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Originally posted by Tracker49:
Also, after each commercial they show what happened prior to the commercial break again (like we can't remember what happened a couple of minutes ago). I haven't timed it but I think that a 30 minute show is actually about 15 minutes of program (not including the repeat time).
Also sneaking in the close up shots of the rifle, bino, etc. brands being used for additional advertising time.

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Originally posted by just-a-hunter:
Oh what sickening 1st world problems we have to deal with.. ATROCIOUS!!!!!

Todd

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Originally posted by ghostbird:

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Originally posted by just-a-hunter:
Oh what sickening 1st world problems we have to deal with.. ATROCIOUS!!!!!

Todd

Thanks a lot Todd. I spit coffee all over my keyboard!!!

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Originally posted by Tim Herald:
Guys...tell the networks. For each episode we have to turn in a 2 sentence description and a 1-2 paragraph description of each show, and more often than not, they put nothing up there on the sat and cable guides and description pages. It also should have an originally aired on date. This is not the producers' faults- it is with the networks. Nothing makes me madder than seeing "No information" or "Hunting, fishing, outdoors" listed as a show description when I know I personally wrote the descriptions.

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That said, to be clear I find this to be a very minor annoyance and it certainly does not detract from my general enjoyment of the shows.

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Originally posted by Tim Herald:
you might Jim, cause we sure don't !

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Originally posted by shootaway:
The world would be a better place if everyone videoed their hunt and and made it available to everyone on AR to see.We all have one life to live so I cant understand any of the excuses.

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

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Originally posted by shootaway:
The world would be a better place if everyone videoed their hunt and and made it available to everyone on AR to see.We all have one life to live so I cant understand any of the excuses.

Because not many have your balls when it comes to sharing a video'd mishap. I give you credit for putting up your cow buffalo video when you knew you would get hammered. Most folks would not do that and a growing number on AR have voiced they will not even put up hunt reports any longer because of the crap they get from the "EXPERTS".

Link on the same topic

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Originally posted by Dave Fulson:
Tim H. has it right. All we producers can do is provide descriptions ( which we do!) Yet the networks rarely use, and often use the wrong ones when they use them at all. If thats too much for some of you, than I guess we loose your eyeballs. Shame. But fuck sakes guys, is not the effort worth something? But no kidding,the good producers bust our ass to entertain you guys with the stuff your supposed to, like us , enjoy. The commercial thing has been beat to death here, it is the reality on our, and damn near every show on TV. And on a rather personal note, and in the most unprofessional way I can provide... Idaho Sharpshooter, the best thing about us breaking with your hero Boddington is not having your fat ass plopping down in our booth like you own the joint and windbagging us with tales of the one or two plains game safaris you have been on. I cannot express the happiness it gives me personally to know that you are watching his show, if he even has one now, than ours. Your opinion, unlike many here, is of zero value to me, so as Curly Bill said in Tombstone " BYE"

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Originally posted by just-a-hunter:
Honest journalism is a thing of the past.

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Originally posted by sheephunterab:
Some shows have mastered the fine art of passive promotions of sponsors and others haven't. It was a real compliment to us when our PH on a recent hunt asked why we never mentioned our sponsors.

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Originally posted by just-a-hunter:
Dave,

You'll need no help finding the moral holes in my profession. I am a cryogenic natural gas processing plant operator. I depend on fracing for a living. That's almost as evil as hunting for a living. I never said your profession had "moral holes". If you'll go back and read it again you will read where I said it was an awesome profession and one I'm super jealous of. I still am. Nobody grows up wanting to make propane. I grew up (along with a billion other boys) wanting to get paid to hunt. You all found a way to do that and are truly living a dream. I'm sorry I came off as you all are doing anything wrong... What I was more trying to convey is how easy it is to change the channel.

But, I was also trying to convey that you shouldn't be so touchy to criticism. You are putting yourself out there to be criticized so deal with it. You are obviously doing something right if people keep paying you for what you do. Maybe you are so touchy because maybe a small part of you thinks I'm right. You are (industry wide) more salesman though than honest promotion in my opinion. I want to ask you an honest question that you can't answer because if you honestly did, a couple of your sponsors would drop you. Are you just making due with some of the equipment you use?Could you make Howa and Simmons look just as good if they paid you the most?

One of the most glaring examples is Preditor Quest's Les Johnson. A couple years ago every coyote he felled was due to the magic of his Howa and Simmons scope. He made due with who was sponsoring and now that he found a deeper pocketed sponsor you will not see him lowering himself to Simmon scopes.

Sorry once again for making you feel hurt by my opinions. I still have them and you are still getting paid to go hunt so who is the looser of this argument?

Todd