Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.
For twenty five years I’ve made my living by producing an outdoor television show. The Outdoor Magazine show is seen on local broadcast stations and nationally on Sportsman Channel.
The Outdoor Magazine show is coming to the end of it’s run though. With the start of the new year I’m pulling the plug on TV to concentrate on my syndicated radio show. As part of this transition I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about how outdoor television has changed over the years.
Today’s shows are better than ever, and the folks who host and produce those programs are blessed with a level of skill far beyond the average viewer. However, I think that expertise (especially when it comes to deer hunting) is the source of some frustration in the hunting community.
On this week’s Outdoor Magazine radio show I talked about my concerns. Click the link below to hear an excerpt of that monologue.
While I suspect most viewers don’t want to watch a show where year and a half old bucks are harvested, that would be a more realistic portrayal of deer hunting (especially in places like my home state of Michigan).
It just seems to me there’s a happy medium where quality bucks can be taken on camera, while also promoting the sport in a way the average deer hunter can relate to the show…and to deer hunting in the real world.