Samson's Whitetail Mountain's "Was it good ??" prompts ethics questions

The fast-starting hunting Short has viewers discussing the difference between an estate hunt and pursuing free-ranging animals.

Channel: Samson's Whitetail Mountain Story of October 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 124,439 views a day, 6.6 times a normal first day on this channel (18,922).

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Samson's Whitetail Mountain's latest hunting Short drew about 53,000 views in seven hours, already well beyond the audience its Shorts usually reach in a full day. But the question in its title, "Was it good ??", has brought more than assessments of the shot.

Several viewers are discussing hunting ethics, questioning how a hunt on a private estate compares with pursuing free-ranging animals. Others focus on the camouflage clothing, while one asks about buying the meat. Those comments do not establish how this particular hunt was arranged, but they make the setting central to the conversation.

Jerry Stafford's channel belongs to a privately owned Southern Illinois estate that offers whitetail and elk hunts. Its recent uploads mix hunting questions with wildlife-focused titles: "Did he hit it ??? #deer" and "Down goes monster !! #deer #nature" sit alongside "Beautiful piebald buck !! #deer #nature #wildlife". This time, the discussion goes beyond whether a shot connected to what viewers consider a hunting challenge.

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The numbers

The Short has already exceeded the channel's usual full-day audience, with only seven hours online.

the video's first day

usual first day here

18,922

this video

124,439

subscribers

164,000

▲ 3,000 in the last 7 days

total views

149,803,062

views per day

190,748

typical day: 381,630

the video

views

52,976

likes

732

comments

23

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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As of October 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.