The Chris Brackett footage is starting to trend. Video Here. I can't recall exactly, but I believe another pro was busted in Indiana last season as well. These "hunters" seem to be nothing more than branded trigger pullers. They show up to a farm, get told where to sit, and shoot the biggest thing that walks by. I have no problem with buying a guided trip to hunt, but most of us will be buying 3 or 4 in a lifetime, not filling 10 tags in 10 different states over the course of 2 months. Professional entertainment hunters have plenty of motivation to break the law for the sake of their show.
I enjoy watching the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman's Channel, on range nights. Their hunting shows can get a little to wild for me, they seem to promote traveling the country and filling as many tags as you can and that just seems unsportsmanlike to me. Like running the score up in a little league baseball game. The other side of the coin is the waste that televised trophy hunting creates, there seem to be a growing number of landowners coming forward complaining that the animals aren't dressed before the meat spoils for the sake of getting the "glory shots." With so many shelters that are in need of meat no deer should go wasted.
I know that all of these hunting shows are just long form infomercials. They are marketing to the alpha male/female types who want to see a struggle, a kill, and the pose while being told what gadgets are required to hunt a deer (that have been successfully hunted since before documented history and long before $100 scent free fart blocking underwear). These shows are selling a lifestyle as well high adrenaline high adventure with very little emphasis on conservation. Go find big antler, kill big antler while showing brand on hat. Like Nascar, but killing instead of driving.
I enjoy watching the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman's Channel, on range nights. Their hunting shows can get a little to wild for me, they seem to promote traveling the country and filling as many tags as you can and that just seems unsportsmanlike to me. Like running the score up in a little league baseball game. The other side of the coin is the waste that televised trophy hunting creates, there seem to be a growing number of landowners coming forward complaining that the animals aren't dressed before the meat spoils for the sake of getting the "glory shots." With so many shelters that are in need of meat no deer should go wasted.
I know that all of these hunting shows are just long form infomercials. They are marketing to the alpha male/female types who want to see a struggle, a kill, and the pose while being told what gadgets are required to hunt a deer (that have been successfully hunted since before documented history and long before $100 scent free fart blocking underwear). These shows are selling a lifestyle as well high adrenaline high adventure with very little emphasis on conservation. Go find big antler, kill big antler while showing brand on hat. Like Nascar, but killing instead of driving.