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Originally Posted by deerlover
BSK...I am aware of your position. We have all read it before.
It also gets young hunters and others pumped up about hunting.
Eddie....I am not saying living is ok...they need b-roll to help make a story. I am sure it wad heat of the moment and not done on purpose as far as the shooting stick. I would bet that they have no stick sponsor.
You all should really lighten up.
Maybe all the food plot pictures some show is misleading to the average food plotter. Should i hate on u for that?
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I don't watch much outdoor television myself, but I can promise you that if one of my employee/editors made that type of mistake (no shooting sticks in one shot/shooting sticks in the next) he'd be looking for another job. The fault first lies with the field producer who got "caught up in the moment" and failed to do his job correctly. After that, any outdoor editor worth his salt would have caught the mistake and kept it from the air.
And that brings me to what I do HATE about the outdoor television business. Hundreds of individuals who, after years of watching hunting shows and DVD's decided it was time to do it themselves. With no formal training, without any real idea of what or how they would raise advertising and airtime money, they figured....... "What the hell, if Waddell can do it....... I can do it."
The end result has been a "watering" down of our industry to the point that very, very few people can make a living doing it. Sponsors are bombarded daily from every nickel and dime operation in the country. So much so, that we've now seen a total withdrawal from the industry by many sponsors. Don't believe me? As my friend Brad Farris told me on the phone yesterday, "We're no longer going to be doing The Truth About Whitetails, the market is just too flooded with shows for us to make money.
Son, when Primos Hunting Calls is canning shows we have a major problem. Still, it IS a problem that will take care of itself. Within the next year to 2 years, this cycle will finally complete itself and many of the shows that don't belong will be gone. The internet continues to become a great way for small budget operators to reach the public without having to raise sponsor money for network airtime.
Hopefully, we'll see a mass exodus of the smaller, poorly produced shows. I understand that a vast majority of these individuals don't do it to make money, they do it for the fun of it or the chance to travel and hunt on someone elses dime. The problem with that line of thinking is this. When you put yourself on television, in front of thousands of people, you should be ready to hear negative comments. It comes with the territory. So when someone on here makes a negative comment about outdoor television, it's simply part of the game.
Hell, I love Steely Dan and think their the BEST musical act in the world but if I started a thread on here about them asking others what they thought of them, I'm sure I'd hear plenty of negaive comments. It comes with the territory.
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