Would you?

[Marc]

All kidding aside, I really wish there were more videos posted from "ethical" hunters.

I would enjoy videoing my hunts, but I find it difficult enough just to hunt.  Videos would most certainly add a degree of challenge, and allow for sharing the experience with other hunters (and non-hunters) to appreciate the moment.

There are some on these forums that post some good videos...  The mistakes and the successes...  There is far more crap on youtube than there is quality though.

I would want two cameras...  One trained on me, and one on the bird...  Were I doing so, I know there would be at least a couple videos of me jumping out of my skin as a bird gobbles feet behind me that I did not know about.

[crow]

Count me out,

that whole "North Woods Law" fiasco kind of soured me about being filmed

[High plains drifter]

I did film one.Its difficult to do,band they can see for a mile.It amazes me, how well turkeys can see. That's the first thing you have to learn.

[G squared 23]

I've done a few and enjoy it.  A blind is a necessity.  I like it when I'm taking somwone else hunting, but it does add more stuff on top of my already excessive gear list. 

[Spitten and drummen]

No. I have no intrest in filming my hunts. I enjoy reliving previous hunts over and over in my head. Especially when Im hunting. I think of times when im in a particular spot where I have killed birds previously and relive the hunt in my head. Plus Im too lazy to lug a camera. My vest already weighs 50 pounds lol.

[Mossyguy]

I filmed myself shoot one last year, and did the same this year as well as film my dad get one. I only do it for me...I don't make them public for anyone. It's just something new for me to do and I enjoy it. With my Dad getting up in age it allows me to look back at the times we shared in every detail.

[derek]

Well... I've basically started doing just that, filming hunts and posting them on social media/youTube for the public. 

I agree a lot about hunts (especially turkey hunting) being personal.. I very rarely hunt with another person.. but my best friend and I started talking pretty seriously about wanting to "chase 49" and start traveling a lot more than we have been.. and somewhere in there with some heavy inspiration from Pinhoti and THP, the desire came about to put it on film as we start this journey and how cool it would be to share that. Next thing you know the Bayside Legion became a thing and we've dedicated ourselves to filming every aspect of our spring season and rolling with it. 

One of our key parts of this.. is the filming is second to turkey hunting.  We are out there to turkey hunt period the end, the way we would normally turkey hunt.. the camera is just toting along.  We're still gonna hit a new state and head 2 separate ways just as we would have without the camera.. meaning we're both self filming. With that comes a huge sacrifice in the quality we'll be able to put up but we're willing to take that gamble.  If that means some birds don't make the screen when the trigger is pulled.. it is what it is. 

But as hesitant as I was to get involved with filming.. the start of this project has made me think turkeys above and beyond what was previously described as "obsessed".. I'm genuinely excited as I get to share what we've already come up with and can't wait til we actually get in the groove of things this spring.  It's very different, full of challenges and a ton of work.  And who knows how I'll feel about it in June.. but I think it'll be worth it.. if nothing else than for us to have all of this documented for our own personal enjoyment. 

Derek

[brettdunn7]

I'd give it a try for non other then to learn from mistakes during the hunt. See where I can improve.


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[1iagobblergetter]

Video my own hunts nah I could care less. A few of my Sons hunts I wouldn't mind videoing just because they grow up so fast..I usually take quite a few pictures to look at and reminisce years gone by..

[Sir-diealot]

Friend and I tried to film a bow hunt way back in I would say 99 before social media, it was just something fun to try to do and a memory we could share of "Doing what the pros do" but it was just going to be for ourselves and friends and family to watch.

I would not mind trying it again but as I said above I would only want to do it for friends and family to watch, to many people want to nit pick your hunt and take away the fun of filming it and lets not even go into all the nut jobs out there and God forbid they ever figured out who you are and where you live, it is just not worth the hassle.

[Harty]

My hunts get better with age.  The camera don't lie, so for that reason I don't film any of my hunts.   My turkey hunting story's are usually enhanced versions of the truth, done so for my entertainment purposes.  The older the hunt, usually the more enhanced the story.   I have some doozies from the 60's and 70's. 

So I was down in this gully, and the turkeys heard my calling and flew down from a ridge (about 4-5 miles away)...  When they got to me, after hearing my calling, I had to fight them off, and it was pure luck I was able to reach my gun and dispatch one, and the rest ran off...  18" beard, and 3" spurs...  Weight 33 lbs...   He was the small one.  Really, I am just lucky to be alive at this point.



     I don't see too many people laughing watching Turkey videos.  Now tell a good story and it's worth a good belly laugh. Story telling is becoming a lost art.

    Answer the question! No I don't video my own hunts. I let parents video their child's hunt during the youth hunt if it's their thing.My children are pineing to video one of our hunts. I may relent ,but haven't as of yet.

[Kylongspur88]

No interest at all. A nice picture and a good story are fine by me.

[Gobble!]

I've filmed some hunts with friends using crappy phone cameras and always enjoy watching them. Would like to have a quality setup to use anytime I'm hunting with someone but I have no desire to self film.

[HookedonHooks]

I've definitely thought about it, and have taken some phone footage mounted to a shooting stick. Even that at the most basic level of filming is incredibly difficult solo, and that's been the main thing to keep me back.

If I did film, not sure if I could do the YouTube thing or not, I think some of the guys that are doing it right, and putting out the quality content have good "camera personalities". Meaning that they are pretty fluid in how they talk to the camera, and provide the narrative for the hunt.