.

Neither has made sense to me, but the NFL keeps making billions off of "Joe The Plumber" and millions like him, and they still keep paying and watching. At least the Outdoor shows aren't as corrupted with money and most everyone can engage in those activities, where football is "watch only"...


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Stan Potts is one of, if not, the worst.

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The NFL has some of the best athletes in the world, doing things that 99% of the audience couldn't imagine.

The worst hunting shows have guys who can't shoot as well as I can doing things I wouldn't if you paid me.



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Good point Shrap. I get spooled up about the stupidity on the hunting shows but football really escapes me. Cant figure out why I should get excited about a million dollar goon playing good with a ball 2000 miles away.
At least with the hunting shows I can go out myself, choose not to sit in a tree stand and whisper into a camera...and maybe still even kill a deer.


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My problem with Stan Potts is after all the whispering from the tree stand, he finally shoots something. Then he gets so excited it almost looks like he is having a sexual climax. You would think that with all the drama, sooner or later he would fall out of his tree stand.

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I keep hoping....


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Ol' Stan is really getting hammered here. I don't think he's a bad guy or anything, I'm just surprised that his quirky personality has enough marketability to stick. The show is actually pretty informative compared to the usual " Bubbavision" fare.

Maybe that's his secret.


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Hunting & fishing are participant sports, basically enjoyed by individuals. TV has a hard time with that, it essentially exists to sell to huge groups of spectators and tries to fit outdoor sports into its paradigm of stars and rabid commercialism. That is not a good fit.

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Let me explain it this way.
You cannot know everything.
You cannot know everything you want to know.
Even with a writing and product review background I am hungry to learn.
I have likely already killed more animals in number that every TV pop star combined, which helps form an opinion in some areas but the firearms industry like all industries evolves with new products, mostly no better than existing products, or simply a "me too" variations but it is a fascinating hobby we have, in developing, trialing and challenging our work and equipment in order to improve.

It is very enjoyable to see the game in their natural habitat. That teaches.
It is very informative when I see how the hunters dressed but there are things not explained that could be very helpful.

1. Why are boots and insulation properties never covered?
2. Why is the cartridge chambering rarely mentioned?
3. Why is there never/rarely any mention of tailored handloads and the components used for the hunt?
4. Why are scopes never really tested and I mean tested.
5. And, what the hell is in those pup tent sized back packs I never saw in my life until I turned TV on?

I guess I am astounded by supposed experienced experts who are presented as authorities, enough to have sponsorships who with almost routine get buck fever and look like they shot their first animal, but the final straw if that completely fake and habitual "Phew" before they go take a look at it.

You want a decent informative show?

1. It should be called "Hunting Products".
2. It should review everything taken on a hunt before a hunt to overview any attributes or potential short falling.
3. The non negotiable is to inform. If a product fails during testing, The manufacturer should be contacted to determine if it was a one off failure or and permit the opportunity for replacement product to be supplied. (That is fair to the sponsors as [bleep] happens)
4. It should place emphasis on technical attributes even if they are only supported on a corresponding website to permit brevity in the filming aspect.
5. There cannot be fear or favor to any product provided.
6. Hunt reviews should include everything we want to know, how did the bullet work? What penetration what achieved etc?

There is no and never has been a show like this. This and other website prove the void.

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Originally Posted by BCSteve
That's the guy that cries every time he shoots something, right?


Nope, he's the one that sticks his hand in his pocket and winds his watch.


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Originally Posted by smokepole
The NFL has some of the best athletes in the world, doing things that 99% of the audience couldn't imagine.

The worst hunting shows have guys who can't shoot as well as I can doing things I wouldn't if you paid me.


Usually we agree, but only partially this time. The NFL is becoming more a bunch of superb athletes who can't stay on the right side of the law, who think they deserve special treatment because of who they are, and more than a few end up punch drunk down the road. If not, many who last more than a few years end up having a hard time crossing the street in later life.

The fans increasingly remind me of being wino throwbacks in the coliseum.

Good chance you can out shoot Stan. grin


I do enjoy Steve Rinella and Jim Shockey.

Addition: Is Tiffany still bothering you when you are trying to do push-ups?

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All these Alaskan Reality shows we are deluged with make Stan Potts look pretty good.

In fact Old Stan could be compared to John Wayne after you once watch Razor Dobbs.

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Originally Posted by AussieGunWriter
It is a terrible waste as the forum is there to teach, entertain and learn. We never got any of this in Oz and when My Aussie mates come over here and see what we have, they are very wide eyed at seeing all this game, the hunting scenes and terrain which is every educational and can be informative from a hunters stand point.

Then....the star open his mouth and spoils everything.

The other absolute hatred Aussies cannot help themselves in raising, is the complete absence of cartridge bullet and load and, the fast snip edit when the shot is taken.

When I started writing for Australian Gunsports Magazine in the late 80's, the editor was a great guy called John Robinson who was very helpful to me.

His advice was, "No-one gives a shiit how many punctures you had on the way there, or how good the flight or food was it is simply:

1. What did you shoot?
2. What did you shoot it with (Meaning full cartridge details and rifle set up)
3. What happened after the shot. (game reaction)

It was a winning formula with Aussies in that market as they are far in the majority handloaders who kill hundreds and sometimes thousands of animals a year. We has guys in SCI that regularly took a half dozen rifles and 2000 handloaded rounds of ammo away for a weeks hunt. They are very short on BS so I hope that illustrates my thought process on this.
John

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