Hunters aren't boorish, reckless, gun-toting rubes?

You wouldn't notice it based on what you're seeing on television and movies, according to a recent poll of U.S. hunters.

According to polling in March done by www.HunterSurvey.com, a majority of U.S. hunters feel that the onscreen portrayal of hunters is rarely or never accurate.

A total of 1,906 hunters were asked if hunters are accurately portrayed in television and movies.

More than half (51 percent) said hunters are rarely portrayed accurately; another 43 percent indicated hunters are only "sometimes" portrayed accurately. An additional 5 percent indicated portrayals are "never" accurate.

By contrast, not even 1 percent (0.63 percent) of respondents said hunters are "always" portrayed accurately.

www.HunterSurvey.com is a monthly national online survey of sportsmen and women providing industry and policymakers with information on hunting trends and activity.

* A survey of American hunters, meanwhile, determined that a great majority do not reload their shotshells or centerfire rifle and pistol cartidges. And, among the few who do reload their own ammunition (7.3 percent of shotgunners and 13 percent of centerfire rifle and pistol shooters), most do so only in small quantities -- one to five boxes per month.

A whopping 83 percent of shotgunners reported they do not reload shotshells, according to www.HunterSurvey.com. The "no-reloading" figures for centerfire rifle and pistol shooters are slightly lower at 74 percent.

Just 2.25 percent of shotgunners and 2.4 percent of centerfire shooters reported reloading large amounts of their ammunition, 10 boxes per month or more.