I'll be completely transparent and honest, this and $8 might get you a cup of coffee now days and ultimately some of you will agree with me and some will not. I don't watch a ton of the YT hunters but SeekOne and THP were in my rotation. When THP got in bed with Ranch Fairy I was done. This little debacle with SeekOne has done it for me. To be fair if I watched them more I may have dropped them earlier but just didn't watch enough to notice anything.
First off as far as the Urban hunting thing goes, if it's legal and you have permission to retrieve on the surrounding properties I have no problem. People calling the deer "pets" doesn't sway me either. I personally never shot a buck but try to get 6-7 doe for a year's meat. If I had an urban spot with a bunch of doe, I wouldn't care if the lady of the house came out and breast fed them twice a day. I would use the info and pattern to plug one.
I don't care for this guy's "Tennessee redneck" comment. If you don't like us, go home and shoot your deer. I know every bowhunter can unintentionally make a bad shot. When it becomes a pattern and getting the camera shot is more important than the ethical shot I have a problem. Ultimately I believe this is all that camera hunting breeds.
People have made comments about them shooting the Morrell dice target in the back yard and it being residential behind them. I somehow 100% missed what their back drop was because all I could see and comprehend was how crappy they shot. 20-40yds tops and they couldn't hit a 2-3" dot?
If you'll notice, take Jeff Cordero, Whitetail Fit, ElkShape, even Chris Bee and those type and they shoot ALL year, go to 3D and Tac events and get to know their bows. I know shooting at stationary foam is not shooting at a live animal but you can't argue the practice and reps doesn't help when the real thing comes along. When SeekOne switched to Mathews and they were going to shoot one of them made the comment, "I haven't shot in over a month."
I know life happens but if you've spent years shooting all year long and you can't shoot for a month it's much different than barely shooting and trying to cram at the last minute. No matter how you hunt, you should be proficient with your weapon. You can accidentally make a bad shot, things happen. A twig you didn't see, misread a range finder, etc. I'm a firm believer that people don't accidentally make bad decisions, you either have it or you don't.
I gave SeekOne a bit of rope because from the limited videos I'd seen they made religious references and I gathered they were good guys. My relationship with the Lord is the most important thing in my life and I'm getting sick and tired of people using God as a business tool.