ORIGINAL: Urban Legend
I agree with Hoosier. You need a rock solid arm with a good video head in order to get good video. As far as not having a camera man. Unless your hunting over bait, it is almost impossible to get good footage, especially of the kill shot by yourself. And forget about following the animal after the shot. It almost never works out. I would rather miss a day in the woods hunting because I don't have a camera man, than to shoot a monster buck and have unusable footage because I tried to film myself. I guess you have to start somewhere though.
To me, this is a ridiculous statement. I'm not saying you're wrong, because obviously we have different priorities. I am a hunter first, and film producer second. You feel the footage is your juice, so I respect that decision. I would never pass on an animal or ask a hunter (that is not a pro-staffer) to pass on an animal in favor of footage. The opportunities at quality animals are just too rare for us to pass up. I'm lucky in that there are enough guys on our staff that we can get good footage without sacrificing shot opportunities.
With that said, I'd rather have a cameraman, but if one isn't available I'll still be out there hunting.
