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02.21.20 Friday
Professional Hunter Critiques Hollywood’s Hunting Scenes
By: Bushmen Safaris
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Film directors and producers will often go to great lengths to ensure every detail within their movies are accurate. However, when it comes to hunting scenes in these movies, the lack of knowledge and accuracy can be painfully obvious.

MeatEater’s Steven Rinella graces the GQ office to critique the flaws in hunting scenes from films such as ‘The Last of the Mohicans,’ ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,’ ‘Wedding Crashers,’ ‘The Revenant,’ and more. Rinella hits you with a bit of knowledge, a few pieces of advice and of course some humor while getting his point across about the inaccuracy of hunting scenes in Hollywood.

Steve hit the nail right on the head with his observations here, and quickly picked up on the mistakes Hollywood made with tracking and the importance of wind while trying to stalk an animal. Also, Steve points out another mistake Hollywood makes, which personally drives me up a wall; That is filming the wrong animal in the wrong location.

This happens all the time in Hollywood, and we echo Steve’s thoughts on this one. It’s not only annoying to those who have a strong passion for the outdoors but distracting to the point where it could change my entire opinion of the movie.

We also thought it was important how Steve touched on some errors he saw with firearm safety in certain hunting scenes. Too many times I’ve watched an actor or actress carrying a firearm on screen with their finger inside the trigger guard, and it makes me cringe every. single. time.

What do you think? What are your biggest complaints about hunting scenes in movies?

Portions of this article originally appeared on the Outdoor Hub website.

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