Do you see a desire to have a T.V. show dedicated to traditional archery? I know there are a few shows where some famous Amos makes a kill with traditional gear but the show is not really dedicated to traditional archery. Like the old Fred Bear videos where you see the archers practicing in camp. Arrows that were made by traditional arrow smiths. The rustic camp with an archery target. Tips from Trad archers....Etc. Whats your thoughts.

Would love to see that and would call my cable company to say that!

definitely.

yes would love to see a show where they hunt with only trad bows and even side lock muzzleloaders with iron sights.

Count me in!    lets here more..........

I don't think you'll have much luck with that, not enough viewers, and that is why it will mostly be with other types of hunting shows, but go for it, I'll try and support it.

Unless you have big advertisers, doing a hunting show will get very expensive. While you could do a lot with making wood arrows, what wood arrow shaft company has $100,000 to invest in underwriting just part of such a show?

I've read where it's around $150,000 a year for a 1/2 hour slot on the major outdoor networks. Then you have camera's, gear, travel expenses, food, lodging, non-resident tags, etc. Unless you're independently wealthy, you may require a salary too. So figure a couple to five grand a week in expenses, at least.

My thought is, doing a hunting show is probably a lot like opening a hunting/fishing store or guiding for a living. It's way more involved than most understand and 98% of those who try will wash out after a few years. You'll also require a lot more cash flow than you expected.

Absolutely, I would also welcome hunts with REAL Muzzleloaders.

I would also cover the Trad shoots that go on around the country, just so folks can see that there is more fun to traditional archery than just the hunting.

Eric

Mojostick, WOW I didn't realize that.But except for the cameras, a trad archer has the required gear. He/she also has to eat anyhow so I don't see the added expense of food. As far as non resident tags go, your home state would do just fine. And the lodging could be your own home or a rustic camp you set up in your home state. I'm mainly talking about the regular guy that goes on a regular hunt. Not a trophy hunt but a regular deer hunt, small game hunting, shooting some carp and useing them for coon bait. The sponsers could be just about anything. A sonser is just a comercial.

Westbrook, Yes thats it. Lets change the name to Traditional archery T.V.

I would start watching a hunting show again!

I'd get cable just for that show.

No money to be made with us, most of us aren't into gadgets!!!!

BJP, sounds like were on our way for a cable or satelite company sponser. And lets change it again,Traditional Archery and Muzzleloader T.V.

QuoteOriginally posted by Sean B:
No money to be made with us, most of us aren't into gadgets!!!!

You got that right.  We don't have to have the latest techno glitz . . . though the dark commercial side of ATVs, feeders, camo, scent blocks/covers, lures, etc. does grab victims even from among our ranks.  

Same with traditional muzzleloaders.  God made the flint 300,000,000 years ago and blackpowder has three (natural) ingredients.  There's not much market share to be gained over that.  ;-)

Run it on the nwtworks with beer and burbon commercials.  That would be fine!    

I remember years ago  in the 80's. brad smith and a country  singer ?  Had a tv show  .it was great but  it  didn't. Last to long. Self bows  and all trad  any body remember that one ? I think it was brad smith  self bower  had a business at one time.

Love to see it happen.

This is gettin better already. Not to many options out my way for cable but I'd find one if I had too. You may be able to do it on a public station? If you needed some good footage for the blooper section just about all of my trips would make for good viewing.

I would love it........it will never happen, to small of a market. It would be a great thing....

There's a show about just about everything now on TV. Why not take a subject that's actually interesting to most people; traditional archery/bowhunting.

Have you seen the Legend of Mick Dodge? Jeez!
Or, Naked and Afraid?

I wouldn't try and pitch it to an Outdoor Hunting network,though, more like Discovery Channel.