Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Northwoods Law—Really Stupid

I watched 1 episode of this show. One of the calls a warden responded to was to help an archery deer hunter who had wounded a deer and couldn't find it. If I remember correctly, the hunter called the warden because the deer may have gone onto private land he didn't have access to. Whatever the case was isn't what struck me as ludicrous. No, what was ludicrous was the warden chastising the archer for shooting the deer at close range because as he went on to explain, the arrow was going too slow at close range for maximum lethality. He explained that the arrow wouldn't reach top speed until it was out to the 15-20 yard mark. What a fugging moron.

I remember when Marty got drug through the coals for staking rabbits out and filming staged predator kills over them. The greenies like to have went nuts over it....

Remember-- it is all scripted for TV-- LIKE ALL "REALITY " TV SHOWS

I watched a few episodes of the Fish cops in NH. I seriously hope the GW's up there do not behave in that fashion.

After watching the Maine version of Northwoods Law, I came to the conclusion that every deer hunter in Maine was guilty of baiting, and that all moose hunters were law breakers.

Most who live here dont watch that crap !!!! and i know a few of the wardens on there,the TV producers are always trying to get them to make up schitt for the shows!!!

One of the benefits of cutting the cord is that I'm never tempted to watch "reality" anything, while perusing 260 channels of "nothing to watch".

As a Moose hunter that is really how you're treated. For my one Bull I shot the NH Wardens showed up before I even got up to my Moose. They heard the shots. They wanted to know where my empty cases were and if I shot more than one Moose. Then while I tagged and gutted it they searched the area to see if they could find multiple blood trails. What they didn't do was offer to help load it.

I understand it is scripted—but—how could any legitimate conservation officer be party to shooting a deer inside a store?

I used to watch Nakid and Afraid until they had an episode where the location was the bush around Elliot Lake, Ontario, that’s in the Boreal forest. The girl brought a decent looking kiri knife and the guy brought some parachute cord—no fire starter. Guy claimed he could start a fire anywhere. Took him 4 days. I know that is complete BS.

Nobody could survive 4 nights in the Boreal without fire—not nakid anyway.

I hate to tell you this but Marty filmed in fenced enclosures a lot. Watch for it in the one with the cougar and the bighorn sheep.

Yep, I remember that episode. LOL

Stauffer was the King of creating phoney scenes.

I've seen the NWL a few times and if the Maine game department is anything remotely like the TV show, I'd feel sorry for anybody that tries to hunt or fish in a Nazi-run state like that.

Pert near alla them realty shows are reeealy stuuuupid

He was also heavily fined for building a cabin on public land and for cutting down trees on public land for better filming access.

Shots???? Obviously you weren't using a Creed.....

Yeah, I tend to shoot my moose twice, once in the back of the head when I walk up behind them. It can get exciting if one lurches to it's feet when you are 10 feet in front of it, approaching.... I don't do that anymore.

I watch NWL.. I don't live there. I DON'T watch any Alaska shows. I live here.... that kinda ruins the "reality".

I was only using a 450 Marlin. The Creed wasn't a thing yet.

lone star law is not bad.

I actually like North Woods Law and Lone Star Law. It's entertaining. The Texas lawmen are typically super polite. Every show has it's jerks in it, makes for better TV. I don't know the producers for these shows, but every reality producer I've met, talked with, or worked with, has never provided a script. Ever. They may say, "hey, be sure to talk about why you need to chase that guy" or "don't forget to talk about he potential charges he's facing" or something like that, but they don't give scripts to the people. The producer is trying to put a story together and needs the appropriate continuity to make that happen. If the producer doesn't do that, you end up with a reality show that's voiced over or VO'd. That's when there's a narrator telling the story in the background about what's going on so you can follow the story line. In any case, it's up to the producer to pick what scenes they air and who's featured in those scenes. Generally it's 4:1 or even 10:1 in terms of how much video they film, and to how much they actually feature on air. And as we all know, it's a business, and they want to make money. Make the show interesting, suspenseful, dramatic, and more viewers watch. More viewers = more money.

I'll watch Lone Star now and then if its raining or some such.

North woods there has to be nothing on TV other than hunting shows which I refuse to watch. But they sure seem to have a general assumption on north woods that most have broken a law.

OR they'll high speed chase an ATV driver just because....

Should have just stood there and said I'm going to wait an hour before looking to be on the safe side unless y'all wanna go find it and gut it for me...