Just got a Go Pro Hero 3 White Edition

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Any must have mounts and accessories? Looks like there are a ton of options out there.

It will be mainly used on duck, deer, and turkey hunting trips and the occasional kayak fishing trip.

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jimney crickets... where the hell do you being?

The head mount is a must. Especially when hunting. Chest mount will get blocked, where as the head mount will give you some really good POV shots, especially when there's a good group of birds in front of you.


I also made a "go-pole" for relatively cheap. You can buy them for $50+ but I made mine for under $20.

I took a walking stick from wal mart (camping section) and cut the top off. I then flattened the tip, grinded down the edges and screwed a hole big enough for the mount. I forgot the screw size but you can use the tripod mount to go on here. It works great for a bunch of different situations. Especially for underwater shots when you're fishing. I'll send you pics of it when I get home tonight.


ETA. Just saw your questions about battery. You'll want to buy a few extras and keep them in the blind with you. I like to leave mine runnig for the first 30'minutes of the hunt, just because there usually a lot of action there. After that I'll switch to "one-button" mode and use it only once we see birds. The one button makes it start recording as soon as you turn it on which helps with batteries.

When I first got mine, I bought a memory card from best buy that they recommended. It fried two cameras and I lost a ton of really good footage. Look on the GoPro website and what brands they recommend or I can look at that tonight too for you. Make sure you don't cheat yourself in the card, because after all, that's where everything meaningful will be after the trip.

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That video I put in youtube last year was all shot from the pole and head mount.

I found that changing the field of view from wide to medium really helps when duck hunting as well.

Adhesive mounts suck

Get the pole mount for your rod and ski poles

Head mount a must

Do some search online for different mounts. There are a ton of different companies making them now for much cheaper than gopro. The new sportsman mount from gopro is pretty badass, as well as the claw mount. Good luck, it's a lot of fun.

I've been thinking about getting a head mount for duck hunting. The pole mount would be cool to stick on a gun but it'll obscure your aiming unfortunately.