Ethical Hunting

Some of my colleagues just discovered that I love the outdoors and enjoy hunting when I get a chance.  Well most where impressed that I was into archery, a handful were probably disgusted by the idea of killing ( I mean, Harvesting ) an animal.  Those few also didn't partake of the Venison Chili that I shared at work a few days ago.  Did I mention that I do all the cooking in my house.  And, yes, my wife enjoys my venison recipes with or without Shiraz.

Just so you understand that I'm not one of those crazy "shoot anything that moves" hunters, I thought I would provide this short unedited clip, shot with my digital video camera three weeks ago.  I guess you could say this gives a visual record of my love for technology combines with my love for hunting.  Needless to say, I could have easily have arrowed this young two-point buck as it stood only 15 yards away.  It's amazing how he appears to be much further away.  I hope you get some ideas for becoming your own videographer from this clip.  I'm finding that it's easy to film yourself with an outstretched arm.  I've taken many great stills from various angles using this same technique with wonderful results.  Next time you don't have someone else around to assist, try the do-it-yourself approach.

Till next time, enjoy this experimental video.  Until the 0:50 mark, I'm zoomed into the young buck.  After that, I zoom out, switch hands, and extend my left arm back behind my shoulder to create an "over the shoulder" moment.  Sorry for the less-than-great quality.  It's the technique that I found interesting.