Well, her dad wanted her to use his rifle, but he had taken a nasty fall while carrying it and apparently knocked the scope out of alignment.
They didn't know this of course, so after Sarah shot and missed, dad took the gun and worked another round in the chamber and had her try again. (I'm sure he thought she may have just missed...it's very easy to do)
After firing all five rounds from her dad's gun, and missing every time, she took the other guys gun (which was also a much larger caliber) and one shot from it dropped the caribou. It was a perfect shot.
At camp they checked dad's gun and the sight had been knocked out of whack. No one could hit anything with it and it needed to be sighted in again.
Now, this is a T.V. production, and they could have very easily edited out all the missed shots to make her "look good." That's obviously not what this is about.
Sometimes when hunting, things go wrong. Sights get knocked out of alignment, etc. She is giving viewers a real look at life in Alaska. I think it is award worthy programing.
Didn't get chance to see the show - so thanks for the background. Was wondering myself. And as to your statement of being able to easily edit it out - I agree. That's the difference between doing the right thing when everyone is watching, and doing the right thing when they aren't. Apparently this is about real life - not a puff piece. Good for them.
Take care.