Some here have asked why I haven't posted any video clips of my 2008 hunts. Well, here is the story.
I originally had planned to not film anything in 2008. By late summer, I had resolved to just hunt this year and enjoy it. Guess I had screwed up enough hunts with filming in 2007 that I was thinking it would be different to just hunt.
Well, that thought lasted until September, when a friend who owns a production company talked me into having my 2008 hunts filmed. After a lot of consideration, I signed a production contract, swallowed hard, and me and friends headed to the hills with two professional videographers in tow.
All the footage has been taken, it is edited, and the stuff has been in the hands of networks for some time. No bites as of yet. If that doesn't change, Fin might be sending DVDs to his friends and family for presents. They are probably only worth $5, but if you divide $300K of production costs by the 500 DVDs, I think that comes out to $600 per DVD. If you receive one, please cherish it, even if it is only worth $5.
So, I am sitting here wondering what the hell I was thinking when I decided I could produce a TV series that was all non-guided hunting on accessible lands and try to do it in a manner that depicts hunting as it occurs for over 90% of the hunters in America. Yeah, what was I thinking?
We did pull it off, and the footage is beyond anything I have ever seen. But, with the economy in the crapper, convincing sponsors and networks to take a chance on a new show is proving to be difficult. Very difficult.
Our show demo reel starts by talking about how we hunt. No guides, no outfitters, no bait, no high fences, and no high dollar lodges. Some in the TV world have told me they find that offensive.
Not sure why promoting our hunting methods is any different than the guy who says, "I am hunting with outfitter so and so." or the guy who brags about the big bucks killed at "Harry's shooting preserve." or the guy who says, "I wouldn't have shot this buck with out my Jughead deer food."
For whatever reason, by saying how we hunt and film, people view that as offensive. Hmmmm?
Anyhow, if I don't get any network or sponsor bites, I guess I will play my footage on Hunttalk.
Wish I could have shared it all, as the hunts occurred, but thought it best to see if the TV deal would work.
They say that stupidity is doing the same thing every day, and expecting a different result. Call me stupid, as I am scrounging up the money to film me and my buddies for the 2009 hunting season and keep hounding networks and sponsors that the non-guided hunter has a story worth telling. Yup, officially considered stupid!
Wish me luck, as it appears I'm gonna need it. And need lots of it.
Happy Hunting!
I originally had planned to not film anything in 2008. By late summer, I had resolved to just hunt this year and enjoy it. Guess I had screwed up enough hunts with filming in 2007 that I was thinking it would be different to just hunt.
Well, that thought lasted until September, when a friend who owns a production company talked me into having my 2008 hunts filmed. After a lot of consideration, I signed a production contract, swallowed hard, and me and friends headed to the hills with two professional videographers in tow.
All the footage has been taken, it is edited, and the stuff has been in the hands of networks for some time. No bites as of yet. If that doesn't change, Fin might be sending DVDs to his friends and family for presents. They are probably only worth $5, but if you divide $300K of production costs by the 500 DVDs, I think that comes out to $600 per DVD. If you receive one, please cherish it, even if it is only worth $5.
So, I am sitting here wondering what the hell I was thinking when I decided I could produce a TV series that was all non-guided hunting on accessible lands and try to do it in a manner that depicts hunting as it occurs for over 90% of the hunters in America. Yeah, what was I thinking?
We did pull it off, and the footage is beyond anything I have ever seen. But, with the economy in the crapper, convincing sponsors and networks to take a chance on a new show is proving to be difficult. Very difficult.
Our show demo reel starts by talking about how we hunt. No guides, no outfitters, no bait, no high fences, and no high dollar lodges. Some in the TV world have told me they find that offensive.
Not sure why promoting our hunting methods is any different than the guy who says, "I am hunting with outfitter so and so." or the guy who brags about the big bucks killed at "Harry's shooting preserve." or the guy who says, "I wouldn't have shot this buck with out my Jughead deer food."
For whatever reason, by saying how we hunt and film, people view that as offensive. Hmmmm?
Anyhow, if I don't get any network or sponsor bites, I guess I will play my footage on Hunttalk.
Wish I could have shared it all, as the hunts occurred, but thought it best to see if the TV deal would work.
They say that stupidity is doing the same thing every day, and expecting a different result. Call me stupid, as I am scrounging up the money to film me and my buddies for the 2009 hunting season and keep hounding networks and sponsors that the non-guided hunter has a story worth telling. Yup, officially considered stupid!
Wish me luck, as it appears I'm gonna need it. And need lots of it.
Happy Hunting!
