Virginia Mike, if your goal is to get footage of animals WITHOUT a kill scene........split `em up and have two different cameras running.

But if you want to get a good kill scene on top of the animal footage, you really need to have one cameraman and one shooter. The Varizoom will make filming yourself easier without a doubt, but it is still going to involve more luck than any equipment you can buy to get good footage. I have filmed myself shooting several deer with a bow. A couple of those kills I am really happy with how they turned out. But even the best one I have is not even close to being good enough for a TV show.

Even with oversize LCD monitors and remote control handles, it is still extremely tough to get the deer to hold still long enough to position the camera and then draw, aim, and shoot. Not to mention that IF you get that far....the deer is immediately out of the cameras eye after the shot.

Another thing about capturing quality footage.......you are NOT hunting the way you learned to all of these years.

You are now videoing wildlife, and you just happen to have a buddy with a weapon along.

Now you have to set up in more open areas. Now you REALLY have to pay attention to where direct sunlight will be washing out the picture when the sun is coming up/ going down. Now you cannot make those neat little birdsnest treestand setups where you peak through the limbs to see your deer coming.

Now you gotta hunt where it is much more open because good footage means having more than 2-3 seconds of footage of that deer before the arrow zips through.

Filming hunts can be the most fun thing to do, but you have to be at a point in your hunting career where you have no remorse at letting a deer walk because the camera was not quite right.

Whatever you end up doing, remember two things......

1. Keep us updated on how things are going.......
2. Above all else, be SAFE, and remember to have FUN!!