I'll say this, I would have him in my camp anytime !! ANY of you that are bowhunters- good honest ones know that deer are hit, and sometimes lost- this one was just on camera. at least he showed it instead of leaving it on the cutting room floor- the big rich super tv hunters DO NOT show anything remotely close to hitting then losing an animal- it happens- to all of us no matter who you are, what you shoot, or how many times you shoot bow- it happens. I have shot, hit, and lost a 3x3 MULE DEER buck in the desert. he jumped my string at 60 yards. I went into town and called friends and family and the warden. 11 of us looked for 2 1/2 days for that deer to no avail, 1 year later while on another MULE DEER archery hunt in the same canyon, I found the rack in excellent shape in the shade on the ridge we stopped looking for him on, 100 yards away from the top where I sat and glassed last. I tagged it and went home, never feeling more sick- _ _ i t happens !! this guy tred shows what true hunting can be instead of not including it in "this weeks show". as far as archery "bird" hunting we have more than once grabbed our recurves and flu flu's with bolo's and went dove hunting, alot like goose hunting I think- ALOT OF FUN !!!!! especially when you hit one !!!!! I have NEVER even seen one of the fancy super hunters on television even TRY to hunt does- they all go to the high fenced ranches that the ranchers have spotted big bucks in andthe hunter shows up with camera and gets him a big one- bullpoopy !! bill jordan and/or jackie bushman would NOT have a show about doe only hunting, they damn sure would not let ANYONE see them hit and lose ANY animal, they would edit it out- and you all know it ! one of the things I like best about tred barta is the fact he also shows the animals he takes being field dressed, he shows blood on his show- that is real hunting. when the super tv hunters actually harvest an animal, ANY animal, they somehow make sure you cannot see any blood, holes, tounge, bulging eyes, cracked legs, nothing that the tv viewer will not enjoy- that is not true hunting. in hunting- if your damn lucky- you harvest an animal, it does'nt just fall over when it sees you, you make a hole, cause trauma, let blood, whatever you want to call it- it's messy- sometimes more than others. I find it hard to believe that when the super hunters take a deer in 2 feet of snow they show not one drop of blood, it looks fixed, made up, not real, I'm not saying there should be blood and guts and froth, etc, but some people really go out of thier way to make harvesting an animal "pretty, or staged- not real !! 2 weeks ago tred's son hunter (cool name-lol) shot his first elk, a cow, in colorado- the same ranch where tred shot the doe last fall- same guide/owner as well. after seeing this kid shoot a cow at 80 yards (rifle) it was pure enjoyment seeing treds reaction, it was a father being beyond excited for his son, really nice ! then they showed the son being taught how to cape and skin his own game- yes they showed the son skinning/caping his own animal on tv- that alone is something that NO other hunting show does- you do not see anything after the shot, and photos- this guy shows it all, just like you were there. if he had a video I would buy it, and olaf is a big old goof, he is a laugh riot for sure !!
M WAITE, AZ.
