Getting your children out hunting with you even with physical limitations...

[CoyoteGod]

My son has some physical limitations but loves to hunt. I have been working on a plan to get him involved more than just being with me hurting. Noticed he always had a hard time seeing the critter and always asked "did you get him". I wanted to give him more of a POV look it to the process even though he can't quite shoot himself. Came up with this idea. 

Take a go pro or firefly and hook it to the scope normally and then hook up a mirrored high definition monitor to it using HDMI cable. Now he can hold the monitor, see what I see through the scope, and enjoy the hunt 100 fold compared to before. I want to thank Orion for helping me with this idea! As you can see in the picture he holds the monitor and sees what I see. Just an idea for the next person that wants to get out with their little guy that can't do it on his own. #dadwin

 

[dizzums]

should be able to wifi it to a phone to .. just another idea ...

 

[hawkeye69]

Great idea, problem solved.

 

[Cranky1]

Could Wi-Fi it to a tablet, so if you needed to do a 20yard stalk he could stay put if need be. 

 

[Lewis]

That is excellent!

Get him involved in anything you can.

 

[Peashooter]

I would personally use a lens on the camera that are more "zoomed" into the reticle, all the black around the circular picture are a waste in my view.

Using wifi to connect / preview what a camera see, these days are okay though there still are a little latency, but at least now we are talking fractions of a second where it use to be / have been well over a second, so with targets that do not move fast or much i do consider it viable.



Kudos with getting jr included.

 

[CoyoteGod]

Wi-Fi is a great idea. I will try that. Not sure if the firefly will do it. But I will try it. Thank you!

 

[CoyoteGod]

Also the table will zoom. So a lot of the black can go away. This was a pic on initial set up. 

 

[OldSpook]

Nice rig and for all the right reasons. Well done, Dad. Well done.

 

[SteveV]

Very creative - that rocks! 

 

[Bob-in-WV]

Good for you and yours!

 

[Bigragu]

I’ve seen what his son sees, and all I can say is his sons enjoying it for sure cause COYOTEGOD is a freaking crack shot. His son is seeing it all live, way better than a video game, ha ha!

 

[buckyusn]

Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing, and kudos to you for getting him involved!



When you actually get him out on a hunt where he can see what's happening, you'll need a second camera on his expression, because that'll be better than any trophy you hunt!

 

[CoyoteGod]

Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing, and kudos to you for getting him involved!



When you actually get him out on a hunt where he can see what's happening, you'll need a second camera on his expression, because that'll be better than any trophy you hunt!

My wife is going out with us soon so I can post how it looks for him from his POV. Plus I get the wife out also, more time with the whole family. My goal is to get this to be a family hobby eventually. Maybe not the hunting part but shooting at least. My wife likes the idea of learning how to shoot the airguns, so that is a huge win there. The seed has been planted lol. 

 

[CoyoteGod]

I’ve seen what his son sees, and all I can say is his sons enjoying it for sure cause COYOTEGOD is a freaking crack shot. His son is seeing it all live, way better than a video game, ha ha!

Um Big I think you got me when you are center punching lizards at 100y. LMAO.