Just my opinion, I've always had the impression that he was a wanna be hunter who just liked bossing people around. It took a while for him to kill anything on his show, but by then I'd had enough of him. We encounter enough buttheads in real life...don't want to pay to watch them or pay for the commercials that support these shows. ODC...cancelled.

No, I wouldn't but these guys are idiots. I had in my mind that it was a fake confrintation kind of like they do all the time on duck dynasty. After watching the show today it was clearly not stage. Bill was ticked and had a terrible attitude. As someone else said he passed the shooting house without stopping, not even knowing what the deer looked like…almost like he was pissed when he heard the shot.

Everyone should read the article that someone attached. These guys are pretty bad if what the article says is true as well as those commented on the article. No one defending Bill or his crew for sure. I'll never buy anything they sell….

I've never liked any of them (based simply off of watching their shows). I'll NEVER support them by buying their products (Wildgame Innovations)

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They're all idiots! But there's millions and millions of more idiots out there buying all their gimmicky products! So I guess that makes them sophisticated idiots! I have a buddy who has filmed Big Bill in several hunts and he said it's a miracle the guy ever kills anything, he only hunts a couple hours when he goes. And I haven't seen this particular episode but I've seen several episodes where he gets pissed at his or his sons guests for shooting small or young bucks. Although I think it is staged I still don't get it, I have a hard time believing they'd actually air episodes where he is really pissed but if it is staged why would they want to make him out to be a Richard Head?! That's the part I don't get.

Look at American chopper. Those guys looked like jerks on every show and it was one of the most watched shows of all. Most of that was staged. Drama sells on tv and if you are just in it to make a buck you don't care if you look like an idiot. Not saying it's right or I would do it but you have to look at it that way to understand what some people do.

^^^^This. I don't enjoy watching their shows, but I haven't ever considered anything about them personally that bugs me. I just don't like the 30 minute infomercial that they call a hunting show. I keep waiting on them to start selling acorn scented Flex Seal.

to clarify, the show we are talking about is Red Arrow TV, and is actually a pretty good show in my opinion. He was just hunting at Bill's

I was in the hunting industry as you all know. A friend, ex pro boxer Jerry Goff , a Louisiana resident, was in charge of Hickory Creek archery...which made the Draw Loc.

It is a device that turns a bow into a Cross bow type of device.

He did alot with veterans...and I actually filmed 2 american heroes for his show using them.
One was Jesse greer, an Alabama Marine who was disabled. He was on the cover of the book "the Magnificient Bastards", and was one of the marines who were isolated and surrounded for a month by thousands of NVA.
He was disabled by AK47 fire as he loaded then colonel Weis (now General Weis) onto a chopper after being wounded.

It was a good device for guys who still wanted to bow hunt..though they physically couldnt.

Bill Busbice was the head of Louisiana Fish and Game..and fought to keep the draw loc illegal in the state. No crossbows either.

UNTIL he bought Barnett X bows. Then fast tracked that thru so it was legal...and NOW you see Bill..who fought against X bows and the draw loc..now shooting one every dang show.

Typical politically connected elitest..and obviously a HYPOCRITE!

I never carried their stuff when I sold hunting gear & food plot seed online because their costs wholesale weren't good. Terrible margins and terms compared to other companies. It was obvious they did not care if their potential retailers succeeded or their wholesale prices would be better. Not to mention the quality seemed poor.I stayed away from Wildgame Innovation & Realtree. Two companies I wanted nothing to do with.

Mossy Oak & Biologic are the opposite. Good down to earth folks that treat their distributors & retailers right. Some of the nicest people I've ever met. They're the real deal with no ego.

I dont care if it is staged or not or if they are doing all that crap for ratings.I would rather be know as being a kind hearted soul by just a handful as opposed to being known as a dick by a whole multitude.

Amen. That's worth repeating!

When did Jerry move to Louisiana? He had been in Saucier, MS after retiring from boxing. He opened Hickory Creek Archery there... Of course I haven't heard much about him in a few years..

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I don't know Bill and I have never met him. I've met both his sons at the NWTF convention and they seem like pretty good ol boys. The older one anyway, the younger one still has a lot of kid in him. Bill however seems like an oddball. He acts really wierd in all the shows I've seen him in. They commisioned a Wildgame Innovation bike to be built by Orange County Choppers a few years back. When they had the big unveil, Bill showed up dressed as a member of Kiss..... makup, tights, boots.... the whole nine yards. The Teutels were like.... WTF??? Bill is a wierd cat.

Reminds me of a dark haired Donald Trump.

Does anyone have a link to the episode in question???

It aires tonight/this evening on outdoor channel at either 4:30 CST. I don't think there is anywhere to watch it over the internet yet, give it a few more days.

I just watched it and I don't really know what the OP is talking about. The guy shot a buck on the list and when they came to pick him up they drove past the deer to pick up the hunter. Then they went back and let him recover it without telling him they already had seen it. Bill doesn't shake hands. I don't have a problem with that but he gave the guy 2 fist bumps. I thought they made the hunter feel good about his kill.

Don't think we are on the same episode. The deer falls in its tracks and the hunter watches bill ride past him to the deer. The hunter then walks to the deer where bill gives him the attitude about the deer.

Red Arrow "another one......and another...."