TV Hunting Shows

As someone who has dabbled in videoing, you need the field talk to make it more real.

I am opposite of you, I don't like voice overs much at all.

Lapel microphones make that whispering sound much better though


ETA: I don't like the staged feel to hunting shows and thats what most voiceovers do for me

These are the reasons I don't watch hunting shows. In this order:

1) Cut In Shots: When the camera cuts away from the action to show a close up cut in of the finger knocking off the safety and closing around the trigger. It makes me throw up in my mouth.

2) The Fake Camraderie: If I have to hear: "My good buddy" or "man, this is great fellowhip" or anything like that for the 27,000th time, I will turn it off. Sitting around the fire. Picking the guitar. Michael Waddell is the absolute king of that cheesy crap.

3) Fixing Dinner/Driving Down the Interstate/Getting Bags from the Airport/Driving up the Driveway. Unless you are going to Inner Mongolia where the trip is actually most of the point, then it adds nothing. Like, I don't want to hear about your 14 hour drive from West Point, MS to NW Kansas. I know. You think it makes you hard core. It doesn't.

4) Them taking a 127" whitetail on Day 5 of a 5 day hunt, just to get a kill on camera, and then acting excited about it.

5) The shot of the deer laying on the ground from the angle behind the deer. But pretending that the guy is just walking up on it for the first time. That's awful.

So, yeah. This response sort of got away from me. I pretty much hate everything about hunting shows.

But like the OP, I enjoy seeing new terrain, and exotic animals. Considering all of the above, Jim Shockey probably does the best job for my taste. Which of course won't be everyone's cup of tea.

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So, yeah. This response sort of got away from me.

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Nope, you nailed it. Vast majority are promoting the lodge/outfitter/product over focusing on the actual hunt. They're glorified infomercials.

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This response sort of got away from me. I pretty much hate everything about hunting shows.

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I cant tell you the last time I watched a hunting show for more than 3 minutes. They all are identical to me

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Jim Shockey probably does the best job for my taste

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and there isnt anyone close.

I don't even watch hunting shows at all any more for all the reasons No Colors listed plus some others.

I'm just ready for October to hurry up and get here!

I rarely watch any of these shows, but damn what a tough crowd in here..

I expected a lot more downvotes.....

People love them some hunting shows.

Sort of on topic: I spent the weekend with a friend who is a big Ole Miss fan. About a year ago he and I were watching some hunting show. And Michael Wadell was cheesing it up. And I was like: Turn that douchebag off....and he was like: "Man, I am really conflicted about that guy. I used to worship him. He seemed so genuine and cool. But then I found out that he had been cheating on his wife. And they got a divorce. And then it turns out he's a total a-hole to everyone who works for him. And they all hate his guts. Can you believe that?"

And I was like: "Yes"

And then this weekend he was telling me that last Mon night he had been to the Memphis meeting of the Ole Miss Rebel Road Show. And how Hugh Freeze had so moved the crowd that almost everyone was crying at the end of his speech. And then all the allegations about his personal life broke. And he was like: "Man, can you believe that?"

And I was like: "Yes"

Nothing is worse than someone turning to the camera and sayign something like "I SMOKED EM!" when it was an obvious terrible shot

Heartland Bowhunter is one of the best out there


Bowhunt or Die (Youtube) is great too; high quality and mostly self-filmed

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Tim Wells

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Relentless Pursuit was awesome. Watching him kill random shite with his bow. He would go snake hunting with a blowgun