I got off the phone with HNI president Todd Graf and he's asked us all to step up and film our hunts. I ammended the contest rules per Todd's request to award additional points for submitted filmed hunts for HNI's up and coming filmed hunts area. So if you have partners or opportunity to film your hunts, it could help put your team over the top. I know how hard it is to film hunts, I've been doing it for years and alot of you can attest this as well so I think it's a great idea and generous of Todd and HNI to offer us even more incentive and area's to share our passion...personally I love filming hunts and for me, it's another way to capture my passion to enjoy later on. I'd love to see some of your hunts and shortly, we'll be able to share them here on HNI.

SO, good luck to everyone this year, I hope you have a successful season plus, I hope you capture it all on film.

Is this optional or have to????

It's only an option, no one has to do anything other than enjoy your hunt....

Sounds like a good idea..... have to get a friend to film me then! Or me film him! [8D]

Doesn't sound like a bad idea. It will be my son's first year bow hunting, so I will be holding a camera more then my bow. I don't think I will have any problem getting video.

One question. Does the video have to be of the deer that is taken, or ofthe hunt period?

Great idea...can't wait .

Ron, of course the shot is the most important part of any hunting video but when talking with Todd and I know as well that when hunting alone, it's the most difficult part of the hunt/shot.....and being an avid bowhunter and compassionate individual it is more important to me that you concentrate on the shot for a quick humane kill, after all, that's what we are there for, so with that being said, if you can get all the footage you can up to that point and then concentrate on the shot.....

I would love to film some of my hunts. I wish I had a video camera with me some last season. I think I may buy a video camera before season and give it a shot.

Now that I think about it, its just more crap to carry into the woods though.It would be worth it though.

If a team doesn't have the capabilities of filming their hunt then this would be a dissadvantage. Perhaps a special award for the best video of a hunt but not let it give the whole team bonus points?