Safety - Bad example
last night I turned on one of the deer hunting shows that are on the tube 24/7 this time of year. It was something about "tips for solo hunters." Apparently it wasn't only about solo hunters as they showed 2 guys who had just bagged a huge buck. They approached the deer and the second guy appropriately laid his gun down pointed away from them. The shooter however, was so excited about the kill, that he didn't notice that he had the barrel of his gun pointed straight at the head of his partner. It went on for a few seconds. I had to call my 11 yo son down and replay it for him and told him that if he couldn't figure out what was wrong in this scene that he couldn't come hunting with me. Hopefully the guy's clip and chamber were empty, but you have to always presume they aren't. You'd think that the editor of the show would have cut that out, or MUCH BETTER focus on it as an example of what not to do.
On a related issue, I wish these shows would spend more time discussing tactics and tips than just showing the big kills. There was one, deeranddeerhunting.com that really got into the timing of the rut, temperature, time after the full moon and fall equinox, etc. I'd like to see more of that.