Stuck at my cabin (snowstorm ) rant

[madplotter]

Bad weather today so have been watching YouTube hunting vids since 4: 30 this morning.
One thing that has got me riled up for some time now is the proliferation of t.v. stars calling in for a tracking dog after the shot.

Used to be, they'd try n track the deer first but couldn't find it. Now, they seem to " review" the footage and if the hit looks marginal, they will go in HOURS later with a tracking dog.

Just watched a Greg Ritz episode where he hits a big buck and they gave it 24 hours to trail.
Doubt he would have done that if it was a doe?

Have been on HUNDREDS of bloodtrails in my life, (yep, have lost some), but it's what helps us become good hunters. How can we get better at one of the most important aspects of the follow up when we don't even try to finish the process?
From what I've seen over the years, you call in a dog tracker/ drone, it's all about the antlers.

Man I totally agree. I am amazed at how many "personalities" can take modern gear and consistently make bad shots. There are some guys that have made bad shots for years. I just don't get it. I don't know if it is their shot angles because they sit so high or they just push bad angles walking. Shooting proficiency used to be core to bowhunters but I don't know if that is the case anymore.

I bought a new Lift this year and that thing is a flat out killer. Anything within 30 yards will not leave alive, simply amazing. I have to think all mfg'ers are equally as efficient. I used to tune like crazy but these bows are just incredible, max of 10 min tuning at the shop and it has not been tuned since.