Thread: Glassing tips

Originally Posted by Tahr

Plenty of hunter cut little look outs. I'm always coming across them. Don't like them much myself. There's enough hacking away of the bush going on as it is. But I'm fine about using other people's spots.

To have a good glass around you often need to get off the main ridge and slip down to a little benck or side spur. Lay back on your pack or in the tussock and get yourself comfortable. Control your breathing, too. Concentrate.

If you are on a side spur you can pop from side to side and double your chances of seeing something. Keep your profile down while you do this. Not only be strategic about where you look, but aslo about where you look from.

Once you know what you are looking for through your binos, and get good at it, you will find that you start seeing more and more with just the naked eye.

When I sit down for a glass I often take some ranges to the most likely spots, and will sometimes actually set my rifle up for a shot.

Don't get too excited about upgarding to Swarvos. Good average binos will do the job until you get good at it.

Cheers Thar. I was joking about the saw. I have a few good spots where I can see past 10m My biggest problem is after hunting bush so much I find it hard to sit still Whats over there is the common question to myself. I have some Leupold Mojave's which are a good mid range bino.