HunteratHeart Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 So am downside if self filming is having to do a two man job yourself. Getting ready for a shot takes longer there is more movement and it cost you some deer. This morning I had a 120" 8 pointer get away because I just couldn't get ready in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 No doubt. Might as well be trying to post the deer on Facebook beforehand lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 that's why I don't do it...I can stare at the rack when it's on the wall, instead of watching footage of "what could have been"....jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhughes81 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 down side of self filming. I tell u what I know u are really wanting to get really good footage but I film more for my own pleasure to watch home videos anyway I use those hunters specialties I-kam xtremes video sunglasses. I really like them I just wear em and when I'm ready to film I push 1 button to pwr on and record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 I hear you there. I do all my own too and its pretty tough but its definitely worth it in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunteratHeart Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 down side of self filming. Oh I mean I had this beast at 32 yards I'd say and he wouldn't stop nor was I ready in time cause he came out of now where lol and my camera when I got it ready was zoomed in too far so that delayed me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Tough doing your own, no doubt and it will cost you if you are not careful. Bowhunting is tough enough without worrying with fooling around with a camera. Kind of backed off on trying to video my own after a couple years ago misjudging a buck I let walk during our ml'er season. Did you end up getting video at least? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 yea that's one mistake that's made zooming in too tight. then even if you're on the deer you lose it after the shot. it's tough to follow the deer and draw your bow. sometimes you've got to zoom farther out. other times you've got to pan a short distance ahead to a shooting opening and try to make a noise to stop the deer in that opening to take the shot. it's tough right now into the next couple weeks as they enter the chasing phase of the rut and usually don't stop hardly at all for anything and for that long. another problem is filming deer to your left for a right handed shooter. usually in a bow stand you can't get the camera setup, see the view finder, and work the bow while still staying on the deer. you and your equipment ends up blocking the shot. then when in a ground blind you can't open corner windows. you've more or less have to open only one side and then set the camera to your right on a tripod. I've got a ground blind with triangular windows but there's obstruction of view many times. thought about getting a double bull blind to fix this issue. definitely hard filming yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 down side of self filming. I bought a camera to film some hunts and gave up that idea real quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunteratHeart Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 down side of self filming. Yes I got video of that buck. He was biggest buck I've ever seen in person. Big enough I was shaking so bad it knocked camera of the spot and I ha to re adjust which is why I failed to get him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytshooter09 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 It is very tough to do it your self and get quality video when I do it I usually get some video of the deer walking but I end up putting the camera in one spot hoping the deer walks into the view finder this last Sunday when I shot my buck thats exactly how it played out and ended up getting it on video shot and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hoytshooter make a youtube account and show us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunteratHeart Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 down side of self filming. Yea bud show what you got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Just started self filming this year. The camera caused me to miss a shot opportunity on a hog(just moving through too fast) but I actually got my 9 point bowkill on film. I even missed my first shot and he ran to the edge of the screen and then walked back through for the killing shot. It was at first light so the footage isn't that great, but it added a little bit of extra excitement to the hunt. I'm hooked. Will try to film every hunt from here on out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 MCH show us lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yes, unless you have the deer's head in a pile of bait it is tough on your own. There are a lot of those videos out there. Otherwise It is knowing when to film and when to kill a deer. I keep trying knowing that I should be doing either one or the other. A lot has to do with the deer i want to kill. I won't just kill a deer to get it on video as so many baiting/videographers have a need to do. I'd rather video the animals in their natural state without the bait so to speak. As I get older and softer i get almost as much satisfaction out of shooting them with a camera than I do with my weapons. Almost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 rutnbuck..that's what Ive always heard too..either hunt OR film not both...seen way too many jerky out of frame videos...some are pretty bad even with a cameraman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 My videos are mainly for me and my family. When I come in from the woods, the first thing they ask me is if I killed anything. The very next question is "Did you get anything on film?". I really enjoy capturing the deer on film whether it is by still shot or video. That being said, if a monster buck comes walking towards me, the camera is probably not going to come on. Anything else, I'd be happier getting it on film without getting a shot than I would killing it without filming it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 any video I do as of right now is just for sharing the experience with family and friends. a little bit of it has been in HD but I don't like taking the expensive camera up in a tree. i'd die if I ever dropped it out of a tree. COOLEST VIDEO by far is seeing older footage of when someone was real young and just starting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunteratHeart Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 down side of self filming. I'm just starting. Killed my first deer last year and went on a meat spree haha. First deer was a doe at 60 yards with OO Buck. Then I bought a .270 and got permission to hunt cousins and killed my first buck (8 pointer) at 15yards with that .270 ha. Then 3 weeks later I took out a 9 pointer with my 12 gauge again but this time it was out of my cousins stand that past away early last year. Been hunting for 5 years and finally had to shoot something haha. I'm hooked and now I'm throwing video into the mix and the bucks are getting bigger and bigger each time I record. Got a 120" 8 pointer I failed to shoot at and a 120-130 10 pointer I've yet to see in light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Im just starting too. I have had only one shootable buck on cam but i wasnt sure if he was legal untill it was too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunteratHeart Posted November 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 down side of self filming. What you mean if it was legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 They have to have a 5 inch horn or better and your lucky to see a buck out there so if you see one thats legal no matter what size you shoot if cause its very possible that you wont see another one. You'd be an idiot to try and only hunt for trophies out there and you cant shoot does soo its bucks only and mainly young bucks. Thats just the wma i hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunteratHeart Posted November 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 down side of self filming. Dang man need to be looking around for different places haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Yea i know next year we are going to try to get on a wma that you can only hunt if you have the quota and the quota is 300 bucks but there is a limited amount. That place is dry and has alot of deer on it and you can shoot does so next year should be better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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