Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: crooketarrow on October 23, 2011, 11:44:30 am
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I know lots of people look down no hunting shows. Exspecially TRADITIONAL SHOOTERS. But I love looking at those mature bucks. I only shoot mature bucks so I'm always watching just to judge the mature bucks. I think most people don't like them because there not the ones out there. ANYONE and I mean ANYONE thats out there doing their thing has my respect.
There's new shows on weekly seams if you have some money to start up or know the right people. Someone will but you on. I saw CRIS BRACKET new show FEAR NO EVEIL. I hav'nt been shot a compound in 30 years. But the man can shoot just watch some of his old shows.
Anyone else see this show.
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I would like to see a hunting show where the guy uses primitive archery methods. Maybe a bow he built himself with some cane arrows with some stone points.
Actually I would like to be the guy to have that show. I mean how lucky could a guy be to have his own hunting show?
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I've been thinking the same thing for 10 years.
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Well if you need a camera man...
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-gus
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If they truly believed in what they are doing and respected the sport, they would get my respect in return. Until that happens I don't care what they do on those "sell out" shows. Did you happen to notice over the last few years how HEAVILY they lean on mens sexual prowess by throwing a fake blonde "wife" in the mix as a partner on the show? Even the sell out sponsors use them to sell their garbage. All of them should be on one infomercial channel with QVC and the rest of the garbage peddlers.
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So what is the feeling about Uncle Ted?
I know he's a Wheelie Bow guy, but he nearly always takes mature bucks, when he shoots a deer with horns.
He seems to be shooting for the good of the herd as much as Backstraps and what not...
If you can get past his plethora of One Liners... :)
-gus
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Uncle Ted used to be "okay" in my book when he spent allot of his own money making his shows. Now he is a commercialized sell out as well. The dark side of greed pulled him in. He is an entertaining character to listen to, thats for sure! Tred gets all my tv hunting attention for now.
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I hear ya...
What about that Arrow Affliction guy?
Used to watch some of his shows a year or so back.
Definitely off beat, kinda speed metal guy goes bow hunting.
Seemed like the guy could shoot his wheelie bow.
-gus
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Now that I think about it, there used to be a guy on the VS channel a few years ago that hunted with a long bow. He hunted just about anything with it but I cant remember his name or if he used stone tipped arrows or not. Anyone remember his name?
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I love to watch hunting shows. Don't care if it's commercialized, still a heck of a lot more interesting than the silly reality shows. But, I think the problem with hunting shows today is that people think they can earn a living hunting. The minute you take your passion and try to earn a living at it you've changed the very dynamic that made it so exciting. All of a sudden getting something on video is more important than anything else. I used to have some real early videos of some of the people on TV today before they had shows. I had a video showing Tammy Gregory's first bow deer, a fawn as I recall. She was stoked. Now I see her passing 150" deer, but even when they shoot a big one the excitement is different. Far better off to earn a living doing a regular job and let hunting be your escape.
Country singer Gary Morris used to have a show on where he made amazing shots with a longbow on often running game. I loved it, but haven't seen him on TV in a long time. Any time you see Larry D. Jones on a hunting show you're gonna see a recurve, and the Wenzels used to show up on shows from time to time with their recurves. The only self bow/stone point hunt I've ever seen on TV was a deer hunt by Russel Thornberry on "Adventures Abroad". As I recall he made the osage bow, learned to knapp and made the point and arrow, and then took a deer in either Texas or Mexico with it. That was a year or so ago. Good stuff.
I have video'd 3 hunts, 2 for my brother, including one where he took a decent buck in Nebraska with a glass recurve I made for him. Videoing is harder than it looks and not much fun for the camera man.
Interesting topic.
George
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"Taxidermy Trails" on VS is a cool show. Very low budget and all is done with an osage self bow and wooden arrows. I believe his taxidermy business pays for the show. It only runs in the winter.
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So I was watching a hunting show this morning about 3 guys from Illinois, it wasnt really a hunting show though. They spent more time taping the drive down to TX, getting tattoos, and chasing women than they did actually hunting. It was called anything wild. During the opening sequence they were doing some "Jackass" type things, such as taking a shot to the groin from a skeet launcher and daring each other to eat fishing bait. Cant believe they put this stuff on TV.
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So what is the feeling about Uncle Ted?
-gus
If you do a little research you will find Uncle Ted has a number of game violations against him in a number of states. One of the most recent was here in South Dakota where his excuse was "I didn't have time to read the regulations, I assumed someone would tell me." I lost all respect for him. As far as I can tell, he wants to killkillkill and talk about ethics and management and such after he has gotten his game. There are hunters and there are killers.
I know I am stepping on some people's cherished beliefs here, but I have no time for his ilk.
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Ding-ding-ding Jdub. I have heard he got busted up here at "Sunrize acres" more than once too. Local rumor has it he is a real sphincster as well. I never ran into the guy to know. I just build more bows instead of watching garbage TV anymore, I can learn more that way!
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I haven't had a TV station in 11 years. Don't even know the shows you guys are talking about. We check out vids from the library once in awhile. No time for TV here, I have dial-up intranet and want to check out the PA site, that takes up my extra time. ;D ;D
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It took me 28 shots to kill a deer think how funny that video would be.
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John, the most enjoyable hunting video I've ever seen had a set of outtakes at the end where the cameraman attempted to shoot a deer after the host had killed his. He must've missed a half dozen times. Each miss was wilder than the one before it. After the last miss the cameraman caught a vulture in a nearby tree bobbing his head up and down in apparant disgust. I laughed till I cried. I would buy your video in a heartbeat!
George
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Here is one of my favorite hunting vids on youtube. The guy doesnt know his buddies are pulling a prank on him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F76VKm3ZjEE
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Best modern hunting vid I have seen was the Billy Berger dragonfly hunt.
John...at least you had 28 shots.
Lane
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I started from scratch and had never fired a traditional bow. I think if I had the whole process from making points, cutting wood, shafting arrows, making thread, making deer hide glue, and the list goes on and on of what I had to learn and that is not to mention learning to hunt and shoot completely differently, this would be an amazing video. Doing all of this in one year was quite the undertaking because wood had to be harvested and dried and turned into a bow. To make things worst everytime I learned something new I had to change the equipment so it worked together. I made about 6 or 7 bows during that year and multipule arrow changes and modifications. All of you know what I am talking about but others that would like to do this don"t. Making a shot with a primative bow and missing when you are using the skills you learned as a compound hunter really gets in your haed and drives you crazy searching for the the answer "WHY" and that is where all the fun is not in the rack!
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28 shots to kill a deer?
You must have a Huge Quiver...
:)
-gus