I'm not a fan of TV hunting either but I do enjoy the BHOD episodes, maybe it's because I get to interact with it's cast on a daily basis (or semi-interact) here on the forum. Mostly I feel it stands apart because it feels more genuine, yes...including poor hits, than it's TV counterparts. I'm pretty sure the OP'er is talking about BHOD... I don't get the feeling that any of it is "staged" or "re-enacted" to make up for lost footage or fake walk ups are choreographed or deer are walked up on three days later stiff as a board while I'm being led to believe it fell within 50 yards and recovered three hours later after lunch. Rather I get the immersive feeling that I'm along on the hunt that's filmed as is and whatever happens I'm privy to. I hate getting the feeling someone is peeing on my head and telling me it's raining yellow rain. Anyone that's ever bow hunted much has experienced bad shots and lost deer. One other thing I appreciate about BHOD is that when a poor hit is made, every realistic effort is made to recover the animal and the poor hit isn't just blown off as an "Oh well" moment.
I would love some clarification. To me it seems that each hunter on bhod has personal goals set up for their season and the film is just a documentary of their persuit. Successful, unsuccessful, or in some cases not as planned. I think they do are one of the best at showing it all, and I very much appreciate their high quality footage. Nothing like watching a fifteen minute build up to have the shot just out of frame. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Assuming this post was directed towards us I suppose it warrants a response. First, I agree to an extent with what he is saying. Those who have filmed, especially self-filmed, understand that there's a certain amount of pressure and difficulty that comes along with doing so. It can be easy to get caught up in the filming aspect and lose sight of the more important piece, which is making a good shot. However I don't agree with the comment about killing deer for the sake of the video or caring more about the camera shot than the kill shot. I can assure you that neither one of those is the case. I don't know a single person who would prefer a perfect camera view of a gut shot deer over a less than perfect camera view of a double lung shot deer. Period. As for being "way too many" bad shots I think we can all agree that even one bad hit is more than anyone would like to see. However over the past 5 seasons and probably 50+ bucks harvested on film I think you'd be hard pressed to find more than a handful of bad shots and even those would be for a variety of reasons whether it be a deflection, misjudged yardage, etc. Yes, occasionally someone will "choke" and make a bad shot. Guilty as charged. However I don't feel like this happens to us or our team any more than it happens to average guys out in the world, filming or not. Although I could be wrong because we have no way of really knowing how many bad shots are made. In any case, we're all entitled to our own beliefs and opinions. If you feel like we're not doing a good enough job then so be it. I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over it.
At some point we have all made a bad shot or a shot not exactly where ur pin was sitting at the point of release, an as far as filming goes its already a challenge just pursuing an executing a successful hunt so my hat is off to the BHOD crew with all they do on the show. I know because I keep up especially during bow season. If u own the cameras an u know what ur doing why not film the hunt. If u make a bad shot on film atleast u got it on film to go back an review what happened. Filming is a great great advantage to use imo.
I promise you when filming my hunts the shot on the deer comes first. If i have time to play with getting the perfect angel of the camera i'll do it but anyone knows in bow hunting that time is not always something you have in making shots count. If a wall hanger comes by and i cant get it on film i'm not going to loose sleep because what matters in the end is he is on the ground quickly and dead.
I haven't had time to read all of the responses yet, but my comment was directed towards the whole industry. It just drives me crazy when I see people shooting dozens of deer in a single season to sell a few products. You can't tell me that filming your hunt doesn'take make it harder on yourself. Just my opinion. Good hunting y'all.
I'm still waiting on the OP to comment again and add to his remarks or clarify. Seems odd to me that he would post something like that and not have anything to follow it up... unless he is just trying to stir the pot.
Thanks for clarifying that point. I don't agree with someone shooting more deer than they have a use for. How I was raised was if you don't like to eat it then leave it for someone that does. Shooting deer to sell products falls within that same case file if they don't use the game themselves. There are situations where properties are overpopulated with deer that I could see an exception to that mindset however.
Thanks for clarifying... that is what I thought you were saying and I do see your point. The BHOD guys really seem to do a great job of showing actual hunting as a useful tool for everyone to learn from.
