I finally got this little project finished, been so busy it took a good month to get thru!!

Some of you have seen some of this video in a thread I had going last fall....but then it was un-edited, long and admittedly kinda boring at times.

This was my first year self filming our/my hunts. I always knew it wouldn't be easy....guess what. I was right!

Not easy but very rewarding in the end when you can go back a see the memories you have forever captured on film.

My equipment was limited by myself, one, because I wanted small light gear that wouldn't be a pain to haul around, and, two, because of my limited budget.....so by most standards, I used very low end gear!!

The cameras, tripods, and low budget tree arm worked out good in that they were easy to carry in my pack.....but I definitely see a lot of room for improvement.

Filming was fun, challenging, and rewarding....but.....on the other side sometimes a pain. And sometimes I felt as if it took away from the experience because my focus was split on both getting stuff on film, and either trying to get something killed, or helping Cade out when things got exciting.

Another thing.....I have a new respect for the guys editing "good" hunting videos!!! It is truly and art form and to do it right, can get very expensive!

Again, because of my low budget, I used a very frustrating at times free editing site. Ok, but I can see a lot of room for improvement. I liked doing it though...

Also I didn't want to spend any cash on music, so I used free music I found on-line.

All in all, I'm looking forward to a lot more, upgrading my equipment, and educating myself more on everything about capturing hunts on video!

So here is the fall 2013 season that Cade and I had. First the preparation, then into the hunting.

Please let me know what you think...
(seems to play best at 720p HD...click on the gear on the bottom of the you tube screen and change to 720)


Part 1...
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFLUfLOwnHk  

Part 2...
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf8ocBA1jpk

Very nice, I like the coverage of everything from the preparation to the            hunt!

WOW...that's some great work you've done with that footage!

Really have to comment on the slow mo pieces with voice overs from other scenes...very well done! And btw...keep using the budget equipment as it's working great!

Thanks for sharing..you're one heck of a bowhunter and father!!

Pretty awesome to be able to film and hunt at the same time.  Nice work!

Very enjoyable video Curt!
For what it's worth I liked the music and quiet talking it was as if you let the film tell the story. I liked the different perspectives ie truck filming, walking in and out with gear... it added to the story aspect the film it self told. I can appreciate the time capturing these moments takes when self filming but it added a lot for me.
It's a very interesting media way to tell a story. Creativity and time investment seems potentially endless. I'm sure you had to learn a lot to create what you did... well done sir!

Great job!!!

That's some great memories imortalized  

Very nice. You had a good year.

Fantastic really enjoyed it shows what hunting is about !

Nice job. There's one scene were the leaves are falling... I could watch that all day, that's heaven for me.

I've been thinking about taping my hunts. I wish Go Pro made a camera with a zoom and a feature that focused on movement. Then you could just wear it on your head like a headlamp and it would film where you were looking. Thanks for sharing.

Nice job Kurt and way to show cade the ways of a bow hunter!!

QuoteOriginally posted by Sockrsblur:
Very enjoyable video Curt!
For what it's worth I liked the music and quiet talking it was as if you let the film tell the story. I liked the different perspectives ie truck filming, walking in and out with gear... it added to the story aspect the film it self told. I can appreciate the time capturing these moments takes when self filming but it added a lot for me.
It's a very interesting media way to tell a story. Creativity and time investment seems potentially endless. I'm sure you had to learn a lot to create what you did... well done sir!

That's the way hunting videos should be  

Well done Curt!  I wouldn't change a thing.

Awesome video! I also was trying to film some of my hunts this year but had absolutely no action, so needless to say no footage. I was more trying to get some good individual footage and not so much a montage of footage leading up to a conclusion like you did which I've got to say was well edited, and was great!

You've inspired me to give it a shot (no pun intended) and who knows, maybe I as well can have a great conclusion. Just out of curiosity what program do you use to edit? I use Pinnacle Studio 14, although at times it can be a pain to use as well but it does have some music already in the program you can use as background music like the song in the intro of the video on my page about the bare-shaft tuning.

Great video, thanks for sharing.

Great job Curt!  Looks like you and Cade had a good season!

Nice Curt!! God choice of music to accompany the vid!!

Great video,thanks for sharing. And what owlgrowler said about the scene with the leaves falling; x2

Great videos Curt! Amazing how much Cade has grown since the last time I saw him.

That's awesome Curt! Thanks a lot.