Brknarrow1970

I think filming hunts would take the right person to be compatible - you could either have a miserable time doing it or have an awesome experience

The benefits would be to share some of the passion we see in the woods, with those that don't hunt, my wife for example - I would love for see to my reaction after taking a deer just so she could relate

Commerically not my cup of tea, then it would become more of a job and you would lose some of that passion for hunting - and the pressure to produce - would be a sellout to the reason your doing it to begin with, in recent years I have watched less and less dvds videos tv shows- simply because I find myself wondering if it is real situations or on a ranch that gets hunted once every year when they come to film[:'(]

Schultzy

I've never done it on my hunts but my brother has taped my mom on a few bear hunts with her bow. I thought it was neat as heck so some day I'd like to do it myself.

salukipv1

solitary! I've almost had it with all these tv shows/hunts, I'm finding myself watching less and less hunting shows. Some are good though if i notice one is on I may watch one of the shows I like more when theyre hunting something that peaks my curiosity.

As far as personally filming my own hunts....im kinda 50/50, kinda like it would be nice to have down the road.....but I have memories....id rather remeber hunts and tell stories I htink than to say hey lets play the video, also less equipment to haul around. So for filming in regards to making a show etc....im not into that, but for yourself.....its your call,

MeanV2

I've filmed several hunts down through the years, and my hat is off to anybody who does it and enjoys it. Honestly it just is not my cup of tea. I much prefer hunting solitary. That's why I statred Bowhunting to begin with. Done right filming a Bowhunt is a lot of work.

Dan

BowHuntingFool

I hear ya Dan, I've tried it myself for 2 seasons and figured it wasn't for me. I took a video camera to Africa with me and got a lot of that on film, a couple kills and a lot of just the hunting part and scenery! Pretty cool. I agree done right its to much work that I'd want to have to do! But to those that do, more power to ya!!!!!!!!

psebwhntr16

I agree Jeff. Filming hunts sounds tempting, but having another guy in the tree with me running a camera defeats the purpose of going into the woods. I enjoy good company when Im in camp, but once I step into the woods, I like to enjoy it alone.

Justin

I will say this - if you're looking to make a living and/or make a "name" for yourself by filming hunts then then my hat is off to you because you're in for a big uphill battle unless you've got some sort of gimmick that nobody else has. Otherwise, stand in line behind the other hundred new video production crews that popped up last week and fight over sponsorship monies with them. There are a lot of people all trying to eat the same slice of pie right now and there's not enough to go around. Hotchicks, all chicks, all bowhunting, no bowhunting, rock n' roll, country, tattoos, big trucks,loud trucks, fast pace, slow pace,high fence, no fence, somebody is already doing it. The market is extremely saturated with video production companies all looking to be the next big thing. It's like wannabe actores and actresses flocking to Hollywood, only about a million times smaller with a much smaller chance for money or fame.

With that said, I think there's a few good companies out there that are providing some fresh faces and a fresh take on the hunting video that I personally enjoy. I just watched the latest installment of the Real Hunting 'Keepin' it Real' DVD last night and actually enjoyed it. Was the production quality top-notch? No. Were all the guys in it entertaining and fun to watch? No. But it was a good enough "real life" type video that showed some cool hunts and kept me from falling asleep. Will they make millions of dollars and become the next big thing in hunting? My guess is probably not, but I wish them all the luck in the world. It never hurts to try.

Now with that also said, we originally started filming our hunts to provide some footage for both White Knuckle Productions as well as HuntingNet.com. We've never made a dime off any of it and probably never will. However, I think it's a fun thing to do and I personally enjoy sharing my hunts with other people and being able to watch them whenever I want. So I fully intend on continuing to videotape my hunts in the future for those reasons alone. However, I'll stick to my day job to pay the bills.

Germ

Amen to that

GMMAT

Justin that's what I'm talking about. It seems like only a short time ago.....filming hunts was the rage (commercially)....and everyone was wanting in. I think.....if you're trying to get on that boat, now......she's pretty much already sailed.

MN/Kyle

I think its one of those industrys that you have to have an "in", in.

And GMMAT, you said RAGE[&o]