Glassing techniques

[Bmcox86]

Talked to elknut yesterday and got some good tips on glassing with a spotting scope. Just figured we could use a thread with tips and tricks on it.

How do you glass and what's helpful for beginners

[92xj]

Give horizontal lines and white/light triangles a good look over.

Work/look in a grid pattern.

Just some things I like to do.

[ellensburgpo]

I always start close on a low power setting when using my spotting scope in case there's an animal near me.

Use a grid pattern.

Look for movement and parts of an animal and not the whole thing.

[jackelope]

Grid pattern.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2012/05/total-outdoorsmen-essential-skills-glass-grid

[deerhunter_98520]

Grid pattern and especially on the westside here when your done with your grid go over it again ...deer can take one step and disappear and one more step and reappear

[nwwanderer]

If it is familiar you will know where to spend most of your effort, if it is new look for similar areas.  Low power looking, high power maybes.  It changes by the second, look again.

[Blacklab]

Grid pattern and especially on the westside here when your done with your grid go over it again ...deer can take one step and disappear and one more step and reappear

  

[deerhunter_98520]

Here's a good example from a week ago glassin with my spotter...dead center is a deer head just below the stump and to the left of the tree...Its bedded on a old broke down rotted log

[deerhunter_98520]

Here's one more...its in between the 2 trees and just below the small branch on the right ....you can see the eye and part of the head/nose and a little white patch on the neck

[Skyvalhunter]

I see it it's a blue ribbon..

[deerhunter_98520]

[ICEMAN]

Be sure to keep your safety on and finger off the trigger when scoping adjacent hillsides and forested areas...

Sounds pretty stupid huh? It is! Don't do it! Buy some good bino's!

[deerhunter_98520]

Be sure to keep your safety on and finger off the trigger when scoping adjacent hillsides and forested areas...

Sounds pretty stupid huh? It is! Don't do it! Buy some good bino's!

Im talking about using a spotting scope...I think everyone else is also  I hope so anyways 

[ICEMAN]

Yeah...I know.  Unfortunately many of us have unfortunately observed a moron look a hill over with his scope.


For glassing, I would recommend moving agonizingly slowly,  look at everything you have already glassed including areas you have already stalked through. Use the new angles to find game you previously missed.

[Bean Counter]

I dont really use a particular method myself.  Imho whats important is  to glass more than less.  If I'm in a good spot I don't go back to camp mid day but rathet glass throughout the whole day.

[huntnphool]

 Agree with a lot of the others. The best effective way to glass big areas is with a quality set of bino's, then use the spotter for zooming in on what you locate. Areas like this will take you a couple hours minimum to effectively glass, without quality glass your eyes will fatigue before you can cover the entire area.

[huntnnw]

use your eyes to look over areas while keeping the binos still...its harder to see movement with a moving bino.

[deerhunter_98520]

Keep in mind 11-1 is the best time atleast for me....all of my big bucks were taken in this time frame...my thought is they chase all night....bed down before or at sun up then get back up around 11 or so to feed/stretch/chase does some more

[7mmfan]

Keep in mind 11-1 is the best time atleast for me....all of my big bucks were taken in this time frame...my thought is they chase all night....bed down before or at sun up then get back up around 11 or so to feed/stretch/chase does some more

I note the same pattern. I am always out way before dawn to get in my areas, but almost always notice an increase in animal activity after 11:00. Shot many deer in this timeframe.