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My brother in law carried camera on his first ever hunting adventure with me and did a pretty darn good job. My son did the editing. Good to have family!
My second archery bull. Video: Pretty Good
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BLooDTRaCKeR
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Way to hang in there! You all did a great job with the video and the experience looked awesome! Keep em coming!
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Thank you for viewing my post and watching the hunt. I see there are a couple of folks that are passionately upset (not on this forum) with the fact that I lost the meat. Loosing that precious commodity was horrible for me too, more so than for anyone who posted on this thread. I had to experience it. It was a first for me, and a first time in griz country.
There are two things that I wish we would have done differently. 1) boned the meat out to make the bags smaller so we could have gotten the meat higher in those tight limbed trees, and 2) Wear a pack that is able to put a quarter on it so at least some of the meat did not have to spend the night away from the meat pole in camp. The meat was moved a couple hundred yards from the kill site and in position with prevailing winds in a way that predators would be far more likely to find the gut pile than the quarters. It was in trees, but not high enough. In research for hunting in griz country I was advised over and over to pack meat and wear bloody clothes in the dark. As it is plain in the video, it was not until last light that we were able to make the miles back to camp.
Hunting videos are fun, and I thought mine should be kept ?real? by showing how it truly played out. Maybe we could have shown what we did do properly and express what we learned about how would could do things differently for the future?
I'd like your feedback. Should we have spent time with the video demonstrating what we did correctly and expressing what we learned and how we could do even better next time? Did it seem awkward or wrong that I was still cheerful just a few hours after loosing the meat?
My goal is NOT to be a professional video maker, but I do want to tell a good and accurate story when I can. Any friendly advice is appreciated.
There are two things that I wish we would have done differently. 1) boned the meat out to make the bags smaller so we could have gotten the meat higher in those tight limbed trees, and 2) Wear a pack that is able to put a quarter on it so at least some of the meat did not have to spend the night away from the meat pole in camp. The meat was moved a couple hundred yards from the kill site and in position with prevailing winds in a way that predators would be far more likely to find the gut pile than the quarters. It was in trees, but not high enough. In research for hunting in griz country I was advised over and over to pack meat and wear bloody clothes in the dark. As it is plain in the video, it was not until last light that we were able to make the miles back to camp.
Hunting videos are fun, and I thought mine should be kept ?real? by showing how it truly played out. Maybe we could have shown what we did do properly and express what we learned about how would could do things differently for the future?
I'd like your feedback. Should we have spent time with the video demonstrating what we did correctly and expressing what we learned and how we could do even better next time? Did it seem awkward or wrong that I was still cheerful just a few hours after loosing the meat?
My goal is NOT to be a professional video maker, but I do want to tell a good and accurate story when I can. Any friendly advice is appreciated.
You were responsible in caring for the animal when it was down. Went back to get it and the grizzly got there first. It happens. You (as well as the rest of us) learned from it (get the meat higher). Sorry you lost the meat, but it was not negligence and he meat was not wasted. It was commandeered.
sjhgraysage
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When I click on the video link it says I need permission and have to sign in to view it, hmmm ??
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We pulled the video for now. I guess we should have shown more about how we lost the meat, what the circumstances were and such. There were a small number of folks that jumped right on the lack of info and accused us of wanton waste. Rather than asking those few to assume the positive, we'll need to edit a little so there will be no further confusion. We will not delete the fact that we lost the meat. It is important for me to tell the entire story of the hunt. This can be a good opportunity for other griz country rookies to learn from what happened to us. Video will be re posted as soon as my son gets it done.
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Are you going to edit out the part where you and your buddies were all sitting around camp in the daylight after you'd killed that bull? If I'm not mistaken, there were at least three of you there once you found the bull. One guy should have went back to camp to grab horses and/or packs while the other two guys worked on the bull. Instead, you chose to worry about getting the precious antlers out and have your back slapped instead of taking care of the meat.
Are you also going to edit out the three horrible and highly questionable shots you showed in the original version? The first miss you commented about 'who saw that limb sticking out there?' or something to that effect. Then seconds later, take seemingly the exact same shot and this time shoot into a tree again! The third miss was on a highly alert and moving bull - never a great combination.
I'm glad you're not loosing any sleep over the situation and hopefully others will learn from this and realize hunting isn't simply about 'notchin tags' and bringing home antlers and trying to become famous on the internet.............
Are you also going to edit out the three horrible and highly questionable shots you showed in the original version? The first miss you commented about 'who saw that limb sticking out there?' or something to that effect. Then seconds later, take seemingly the exact same shot and this time shoot into a tree again! The third miss was on a highly alert and moving bull - never a great combination.
I'm glad you're not loosing any sleep over the situation and hopefully others will learn from this and realize hunting isn't simply about 'notchin tags' and bringing home antlers and trying to become famous on the internet.............
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I didn't get to watch the video before it was made private. Wish I could have seen it.
I'm sorry about the situation for one of two reasons. Either you are being inappropriately accused of a crime when you don't deserve it (I am sorry for you), or the video showed that you do deserve the accusations (I am sorry for the animal and the hunting community). Either way, this is a sad situation.
I hope lessons are learned to prevent such a situation in the future.
"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24
I'm sorry about the situation for one of two reasons. Either you are being inappropriately accused of a crime when you don't deserve it (I am sorry for you), or the video showed that you do deserve the accusations (I am sorry for the animal and the hunting community). Either way, this is a sad situation.
I hope lessons are learned to prevent such a situation in the future.
"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24
Great video!! How you went about the meat process and care not so good! It could and should have been a different outcome !!! I won't even go to the other shots. I know people lose critters but this hunt could've been avoided in my eyes.
I guide elk in Oregon and couldn't see myself making the mistakes made with the meat and time management .
Ryan
I guide elk in Oregon and couldn't see myself making the mistakes made with the meat and time management .
Ryan
