COOSEFAN Report post Posted October 2, 2008 Howdy Loner, welcome to the site! It isn't necessary to have 15X or 20X for glassing distance, but it is necessary to have the binos, regardless of power, on a tripod for distance. I start out glassing with my smaller 8.5x42 binos on a tripod while glassing in any terrain or distance and they work fine for finding movement and shapes far out and detail at closer ranges. The tripod is the key though, that's the only way to pick up the animals movements which is normally what gives the animal away. It's better to have a 15X or higher glass but you will be fine with 10X and typically you can identify with 10X whether it's an animal worth going after, just keep em' on a tripod! Sitting and glassing is by far the best way for me to hunt desert muleys, find the highest vantage point and glass all day. Best of luck to ya, JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loner Report post Posted October 2, 2008 Howdy Loner, welcome to the site! It isn't necessary to have 15X or 20X for glassing distance, but it is necessary to have the binos, regardless of power, on a tripod for distance. I start out glassing with my smaller 8.5x42 binos on a tripod while glassing in any terrain or distance and they work fine for finding movement and shapes far out and detail at closer ranges. The tripod is the key though, that's the only way to pick up the animals movements which is normally what gives the animal away. It's better to have a 15X or higher glass but you will be fine with 10X and typically you can identify with 10X whether it's an animal worth going after, just keep em' on a tripod! Sitting and glassing is by far the best way for me to hunt desert muleys, find the highest vantage point and glass all day. Best of luck to ya, JIM> Coosfan, Thanks for the advice. I will definetly go tripod shopping before my scouting trip this weeked. Thanks again. Loner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultramag Report post Posted October 4, 2008 Howdy Loner, welcome to the site! It isn't necessary to have 15X or 20X for glassing distance, but it is necessary to have the binos, regardless of power, on a tripod for distance. I start out glassing with my smaller 8.5x42 binos on a tripod while glassing in any terrain or distance and they work fine for finding movement and shapes far out and detail at closer ranges. The tripod is the key though, that's the only way to pick up the animals movements which is normally what gives the animal away. It's better to have a 15X or higher glass but you will be fine with 10X and typically you can identify with 10X whether it's an animal worth going after, just keep em' on a tripod! Sitting and glassing is by far the best way for me to hunt desert muleys, find the highest vantage point and glass all day. Best of luck to ya, JIM> Coosfan, Thanks for the advice. I will definetly go tripod shopping before my scouting trip this weeked. Thanks again. Loner yea tripod makes all the difference in the world get as good as you can afford it does make a difference. 10x binos have found a lot of deer for me, you have a big field of view just keep them still and look for movement glass real slow you will find deer. you don't have to have 15x to glass and find deer just the right technique..welcome to the site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rimhunter Report post Posted October 4, 2008 Just down the road from where the pic was taken is there a old mine site . dump truck =- loader and some other old mining equpment off to the right as you go down ? Bruce Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultramag Report post Posted October 4, 2008 Just down the road from where the pic was taken is there a old mine site . dump truck =- loader and some other old mining equpment off to the right as you go down ? Bruce you know the spot................ nasty country and like a shooting range opening day on that side of the canyon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rimhunter Report post Posted October 4, 2008 my grandad had that mine 40 years ago ive hunted it about that long to when i can get a tag . I guess ill see you in there this year ? the funny thing is back when there were only mule deer in there now there only coues .and nobody hunted it . how things change . good luck on your hunt . where you going to camp at ? Bruce Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultramag Report post Posted October 5, 2008 my grandad had that mine 40 years ago ive hunted it about that long to when i can get a tag . I guess ill see you in there this year ? the funny thing is back when there were only mule deer in there now there only coues .and nobody hunted it . how things change . good luck on your hunt . where you going to camp at ? Bruce I am not hunting there this year, I have a 36b tag. I can say that I saw some real good muleys in that same area last time I was there, I think I might want a mule deer and we have talked about trying for a muley next year. good luck on your hunt and post some pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRONG Report post Posted October 7, 2008 Howdy Loner, welcome to the site! It isn't necessary to have 15X or 20X for glassing distance, but it is necessary to have the binos, regardless of power, on a tripod for distance. I start out glassing with my smaller 8.5x42 binos on a tripod while glassing in any terrain or distance and they work fine for finding movement and shapes far out and detail at closer ranges. The tripod is the key though, that's the only way to pick up the animals movements which is normally what gives the animal away. It's better to have a 15X or higher glass but you will be fine with 10X and typically you can identify with 10X whether it's an animal worth going after, just keep em' on a tripod! Sitting and glassing is by far the best way for me to hunt desert muleys, find the highest vantage point and glass all day. Best of luck to ya, JIM> Coosfan, Thanks for the advice. I will definetly go tripod shopping before my scouting trip this weeked. Thanks again. Loner Look for Amvona.com on ebay. That's where I get my tripods from time to time. Seriously good tripods and heads for about a 1/15 of the normal cost. Got a killer tripod for $11 then the smoothest head I've ever used for another $15. Can't beat em!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loner Report post Posted October 7, 2008 Howdy Loner, welcome to the site! It isn't necessary to have 15X or 20X for glassing distance, but it is necessary to have the binos, regardless of power, on a tripod for distance. I start out glassing with my smaller 8.5x42 binos on a tripod while glassing in any terrain or distance and they work fine for finding movement and shapes far out and detail at closer ranges. The tripod is the key though, that's the only way to pick up the animals movements which is normally what gives the animal away. It's better to have a 15X or higher glass but you will be fine with 10X and typically you can identify with 10X whether it's an animal worth going after, just keep em' on a tripod! Sitting and glassing is by far the best way for me to hunt desert muleys, find the highest vantage point and glass all day. Best of luck to ya, JIM> Coosfan, Thanks for the advice. I will definetly go tripod shopping before my scouting trip this weeked. Thanks again. Loner Look for Amvona.com on ebay. That's where I get my tripods from time to time. Seriously good tripods and heads for about a 1/15 of the normal cost. Got a killer tripod for $11 then the smoothest head I've ever used for another $15. Can't beat em!! I got a $30 Nikon from Sportsmans Warehouse. Used it this weekend. Its surprising how much longer you can glass when you shoulders don't get tired from holding up the Binos. Thanks for the info. Loner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
