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Right on, Jerry.
Was watching a cable Outdoors hunting show the other day where the guide and his “Butter-Bean” client were in semi-arid mountainous open country glassing for elk across a deep draw/ravine when they spotted a small herd of elk across the ravine. The guide is using a spotting scope and the client is using his rifle scope and the guide says to the client, “That’s a nice bull right there in the middle!”
The client says, “Where?”
“Right there in the middle of all them other ones, says the guide.”
“Middle of where, what other ones” says the client.
“About halfway up the side of that draw way over there just to the left of that clump of trees, see ‘im?
Uhhh, no…., where are ya lookin’?
“See that clump uh trees ‘bout halfway up the other side of that draw? Just to the left of them trees and down a bit.”
The client lifts his head up from the scope, peers over the top, then around the side of the scope then lowers his head to the scope again, shifts the rifle around on the pack it’s resting on and says, “Ohhh, got ‘em!” “How fur do ya figure that is?” The guide takes out his Laser Rangefinder, aims it at the other side of the ravine and says, “”Bout 562 yards I reckon.”
“Should I shoot, says the client, that’s pretty far.”
Guide says, “Well, you wanted a big bull Elk, there he is, take ‘im or leave ‘im!”
The client shifts around some more and settles in behind the scope.
Minutes pass as the video zooms in on the elk quietly grazing, looking up every now ‘n then to check on the girls grazing around him, completely unaware that “Dead-eye Dick” has ‘im in his sights!. Video zooms back out to show the client and guide and the hillside which is very, very far away. So far that with the camera zoomed out like that you cannot see the damned elk with the naked (camera) eye.
Guide says, “If you wan ‘im ya better shoot soon cuz he’s gonna be headin’ fer that clump of trees soon.” Camera zooms back in as the bull takes a couple of steps towards the trees, stops, looks around and takes a few more mouthfuls of grass and…..BOOM!....a big cloud of dust over the top of the bull and into the dirt behind him. Hard to tell from the camera angle but looks to be about 2-3 feet high. Client says, “Did I hit ‘im?” The bull just flinched a little, looked around very alert now but not yet panicked.
Guide says, “Close, but just a little high.”
Client says, “Thot I hit ‘im?”
Guide, “Nope, little high.”
BOOM!!…..a splat of rock shrapnel and dirt kicks up under the bulls belly. He hunches up like a gut shot animal will do and in two sproings is into the trees.
Guide says, “Good shot….little low,” with a big grin on his face as he leans over towards the shooter to give ‘em a high-five. The camera zooms back in to show the cow elk just sort of milling around in confusion. Suddenly the camera shifts to the clump of trees and the bull pokes his head out, looks left and right and cautiously steps into the open towards his girls who seem to settle down when they see him.
Guide says, “Quick, there he is again…take ‘im now!” No!.... wait till he stops, he’s still walking!”
BOOM!!…..another splat of stone and dirt, this time behind the bull who acts like he just got slammed in the ass with the shrapnel and lunges forward, stops and looks behind him as if to say, “What the fuck was that?”
Camera zooms back out to show the shooter as he’s frantically trying to get another round into the chamber, fumbling with the bolt, as the guide says, “Good shot, quick shoot again, he’s stopped!”
BOOM!!....Over the top of the bull again, splatting into the dirt and rocks scattering shrapnel into a couple of the girls who figure, “Enough of this shit, whatever it is, were outta here,” as they take off down the hill soon followed by the rest of the ladies and finally, somewhat reluctantly it seemed, by the bull who just sorta meandered along behind them, swinging his massive antlers from side to side and his chin held high….sort of a “strut” if you will, as if to say, “Mister, you are clearly an inferior idiot, a lousy shot from waaay to far away and I’ve given you all the opportunities you’re gonna get, fuck you dumb shit.”
The camera zooms back out to show the guide grinning from ear to ear, exclaiming and high-fiving to the client, “Good shot, good shot, really, really close that time, not to worry, we’ll get ‘em next time!”
“Butter Bean” rolls over onto his back exposing his massive girth and grinning from ear to ear, exclaiming, “I’m pretty sure I hit ‘im that last one, as he high-fives the guide!!!”
By now I’m so disgusted and pissed off at the thought of someone actually having the balls to film and publish this kind of crap on a cable television “Hunting show” that I was ready to puke! I switched channels but stewed about it for hours if not days, afterwards! (still stewing about it!)
I know shooting & hunting stuff like this happens in “real life” all the time….but to air this kind of stupidity on television, well, it takes some major “brass balls” for sure!!
If I ever see an idiot like that in real life I’ll shoot the sorry S.O.B. myself…jeeeezuz!
Rant over…bye!:beathead:
Jc:beer2: