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Prepping for 2018, taking input for video ideas

DaveT1963

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I know a lot of guys are out making videos this day. I have to laugh at some as a lot of it is pure junk put out by "self-proclaimed experts" and lacks any value for the guy/gal doing it on public land or working a full time job/raising kids, etc.... been there done that. Then others are absolutely excellent. I will share some fo those along the way as well.

As this stage in life I desire to share what I have and am learning along my journey. The way I hunt the and equipment I use are NOT for everyone - my first priority is does it work for deer hunting, then safety - comfort is way down on my list. I am certainly no expert in anything, just an average guy out busting my rear trying to up my game every year.

I don't want to waste anyone's time so as I prepare to start scouting for 2018 season I am asking for input - what would you, the saddle hunting community, like to see me make videos on? Equipment, Set ups, trad archery, etc.

Let me know and I will try to include small videos as I go through a year of preparation. As usual I will pick out one or two new to me areas and scout, prep, take inventory and develop a hunt plan for them. Topics I can go over is my access, my logging system, How I take inventory, trail camera use,my gear and equipment preferences, etc....

I am not a professional videographer so most of the videos will be shot live, unrehearsed, un edited and probably long winded.

let me know what you are interested in (prefer PM or email me directly, if not that's ok as well.
 
I'd love to see some videos on scouting, how to find beds, different food sources, ect. Stuff from on the ground, and looking at what you see from the perspective of an experienced Hunter.
 
I'm interested in seeing more of your stuff on your trail camera tactics and how you are doing your inventories. I've found your previous videos on that very interesting.
 
I have watched your videos @DaveT1963 and they have always proved informative. I would definitely like to see scouting videos I don’t have any key points that need to be addressed as everything and anything helps. I do want to see your setup in a simulated hunt scenario which i think would prove insightful. Sometimes its best if not rehearsed as this is real life and so is the hunt.
 
OK I will add those three. I still have a couple weeks of hunting left so I will begin after the new year.

Red - I just bought 5 more browning dark ops (latest version) and so I will be doing a lot of camera work. I will cover how I take post winter inventory (see who made it through) and then move into some tactics I use on new properties to see what bucks are resident. Then I will go over my plan (I will actually show my process that I sue this year on 2 new properties) on how I use cameras to try to zero in on bedding areas.

Boone/MCDM - this is my primary goal for doing these. I have a ton to learn so trust me when I say these will evolve. I will cover how I personally scout properties and sue different tools to do so. I will also go over my stand selection and how I prep them. Hopefully it will give folks an idea of how one hunter approaches this. I use a lot of cyber scouting as well as boots on ground and cameras and I am always flexible I never stay fully committed to any preselected stand if sign is showing me better choices. I will also show a few of my sights I hunted this year and go over the near misses (had three encounters with 2 different bucks both over 160" gross) and what was wrong with the set ups. I really plan on cover my approach strategies more in depth to fully show the amount of effort that sometimes goes into getting away from the crowds. unfortunately I am not going to show actual pictures of deer, or the actual aerial photos or maps I use as two years ago I had an influx in company around several of my stand sites that I posted about. we have trolls that really don't add much to anything that sit back and try to figure out where you have done all the scouting prep work so they don't have to. I work way to hard to give up my better locations to the lazy opportunists out there that lurk. Since I hunt 100% public land I hope everyone will understand my reluctance in that regard.

I will cover my personal gear and how I use it in more detail. I am hoping I can talk my sweetie into filming me actually climbing a tree and showing how I set up on leaners, multi trunks, branched trees, etc. Of course I am going to make a video on 360 shooting for comparison to other methods and go over why I think there are tremendous benefits for carrying a 2-4 pound mini platform on all hunts.

I still have not bought a video recorder/camera so my cell phone video will be weapon of choice. I also am not a professional and don't plan on editing so you will see raw unrehearsed just the way it happens - it might get boring at times.
 
Dave this is awesome and can’t wait. Boring real time naw in the real keeps it true. I am looking forward to this as you and a few of the others here have been very influential in my development as a whitetail hunter. Im a self taught hunter about to finish my seventh season. Many successes and fails so the more information you throw out there the better. Have a safe and hopefully successfully season!!
 
Thanks for doing this! Any video you make will be great. Love all of your vids so far and the podcasts you've been involved with.

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Dave this is awesome and can’t wait. Boring real time naw in the real keeps it true. I am looking forward to this as you and a few of the others here have been very influential in my development as a whitetail hunter. Im a self taught hunter about to finish my seventh season. Many successes and fails so the more information you throw out there the better. Have a safe and hopefully successfully season!!


Thanks - one thing I can assure you I have learned well - what not to do - or should I say how to screw up a good set up :)
 
I would like to see some video from saddle hunters on how you film in the tree while wearing the saddle. Show how you run your camera gear while hunting from the saddle. This is my first post and also I am awaiting my first ever saddle the Kestral kit. I cant find much about guys running camera gear while saddle hunting.
 
I would like to see some video from saddle hunters on how you film in the tree while wearing the saddle. Show how you run your camera gear while hunting from the saddle. This is my first post and also I am awaiting my first ever saddle the Kestral kit. I cant find much about guys running camera gear while saddle hunting.

Welcome and great request! I would also like to see how everyone videos from the saddle.
 
I would like to see some video from saddle hunters on how you film in the tree while wearing the saddle. Show how you run your camera gear while hunting from the saddle. This is my first post and also I am awaiting my first ever saddle the Kestral kit. I cant find much about guys running camera gear while saddle hunting.
I primarily self film. I run the Canon G30 on a 4th arrow camera arm, Manfrotto fluid head and Varizoom VZrock remote. Camera and Arm is between me and the tree. While sitting in the home position on platform, the camera base is about the 4 o'clock position on the tree. This allows you to work around just about any tree unless it is absolutely gigantic.

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I primarily self film. I run the Canon G30 on a 4th arrow camera arm, Manfrotto fluid head and Varizoom VZrock remote. Camera and Arm is between me and the tree. While sitting in the home position on platform, the camera base is about the 4 o'clock position on the tree. This allows you to work around just about any tree unless it is absolutely gigantic.

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I position my camera the same way. So does @bowhunter15 and @flinginairos

I'll do a video on it this weekend.

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I've done that same base positioning primarily but am messing around with moving the base further around the side and back of the tree on smaller trees.

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I would like to see your thoughts on minimizing movement specifically getting in position for the shot when saddle hunting. Some of the youtube stuff, demos on saddles makes that look like the big downside to using them. Serious guys aren't going to touch something that costs them shots at mature bucks.
 
Specifically the shots at 3 to 8 oclock for a right shot. In a treestand you can shoot what, 350 degrees? If a buck turns you around the movement of clearing your bow of the tree is pretty minor. So you gain 10 degrees in a saddle but then there's that nasty shot to 5 o clock. And what to do if a rutty buck runs a doe by you and totally turns you around from prepping for that 5 oclock shot to suddenly the next lane he's in approximately 1.7 seconds later is at your 9? So I know you use a platform and can stand on it and turn. But then a buck turns you around and you have to get back into the seat and put tension on the tether? What is that move? I think just demonstrating some of that real world advanced stuff at real world hunting speed would be better. I know boudreux has a similar video comparing shots to a climber but I guess its this one specific audible type situation when a deer is moving through quickly that I'm not sure how to execute best.
 
This is why many of us use a small platform (with or without steps on the opposite side) instead of just a ring of steps. It gives you the best of both worlds.

This video highlights several good techniques.


Fast action isn't an issue. Just keep moving with the buck. It's really no different than hunting from a tree stand with a rock harness to hang as needed.

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I would like to see your thoughts on minimizing movement specifically getting in position for the shot when saddle hunting. Some of the youtube stuff, demos on saddles makes that look like the big downside to using them. Serious guys aren't going to touch something that costs them shots at mature bucks.

This is exactly what drove me to use a small platform and working out 360 shooting methods as I got busted numerous times trying to reposition as a buck altered travel while close to the tree. I simply do not hunt out of a saddle without my small platform any more. I don't mess with ratchet straps, screw in steps or any of the other platform options as IMO they are inferior to a good platform in just about every way. I also do NOT preset trees because other hunters now look for stands and platforms and it gives away a hard earned hunting spot.

While it may not appear that I put a lot of thought into developing my methods and gear that I use, that simply is not accurate. I choose my gear and methods on purpose to achieve the specific goals I have in mind and after decades of trying just about everything out there. Are there lighter, faster, easier ways to climb a tree - well we could debate that for hours. However, for the way I hunt, there is not a more effective method overall then my current modified stick/aider and small platform set up. I am always experimenting and trying - but I keep coming back to this same basic system. Can you shave off 1-2 pounds off? Perhaps. Could you develop a quicker system? perhaps. More safe? Perhaps, Easier to use? Perhaps. More packable? Perhaps. Etc.......

However, when you combine all the above (ease of use, safety, ability to use during dark, weight, packability, flexibility, versatility, etc.) I don't think any other system beats it. Of course that's my opinion.
 
I hadn't seen that video, that pretty much covers what I was thinking. Totally agree with the above. I applaud the innovators and early adopters, but when it comes to my invaluable hunting time I prefer to let them work out the kinks and go with the proven gear.
 
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