Go to wally world and in their gun section is a telescoping rifle monopod (stick) the top unscrews and the threads will fit into the bottom of your camera. This unit fits great into a pack without taking up much room. A digital is the way to go. It allows you to erase and practice until you start getting good shots. 4 megapixel and up is what is required for most magazines. Just stick the end of the monopod into the ground.

Make sure that the tounge is not sticking out, and the blood is cleaned up and not visible.

Here is a pic that I took of myself this spring with the monopod.

Yep, Rob... hopefully he's about to or has already connected on one of those speed goats...

I bought a tripod I throw in the vehicle with me and only get it out if I need to. I bought it for under $20, and it's got a level bubble, and multi-adjustable legs. Great investment.

You get one shot to get that perfect pic, and you can never go back and re-create that moment or that scene. I try to shoot AT LEAST 30 shots to get that one that's just right.

I remember when I was a sports writer and I used to shoot my own stuff at ballgames I was covering; I'd sometime shoot two rolls to get that one that made it onto the section front.

This was one of about 25-30 pics, and it was before I bought my stand. I thought my buddy I had dragged out to the woods an hour after dark was gonna shoot me. I think that's what led to me buying the tripod...

Greg,

Looks like your buck there has been snorting mud.[&:]

Your pack works well, as does a log, but those little tri-pods are nice. The weigh pretty much nothin, the legs extend on mine, so I can even level it on just about anything. I also set my timer to take 2 pics each time. (Less running back from the camera.)

Ducsauce, why is that gun pointed at your vitals? Please don't do that!
My avatar pic was shot from the rear bumper of my truck.

NIce pic, ducsause. By the way, is thata 30-30, or a .35 you were using? I use a .35. Also, something else interesting...I used to live in Roanoke myself, and my brother still does. That wouldn't be a Boutentourt County deer, would it? Congrats.

greg i hope your first buck this year is that nice, it would be great for the team

I know we're all waiting on Matt's thread, but I'll post these little comments now until his thread shows up;

When you're taking pictures this year, try not to get just pictures of you leering at the camera. Get a few of you admiring your deer. Those are the shots that I enjoy the most. We know what you look like, I want to see a hunter who is proud of their animal.

And another thing -- SMILE! You should be happy to have taken your deer, show it! Don't try and look macho or tough by not smiling, show some actual emotion. I hate seeing pictures of hunters with animals and a big, almost frown on their face. Sure you woke up at 4:30, sure you've been sitting on cold steel for the last eight hours, and sure the two mile drag you've got to look forward to is tough, but you know what? Who cares! Be happy and show it!