Here's a quick video lesson: true HD and HDV are 2 different formats. 24 fps HDV & 23.97 HD are 2 different formats. These formats and frames rates have different compression and motion artifacts than 30p, 60i, & 59.97 and must be converted to the frame rate the station/production company you are shooting for broadcasts in.
In most cameras-HDV & true HD--when you change your frame rate, you also activate OTHER MENUS allowing you to brighten/darken/color/skin tone/blacks/gammas! These menus are not accessible when shooting standard broadcast frame rates.
These frame rates are also NOT BROADCAST standards and hence must be then again CONVERTED so they can be. Digital or not, every time you do a conversion, COLOR & MOTION ARTIFACTS are more easily noticeable because of the conversion.
In my opinion, shooting 24 for the outdoors is wasted effort. You tell me how you're going to slow your pan down for a running animal? How are you going to slow your pan/tilt for flying ducks or geese?
Have your production superiors given you guidelines for color enhancement? Which when shooting in 24 are better noticeable under enhanced lighting anyway?
30p & 60i are broadcast standards for fast motion sports and any derivative away from that is IMO, a poor decision.
I think the growth area for archery/hunting shows is enormous anyway and to me this just helps solidify my judgement of some of the poor management of outdoor production in the first place.
Have a good season. And I hope you do get some good footage......I know it ain't easy. and be careful too.