Bird hunting videos

I've been wearing a GoPro while hunting for the last 3 years. I take lots of raw video and enjoy culling them down to the fun parts and editing them by adding music and titles. I then share them with friends. This sport I love is beautiful and artistic. I try to capture that as best I can. I'm not a professional (videographer or editor that is) and the videos take a LOT of time to put together.

I also have enjoyed meeting fellow hunters on some other boards. I'm going to Michigan this week to hunt grouse with 5 guys I met on a different board. They come and hunt with me periodically during the winter. I suspect we'll be lifelong friends.

I'll put a video up occasionally if you guys enjoy them. Let me know. If you want to punish yourself by watching all my stuff you can go to my YouTube page and watch.

Thank you for the Video....! Amazing

Awesome job! Love the video!

Nice. Is that public or private

Both. I hunt a fairly steady mix of private and state lands. I live 2 miles from a 25,000 acre WMA (Beaver River) where I worked as a teenager. There is some really good quail hunting there especially if you don't mind burning some boot leather. I also live in the small rural county where I grew up and know the majority of the landowners some of which are gracious enough to let me have access. Finally, I lease a small property and hunt other leased properties as a guest fairly frequently. I'm an equal opportunity kinda guy.

Here's a little public land action.

My old Vizsla, Rhett, has been a bird machine over the last ten years. Like me he's slowing down some but he's still murder on quail.

Love the public land action. Especially blue quail. It doesn�t get more challenging than that

These are awesome! I think I have seen your stuff on Instagram too. Good luck in Michigan. I moved from Michigan to Texas 2.5 years ago. Everybody I know has been doing well. Woodcock are pretty hot in the northwest part of the lower peninsula right now.

That�s a sweet double there. Are those 30� in barrels?

29" barrels on both my Dehaan 20 and my Beesley 12. I love Instagram. @Brdhntr71 is my handle.

Already following you! Happy hunting may see you up in Beaver this year!

Great videos, thanks for sharing.

Awesome looking country and nice dogs!

Great pictures!

When I was living in Colorado, I would hunt sharpies & chickens in the Sand Hills just north of Arnold. I always looked forward to those hunts. Walking windmill to windmill. Thank you for sharing.

Good looking country and good shooting.

Thanks! It was a really fun year. I hope this upcoming season will bring similar opportunities.

Not a video but I hope you'll enjoy some of my photos also.

From Saturday. That young Pudelpointer is a neat dog.

I am thankful for the opportunities I've been given.

Thanks for sharing.

Great videos! Subscribed.

That is some awesome looking country. Thanks for sharing.

Some of my recent photos.

How was the Pappy, waiting for the right situation to open this one

[quote=Chet]How was the Pappy, waiting for the right situation to open this one

The guy who shared it with me is 18 months into a fight with brain cancer. He seemed to think the time to open it was pretty much when he wanted to drink some. Was a bit of lesson there for me.

Nice video!

Awesome video. I grew up hunting quail, pheasant, ducks and geese in Texas and OK panhandle. Man I miss it, especially after watching those videos. Good job!

PS: what video editing software do you use? I used a trial copy of Movavi editor and it worked pretty well. I think it was about $50 but I haven't purchased anything yet.

Thank you for your kind comments. I use the free editor provided by GoPro (Studio). It can be cumbersome but so far I've been able to do most of what I want with it. Most people don't realize how much computer time gets tied up in even a short video. Shooting the raw video is challenging but the editing is more so. I love to share this sport I love so the videos are fun for me.

Awesome!

My heart is so full. Dot, my pointer pup has really turned on in the last two weeks. She found and handled a covey of bobwhite this morning and then made this single find. The bird escaped unscathed but I could NOT be happier with this pup!

Awesome!

Great videos, thanks for sharing. This was my first season quail hunting, and it is nice to see how things are supposed to look.

The way Ellie handles the birds in the deep draw is pretty awesome!

Nice video. You need a cocker to flush for you.

I need about three more pointers so I can endlessly be trying to recall a dog that's 1/2 mile away from the action

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Thanks for sharing. I grew up in Oklahoma and quail hunted with family. You videos take me back.

It's my pleasure. I enjoy the sharing almost as much as I enjoy the hunting.

Really enjoyed these thanks for sharing. I followed you on IG as well.

Thanks! IG has a lot of really great bird hunters. Some pretty awesome pictures and videos show up there.

Thanks for sharing!

It was a good year. Not spectacular but certainly not terribly.

Nice ending! Thanks for the shares.

Nice job! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for posting

Nice video!

Last one for the year.

By my count I moved 116 coveys in 30 days afield. 13 of those coveys were blue quail. I killed 40 quail in 86 attempts. I shot a limit of pheasant on January 4, 2019 and saw only one prairie chicken all year (January 21, 2019).

We'll see how next year compares.

Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy the videos.

I really like creating them and am glad you enjoy them enough to take the time to post your appreciation. I don't get much feedback from the people who are watching my videos and that makes it hard to know what they like and what they don't. Frankly, the absence of feedback at times makes me question whether I should bother posting my videos at all. I don't make them with any commercial purpose. They started as a way for me to share the sport I love with my family and friends. I found that some people here, and on other hunting boards, seemed to appreciate them.

You've noted your enjoyment after each of the videos I've posted. Please understand that your graciousness has been recognized and appreciated.

As I get older Kelulu this is about the only way I get to enjoy it anymore. Please don't stop posting them. The only way I could get to enjoy it again would be winning the lottery, buying my own ranch where i could ride an ATV instead of walking on these old wore out knees. Your videos put me right in the action. Thanks again!

Some older clips to help you through the summer!

Awesome! Keep on sharing!

A friend and I both took video of this flush from this weekend. It was a pair of Huns in North Dakota. As you will see we each miss with our first barrels then connect on the second.

Listen to us talk about it on my podcast, The Wandering Wingshooter, when the episode goes live this Sunday.

Here is some of the video from my North Dakota trip last week. I shot poorly but managed to scratch down a few birds. Enjoy!

I bet that was a blast. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome videos!

After some spotty shooting in North Dakota I put together this video of some of my (and some unfortunate others) most flagrant misses!

Since nobody on this board knows what it feels like to miss the audio will clue you in (be careful if you have tender ears)!



Next week's interview on the podcast features a man who runs a blog titled Missing Sucks! I can assure you it does

Haha! Thanks

I hunted in the Ruffed Grouse Society National Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock hunt in Grand Rapids, MN this past week. The woods up there were beautiful and the people were super-friendly. I shot the clips that make up this video.

The big woods make capturing good video really tough. They also make wingshooting pretty damn tough. These clips turned out pretty decent. Watch them on a PC with your YouTube settings on 1080 and you can see the birds flushing in the slo-mo portions of the clips.

The Pyke Gear pants and shirt I wore while hunting this weekend stood up to the tough conditions in the woods. They are light and comfortable but really tough. I didn't shoot much better than I did in NoDak. I hope that's not how this seasons shooting is going to go for me. Frankly I didn't get many decent looks but I sure didn't capitalize on the ones I did get.

The great divide!!! Love that song!

Raw, unedited video of a ruffed grouse flush in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that I captured last week. This is different than my regular videos in that it hasn't been edited. It is, hands down, the best grouse video I've ever captured. It has some mild NSFW language so don't turn it up too loud.

Oklahoma opener was this past weekend.

Nice videos. I'm now subscribed.

Sweet! You were my 100th subscriber

I took the dogs out for a run this afternoon

We found some birds this past weekend. Not a lot but some...

I love the colors in these clips. The covey flush in the first clip is pretty spectacular.

Good videos!

Not video but they are stills taken from some videos I shot last weekend.

Dot and her supporting cast.

The birds have not been playing nice lately making good video hard to get. I got these clips yesterday.

Nice video. Thanks

Some ditch parrot action from yesterday.

Bet that was fun!

That was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Great stuff. Just saw you live near the Beaver WMA. I grew up hunting it and Optima WMA and NWR all the time (even Schultz every now and then).

How are the birds this year? I need to make another trip up there but it has been years.

It's a down year. The further west you go the more birds you find.

Tough country full of tough people.

Thanks for the information. Yes it is tough - and they're tough. Hard to find better people (used to be that way anyway).

A weekend spent following bird dogs with friends, old and new.

That's awesome. Good gun safety. Lots of hunters.

Good times Kelulu

Haha! Those blanks make you cuss everytime. Haha

Every. Single. Time

Good double on that one covey with feathers flying back in your face. Thanks for sharing man. Dottie is a dandy

Dot's a beauty. Thanks for the video. That's as close as I've been in quite a while. Enjoyed it.

Dang that was a heck of a fire.

This one is a different format that my normal videos. Let me know if you like it.

That was awesome to watch on my lunch break. Thanks for sharing!

I spent the last 4 days in North Dakota chasing sharptails and Huns. Such a great trip!

I just got back last night and haven't had the time to go through the video I shot but here are some pictures to give you a sense of what it's like up there. In addition to beautiful country and sporty game birds the people are super gracious.

Greatness.

That's an awesome trip I bet.

I've been editing video tonight and took some screen grabs I think you guys might like. I'll try to get a video up this weekend if I can find the time to finish the editing.

That looks like a great trip! Congrats!

I posted this on another forum where they were talking about doubles, scotch doubles and triples. If it doesn't automatically start at 3:48 watch from there.

Loving the Vizsla cam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TiUP0nff0c

From my trip to Michigan. I'll have some video after I get the editing done.

I'm starting to post some videos with a bit different format. Let me know what you think.

I like it. Thanks

Nice pics sir

Nice pics sir [/quote]

Many thanks!

My buddy Brent Pike owns Pyke Gear and he's a great guy who occasionally makes an appearance in some of my videos. Go look at some of his upland gear if you get a chance. It's well thought out and made in the USA. I'm tough on gear and it has held up as well, or better, than most. Brent, and his company, are the kind of businesses that make this country work. If you need some upland clothing or gear give him a chance to supply it.

C'mon fellas.... if that dog (and the shooting) ain't cool I don't know what is?

If you thought that clip was neat just wait!

Awesome! Wish I was there.

Heck yeah!

Nice videos. Ellie even tenderizes them for you. LOL

And again today. I've hunted exclusively public land this week and have been finding strong coveys. I only take one per covey when I choose to shoot so I can play with them again later.

Dead duck!

I wanna know more about your SxS's haha. Great vids and Boomer Sooner!

DeHaan sxs in 20 ga. It's been a great little gun.

Never seen one in person, sadly it looks like they are no longer in production. Look like nice little guns. Love the videos btw, looking forward to more.

Fantastic pics sir

Thank you.

Here's two that didn't make the original cut.

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Awesome stuff as always

Hey! I recognize that ol fart standing behind that pile of birds! He told me you were making and posting videos the other day. It's good to see ya'll are still getting after 'em! I really enjoyed hunting with ya'll back a few years ago!
Mike

I'd of needed to breathe a lot

This is a pretty neat flush but you will need to make sure you watch it on a PC and turn your YouTube settings to HD (1080). I'd also urge you to turn up the volume a bit as these birds make a racket as they flush. Fun stuff!

Wow man you guys do it right

Nice vids!

Captured a neat find by my Ellie Mae this week. Deep in a big thicket under some cottonwood trees she found a tight holding covey of bobwhite. I hope you guys enjoy the video almost as much as I enjoyed the point/flush!

A friend, Tom, has this beautiful English setter also named Ellie. She's super classy and also smart and cagey with the birds she finds, and she finds plenty!

The flush in this video is pretty neat. It's best viewed (as are most of my videos) on a PC with your YouTube settings on HD and the screen enlarged. I don't shoot in this video but sure could have taken a bird if I'd wanted to. I don't care how many times I see scenes like this but they always make my heart flutter.

Great video and the flush was perfect! Thank you for sharing!

Awesome! Thanks

Shot my 3rd banded bird, ever, Saturday.

Banded late summer by biologists from Oklahoma State University. One of only two bands reported thus far this season.

My first two banded birds were shot from a single covey in 2016. One on the rise and one as a follow-up single. I didn't realize either was banded until I returned to the truck and emptied my vest.

Fun to watch this young man and his dog!

Reminds of my 1st dog Joe when I was 14 and we did that when Joe was 6 months old. Total excitement. Good for him!

And the world stood still.

Hunting has been tough lately.

Hide and seek!

Thank you for sharing that with us Kelulu. I watch all you post and there have been some great videos. That is far and away my favorite.

Thank you for sharing that with us Kelulu. I watch all you post and there have been some great videos. That is far and away my favorite. [/quote]

Thanks. It's nice to get comments (especially appreciative ones). I hunt birds a LOT and love to share the joy it brings me. The 16 year old in that video expresses what I feel every time I see a dog on point. Oh, to be young and full of joy!

I grew up quail hunting in Oklahoma. The unbridled joy and excitement of that young man took me back to what hooked me back in the early 1970’s. His emotion pouring out is pure.

Hate it when that happens. Hard to choose. LOL

If you listen to the audio those birds make a heckuva racket coming out of that thicket. I was right on top of them when they flushed and, as you can see, it flustered me!

Yep That was what I noticed. It's happened to me more than I can count. LOL

"Don't shoot me, boys."

Nice! Covey couldn't have split any better!

Nice job Ellie!

Great videos. Thanks for sharing.

Nice Covey! Tougher than me. That cold is tough to take!

Nice!

Beautiful

Thanks guys... the conditions really made for some memorable video and photos.

We used to do skillet shots back 50 years ago in those type conditions. Killed lots of cottontails during those times too when the dogs weren't close by.

Ol Cussy mouth!

Great video.

Nice collection of videos. Enjoyed it!

Thanks!

Fun to watch

The dog lover in me says thanks a bunch for all the videos.

You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoy them.

These are not from last season but the one before. I usually post a collection of my favorite clips after each season but failed to do so last year. I'll have the 20/21 clips up in a month or so depending on when I have time to devote to the editing. It's kinda strange though, the hunting was better in 19/20 but I got more and better video in 20/21.

I hope you enjoy these.

"Much to my frustration" "Expressed my dissatisfaction again" LOL Nice coveys! Thanks for sharing!

Last video of the season. 100 days until September and prairie grouse season opens.

Really enjoy the videos! Thanks again!

Sure. I had fun making the video and I damned sure had fun doing the filming. I'm glad you like them.

I'm not sure how many more years Ellie Mae has but I'll keep putting up her videos as long as she keeps finding coveys.

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That was great. Thanks for posting!
I gotta make a trip to OK.

Cool.

How’s the rattlesnake population in the area you hunted?

They are around. On a warm fall day a man needs to use some common sense about where he runs his dogs. We killed a big rattler two years ago the first week in December. I just avoid rocky, south-facing slopes and prairie dog towns in the early part of the season.

I used to vaccinate my dogs for rattlesnake bites but in the 20+ years I've been hunting quail I've never had (nor seen) a dog bitten so several years ago I decided it wasn't really that risky to do without the vaccine.

I tried something a bit different with this video. I hope it's enjoyable.

I really enjoyed it. Good times!

Do more, do more, I wish you would.

Found this clip this weekend while looking through some of last season's footage. I'm anxious to start collecting new video....

He was short.

I just got back from a really awesome trip to Michigan for grouse/woodcock hunting. We hunted an archipelago in Northern Lake Michigan using boats to transport us, the dogs and our equipment. It was a strictly DIY hunt and required a lot of work and planning. The woods were still in full foliage so shooting was tough. Good video was really hard to get but I managed to get a few clips. Here's the first.

Scared it to death I guess. LOL

Thanks for the great videos. Sometimes watching the dogs work brings me more joy than actually hunting.

Sure! I'm glad you enjoy them. If it weren't for the dogs I'd have a different hobby. Probably photography or playing computer games. The dogs make the days afield priceless. Here's a bunch of clips of the dogs I hunt with (or used to in some instances).





Oh I shot it..... those bums are just jealous!

Thanks for posting!

Young ruffed grouse in the apples from my recent trip to MI.

This is the last of what I could salvage from the footage I took on my MI trip last month. Hopefully the leaves will be down when I go up later this month and I'll catch some better stuff. Despite the lack of video it was an unforgettable trip.

Not bird hunting but I thought some you guys would enjoy this. I help my FIL run jugs on Grand Lake of the Cherokees each fall to stock him up on filets. Good video of this type of fishing is hard to get but this clip is pretty decent. Watch the line pull back through Matt's hands on the retrieve! Enjoy!

Just found this forum, excited to see everyone's photos/videos from the upcoming upland hunting season!

Here is one from a few years ago - highlighting some of the action shots caught on camera.

Here's the longer video from my trip earlier this month...

I know it's not bird hunting but since I'm headed back to Michigan for round 2 this week I'll undoubtedly have some dogs/birds/guns videos to upload when I get home.

Here's a clip from my most recent trip to Michigan. Ruffed grouse are difficult to find, harder to shoot and even harder yet to capture on film.

Nice! How do they taste?

Thanks! Grouse is noticeably milder than pheasant but a bit stronger than quail. We usually cut the breasts into 1 inch chunks and fry them in a skillet with a light batter. Grouse poppers.

Great dog work.

Then I'd like them! Thanks

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I get to shoot at an Oklahoma quail tomorrow morning for the first time this fall. I'll repost this video for the board's enjoyment. Maybe I'll get some similar videos tomorrow.

Good luck!

Pure greatness.

Nice! How's the bird population?

Thanks!

Not good

Good videos will be few and far between this year.

That's sad. I remember my youth walking and getting into 20-30 coveys a day in Archer and Wichita county.

Pure greatness.

Beautiful pics

Thank you. I love sharing them.

Good shootin!

40 miles behind bird dogs this week and these two clips are the best video I could capture. The hunting has been super tough.

Such a wonderful day afield. Not a lot of birds but my dogs were primarily responsible for all the bird work we did get. Of the utmost importance was the fact that little Dot finally showed some signs of recovering from her health issues finding a covey after a hard run. I love hunting quail!

Here's some Ellie Mae also... such a great find late in the day. These birds were slippery and moving on her but she stuck them!

You can't see the bulk of the covey (sorry) but there were 12-15 total way back in some public land. Tough birds to find and even tougher to set. Ellie Mae is a quail goddess!

Nice!

Thanks a bunch for sharing.

Raise your hand if you've never done this!

Raise your hand if you wish you'd had the chance to do this in the past week!

Not me.......... I lie. LOL

Kelulu, you and your dogs are living the life! Thanks for sharing with us.

I'm pretty lucky. I work hard so the dogs and I can play a lot. That and a tolerant family and I get to spend a lot of time afield. I like sharing it with others of like mind.

"Gib sofort auf!!"

My part of the country was invaded by Germans (German dogs) this weekend. Despite all the sauerkraut and schnitzel they'd been eating they managed to find some birds

Coveys are tough to find this year. Here's one I captured yesterday afternoon.

Sweet! Nice work Dottie!

Dolly Mama pointing birds on son David’s first Quail hunt. Dolly’z 7 puppies are now at their home.

Nice!

Conditions have improved a bit and the dogs are starting to get those previously running coveys set. This video shows a super fun covey flush and a bit of poor shooting. I'm hoping to begin seeing more of the former and less of the latter as the season comes to a close.

From last week.

That previous covey flush was amazing! Enjoyed the 2nd video too. Thanks for sharing

Thanks! I love how much noise that Bomb Covey makes coming out of that thicket.

A new experience for me. Was great fun!

I love my little Dot dog!

That was a nice covey Dot had! I like that country y'all were horseback in.

Hen killer! lol

From last Sunday. The season is almost over

Good Shot!

Nice covey!

I think this is it for 21/22. Was fun.

Dottie is a goodun!

Same as me. Good job.

Great thread

Hey thanks! I had a lot of fun shooting the footage.

I've been using a GoPro for the last 6 years and keep all my decent clips on my YouTube page. I share with my friends and like-minded folks on some bulletin boards. I wish I'd started earlier as I missed out on the chance to have videos of some of my previous dogs that are now gone. The dogs, the friends, the birds, the places will all eventually fade in my mind with age but I know now that I'll be able to go back and remember. Plus my children and their children will have the ability to see me doing something they will know I loved long after I'm gone.

I'm super glad you enjoyed my videos.

Took me longer than usual to get this put together this year. I hope some of you enjoy it.

Good stuff right there!!

I enjoyed it, thanks for posting.

I haven't kept up with this thread like I have the last couple years. Anywho, to get you caught up the hunting is tough but there are birds to be found in exchange for shoe leather and sweat.

Fun little find from last weekend.

Some more from New Mexico.

Nice!

Thanks for sharing. I always look forward to and enjoy your videos.

That's awesome!

Been gone awhile... I'll get ya'll caught up.

Dot's still struggling with health problems but she knows what a gamebird smells like.

While I love the quails Huns are my favorite.

Cover is tough in Oklahoma this year.

A brittany if you can believe it!

As age knocks on my door I'm reminded I don't have many new dogs left. Lily is new (to me) and looks like she'll be a keeper.

Mr Kelulu I surely enjoy watching your videos especially the dogs, thank you for posting on the THF i sometimes keep an eye out for your post on oklahomahunter.net also.tbe birds around wilbarger and wichita Counties in Texas are still in decline.been real sad for at least the past 7 years.hope and pray someday soon they would recover.

Great posts Kelulu. I look forward to what you get into with your dogs. Thanks for sharing.

Very Nice! Looks like good size coveys in Oklahoma!

Not sure what that hot riveted piece of equipment is but, I sure like the picture and videos. Thanks for sharing sir.

Thanks! That piece of equipment is a 1920 steam powered tractor displayed near one of the areas I sometimes hunt. It's got almost nothing to do with actual quail hunting but i like the color and texture of the rusting metal in juxtaposition with the colors of the quail.

I shot like a Texan on Saturday. Enjoy.....

Sweet on that berretta 28 Kelulu.sure like watching bird dog's work,thank you for sharing.

These birds were running in that thick grass.

Nice shooting!

Enjoyed the snow covey.

Depending upon what you want from a bird dog this video might, or might not, be enjoyable for you. This dog is a wild bird killer.

Enjoyed the sand bowl, thank you for sharing sir.

Dot's been having quite the season. This video is definitely in my personal all time top ten. I hope you like it.

Good Job Dottie! She stood those birds a ways off!

I wish she'd get over that limp tail but other than that this is a neat video.

What a nice covey of birds! Congrats!

Another fun find by Lily. Too bad I can't shoot as well as she points!

Nice work Lily! Nice video too.

Thanks fellas! This clip is the last of them from 1/27/24. I wish I'd shot better.

Who doesn't love a Brittany? This one had these birds pinned down in that thicket.

Dammit and dammit!

Penny is a classy young pointer who has really shone this season. I love that 12 o'clock tail on this point.

If you turn your YouTube settings to HD and watch the backside of the thicket beyond Dot's point you can see these birds on the ground trying to sneak off.

Nice Videos! Thanks!

The Toy Story clouds and the rich light made for some wonderful video this day. I wish these birds had flushed 10 feet closer but it's still a neat clip.

This was my last recorded covey flush of the 23/24 season. I missed. I hope that isn't a harbinger of what's ahead for me next fall.

Nice video!

I shot all 5 of these clips on the same wonderful day in January. My dogs actually found 6 coveys total but I failed to turn the camera on for one flush. I've posted all of them separately but wanted to have them together so I wouldn't forget they all happened on the same day.

Thanks for sharing!