GoPro Hunting Videos

[Bluesky2012]

Does anyone use a gopro for filming their hunts? I just got a hero3 and am trying to get it set up well before hunting this Saturday. Any tips you have on getting the best video let me know. I have the head mount and am thinking about making a mount for my shotgun too.

-Jordan

[DOUG_NT]

one of my posts has a video i made of goose shooting here is australia mounted to the barrel and also head strap

[yetinme]

Go to a narrow field of view so the birds don't seem so far out there.

[SetterNut]

Go to a narrow field of view so the birds don't seem so far out there.

That is correct, a narrow field of view let's you seethe dogs and birds better.

[gdog]

Use the chest mount if you can....too much movement with the head mount.

[seacowboy]

Don't want to hijack the thread but what editing software are y'all using?

[gdog]

Don't want to hijack the thread but what editing software are y'all using?

Convert in GoPro Cineform and then either IMovie or Final Cut Express....I'm all Mac systems

[HUNT 24/7]

I have a bunch of waterfowl hunting videos on YouTube if your looking to film waterfowl hunting. There's a link in my signature to my YouTube channel. I also use iMovie but am upgrading to Final Cut Pro X this year.

[SetterNut]

Here are some examples of videos I took this season. These were taken with a head mounted Hero 2 and edited with Windows Live Movie Maker.

https://www.youtube.com/user/SetterNutBirdHunting

[deseeker]

Here are some examples of videos I took this season. These were taken with a head mounted Hero 2 and edited with Windows Live Movie Maker.

https://www.youtube.com/user/SetterNutBirdHunting

Nice videos

[C.painter]

I recorded most of our grouse and woodcock season with a gopro 2. One suggestion, I would get an external mic. After a season of video it's obvious the external mic is the way to go. Better sound quality and you don't have the loud bang when twigs hit the camera cover. I like the camera on the head since I captured some quick action that I would not have gotten if it was on my chest. If I can post some video I got I will, I got a very cool over head shot on a ruff grouse.

Make sure you have a newer processor in your computer or you r going to have issues processing the large files. I am barely limping by.

[C.painter]

Thought of another tip. To capture the action it's best to be recording all the time. However, to speed up editing, after an event happens like a point, shot, retrieve, I will give a thumbs up in front of the camera and then turn it off, then back on again when ready to begin recording. If I want to stop recording like if back at truck or stopped for water break I wave my hand back and forth in front of camera and then turn off.

Why u ask? Well when it comes to editing go Right to the end of each clip, if I am waving I know it's junk and delete, if I have thumbs up I know I have something right at the end I wanted to keep. This allows me to get what I want without having to watch everything!!!!

Huge time saver.

We captured some pretty funny conversations we had in the field, we laughed pretty hard, I knew I wanted to keep that so after all the laughing was done I thumbs up and stopped.

Give it a try