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John's Journal... Entry 105, Day 3 HOW TO KEEP THE HUNT OF A LIFETIME HOW TO DECIDE WHO GETS TO HUNT AND WHO GETS TO VIDEO AND MAKE MONEY EDITOR'S NOTE: We don't have to depend on our memories to relive the best hunts of our lifetimes. Modern technology enables us to capture the essence of great hunts, good hunts and even enjoyable, non-productive hunts through video. But how do you film your hunt and try to take game at the same time? Which cameras will serve you best? What's the best technique for getting top-notch footage? Where and how can you get a hunting buddy to shoot footage for you instead of trying to take a deer or a turkey for himself? Can you make a living shooting hunting videos? To learn the answers to these questions and more, we've interviewed some of the best videographers in the outdoor industry. These people use video cameras to tape television shows and to create the best-selling videos in the nation. Follow their advice to make the kind of videos your friends will lean out of their chairs to watch instead of nodding off to sleep when you turn on the VCR.
"We
decided early in our careers that each of us would get to hunt each day
we were together," explains Mark Drury. "If Terry hunts an afternoon
and I'm videoing, then he'll also hunt the next morning. In the middle
of the day, he'll take the camera and become the videographer, and I'll
hunt that afternoon and the following morning." *working for a TV station, *supplying video for a station, *starting your own TV show and/or *supplying footage for someone else's show. You also can enter the video business by creating your
own video and selling it within your state first and then within your
region. However, Mark Drury cautions, "Don't expect to make a profit
on your first video effort because you won't have a following of people
who like or want your videos. If you're extremely successful, you can
expect to make a profit by the third or fourth hunting video you produce."
But, notes Drury, extraordinary videos such as having the biggest buck
ever taken on film or the harvesting of seven Boone and Crockett bucks
on one video will sell large numbers of videos. Drury also suggests you
learn the video business and make money from your hunting footage by working
with an established company like Mossy Oak, Realtree, Primos Game Calls
or Drury Outdoors. "At
the beginning of every year, we host a video school for our subcontractors
where we teach the fine points of shooting and producing great footage
that can and will be used on television and in commercial videos,"
Mark Drury explains. "We pay our subcontractors just like salesmen
who are paid on commission. The more good footage they shoot, the more
money they make." Mark and Terry Drury live the dream of every sportsman
who takes a video camera into the woods to film his hunt. They now earn
a good portion of their living from the videos they shoot. However, can
you and your hunting buddy do what they have already done? TOMORROW: WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST AND EASIEST HUNTS TO VIDEO
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