[5 Solas]

I was apparently a good boy this year (or I had Mrs. Claus fooled!) because my lovely wife got me a GoPro for Christmas this year to record my dogs with! I took it out a few times. I have a stick to hold it with, or the headband that came with it. The first video I took with the headband was mostly looking at the clouds. As of now, I like the stick better, but if I am going to record hunts, I will need to use the headband so I can hold a gun.

Does anybody have any tips on recording dogs with a GoPro?

Also, does anybody have editing software recommendations? In the past, I would have used Windows Movie Maker but that is not a thing anymore. I already have one run that I recorded that was broken into two videos. I would like to combine them, but all of the free online video combiners I have tried do not allow videos with such a large file size.


Any tips are appreciated on software or on how to shoot better videos.


I would also like to figure out if anybody has any tips on how to edit videos of my dogs to make them look more like @will messer 's dogs, maybe like a real rabbit dog... lol!

 

[Grizzly creek beagles]

I got one of the AKASO camera’s last year (cheaper version of the go pro) but I’m not too tech savvy and haven’t seen any editing options for them either. I just end up with a couple of video’s, and I’m not crazy about the head strap set up either so I usually just use the stick most of the time or hold the camera body I’d like to try to a body mount/chest mount set up like the police use that way your hands are free. When I take the camera I just carry my Judge pistol so I’m not constantly carrying something in both hands

 

[Riverside beagles]

I’ve got a mount for my go pro that you can clamp to the gun barrel. But not ideal to have a loaded gun pointing at your hounds
I have a 410 single shot I cut down and it can fold in half and go in my vest

 

[brewer69]

Mr Linewalker has posted some great tips on filming with the go pro and how he attaches it to a hat if you can find them I am sure they would help you, or maybe he could repost on here , they were very helpful

 

[AJ Johnson]

Man, I need to keep an eye out for these tips. I have had a gopro for about 6 months and haven't even used it yet. I tried one time to video and ended up taking pics instead lol.