Bogus Movie Hunting Scenes

[fmnjr]

Watching Hunter Killer the archery elk scene where the shot would be across an upland lake in……Scotland!

Let’s hear about a ridiculous one you’ve seen.

 

[duckhunt]

Any scene in the rain with an 1800s muzzleloader. Wet powder never fires.

 

[David658]

Any scene in the rain with an 1800s muzzleloader. Wet powder never fires.

the object is to keep it dry.

 

[95tigerbill]

Watched the movie “Big Jake” this week. His son Michael makes an impressive 500 yards running shot on a deer offhand. Since he swung the gun in an arc covering about 30 degrees in three seconds by my math the deer was running close to 200 mph.

Truly impressive shooting.

 

[David658]

The scene in Deer Hunter with the magnificent snow covered mountain in....Pennsylvania. Filmed in Washington, that scene, I believe.

David
NM

 

[fmnjr]

the object is to keep it dry.

I see what you did there

 

[fmnjr]

The scene in Deer Hunter with the magnificent snow covered mountain in....Pennsylvania. Filmed in Washington, that scene, I believe.

David
NM

Recently re-watched and re-evaluated it. Now, not so impressed. As for what they passed for hunting? So bad. That "deer", actually was a NZ stag I think.

 

[Dougfirtree]

I always liked the bison in Dances With Wolves who hit the dirt face first, stone dead, the moment an arrow hit them.

 

[LuketheDog]

Pretty much every hunting or fishing scene in every movie...I've been telling my wife for years that I should hire out as a consultant specializing in hunting and fishing scenes for movie/tv production, she doesn't understand why I get so annoyed at red stags showing up in the mountain West, deer that make elk sounds, people who hold spinning reels upside down, and other things of that nature.

 

[Sasquatchewan]

Most hunting scenes in movies are bad. Scenes where the setting is in NA usually have exotic animals, the kill shot looks completely ridiculous or they somehow manage to stalk a trophy to 20 yards by wandering in the woods.

I want a movie hunting scene where they don't see sh*t or get winded and have an old doe stomp its feet and blow at them for 10 minutes.

But also, the overwhelming majority of people have no clue what hunting looks like so maybe those film makers have it figured out.

 

[QuazyQuinton]

Sorry if this was meant to be a serious thread, but doesn't everyone get mauled by a cougar while riding a buffalo and trying to shoot a deer?

QQ

 

[BenhuntinMT]

Every movie that shows a red stag when they are hunting deer or elk. Or just showing red stag in the wild in the states.

 

[mtmiller]

I always liked the bison in Dances With Wolves who hit the dirt face first, stone dead, the moment an arrow hit them.

Walked around that bison head prop a few times when I worked on the ranch where that portion was filmed.

 

[406dn]

They just have no real expertise, at it. They aren't inclined to spend much money making it perfectly realistic, since the large percentage of the audience, won't know the difference.

My pet peeve, since getting horses, is the terrible horsemanship on display in every western.

 

[ElkHunter80]

Watching Hunter Killer the archery elk scene where the shot would be across an upland lake in……Scotland!

Let’s hear about a ridiculous one you’ve seen.

Just saw that part too and the movie completely lost all credibility with me from that point on.

 

[bigsky2]

In Jeremiah Johnson when he kills the deer it looks like someone just threw it into the frame.

 

[375H&H]

Any hunting show where the cameraman is in front of the shooter as he is about to take a shot.

 

[JEL]

I just don't take movies that seriously I guess. You could pick apart all kinds of stuff about them all the time.

 

[nastynate]

deer that make elk sounds, people who hold spinning reels upside down, and other things of that nature.

Or the fact they always play a red tailed hawk call for bald eagles!

Also, there are real people who hold spinning reels upside down when fishing. I've seen it! Not just a thing in the movies...

 

[fmnjr]

Most hunting scenes in movies are bad. Scenes where the setting is in NA usually have exotic animals, the kill shot looks completely ridiculous or they somehow manage to stalk a trophy to 20 yards by wandering in the woods.

I want a movie hunting scene where they don't see sh*t or get winded and have an old doe stomp its feet and blow at them for 10 minutes.

But also, the overwhelming majority of people have no clue what hunting looks like so maybe those film makers have it figured out.

When they hear about Dick Cheney it's no wonder: