I agree that a hunter can do both, with a camera man and without one ifthere is no one to help you. But that said a cameraman is the best option for great footage.

I myself have decided to hang up my weapon and just be a cameraman. I have shot many animals in the passand the interest leans me to the camcorder now.

I have made up a long lasting battery pack which will last all day without shutting the cam down. It cost me less than one small camera battery and rechargable for only $22. I also built my own pods, that mount to trees, blinds,with fluild heads and no squeaks to be heard for $48.

I have hunts booked just to do that. Twelve so far starting in Sept with Elk. I have blinds made for the cold Canadian Nov hunts, which will hold 3 hunters with room to spare over excellent food plots. The plots have huge bucks that should make tapingsome great vids.




As far as leaving your camcorder on pause and ready to go its to your own decission. My manual suggest not to. It shuts off on pause after 5 minutes to protect the heads and tape. When running expensive equipment why cause a problem down the road?.