Well I know that this is a compound show, but the new I have is traditional. Chris Brackett is leaving the show and is being replaced by Brooks Johnson, who is the owner of Double Bull Blinds. I liked Chris, but I am glad to see one more trad guy on the tele!
Bummer for Chris, But WTG Brook. Seen Him on a fred Eichler DVD and he uses a Horse bow. I just think the show will be way better with a trad shooter.
That's interesting since Bracket is the show. I will be interested to see how this works out and if the show is worth watching.
It will just be refreshing to not have to hear about RAGE BROADHEADS!!!!!!!! Of course I guess they could still be a sponsor
I'm just going to be glad He wont be comparing his bow skills to H. Hill's.
Give me a few hours and I can get anyone off the street to shoot great with a wheelie bow.
Now don't get me wrong, But Chris does crack me up when he talks and does his showmenship.
Oh I betcha a buck Rage will still be advertising.
Well dang, DISH TV still doesn't carry the stupid channel. sniff.
Which network is it on?
YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
I gotta say this and it's not meant too be disrespectful. Most shows on TV stink BAD!!!!!! Some of them have been on for years and I have no idea why.
Right now I'm down to liking A-Way Outdoors, Relentless Pursuits, Bowhunter Magazine TV and Eastons Bowhunting.
For those that haven't seen it, Tim Wells does a great Rage commercial using primitive self bow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJf65N7Fvi8
Wonder if they will keep the blood-splattered sheets during the narative parts of the show?
Relentless pursuits is definitely one of my favorites... That is one talented guy even if it is with a wheelie bow most of the time
I don't care too much for the show. Too much hard punk music on the show. Hunting and shooting to me is more meditational and serene than heart pumping in your face adrenaline rush that this show and music suggests... Just my opinion.
pursuit and sportsmen channel
I get Out Door channel at camp with dish. With a half hour show you might see ten minutes of actual hunting, the other twenty min. is advertising. To me it's a wast of time.
They pay A LOT for the slots that their show run in. I can see why they would have to run a lot of ads to make it work. No ones like the number of commercials but if that is what it takes to keep the shows running I'll put up with them.
hahaa i havent seen the tim wells commercial! thats awesome! i love that show and i could care less if he shoots a compound....relentless pursuit is a great show! he has had some traditional shooters on there in the past...very entertaining show!....as for arrow affliction, its kinda like driving past a gruesome car wreck on the highway, you dont want to look but you cant help it. he is a good shot though....hes a little different but arent we all.
That is one of the shows I avoid like the plague. To me it represents everything that traditional bowhunting is not.
There are those who could do better in showing what the sport is really like. You can take any one of those bowhunting sequences, and use it over and over in other shows, and you would see the same thing. Sitting in a stand, whispering to the cameraman, watching a deer walk by, shooting it, high-fiving and saying, "what a hunt." We didn't see any hunt...we saw the same thing we see in every show....a kill.
There are a couple shows that have an educational and entertainment quality, but until most get away from the stupid loud, overdrive guitar music....the fist pumping and terms like, "I smoked 'em"....they will not hold any interest for me. I think they are so copycat of every other show, they have no clue as to what is really entertaining. It's an area that needs some quality control for sure.
Arrow Affliction was pretty sophomoric, but at least had some entertainment factor to it.
I especially didn't care for Bracketts "in your face music" but I really liked the variety of game that he pursued. When have you ever seen an archery show feature bull frog hunting. I thought it was hilarious that there are actually limits on frogs. I got past his over the top style and enjoyed his impressive compound shooting. A lot of people will knock him because he shot a compound. Isn't that a disadvantage when shooting at flying or moving targets. Much more natural for me to use a trad bow in those situations. It would be like sticking sights on a shotgun, and saying "that guy has a big advantage." I don't think so.
Relentless Pursuit is my favorite but I am surprised he isn't taking a little flak here. I don't see anyone knocking Tim for taking long shots or shots on fleeing game. Hard to complain when he hits his mark. Tim can shoot and seems to be genuine on camera.
Wow more responses than I thought, I didnt realize that alot of you guys like brackett too. Weather he realizes or not I think he shoots instinctively at aerial targets??? He probably uses the sights as a reference, but it would be like shooting a clay pidgen in the air using a 22lr with a scope? Dad says he shoots without using the pins all the time, and he is good with his wheelie.
Tim doesnt use sights, he is a instictive shooter. That is why he is so good/unique. for those of you that have never shot a compound instinctively, if you were to use the tip of the arrow as your sight(not saying he does or that I did)you can almost use that for 15 yards out to 50 yards. And I was using a old, OLD compound, it was sitting in a box, and I was curious. And that thing is slow. I would be willing to bet that with the newer ones you can probably just pick a spot out to 80 yards and let them fly?
I cant wait to see how Brooks does. And I think some of you guys are right, they might still advertise rage? Although I dont know how they will do that when I highly dought Brooks shoots them?
the tim wells rage comercial is great, even though it is advertising a stinkin mech!
Ill tell ya another good show, even though its on versus, And that Huntley Ritters. I like it cause its not the whole "BBD", "sittin in the corner of the food plot" show. Now he hunts with a compound/rifle but he does alot of DIY on his show. You get to see all aspects of his hunt. I remember one show he booked a moose hunt with a "guide" who was a magor pothead, and didnt really have a clue. He showed that the guide wasnt what he advertised himself as and how he got hosed. I think thats pretty neat to show it like it is. Not just missed shots, wounded animals but even something as stupid as not doin your homework on a guide.
I used to watch his show too, that was untill versus got stupid and had a money argument with Direct TV, so now we dont have versus. That means no more barta either. Speaking of which have you guys heard about him??? He is paralized from the belly down, something called a spinal infraction! I feel terrible for Tred!
Met Brooks a few years ago at a bowyers show in Oregon when he still owned Double Bull.Very funny guy.Seen him in videos and he is very intertaining.Way to go Brooks......O sorry Chris.
why bash someone for shooting a compound or gun...embrace all and love the sport instead of disputing with the compound shooters. they they ones with the shows,,,not us. they the ones that get on and kill big deer every season consistantly, not most of us.
i hope the new guy does well with the show and more traditionjal on tv is going to help this sport a lot and will be fun to watch. i also hope brackett finds another show soon, cause i liked what he was doing. full of entertainment from the start. good guy as well. i talked with him on archery talk before...a mostly compound site :scared: :thumbsup:
That's good news to hear, always liked Brooks and he does a great job on camera and is a hoot to be around. Have done a few events with him and glad to see he is getting back involved as well.
QuoteOriginally posted by fountain:
they the ones that get on and kill big deer every season consistantly, not most of us.
Sorry, but I have to disagree with this statement as it makes it sound like the weapon is the reason! It is the hunter's hunting skills that consistently kill big deer, not his choice of weapon! Also, access to hunting property that have big bucks.
I have a friend who consistently kills big bucks. He does shoot a compound, but that is not the reason. I would say the primary reason is he is constantly scouting and asking land owners for permission to hunt. In this aspect, he is like the energizer bunny, he never stops!
I also have friends who shoot traditional and for the same reasons consistently kill big bucks. Dedication to finding good property, scouting it properly, then knowing how to set up to get those bigguns!
The guys on TV are almost always hunting with outfitters who have property with big bucks! Most of the time the outfitters have done most of the work for them!
My biggest complaint about these shows (even though I watch them) is that all too often they are about a guy going out and harvesting an animal and that is it, I mean its cool to watch but I would like to have them explain the process.
I am an elk hunter first, I hunt other critters because I like to hunt, but my year is centered around elk season.
I would like to watch (or make) a video that explains the process.
I am referring to the pre-season research and scouting, then actually being in camp and getting equipment prepared for the hunt. Then the actual hunt with explanations about locating,reading sign, calling, setting up, all the aspect involved in the hunt, not just a show about "look what I did", but one about "look what you can do !, here is how"
QuoteOriginally posted by Hooked:
access to hunting property that have big bucks.
That is the truth, I have never hunted private property myself(unless you count filming a buddy), and therefore I have to spend twice the time finding deer! I did manage to find a couple big boys in the last few years, but that was a mixture of tons of work and alot of luck! :bigsmyl: