Interesting question, and one that had me tempted to make a reflex post in response. But this is a multifaceted question, and not nearly as simple as it sounds at first. I'm gonna have to think about this one for a bit.
Chuck, that was an insight that I was starting to get a glimpse of, then all of a sudden there you were putting it to words.
My gut reaction was that I would not do it. There is a fuzzy line, hard to see, between preserving (sacred, to me) memories and a snuff film. Those are the two extremes, and there is a very wide, blurry no-man's-land in between 'em. One man's sacred is not another's, and there are as many attitudes toward hunting, held by hunters, as there are hunters.
I had to ask myself, what is the difference between filming the encounter and the resulting actions, and the posing of a dead creature to get its good side in your hero pic? One is in motion, and one is a still photo. The key, I think, is in the motivation behind those two.
I have filmed (handheld and poorly) places where I have sat with a bow or gun, or where I just happened to be on a glorious spring morning. I especially like to capture the background noises of water, critters, wind, leaves and nuts falling. I have a small point-and-shoot Canon with limited video capability. Not the kind of thing to set on a tripod and video a hunt with. I think I'll keep it that way.
This is the start of my thinking about this. I liked Primal Dreams, though I didn't listen to the talking, and another video that I watched with Mockingbird over the weekend, Traditional Harvests. But I don't have the urge to watch more of them. I guess I feel that the kill is to be private, and not for entertainment.
Buckmasters makes me harf. I just can't relate to any of it. Don't want to. Some folks might, and it will comfort them that these are just the ramblings of an old lady.
Killdeer