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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: Bmcox86 on May 30, 2014, 05:07:40 PM

Title: Glassing techniques
Post by: Bmcox86 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
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: 92xj 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.

Just some things I like to do.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: ellensburgpo 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.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: jackelope on May 30, 2014, 08:04:19 PM: Grid pattern.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2012/05/total-outdoorsmen-essential-skills-glass-grid
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: deerhunter_98520 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
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: nwwanderer 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.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: Blacklab on June 09, 2014, 07:46:13 AM: Quote from: deerhunter_98520 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

:yeah: :tup:
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: deerhunter_98520 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
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi799.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy275%2Fdeerhunter_98520%2FIMG_20140526_153246_471_zpsfhqshgy0.jpg&hash=e28730797f1d81f548ba9a839b1411f072b160ec) (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/deerhunter_98520/media/IMG_20140526_153246_471_zpsfhqshgy0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: deerhunter_98520 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
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi799.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy275%2Fdeerhunter_98520%2FIMG_20131025_160601_475_zps82f417a2.jpg&hash=90f6774467424495976427c64c2b1bcaac5a5e97) (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/deerhunter_98520/media/IMG_20131025_160601_475_zps82f417a2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 09, 2014, 10:02:19 AM: I see it it's a blue ribbon..
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on June 09, 2014, 03:40:01 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi799.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy275%2Fdeerhunter_98520%2FIMG_20140609_153826_zpsvatqgqyy.jpg&hash=d71c84109b1ac469c3cbc32dacf25b1f99a62c6d) (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/deerhunter_98520/media/IMG_20140609_153826_zpsvatqgqyy.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: ICEMAN 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...

Sounds pretty stupid huh? It is! Don't do it! Buy some good bino's!
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on June 09, 2014, 07:53:57 PM: Quote from: ICEMAN 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...

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
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: ICEMAN 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.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: Bean Counter 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.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: huntnphool on June 09, 2014, 11:17:58 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: huntnnw on June 09, 2014, 11:24:36 PM: use your eyes to look over areas while keeping the binos still...its harder to see movement with a moving bino.
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on June 10, 2014, 09:46:51 AM: 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
Title: Re: Glassing techniques
Post by: 7mmfan on June 10, 2014, 09:57:38 AM: Quote from: deerhunter_98520 on June 10, 2014, 09:46:51 AM
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.