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I have been filming my bow hunts.  I have been able to get two archery kills on video, one in 2012 and one in 2013.  I messed up filming my biggest Bow buck.  The camera was bumped and zoomed in too much...I look forward to getting some good video this season...anyone else experiment with this?

 

 

 

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Filming my hunts was fun at first... But it started to take away from the little things that I enjoyed about bowhunting so much. It began to be too much work for me, at times lugging in my backpack full of camera gear with a climber. I felt like I was making too much noise at times and it took me a good 20 minutes to get set up properly. I stopped doing it because I missed just sneaking into the woods and calmly sitting there without a worry in the world.

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I hear you there...I really only lug a small gorilla camera arm and a small Sony handicam...and if I am using the same tree I leave the camera arm in the tree.  I like to film the other deer I pass on or that are out of range....as well as any other wildlife I see while I am out there...the peace and quiet is very nice though...

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Filming my hunts was fun at first... But it started to take away from the little things that I enjoyed about bowhunting so much. It began to be too much work for me, at times lugging in my backpack full of camera gear with a climber. I felt like I was making too much noise at times and it took me a good 20 minutes to get set up properly. I stopped doing it because I missed just sneaking into the woods and calmly sitting there without a worry in the world.

 

that's me too. bought a gopro. just too much extra work and gear for quality that i wasn't happy with.

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I guess I like the extra challenge, I felt like I was getting pretty good at bowhunting with a good amount of success, I like adding the extra twist to it...like MrGroundhog said, I love reflecting back to the hunting video that I took each year...gun season I don't even bother...

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yea getting into the whole shooting a recurve instinctively thing.  fixed position goPro in the tree next to you will help.  then seems like your camera is too light for the fluid head settings/tightness or your camera arm needs upgrading.  it's very cool what you're doing when you think you can now share your experiences with others who weren't there.  HD is a must these days for filming.

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