In this episode, Ryan sits down with Logan Romney aka The Creative Hunter. Logan shares how a childhood spent following his dad through the mountains, a COVID-era camera purchase, and a love for wildlife photography evolved into a full-time career filming hunts and creating premium content for hunting brands eventually leading to projects with names like Gritty/Brian Call.
Logan breaks down what it really takes to film hunts especially self-filmed hunts from using nothing but your phone to building a simple but effective camera kit. He walks through how he structures his story in the field using constant “past, present, future” updates, how he thinks about B-roll, and why power management and reliable optics matter more than fancy camo. Logan and Ryan also swap stories on grinding through long, discouraging stretches in the mountains, spotting and stalking bears in brutal country, and why the hunters who consistently punch tags are the ones who stay relentless when most people tap out. If you’re a new hunter or an aspiring hunting filmmaker, this episode is a blueprint for both capturing your story and sticking it out until it finally comes together.
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7 Key Takeaways
- Use the camera you already have - You don’t need a $5,000 setup to start. Your phone plus a spotting scope adapter can capture solid footage and kill shots. The most important camera is the one you’ll actually use.
- Self-filming is way harder than filming someone else - Trying to be both hunter and cameraman is tough and often unrealistic. Logan recommends learning by filming other people’s hunts first so you can focus on storytelling without making hunt decisions at the same time.
- Structure your story with “Past, Present, Future” - Every time something changes, Logan films a quick update that covers: what just happened, what he’s doing now, and what he’s going to do next. Those talking updates, supported by B-roll, are what turn random clips into an actual film.
- Gear smarter, not richer - Logan suggests starting with a used camera if you upgrade, something under $500 will do more than enough when you’re learning. For lenses, a 24–105mm f/4 is his do-it-all workhorse, with a longer zoom (70–200 or 100–400) as a nice-to-have, not a must-have.
- Power and audio matter more than you think - Multiple power banks (like Dark Energy) and a small solar panel keep your phone and camera alive on long hunts. Phone audio is usually fine, but DSLR audio is trash without an external mic and wind cover especially in the mountains.
- Good glass + good habits beat fancy camo - Logan calls out how overrated camo is compared to optics and glassing discipline. Get to vantage points where you can see a lot of country, glass off a tripod, and really pick apart edges, cover, and timber instead of just scanning open hillsides.
- Relentlessness kills more animals than talent - Almost all of Logan’s success this year came late in his hunts... day 10, 11, 13. His advice to new (especially archery) hunters: don’t quit early. The people who consistently kill are the ones who stay in the game when it’s not fun anymore.
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