Trad Hunting on TV

[Ragnarok Forge]

Hey Gang,

I watched the last 2/3 of a show about Javalina Hunting in Texas today.  There was a mix of recurve and compound hunting.  JD Jones was on the show and did a great set on calling javelina and shot two back to back using calling techniques.  The first part I saw had a guy who was new to trad missing a Javelina twice and then switch to a compound.

Despite that bit of foolery, I thought the show was well done, and presented trad archery as fun, challenging, and totally doable.  It actually encouraged trad hunting.

I wish I had paid closer attention to the show name and channel at the time so I could have posted it here.

[Zbearclaw]

Sportsmans Channel, Bowhunter Mag TV.

Have it DVR'd here at the folk's house.

Larry D Jones and Mike (not sure his name) are always trad hunters.  I have seen both on many videos and such.

Larry has the best spot and stalk video I have seen for learning how to use signal mirrors and hand signals for communicating with the stalker or glasser.

[far rider]

Larry usually takes his boots off during the stalk. Does he still do that? That could be interesting in the Texas scrub in javelina territory!

[wingnut]

I grew up in the northwest and Larry D Jones calling seminars is where I cut my teeth learning to call elk.  It's great that all these years later he's still going strong.

A great guy too talk too also.

Mike

[barebow17]

I like that show.I try and watch it when I can.

[varmint101]

If you can catch the Buck Stops Here with Mike Hanback when he went to Montana he hunts with a friend who shoots a Robertson (I believe) longbow and he gets a nice buck.  It was really a good show!  The guy was good and had a really good attitude about everything.

[wvtradbow]

I got to see that also..I was glued to the TV especially since I got my first Javi hunt scheduled with CK in Jan...Very well done,how about those wild turkeys,never seen anything like that.

[KentuckyTJ]

I watched it as well, very good show.

[hunterace]

i'm jealous, wish i had the sportsman channel or something like that. all i have is vrs. channel and besides tred bartas show, and that above mentioned episode of hanbacks you rarely see any trad hunting, it's all compounds. i shoot compound, and so far that's the only way i've taken game, besides rifle. but the more i shoot my recurve and spend time on her the less i think i'll ever use my compound again. nothing is for certain when it comes to the future, but mine seems to be heading down a trad highway  

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by varmint101:
If you can catch the Buck Stops Here with Mike Hanback when he went to Montana he hunts with a friend who shoots a Robertson (I believe) longbow and he gets a nice buck.  It was really a good show!  The guy was good and had a really good attitude about everything.

He sure did. That's one of my favorite hunting show episodes of all time.  I love how the host (sporting training wheels and the latest, greatest camo) has a heck of a time of it, scares stuff left and right.  

His partner, on the other hand, wearing plaid and a fedora and toting a pretty longbow - makes a great, close shot and gets good penetration on his deer.

Good stuff!

[Ybuck]

A young man on the Primos shows shoots a Bear recurve, and longbow. Has had some great footage on whitetail, and elk kills.

[T Lail]

The "Buck Stops Here" show was just on Saturday here in NC......my son called me in when he saw the beginninng of the episode...it was a GREAT show and he shot a nice buck with his longbow.......

[toddster]

Okay, Okay, I will be glad to make the sacrifice and do a weekly traditional hunting show, all I need are sponsors.

[Covey]

What I want to know is, what happened to Fred Eichler? he used to be on every Sunday morning a 11 o'clock I think. Jason

[varmint101]

Covey, it always goes off this time of year. I  want to say he starts re-runs again soon?  I know he signed for 6 more years of Easton Bowhunting which is great!  

I hope you watch Muzzy's Bad to the Bone too because he's on there a lot also with his wife Michelle.  Always always love Fred's shows.  Not a bad article in TBM either.

[Covey]

Varmint, I watch the bad to the bone show "when I can catch it" and I read the artical in TBM so I hope next year we'll see him back on the TV! Thank's, Jason