Shane Simpson, Vic and I have been trying to get a turkey dogging episode completed for a few years. Either the weather, the turkeys or life’s turns have not worked out until now. Many times I’ve told Shane it is the jinx of the camera; seems like whenever a camera is on one of my hunts…Well, things don’t go as planned.
After several days of hunting, it finally came together.
Let us know what your thoughts are on this video. Visit Shane’s website Calling All Turkeys.
FirstBubba says
Awesome Charlie!
…but I think I’ll stick to my “pattern & ambush” tactics! LOL!
Charlie says
Turkey dogging is full of challenge and is not necessarily an “easier” way of doing it. Plus, just to keep things interesting Shane’s gun is so well worn it has no front bead.
N.C.L.W. says
I love it!
Turkey doggin’ w/Vic.
Very glad you’ve posted this Charlie. I likely would not have come across the show otherwise. It’s a good production once again.
Personally I have not tried to produce imagery from my time afield as I tend to use that time to escape to a simpler time without cameras screens and electronic tech. Have heard that putting together outdoor programming is very challenging.
Charlie says
All the technical stuff was done by Shane all I had to do was sit with Vic and shoot the turkey. Getting a 10-minute video was quite an undertaking requiring hours of recording and editing. Had it not been for Shane, there would be no video, because like you I rarely carry a phone or camera.
N.C.L.W. says
Great work Shane, much appreciated. An excellent time afield well represented. Good show!
huntfishtrap says
Pretty cool video! You sure do a lot of fidgeting when there are birds around, through. ;-D
Charlie says
That might be due to the wild turkey’s habit of always coming in on the opposite side of expectations: no matter how you set up. 🙂
WRC says
Glad you boys finally connected on a fall bird, and very well done video to boot!
Charlie says
Yeah, turkeys can be so camera shy. Glad you liked the video.
WRC says
I somewhat expected to hear your tongue call sound off in cadence with Shane’s calling to flock it up.
Charlie says
A lot of video was left on the cutting room floor. As a cowardly, prudent fellow I asked Shane not to have my calling next to his as I do not want to know how bad my calling is. When guys hear me call they are stunned that I ever manage to call any turkey in.
We are going to try for a winter turkey dogging video, perhaps I will attempt to call…
WRC says
LOL
JM says
Turned out great. Perfect for the day-after Thanksgiving stomach pains. hah.
Charlie says
Opinions, please. There is no music in the video during the hunt section only at the beginning and end. We debated music during videos: Shane thinks it can set the mood whereas I find it distracting and hard hear any conversation.
Which camp are you in?
N.C.L.W. says
The right music can certainly add to the show in a great way! On the other hand, music that doesn’t add to the experience can just be weird and distracting for sure.
No problem either way as long the music’s appropriate. In this instance, intro/outro only worked great.
Pete says
I really enjoyed watching that-next best thing to being out there myself.
Charlie, a couple of questions: from the perspective of the camera, it looked as if you had to shoot through some brush; maybe you had a clearer shot? Camera and shooting lines are often so different. How did it look from where you were as far as distance and obstructions? The turkey sure dropped quickly, so whatever conditions were, they didn’t adversely affect you.
Always nice to see Vic at work. As far as music, I’d leave it out. I like a more natural background noise for this sort of video.
Charlie says
You ask good questions Pete; As turkeys are prone to do, they came in from behind our setup. The camera (Shane) had a great view; I did not, so I waited for an open path to the turkey’s head. You can see all the leaves and branches moving from the shot to the bird’s head. At the shot, the turkey’s head disappeared from my view which is why asked if I got him. We were using #9 shot, so there were plenty of pellets available to reach the 30-yard target. At the end of the video, there is a brief clip of the target patterned at the range which as you can see was well perforated from 50 yards.
Before the shooting scene. We had two setups with successful callbacks. However, the camera was not on the birds, and they busted us as Shane tried to move around. The brood hen interfered with our calling attempts, so Vic was released twice to rescatter the turkeys. Making videos of a hunt definitely adds to the challenge.
N.C.L.W. says
After reading all about First Bubba’s top notch X-Ray vision/autopsy report here prior, I’ve nil doubts as per the killin’ potency of those small shot projectiles!
Still looking forward for more such in the future.
huntfishtrap says
I’d vote for no music, or music at the intro/exit only. Not a fan of music during the footage of the hunt itself.