Hi Dan,

Most videos today are largely vouyeristic, with little if any instructional element. Gun hunts are often included to broaden the commercial appeal of a video beyond just bowhunters.

I think there is a real shortage in the market for good quality instructional hunting videos.Many people are comming to hunting as adults and don't have family members or close friends that can instruct them. These new hunters often buy hunting videos hoping to pick up the information they need but often just get kill shot after kill shot and a bunch of "insider baseball" banter.

People also like to watch videos of the species they hunt on terrain that isn't too different from where they hunt. Elk videos are limited to the "big" states, leaving Washington and Oregon out. (ASP's "Season 2005: Rosevelt Elk" release notwithstanding). That means there is a market opportunity for regional Elk and Blacktail videos, along with the rest of the game species we have here.

Get a camera and a good tripod. Get some instruction. Get out in the woods and shoot animals in the offseason. Find some friends that are willing to do the same.

Good luck!

-- FLIX