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I like Canadian Traditions & the Beasly Brothers. The guy on Canadian Traditions seems to be a regular Joe. The kind of guy I would like to hunt and hang out with.
I also like the pretty blonde girl show. Because she's a pretty blonde girl that likes to hunt.
As far as the advertizing goes - be thankfull they are advertizing fishing/hunting products and not dish soap or hair remover.
You guys want a show devoid of blatant product placement that's on regular tv channels try watching MEATEATER.
im still surprised how much I hear complain people about advertisements and the no one has seen MEATEATER.
Granted it's not Canadian, but he hunts in BC the odd time. I think it's on OLN and some other channels but it's just on PVR every Monday and eventually there's new episodes on their.
The host is an author, somewhat of an intellectual and a very talented cook, who spends a lot of time on the show cooking his kill, sometimes over campfire and sometimes in his kitchen. There is very little product placement and no "gear corner" type segment where he spouts off about his sponsors products. He mostly hunts big game in the mountains, but also hits up small game hunts. His YouTube channel and books are great for info and recipes.
Another show I've become addicted to on YouTube is solo hunter. Great show very little advertising.
i don't mind canadian tradition and canada in the rough, but find it aggravating how much advertising they do on the show, I understand advertisements are required, but it doesn't have to be the whole show and they could be mire creative and subtle about it. And i find the Beasley brothers to be pretty corny, and if you pay attention they say the same thing over and over again throughout each show.
just my thoughts.
Youtube has all the best shows. What to learn: about about debris huts, fire making, tracking game, zombie rounds, hunt skills shooting different rds and results, solar power, off grid, rocket stoves, how dig a ram well, how to hook an inverter to solar pack, water turbines, duck blind set ups, calling ducks, calling turkey, calling deer. I very rarely watch "Regular TV", even reality shows are not real anymore. I get it, they have to make a living. But if I want real people trying new things and making mistakes, youtube. For advice from fellow hunters, I come here and have learned so much this forum.
YouTube is the future version of TV, for sure...I'm a little annoyed with having to sit thru a 15-30 sec commercial at the beginning of some videos, but I guess it's a necessary evil.Quote:
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When Shaw cancelled the airing of all the hunting shows 2 years ago I figured all we would get is the US shows on WildTV. No one likes all the product placement but at least they are still on the air. I may be wrong but pretty sure they actually pay for the air time they use.
True. And YouTube might actually be the best plan for this kind of show.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
That's a great example of a show that succeeds on a traditional model, i.e. without having to pay to play. Why? Because it actually has a unique hook for viewers. Some actual content.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowj
The main reason hunting shows (and fishing shows) are stuck in pay to play world is that the people making them are simply doing the same thing as everyone else.
The armchair part was a typo - it meant to say amateur.Quote:
Originally Posted by stilchen67
However, the post does wreak of envy because I am envious - I'd love to be outfitted with all that gear and equipment and travel the country doing what Taylor does . . . . the reality is I'm not about to quit my job to produce a hunting show and my opinion of the show wont change.
Criticism is part of life - I'm pretty sure every person who works for a living deals with some form of criticism every day . . . so is Taylor and his advertisement show.
I record these hunting shows and skip the intro, commercials and credits. Sometimes I watch the gear segments, depending on what they are about. I am able to watch the three shows I record weekly in less than an hour instead of 1.5 hours if I were to watch them "live".
Well said Stilchen and Doug I totally agree.
As all sportsmen and sportsladies know whether you hunt or fish there is no guarantee when we go out that we will be successful.
As for the show Taylor is just an ordinary guy who started out hunting with Thomas Pigeon on Canada in the Rough who likes to hunt and fish and had the opportunity to start his own show and let me tell you that it's not as easy as one thinks and goes to show you that even an ordinary guy can start his own show if he puts his heart into.
Advertising on any TV show is a necessary evil if you want to pay the bills and stay on to collect a paycheque.
I don't like all the hunting shows on TV but I do appreciate them, just my 2 cents.
From an adults perspective, we can tune out the sales pitches...I worry more about the younger minds we sit down with to watch theses shows and their impressionable little minds are sucking it all up like sponges. They shouldn't be watching the guys they idolize flogging products week after week. It sinks into their subconscious minds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Articcat
No wonder when they grow up all they want to drive is a Ram and don't know why :)
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