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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Boot on May 15, 2015, 09:01:06 AM

Title: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: Boot on May 15, 2015, 09:01:06 AM: To those rifle hunters out there... Where do you find it most convenient to carry your rangefinder?

Connected to your binos? In a pocket? In your pack?

Anyone found a lanyard system that works well?
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Post by: h20hunter on May 15, 2015, 09:04:01 AM: I'm right handed.....so rifle goes on right shoulder, range finder goes in its little pouch just back of my left hip...I can reach back, take it out, range the stump that looks like a critter for the 5th time, and put it back and secure it one handed.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on May 15, 2015, 09:06:37 AM: Well I'm not a specific rifle hunter but I carry it with the neck loop around my neck and then the rangefinder in my chest pocket.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 15, 2015, 09:06:43 AM: Right waistband pocket on my Badlands 2200. Reach back, unzip, bring to eye, range. A bit tricky to put back and zip, but that's ok.
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Post by: CP on May 15, 2015, 09:07:04 AM: lanyard around my neck, rangefinder in my shirt pocket.
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Post by: raydog on May 15, 2015, 09:07:32 AM: I don't rifle elk hunt, but I do rifle deer. I keep it in the side pocket of my pack. I figure if it is far enough that I need it then I will be taking off my pack to use as a rest anyways. I do need to find a better place to keep my rangefinder for archery. I don't like it in my front pocket of my pants or connected to my binos. Maybe a hip holster type thing?
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Post by: Bob33 on May 15, 2015, 09:11:07 AM: I carry my Leica around my neck with a short length of stretch nylon. I generally keep it covered in a small camera case. I've tried a few different ones.
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Post by: BeWitty on May 15, 2015, 09:12:51 AM: I have the Alaska guide creations bino pack and my rangefinder fits in the front pocket of that perfect. Some people think the pack is a little large on the front but it doesn't bother me.
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 15, 2015, 09:34:29 AM: Drivers door pocket..... :tup:
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Post by: magnumb on May 15, 2015, 09:36:50 AM: Right inside my Leica Geovids........ :tup:
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Post by: vandeman17 on May 15, 2015, 09:38:55 AM: Quote from: CP on May 15, 2015, 09:07:04 AM
lanyard around my neck, rangefinder in my shirt pocket.

:yeah: I keep the rangefinder in my front chest pocket with lanyard around my neck.
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Post by: full choke on May 15, 2015, 10:19:57 AM: Quote from: BeWitty on May 15, 2015, 09:12:51 AM
I have the Alaska guide creations bino pack and my rangefinder fits in the front pocket of that perfect. Some people think the pack is a little large on the front but it doesn't bother me.

Same set up for me. I really like it. :tup:
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Post by: coop2424 on May 15, 2015, 10:24:54 AM: Fhf gear range finder case hooked to their Bino pouch harness.. I personally love this setup.. I thought it would be bulky and in the way but I truethfully forget it is even there..
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Post by: mossy8352 on May 15, 2015, 10:28:13 AM: Lanyard around my neck and in my left shirt pocket, if I can find it in the morning though!
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Post by: steeliedrew on May 15, 2015, 10:37:37 AM: Quote from: coop2424 on May 15, 2015, 10:24:54 AM
Fhf gear range finder case hooked to their Bino pouch harness.. I personally love this setup.. I thought it would be bulky and in the way but I truethfully forget it is even there..

This... :yeah:
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Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 15, 2015, 10:47:07 AM: I have a bushnell rangefinder, it came in its own pouch with a clip, which I clipped onto my left shoulder strap on my pack. If I ditch my pack to make a stalk the attached lanyard goes around my neck.
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Post by: lokidog on May 15, 2015, 12:19:25 PM: Mine is in my binoculars, I love it, only one thing to carry around.
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Post by: Tbob on May 15, 2015, 12:55:29 PM: I'm a lefty archer, so bow in my right hand and rangefinder in my left pant cargo pocket. Just feels easy and natural to grab.
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on May 15, 2015, 01:02:15 PM: Quote from: lokidog on May 15, 2015, 12:19:25 PM
Mine is in my binoculars, I love it, only one thing to carry around.
:yeah: 7x is about all I need for the jungle, sometimes too much.
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Post by: longwalker on May 15, 2015, 01:13:30 PM: Attached to my bino bivy. When rifle hunting it's attached with it's pouch when archery elk it's attached by the belt clip. No pouch for archery so there's less movement when deploying
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Post by: Stein on May 15, 2015, 01:26:13 PM: Left pocket of my orange vest.
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Post by: dscubame on May 15, 2015, 04:49:07 PM: Quote from: magnumb on May 15, 2015, 09:36:50 AM
Right inside my Leica Geovids........ :tup:

I am Jealous. One day I will pull the trigger on those. One day.
Title: Re: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: magnumb on May 15, 2015, 07:00:58 PM: Quote from: dscubame on May 15, 2015, 04:49:07 PM
Quote from: magnumb on May 15, 2015, 09:36:50 AM
Right inside my Leica Geovids........ :tup:

I am Jealous. One day I will pull the trigger on those. One day.

I was fortunate enough to be able to afford these optics some years ago and I'm very glad that I did so. They are, by far, the best hunting/scouting equipment I have ever purchased...... :tup:

In fact, I bought both the 8x and 10x Geovids at the same time. My son hunts with me also.

Consider the cost of both a high-end bino and a high-end LRF, add a bit more for the conveinence of having both in the same handy unit and these Geovids are well worth the investment.

Good luck!
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Post by: snarkybull on May 15, 2015, 07:18:19 PM: rh guy who archery shoots lh.

rangefinder is in my right pocket of my pants. I can clip my release on with my left hand and let the bow dangle while I range with my right before i grab my bow and draw.
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Post by: tgray on May 16, 2015, 03:29:41 PM: Right here
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Post by: JJB11B on May 16, 2015, 03:30:26 PM: I carry my rangefinder in the woods normally
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Post by: police women of America on May 16, 2015, 09:08:01 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on May 15, 2015, 09:04:01 AM
I'm right handed.....so rifle goes on right shoulder, range finder goes in its little pouch just back of my left hip...I can reach back, take it out, range the stump that looks like a critter for the 5th time, and put it back and secure it one handed.

:yeah:
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Post by: kbrowne14 on May 16, 2015, 10:14:00 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on May 15, 2015, 09:04:01 AM
I'm right handed.....so rifle goes on right shoulder, range finder goes in its little pouch just back of my left hip...I can reach back, take it out, range the stump that looks like a critter for the 5th time, and put it back and secure it one handed.

I love it when I am hunting and I look things so intently that everything starts looking an elk. I range that down tree with sage behind it about 10 times because I think it looks like an elk, then when I see an elk in the area, I look back at the stump and it stops looking like an elk for about 2 hours....then its an elk again...
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Post by: Bean Counter on May 16, 2015, 10:24:58 PM: For rifle hunting I don't mind if it's in the backpack or cargo pocket. For archery it's around the neck and tucked into the pen pocket in the shirt.
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Post by: Elknut1 on May 17, 2015, 07:16:05 AM: We carry ours the same for archery elk or rifle hunting muleys, it's on our packs shoulder strap on a range-snap! It's a very cool attachment that weighs one ounce & is at your fingertips just under your chin & off to the right on strap! Minimal movement is needed to use & you don't have to worry if in a hurry that you may drop it, it's always hooked to you!

ElkNut1
Title: Re: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: erk444 on May 19, 2015, 05:39:51 PM: Quote from: CAMPMEAT on May 15, 2015, 09:34:29 AM
Drivers door pocket..... :tup:
:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: Boot on May 20, 2015, 09:16:43 PM: Thanks guys for all the feedback. I apprecite it!
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Post by: SGTDuffman on May 21, 2015, 07:41:35 PM: I don't do rifle season anymore (had someone glass me...with their scope), but I wear mine on a lanyard around my neck. It has a loop near the end of the lanyard that I buckle my pack chest strap through during movement. When I get where I'm going I undo the chest strap and let it hang more freely.
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 21, 2015, 09:23:23 PM: I have a blacktail 154 magnet deal that I hook on my bingo harness above my binos
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Post by: Tschaefer72 on May 29, 2015, 08:43:04 AM: Lanyard around my neck that is just a few inches shorter than my binos. Or I keep it in my front pocket of blaze orange vest
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Post by: Elkfever on June 03, 2015, 09:35:29 AM: Depends on what season I am hunting. If I'm rifle hunting, I carry it in my hip belt pouch on my pack. But when I'm bowhunting, I like my rangefinder on me and quietly, easily accessible if/when I drop my pack so I have been using the Crooked Horn RF Shooter. Got the idea from seeing Nate Simmons using it and I really like it after one season of use.
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Post by: xXLojackXx on June 03, 2015, 11:12:21 AM: I thought rifle hunters carried them in the center console cupholder right next to the busch light.... :dunno:
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Post by: Stein on June 03, 2015, 11:30:38 AM: Left pocket of the orange vest. If I have the big pack on it has a hip belt pocket.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on June 03, 2015, 01:41:38 PM: Quote from: xXLojackXx on June 03, 2015, 11:12:21 AM
I thought rifle hunters carried them in the center console cupholder right next to the busch light.... :dunno:

I thought rifle hunters didn't need them because rifles have no difference in trajectory out to 500 yards? :dunno:
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Post by: xXLojackXx on June 03, 2015, 02:14:29 PM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on June 03, 2015, 01:41:38 PM
Quote from: xXLojackXx on June 03, 2015, 11:12:21 AM
I thought rifle hunters carried them in the center console cupholder right next to the busch light.... :dunno:

I thought rifle hunters didn't need them because rifles have no difference in trajectory out to 500 yards? :dunno:

Good point. If they're an inch high at 100 they should hit at 680 without any further corrections :tup:
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Post by: Widgeondeke on June 03, 2015, 03:59:34 PM: For rifle the lanyard is around pack shoulder(right) strap with a pouch attached to strap. No worry if dropped.

When archery hunting its attached to my bow.
Title: Re: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: Miles on June 03, 2015, 04:06:04 PM: Quote from: Widgeondeke on June 03, 2015, 03:59:34 PM

When archery hunting its attached to my bow.

Really?
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Post by: Widgeondeke on June 03, 2015, 04:08:20 PM: That didn't take long. Sorry, couldn't resist.
1. Illegal to have electronics attached to bow
2. I don't bow hunt

:hello: :chuckle:
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Post by: Miles on June 03, 2015, 04:10:15 PM: Quote from: Widgeondeke on June 03, 2015, 04:08:20 PM
That didn't take long. Sorry, couldn't resist.
1. Illegal to have electronics attached to bow
2. I don't bow hunt

:hello: :chuckle:

Sure you don't... ;)
Title: Re: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: xXLojackXx on June 03, 2015, 04:22:31 PM: Quote from: Miles on June 03, 2015, 04:06:04 PM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on June 03, 2015, 03:59:34 PM

When archery hunting its attached to my bow.

Really?

Internet cops unite!! We have a poacher!!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Where do you carry your rangefinder?
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 03, 2015, 04:24:45 PM: I was trying to think how a rangefinder on the stabilizer would help. :chuckle:

Kind of like pulling a boat with no trailer. Sure it's illegal but the joke is on you.
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Post by: Jingles on June 03, 2015, 04:29:10 PM: Don't carry one at all spent more time learning distances can you imagine being out there with your range finder see this monster of rack and go to range it and OH crap batteries are dead.....
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Post by: cryder on June 03, 2015, 09:08:49 PM: Just thought I would answer the question ,, Its in the third cabinet to the left in the pawn one store I sold it to, never needed one ,if you got time to pu one of those on your elk then doing everything else you better use you bonocculrs first and verify its not a decoy . :chuckle:
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Post by: GurrCentral on June 03, 2015, 09:11:10 PM: Pouch on hip belt of pack.
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Post by: Old Man Yager on June 04, 2015, 03:21:24 PM: Don't own one. Seems like I already carry too much gear with me as it is.
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Post by: jjhunter on June 04, 2015, 03:30:56 PM: In my EL Range. I switched to a rangefinding bino in 2011 and haven't looked back.
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Post by: poisonarrow on June 10, 2015, 06:34:45 AM: I also have the Alaska guide Creations. I glued my range finder case on top of the lid. It works great.
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Post by: buglebrush on June 11, 2015, 09:53:39 PM: Don't even carry mine bowhunting these jungles anymore. Run and gun elk hunting the thick stuff I just didn't ever use it.