skyhunter

Yes, all the time. Looks like most of the arrow is sticking out and often falls out of the near side, yet they whoop and holler it up like that was a great hit. I think they do this with every shot taken and then when they get the dog out and sometimes find the deer, then they have their early celebration footage to fall back on like there was "no doubt". These guys are priceless.One thing can be noted about some of these lack of penetration shots is that sometimes it is the result of hitting leg bone up front. Arrows can even penetrate both lungs and bounce back and fall out the near side when the hitting the far shoulder or some meaty part of leg bone. All in all though, I agree with your point. The footage today is just sloopy. When I make a good hit the arrow is almost always sticking in the ground behind where the animal was standing, but you don't often see that on todays TV shows.

I would agree that the footage you often get is not in line with the story being told. They often cover up bad hits, sometimes even showing a recovery with a substituted dead animal that was not the one shot at and hit poorly.Yes the result of a miss is better than a bad hit but they also don't tell the real truth about misses either. I've seen Ciancirullo laughing about a guys repeated misses, when the real truth is that when looking at it from a shot accuracy standpoint a bad hit is a more accurate shot than a clean miss. They show the miss as a no harm no foul, when in reality it's very foul and really stinks. Guys that miss alot wound 2X as many that are not recovered, but again they cover up the truth about guys that miss alot. Ever notice how many spine shots they show you? Why?; because the animal went down and that is the best footage they can deliver. They also act like great shot that was when the arrow dropped the deer in it's tracks, when we all know they were an inch away from another wounded non recovered animal. We also know guys that act like that do also miss the spine by that inch frequently and they don't recover a pile of those deer as well. That's why they act like fools when they get lucky and one drops. Yep, there are only a few guys on TV that do it with class; Mike from Heartland Bowhunters and Greg Miller to name a couple. They tell the true stroy of what happened. Unfortunately many of the rest are still dragging their knuckles around while they climb into their treestands.

that one should get you out of bed

nice ones

good move; hope you have good luck with the TCam.

this buck just showed up; haven't seen him all year. Deer pics taken with a Sony P41; birds with a Sony S600.

awesome pictures

lost a little mass as expected but nice symmetry on the points. will be a good one one day.

trophy cam was in infrared mode at 7:25pm on Sept 10th when this picture was taken. being as there was still some natural light around it made for a nice black and white picture. some exposure adjust and a small crop later:

good stuff

infrared and bucks both looking good

I had a New Mexico elk guide that put them consistently into the vital area of the 3D target at 100 yards. Ability and ethics are 2 different things and while we don't want just anybody thinking this is OK to try, it is a good thing that they put up the disclaimer that this was a professional shooter executing that long distance shot. Each individual shooter should have their own standard.

here's some from the last few weeks: (SonyP41)

ears are fairly noticeable; lots of space under the belly, however stills appears to be fairly good size.

great buck pictures wish I lived out there.

Waddell would call that one a "freak nasty".

that field edge setting is very nice. you should get some great pictures there.

great pictures and a really unique looking buck.

good one

see last sentence of post #6

I was actually just kidding thinking trade cam usage for hunting that bigun

yes sir, those are some good ones.

No underwater pics; that was a surprise. Yea, when I went out in the morning in the dark with the chest waders on and stumbled and then went in the drink for a spell, I did think what the heck am I doing here. But I also had a P41 homebrew in harms way, so I aint crazy.

Some of you guys remeber the pics from hurricane Irene where my woods / deer cam turned into a duck cam when the 1st hurricane came through. Well I left that cam that day where it had been thinking the water from the hurricane was history. This morning after torrential rain all night the water had come up higher than before and I tried to get out and rescue that camera. I was venturing out in the dark with flashlight in hand and was rebuffed by high water even with chest waders on, but I made a second attempt later approaching from higher ground before walking in. With a 4 1/2 ft high current of water coming towards me I was able to get to the sapling tree that trophy cam was set on, all without really fearing for my life. As I approached the spot, the cam was not visible. Putting my hand down in the water where it was mounted I felt the unit and removed it from the tree about 10 inches under. It was likely submerged for hours before I got to it. Now the weight seemed similar to what I was used to with a load of 8AA batteries so I was optimistic that I might have got lucky and the cam didn't take on water. Opening the unit up when I got home there was only a small amount of water present. Inspecting the SD card revealed it had taken pictures of my venture all the way home. Cuddos to Bushnell and Boly Media who made the 1st 2009 trophy cams as they appear to be built Ford tough. 1st pic is me walking away after reseting the cam after the 1st hurricane. 2nd pic was taken this morning right after I pulled it from under the water. I got lucky

Yep, a lot of guys think only about leaving scent behind but don't realize that your live presence while visiting these sets doesn't go unnoticed. Even when you didn't see an animal that you bumbed, the reality is that they often see and hear you coming and flee long before you get there.I see a noticeable difference with the amount of animal activity I get even with cams placed for getting wildlife other than deer when I visit the sites regularly The other critters like ducks and herons also get wary when you visit too much. Unfortunately this has been the year of high water and I have had to visit my creek sites a lot more often than I would like to in an effort to keep these sets above water. All animlas pick up on your trips to your sets, all the while you are rarely aware of them noticing your presence.