Crappy video of a nice buck...

[HellsCanyon]

It's better if you go to this link: https://vimeo.com/69845377 and fullscreen it and make sure the HD icon is clicked on the video on lower right. Best view of his frame is from 6-11 seconds. Video was shot about 9:15 PM at 2.1 miles (NOT 3 miles as I mention) away through a vortex viper HD 65mm spotter... didn't even realized how big he was till I got home and uploaded the video.

What do you think?

[video=vimeo;69845377]https://vimeo.com/69845377[/video]

MIke

 

[PhillyB]

He looks like a good buck.

I had trouble getting a real good look at him. That setups performs pretty well though in low light from such a distance.

 

[HellsCanyon]

Unfortunately it seems that video quality suffers a slight bit after uploading but yeah you gotta play it a few times on full screen to really get a decent idea of him.

 

[PhillyB]

I played around with the brightness on my the monitor and that helped a bit as well.

 

[HellsCanyon]

I played around with the brightness on my the monitor and that helped a bit as well.

Good thinking I'll try that! Since I posted a crappy video of a big buck, I figured I'd throw up a decent video of more smaller bucks! This was at 1.2 miles away.

[video=youtube;0YpfLOZiZo4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YpfLOZiZo4&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Mike

 

[HighHunter1232]

Thanks for sharing!
What is a good way to judge those distances? Topo software on your GPS, and scroll to their approx location on the topo map?
Thanks.

 

[HellsCanyon]

I used Google earth once I got home. Like I said in the first video I thought it was 3 miles but was only 2.1....

Mike

 

[mtnkid85]

What is you camera/adapter setup If I may ask? Looks good man, most of the bucks Ive been seeing don't seem to be well developed yet... Or perhaps Im only finding the little guys still! lol

 

[Sunspot]

Always fun to watch - thanks.

 

[HellsCanyon]

My spotter is a Vortex Viper HD 65mm.
Camera is a Cannon Powershot 100HS using a Tines Up adapter. I actually bought the camera/adapter as a digiscoping kit from Tines Up. Only thing I don't like about the camera is every time it shuts off you have to reset the delayed timer for still shots and video. Other than that been very happy with it! I take a lot of short video journal entries when I'm on my trips, think it'll be cool one day to just compile them on a DVD and look back at all the crazy times I've had.

Mike