• itwasawednesday
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    I live in New Zealand. Never seen one, don’t expect to. This silly bastard comes here on a game show and finds and eats one? Gah

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    why is there anything interesting about watching people starve

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      I mean, if you don’t find hiking/camping/survival/hunting/trapping interesting, then it’s probably not for you.

      But if you do, man it’s like the holy grail. The show is also really well done from a technical standpoint.

      Really sucks that someone killed a protected species though. From what I recall they typically try to train people on what they can and can’t kill beforehand though.

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        Contestant Spencer ‘Corry’ Jones was aware he was breaking the rule when he killed and ate the bird, according to news site Radio New Zealand, citing a clip from the show.

        So someone on the crew probably told them they shouldn’t touch it but they did it anyway.

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        hunting and trapping is one thing, I just don’t get the entertainment of watching someone starve like on Survivor

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          Survivor started a lot more survival focused, it wasn’t always a game show with a trapped on an island pretext.

          It basically slowly flanderized itself into what it is today.

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    Saw a few on the Milford Trek. Not scared of humans from what I’ve noticed.

    Saw a few on the Milford