Influencer - Bad Shots

[Hunterscamera]

Still really new to hunting but i must say i have noticed a lot of this, especially recently, where hunting media has made some crazy shots. One i can name off the top of my head right now is the meat eater archery pronghorn hunt on a texas ranch - the guy just flings an arrow seemingly

I will admit however that being new i did initially gain an interest in hunting through youtube and podcasts. I always hear the arguement from these guys that, they bring new people to hunting as well as votes to hunting issues, im sure they played a part with the lion situation in colorado this past NOV. Would love to hear the counter to this as a new hunter.

 

[Jaden Bales]

I wouldn't counter that, @Hunterscamera I think influencers on podcasts or youtube are just like everyone else who is a hunter, but they just reach more people than the old guy at the tavern.

I had uncles, grandpas, and neighbor dads who influenced me growing up who would fling lead like it was their job and I had to unlearn some bad habits from them. I think the fact that we see it from people who post it on media platforms just let's us see a cross-section of the hunting public, because unfortunately this isn't new or rare - doesn't matter if it's for likes or not.

Now, should we hold influencers to a higher standard? Probably. But we gotta hold all of our hunting public to a higher standard.

The nice thing about a thread like this is that it does let people who may not know better already understand what poor ethics looks like I suppose.

 

[Hunterscamera]

I wouldn't counter that, @Hunterscamera I think influencers on podcasts or youtube are just like everyone else who is a hunter, but they just reach more people than the old guy at the tavern.

I had uncles, grandpas, and neighbor dads who influenced me growing up who would fling lead like it was their job and I had to unlearn some bad habits from them. I think the fact that we see it from people who post it on media platforms just let's us see a cross-section of the hunting public, because unfortunately this isn't new or rare - doesn't matter if it's for likes or not.

Now, should we hold influencers to a higher standard? Probably. But we gotta hold all of our hunting public to a higher standard.

The nice thing about a thread like this is that it does let people who may not know better already understand what poor ethics looks like I suppose.

Thanks for this, great perspective