Gopro for Archery Hunt

[out2hunt]

Has anyone on the site ever used a gopro to video their own elk hunt? Wondering if I should attach it to my bow or wear it on my head. They have a pole attachment that I considered strapping to my badlands for an above type shot as well. Any Ideas will help!

[Mthomas]

Me and my buddy went through this last year and we thought it would be better with the head mount, but after trying it out we figured the best way to get the best shot was on the bow. For one it was hard to turn it on wile on your head. You would have to take it off and make sure it was on and there was no time for that. Keep it on your bow so you can make sure it's on and working. When your hunting your bow is pointed at them anyway. I lost some good footage because I thought it was on but because the scene happened so fast I couldn't take it off to make sure it was on

[out2hunt]

Thanks! I bought the new black edition which has the remote. click of a button and it's rolling. I just mounted it to my bow. Great Idea

[afmalinois]

How do you guys like the Go Pro's? I've been kicking the idea around for a couple of years now. I like the look of the black edition with the remote. they have an App for it too so you can turn it on remotely and view footage on your smart phone...

[azhunter85]

gp pros are awesome for a pov style, ( point of view) moutning it to your bow, when you shoot the recoil can make the video blurry for an instance. I have messed with it and i think the best place to mount it would be your off shoulder, if you shoot right handed your left shoulder mount the camera. its still close enough for video if the bull is under 40 yrds, but you will be able to see you draw and when you aim the angle wont be changed, if its on your head the abgle would chnge as you aimed your bow. mount it to your backpack strap and test it out i think u will like it.. and its easy to peek over and see if its recording too!

[twigsnapper]

I have used my Go Pro quite a bit. It is hard to get good video of animalas past 50 yds. The only place to mount it in my opinion is your head. When you mount to your bow you will not be abe to keep the camera on the animal especially after the shot. The shoulder also doesn't work very well because the angle of the camera will change from when you are drawn back with your bow to when you are facing forward watching your elk run off, unless you have some unorthadox shoot form. I have used the head mount and it seems to catch the best perspective of the action. You may want to use mutiple setups depending on what kind of video you want to produce but when it comes down to getting the shot on video the best place is right above your eyes, in my opinion.

[out2hunt]

gp pros are awesome for a pov style, ( point of view) moutning it to your bow, when you shoot the recoil can make the video blurry for an instance. I have messed with it and i think the best place to mount it would be your off shoulder, if you shoot right handed your left shoulder mount the camera. its still close enough for video if the bull is under 40 yrds, but you will be able to see you draw and when you aim the angle wont be changed, if its on your head the abgle would chnge as you aimed your bow. mount it to your backpack strap and test it out i think u will like it.. and its easy to peek over and see if its recording too!

I was contemplating the exact same thing with the 22 in pole. my badlands 2200 has to have a spot for it! I will test the camera in all the different facets before the show begins! Thanks for the advice guys!

[azhunter85]

mounted to your shoulder with proper technique shooting a bow it will be looking down your arm holding your bow, which in my opinion is a flat angle pointing at your target, get creative and set it to the side, god luck!