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Glassing techniques
« on: May 30, 2014, 05:07:40 PM »
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
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2014, 05:09:56 PM »
Give horizontal lines and white/light triangles a good look over.

Work/look in a grid pattern.

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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2014, 07:34:56 PM »
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.

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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2014, 10:25:06 PM »
Grid pattern :tup: 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
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2014, 08:07:10 AM »
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.

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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2014, 07:46:13 AM »
Grid pattern :tup: 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

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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2014, 09:36:53 AM »
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
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2014, 09:47:53 AM »
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
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2014, 10:02:19 AM »
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Re: Glassing techniques
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2014, 07:19:39 PM »
Be sure to keep your safety on and finger off the trigger when scoping adjacent hillsides and forested areas...

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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2014, 07:53:57 PM »
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  :tup: I hope so anyways  :o
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2014, 10:14:12 PM »
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.
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Re: Glassing techniques
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2014, 10:31:49 PM »
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.

 


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