Thread: Dons spur

When you are bored and sick of looking, and want to go home, don't. Tough it out. I find mid morning and mid afternoon quite productive too. They don't just lay down all day, they get up for a nibble and stretch from time to time.

Another way to relieve your boredom if you are just glassing is to get onto a narrow spur/ridge and change from side to side. Also, you will find that if you change your possie by even just 15 yards you might get a brand new perspective of the area you are looking into and see things you hadn't seen from the previous spot.

If you are not certain that what you are looking at is a deer, mark its position by a feature near by and go back to it every now and again to see if it has move. Or put your binos down, rest your eyes and then go back to it. You are likely to see it clearer then.

Lastly, if you do spot a deer, don't take your binos off it until you have observed the features around it and are sure that you can find it again. Heaps of people, including me, have spotted a deer and then not been able to find it again.

Lastly, lastly. If you are with a mate, don't be afraid to say "I think I can see one", even if you are unsure. Mark it, and then direct your mate to it for a look. There are big differences between binos and individual vision. And 4 eyes are better than 2.

Real, lastly. The usual rule is the person who spots it gets the shot. Unless its me with my sons, and then I always get the shot. Even if I have to elbow them out of the way.