the Best Deer Hunting Videos for Your Money and Enjoyment - Outdoors - Hunting

Since I've been hunting for years, I'm often asked if I watch deer hunting videos and if so, why and which ones would I suggest buying. The first thing I can say is you want videos that have a lot of action and ones that are taped out in the open land in the animal's natural habitat.

For instance, if you hunt out in the woods, not on a fenced-in reserve, then you want to see on the videos how these hunters set up their tree stands, what types of rifles they use and see them track and kill a deer using skill. The deer hunting videos I won't watch or buy are the ones that are taped in a fenced reserve with a cameraman that's talking to the hunter with a deer close by that doesn't scare and run away. That tells me that these deer are probably somewhat tame and used to humans being around.

Killing deer that are kept on a reserve is not a sport, at least not to me, and I don't support that type of hunting. There's no action and no real skill involved in taking out a deer that's more or less trapped with nowhere to run from these alleged hunters.

Hunting out in the wild, for example on state game land or heavily wooded lands that either you own or have permission from the owner to hunt on, those are the types of deer hunting videos that are the best to find and watch because the information and action is real and exciting, not rehearsed or expected. For example, "In Pursuit of the King," by Tom Fegely is one I would suggest buying to get started on your collection.

Next, price can be a factor for some people. You don't want to spend a lot of money on expensive videos only to find out that you don't like them. Obviously you can resell them if that's the case, but you want your money's worth, especially if you're buying videos to help with your hunting skills.

One of the best places to shop is on Amazon because you can read reviews from other people who have bought and watched the videos, so that's where I would look first. This way you get a first-hand opinion from several people who have bought and watched this particular video or that one.

Once you've found what you want, you can buy your video brand new at a local store if you want it right away, or you can check around for the best bargain on sites like eBay.com or craigslist.org to see if someone has used DVDs or tapes that you can buy to save yourself some money.

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