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What kind of a camera mount are you using? I made a camera mount out of some 2x2 lumber that resembles the " tree-pod" my buddy has. The tree pod is like $150-no thanks. I modified a screw in step for the tree attachment. Works pretty well, but I saw the " pro-bow-cam" on the Basspro website for $40.

Just curious what kind of camera mount you are using in the tree. No prob. in the DB because you can just put it on a reg. tripod.

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you can see a pic. of my " home-made camera mount" at

http://community.webshots.com/user/brandontomlin

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If I remember I' ll take a picture of one I made from steel. It' s 3 pieces of 12" steel bolted together at the ends. This allows 2 elbow joints to adjust it. Next I welded a bolt that is the correct size and thread of the top part of a tripod (what the camera mounts to) I take this part and screw it onto my bolt and then mount my camera. On the other end I welded another piece of steel at a 90 degree angle and then welded a large lag screw that attaches to the tree. After reading this I think I better get you a pic. It works great and cost only a few dollars, but you need access to a welder and you need the top part of a tripod.

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i just received the pro bow arm or cam or whatever its called in the mail last week, i like it but i dont like the way it attaches to a tree i might modify it or use it as a template for making my own.

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HH48...Can you elaborate on what the prob. is?

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first off the peice the arm connects to is plastic, and looks like it could sag, which i can put up with a little bit but not to much, but mostly its the straps, there are two cinch straps you have to weave through the plastic slot and around the tree then fasten them, a rachet would have been much easier or maybe a screw, i guess ill just have to put up with it

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These tripods sound good but I like the idea of mounting the camera in the stabilazer hole. When I hunt, if I see a deer, I always keep the bow in front of my face and pointed directly at the deer. So it would be easy to get video and if its a shooter its just a bonus.

Anyone ever done this?

Any tricks?

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C9,

I thought about this but decided I didn' t want a 3# stabilizer. I also don' t know how much shock a camera can take from the bow before it could damage it.

I also thought that the bracket would prob. make better footage when " buck fever" kicks in.;)

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Kristen or aussie......tell me more about these " pen cams"

Thanks!!

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I tried to look for the pen cams on ebay and all I came up with was a pencil sharpener spy camera. I did follow more links to spy camera and found a bullet spy cam($65) and another minuture camera($55) that I thought I could mount to my hunting cap. I emailed and asked the seller about it. He said you could run the wires from the small camera to your camcorder in your bag as long as your camcorder has input jacks. Which of course mine doesn' t!!! I' m still looking. If anyone finds anything else please let me know.

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I use a cameraman;):D

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A tripod. When you don' t have trees, you gotta have one. We had the videographer try holding the camera on his shoulder, and it is just too shakey. Especially on rifle shots when he wouldn' t know they were coming. I plan to use a tripod every time, that way I' m used to it. I do flinch when I hear gunfire, so I' d be useless for shot scenes with loud noises.

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I have the bass pro shop version and i don' t think it attaches to the tree well enough to be stable. I had an idea to attack the window mount for a spoting scope or camera to a realtree ez hanger and it would work almost exactly the same but be securely attached to the tree.

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I made a camera holder last night with some scrap wood. I cut a 4x6" piece of deck board which will be screwed to the tree. Cut a 45 angle and screwed it to the board which the first non-movable arm is attached. That arm is 12" . To that arm I attached a 10" arm with a machine screw and nut so that it can swing side to side. These arms are ripped 2x4' s. ( 1 3/4" x1 3/4" ) At the end of the movabe arm I reemed out a hole for a 3/4" piece of PVC. This piece is only about 4" long and is on top of the arm facing up. I took the top of my tri-pod off. This is the part that allows your camera to swivel and tilt up and down. I placed it on to the PVC, snugged it down a little and there you go. Its a little rough, but its free and it' ll work. Heres a rough drawing. I' m thinking about making the next one out of square tubing instead of wood.

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I have been videoing my hunts for 3 years now and have many kill on video. I will say this, it is very hard to risk the movement of turning on the camera when the big 10 comes in, but it is well worth it, I am always showing my videos to friends.
A little advice thoe, Turn the camera on 20 min. before dark, there is not enough time to mess around with a camera and shoot, pluse it is one less step when the animal comes in

Another thing: center the camera next to a land mark (like a tree), this way you know that the animal is in frame when you give' m the blade.

P.S. If you really get into it, try hunting out of a pop up blind like a Double Bull, it is much easier.
Good Luck!!!!