Mantracker season 3 (2008)

I just read that Mantracker returns to OLN at 9:00, Monday June 9, 2008
Those of us who enjoy watching Mantracker for the scenery are in for something a little different this season. In the season opener, the prey will be tracked on the highways and golf courses of Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka! To those unfamiliar with Ontario, Muskoka is cottage country about 2 hours north of Canada's largest city, Toronto. Another episode will be on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Cape Breton has some of the best scenery east of the Rockies. Other episodes will be in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Hey thats cool Bushrat. Not my Fav show but i still like seeing the goings on Cool

it has nice locations.

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"Reality" shows like this never seem to die, do they? Laughing

Kind of like another show we all wish we weren't familiar with. Rolling Eyes

It is entertainment, I suppose. That is why we have tv's. Smile

Cheers.

	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Kind of like another show we all wish we weren't familiar with.

It would be interesting to see Bear as the prey on Mantracker. Whoever he's partnered with wouldn't be able to keep up with him. "Come on, the horses won't be able to follow us down there." "I don't care; I'm not jumping off a cliff into a raging mountain river!"

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The show is so bad it's funny really.

I like watching it because the area is cool.

Also its really really funny when Mantracker get's pissed off and starts swearing. Laughing

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BushRat wrote:

	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Kind of like another show we all wish we weren't familiar with.

It would be interesting to see Bear as the prey on Mantracker. Whoever he's partnered with wouldn't be able to keep up with him. "Come on, the horses won't be able to follow us down there." "I don't care; I'm not jumping off a cliff into a raging mountain river!"

No he would be climbing waterfalls. Laughing

I'd like to see "Mantracker" track him up a waterfall. Twisted Evil

What type of show is it? We don't get it down here. Cool

A lame one. Rolling Eyes

www.mantracker.ca

LOL....Thanks for the link Flash Cool

No prob.

The first episode - Al & Garfield at Deerhurst - was interesting largely because it was a little different. I figured they would get caught when I saw their very limited wilderness experience. Did anyone notice the major change from past seasons? Previously, the prey didn't know each other until being paired up just before the chase. This time the prey were old friends. They were from Jane & Finch, and although that's a pretty wild place in it's own way, it didn't prepare them for bushwacking. They did remarkably well, though, and with more bush experience, they could have won. They were in good condition for running, and the way they drew inspiration from their ancestors who travelled the Underground Railroad seem to work for them. But they still made the same mistakes that other prey have made: Although they didn't wear bright colours, they also didn't camouflage themselves as well as they could have. They stood upright looking around when Mantracker was near, instead of crouching down so they would be harder to see, and they gave away their position by talking too loud. Of course Mantracker is going to see their camermen and sound men anyways................

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Yeah, that does seem to make it a tad easier. Laughing

That is the price we pay to be entertained, I suppose.

The episode from Cape Breton Island has aired. The prey got pretty close to the finish. They were dressed for success, wearing all camo and no bright colours, but they made mistakes that cost them the win. I think they would have succeeded if the guy had duct taped his cousin's mouth shut before they started.
What was that scene at the house about? Mantracker, couldn't you see the prey's camera crew through the windows? Laughing

And why do the prey always sleep late? I would get up just before dawn and get a move on.

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I did watch this one, so close, yet , so far ....
Back in the 1880's had this happened it would have been...
> Bring'em in Alive or Dead ! Shocked

A bounty hunter/Tracker didn't care.

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	I did watch this one, so close, yet , so far .... Back in the 1880's had this happened it would have been... > Bring'em in Alive or Dead ! A bounty hunter/Tracker didn't care.

The heads would have been enough proof. Twisted Evil

I think we've found a way to make Mantracker more exciting. Shocked

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^ Lol No doubt Laughing

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Mantracker-turned-scalper.....yeah, that would be more exciting. Shocked

Illegal, but exciting nonetheless. Laughing

I watched another episode of Mantracker last night, and I've noticed a trend. Last night one of the prey set off a canister of bear spray in Mantracker's path. Her fellow prey had a bull whip he indicated he would use to keep Mantracker away from him if he closed in for the capture. In an earlier episode, a prey set up a trip wire that would have triggered a bear banger on a tree next to the trail, if Mantracker hadn't seen it in time. The prey are arming themselves. It makes me wonder just what the rules are. Are there no rules against adding these elements of danger to an already somewhat risky endeavor? Granted, I haven't done a lot of digging around, but I can't readily find any discussion boards dedicated to Mantracker. I guess either not so many people watch the show, or those who do are just not into it any more than we are. The Mantracker site has a Behind The Scenes page that is just photos of their cameramen. (I guess maybe that says enough. Laughing

) I came across on outdoor site that had a Mantracker thread. One of their members said he had been contacted about appearing on the show. The only nugget of info in his post, though, was that it takes 4 days of your time. Maybe the producers are encouraging the prey to be more aggresive to make the show more interesting. As long as they don't hurt the horses.

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I doubt he has a following like Bear and Les, but yes, it appears they are trying to make things more interesting. Surprised

I doubt it works. Laughing

Lorraine Sommerfeld writes columns for the Toronto Star. She writes one on
various aspects of cars and driving, and another more general one. In the
column below, she talks about plans to apply to be on "Mantracker". I don't
know how serious she is about this, and I'm sure that applying does not
automatically mean being selected for an episode. Something else I don't
know is if she has the fitness, bush experience and stamina to compete
against Mantracker. If she writes any more about this, I'll keep you informed.
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MOTHERLODE
Mantracker, beware our feminine wiles
October 12, 2009

"I want you to go on the show Mantracker with me," I said into the phone. On
the other end was my younger sister, Gillian. There was a pause.
"You want what?"
Forget all the silly shows with people being divided into tribes or living in some
house until one of them kills the rest. Mantracker is awesome. It's Canadian.
And I thought Gilly and I would be perfect.
The premise is basic: two prey (that would be Gilly and I) are released into a
remote, rugged area in some awesome part of Canada for 36 hours. They crack
a flare and you head for a finish line 30 or 40 kilometres away. Mantracker – Terry Grant
– is mounted on his horse. Together with a guide who lives in the area, they chase
after the prey.
Now, at first glance, the fact that the chasers get to be on horseback seems unfair. But
they have no clue where the finish line is, so they have to do real tracking. Mantracker
can scan a rocky vista and announce in a withering voice that the prey moved a
pebble a centimetre off track 1 1/2 kilometres away. Or broke a small twig at ankle
level.
Mantracker and his hunters are very cool. They wear cowboy hats, speak gruffly and
aren't bothered if it starts to rain. Me, I am hoping for good weather. While rain may
wash away our scent, it will make me sniffle and cry in misery, and he would hear us.
Those who audition for Mantracker are pulled from a wide cross-section of very sporty
people. Navy SEALs, endurance athletes, martial artists, professional climbers and hikers.
Everyone believes that he or she has the ability to outsmart and outlast Mantracker.
Most of them don't even get close. But Terry Grant is totally bewildered by the way women
think, which I decided would give my sister and me a competitive edge.
Why do I think we'd be a formidable match for Mantracker? Gilly does Wii Fit; I was a
Brownie when I was 7.
I called my other sister, Roz, to let her know that Gilly and I were going to be TV stars.
"You want to go on Mantracker?" she asked.
"Yes."
"You just have a crush on him," she said. "You'll just lie down in front of his horse in the
first 10 minutes and yell, `Here I am, Mantracker!'"
"I'm already choosing what I'll wear," I said, ignoring her. "I see silly people wearing
neon. Like Mantracker won't see you right away. How many granola bars do you think
we'll need?"
Gilly called me back the next day. I'd sent her the link to the show for some background.
"Um, you realize this is two days, right? And we'd have to hike 40 kilometres? And sleep
in the woods?" she said, caution in her voice.
"What you see in an hour on TV takes two days to film. We're not going for a one-hour
hike, you know."
"I know! It'll be great! We'll train. I will get new little boots now so I don't get blisters.
Do you think you have to bring toilet paper?" I asked her.
"I think you call it roughing it when someone forgets to bring a blow dryer," she said.
"We have to do an application. I'll do that part, but we need a video. I'll tell you what
to say, but mostly you have to sit there and look like a Marine," I continued.
"You're just going to jump out of the forest and yell, `Here I am, Mantracker!' aren't you?"
she asked. I sighed. "Have you been talking to Roz?"

Lorraine Sommerfeld appears Mondays in Living and Saturdays in Wheels.
Reach her via her website lorraineonline.ca.

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