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Tom,

Your forgot The Counting Of The Tines, as the hero hunter sits behind the dead deer: "Lessee, one, two, three, four, five, six seven, eight, nine.... He's a genuine ten-pointer!"

That made me laugh. Yep, that cracks me up

My bad.....


Bonus 'points' for " kickers and stickers"....


And big time points for any buck " We have a lot of history" with, preferably one with a name like Dennis Rodman, Hollywood, or The Big Nine.

Once got to see an out-take from a Craig Boddington video, where after killing a kudu Craig does the "counting" act with the stripes on the hide--and does a great job of imitating the typical TV deer hero....

I'm just happy if my critter still has teeth..

I rarely watch TV, let alone hunting shows (honestly can't remember the last time I saw a complete show, but it has to be 10+ years) however I remember one where a hunter and his guide were discussing the hunter's Nikon scope and how it is "the best on the market".

I also learned that the T/C contender is THE rifle to have.

I learned a lot from that show, and am a better hunter because of it.

I'd guess the hunting shows are heavily dependent on sponsors, and the marketing "gurus" at the sponsors have a strong influence on how the shows are presented. So no, you will never see guys in t-shirts and jeans killing big deer, and especially not with old rifles

Then you have good old competition where people running shows are trying to make theirs more interesting than the 40 other shows that are on the Outdoor Channel & Sportsman TV. So you get fake drama, bad humor, and weird chit.

I do watch the shows occasionally because they show hunting places & methods different than my own, so it's moderately interesting.

Shockey's shows, FWIW, are usually well done. Respectful of the game, well photographed, no goofy fake drama.

While reading the paper this morning I had a show on and they shot "Ralphie"!

Jim

Fun thread. I got to watch part of the filming of a hunting show which took place on a large Utah ranch. It cured me from watching those so called hunting shows.

Big Mike or Uncle Randy?

And after a gun shooter shoots one "at the back of the lungs" which is more frequent than bowhunters it seems.

I have seen more P O O R shot placement with archery than modern guns, however...

the WORST incident was the LAST Elk hunting show I watched, which has been at least a year, the 'shooter' made a shot and the partner (guide) said, "Good Shot".

The next scene the Elk was hopping, carrying his right hind leg ! !

Yeah! good shot.....NOT!

Jerry

And ingwe is throwing fist-pumps if his critter has managed to have grown any.

Just caught this thread.. I seldom watch deer shows, once in a while a bird hunting show or coyotes.. Seldom anything else.. Never bow hunting...

Something bothers me about the heavy use of trail cams and the naming of deer.

I love the stoney point shooting sticks/bipod

I name all my deer.

Meat.

[quote=bonefish]Something bothers me about the heavy use of trail cams and the naming of deer.

I love the stoney point shooting sticks/bipod [/quote


The tail camera's have almost eliminated the surprise factor of seeing a buck that you've never seen before.

I name my deer...hamburger,steak,roast etc....