embodiments of the present invention concern a virtual hunting apparatus that employs an imaging device mounted on top of the barrel of a simulated firearm such as a rifle or other toy . a cable can be used to connect the imaging device to the trigger of the simulated firearm . an imaging device can run a variety of applications and play videos . pulling the trigger of the simulated firearm takes a picture of a target animal , records a video or plays a video of interest within the imaging device , without displacing a bullet or pellet to injure or kill the target animal .