I film my self quite a bit. When ever possible I have a camera man, but I hunt every day I can regardless. So when I can't have a camera man I use a small camera arm with a small digetal consumer modal. At 1st it was very diffacult. And really it still is, but Ive made strides. The problom seems to be that you really cannot predict the exact movements of a deer good enough to get the camera pointed where he will stop perfect for a shot zoom in and make that shot. My best self film job was this last season when I shot a nice 14 point in Wisconsin at a water hole. I was able to have the camera set to the spot where he would drink and when he walked into the middle of the screen and got a drink, I tossed an arrow thru him.... But that is the best. When I 1st started self filming it caused me some heart aches with lost deer when I tried to force the shot on film. And I also shot some just as they steped off the screen.
I have messed around with other methods like hat cams and bow arms but recieved less than TV quality doing so. One thing that has helped me alot is the fact that I self film while I have a camera man now... Heck, two angles are better than one for the editors and I get plenty of practice for when I am by myself.