Mule deer are icons throughout the west and mid-west, and I have yet to run across another bow hunter that didn’t care to ever have a chance at one. Even though I have grown up in the mid-west and been around mule deer all of my life, I was no
After being washed out by the thunderstorms passing through the area most of the mid-week, I knew the deer would be moving after the weather front had passed. My dad made the trip up to the great state of Ohio late Thursday with high hopes of having some success on
As the sun came up on the morning of October 27th, 2013 a dream became a reality and I found myself sitting 25’ up in a tree in the hills of Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Every bowhunter knows of the legendary tells and bucks that Buffalo County has produced over the
Laying east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the corn belt you will find vast open lands home to a diversity of wildlife living in the rolling grasslands, open river bottoms, deep canyons, and scattered crop fields. Deer, elk, and antelope thrive in this environment as well as a
One question we at SELFILMED are asked on a consistent basis is, “What video camera do you recommend for SELFILMing your own hunts?”. Our first reply is always “What is your budget?”. With High Definition (HD) cameras now ranging anywhere from a very affordable $200 range all the way up
May 18, 2013: Just like every year, seasons come and seasons go. The final weekend of the Ohio spring turkey season was this weekend, and with one tag left to fill, it looked like I’d be getting up early at least one more time before season ended. With my wife
With my Grandpa passing away merely days before the turkey opener my heart just wasn’t in it like normal. Opening weekend was filled with heavy hearts and funeral arrangements as my family closed the book on what was the tale of a great man’s life. Having difficulty dealing with all
The month of April is without a doubt one of the favored months of the year for the majority of our nations’ turkey hunters. In the South, the dogwoods bloom and the grass turns green, and for the most part, the turkeys gobble. April 13th marked the opening day of
Though being SELFILMED is never an “easy” task, there exist very few hunts that are easier to successfully film than a turkey hunt from a pop-up blind. With the use of super realistic turkey decoys and artful crafted calls you can pull birds into a close predetermined location. Capturing the
Saturday, April 27, 2013: I got the blind setup on the eastern edge of the freshly tilled bottom field and was setting out my DSD flock when a gobble sounded off in the woodlot behind the blind. “Finally setup in the right spot” I thought to myself as I finished
I made the 7 hour trip down from my Ohio home to meet up with my friends Forrest, Sarah, and Brad in North Carolina to do a little turkey hunting for a couple of days. After every one of the SELFILMED crew (except for myself) had already tagged a turkey in
Operating cameras from a treestand presents its own set of challenges for those attempting to be SELFILMED. The primary objective is obviously to get off a lethal shot, however there are also additional things to think about in the moment of truth when running camera gear. The following tactics and
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