Thread: Glassing tips

Hi there just would like to ask any hints or tips on glassing!
Whenever im glassing open country, untill i see an animal im never sure what size thing im looking for! As silly as it sounds what are your guys tips on using other objects for scale? This is especially for longer distances.
Cheers Lucas

I have the same problem.

I have found glassing from right to left works better then left to right, seem to go slower and see more detail.

I look for color not shape or size, deer stand out like dogs balls with their red coat, especially if the sun is shining off them, its the first thing that always catches my attention.

Originally Posted by oneshot

I look for color not shape or size, deer stand out like dogs balls with their red coat, especially if the sun is shining off them, its the first thing that always catches my attention.

So what do you look for when there sitting down in the shade? what if hes looking for Fallow,
Think of these things when glassing as they might help Shape size shine Silloette Sign movement and like 199p said look in the opposite direction you read as it is less familier for your eyes so you will see things in a different way.

Jase

Originally Posted by J.T

So what do you look for when there sitting down in the shade? what if hes looking for Fallow,
Think of these things when glassing as they might help Shape size shine Silloette Sign movement and like 199p said look in the opposite direction you read as it is less familier for your eyes so you will see things in a different way.

Jase

I still look for color, seen hundreds if not thousands of fallow over the years, in the shade the red or tan, white, grey, whatever the case may be, it still stands out to me in an obvious way, its just what I have always trained my eyes to notice I guess.

Thanks everyone, this has been a great help already!

Always glass the skyline first and keep flicking back to it for a look,animals,people stick out like dogs balls on the skyline.
Once something is seen there you often notice others around it but not on the skyline that you didn't see before.
Hot look in shade,cold look in sun,windy look in shelter.
Look everywhere but concentrate on those bits in those conditions.
morning and evening is best,middel of day you are mostly looking for something bedded down which depending on the terrain can be hard to impossible.

it always amazes me how they can appear like ghosts, an animal can be in the spot you just glassed seconds earlier.

Good luck fulla,once you start seeing animals it will all make sense to you.one other tip that could help mate is when you do spot one keep scanning around were it is looking for other animals especially if there are other clearing's close by as if ones out there kin will be out too, look at the grass or bushes for wind sign to help you shoot or stalk it aswell.

Jase

You have to ask yourself why things are seen.
Think about size, shape, surface, spacing, shadow (both cast and contained)

Break your ground up into likely areas where your quarry will be.
Scan right to left if you want to slow down as it is opposite to the way we read.



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@7mmsaum has a bloody good set of eyes!

I noticed he stopped often to look around. About 99% more then I did and he was the one who found the deers so I've learnt I need to stop 99% more than I currently do haha

Originally Posted by Toby

@7mmsaum has a bloody good set of eyes!

I noticed he stopped often to look around. About 99% more then I did and he was the one who found the deers so I've learnt I need to stop 99% more than I currently do haha

+1 on that!! Took me a while to see them even when I was looking at them

Originally Posted by Gibo

+1 on that!! Took me a while to see them even when I was looking at them

It's all practice, and obviously the more animals you see the easier it is. The more you use your binos the more animals you will see too. I am constantly looking for animals day to day, it's a habit, and I find that I'll pick them up pretty easily and much quicker than most other people I hunt with. I'm not sure exactly why, the only thing I can think of is the amount of animals I see while out and about provides good practice. But I am constantly looking.

Learn to identify the key spots the target animals like to be, clearings, bush edges, bluff systems, creek heads etc., and check them out more intensively rather than just quickly run the binos over them. Looks for parts of animals too, not "whole" animals, as sometimes they'll be hiding behind a bush, tree or rock. When hunting in the tops, always check the ridges and skylines first, and regularly after that. Often animals may be bedded down just off the top if a ridge only to stand up after you've looked it over. You'll spot animals on a ridge from literally miles away...vice versa for you too...when hunting keep off the ridge lines! It's amazing how many hunters don't think of that.

Movement is a big thing to, especially hunting chamois and tahr. Often in an alpine environment, especially during the changes of the seasons they can be almost invisible until they move. This is why glassing with good binos is so important, you need plenty of time behind the binos to allow the animals to make their move, or just become visible. But remember the same applies to you, find a good vantage spot at peak times of the day and glass lots. If you're not moving about the animals are less likely to see you and are more likely to move about into the open.

Originally Posted by JoshC

It's all practice, and obviously the more animals you see the easier it is. The more you use your binos the more animals you will see too. I am constantly looking for animals day to day, it's a habit, and I find that I'll pick them up pretty easily and much quicker than most other people I hunt with. I'm not sure exactly why, the only thing I can think of is the amount of animals I see while out and about provides good practice. But I am constantly looking.

Learn to identify the key spots the target animals like to be, clearings, bush edges, bluff systems, creek heads etc., and check them out more intensively rather than just quickly run the binos over them. Looks for parts of animals too, not "whole" animals, as sometimes they'll be hiding behind a bush, tree or rock. When hunting in the tops, always check the ridges and skylines first, and regularly after that. Often animals may be bedded down just off the top if a ridge only to stand up after you've looked it over. You'll spot animals on a ridge from literally miles away...vice versa for you too...when hunting keep off the ridge lines! It's amazing how many hunters don't think of that.

Movement is a big thing to, especially hunting chamois and tahr. Often in an alpine environment, especially during the changes of the seasons they can be almost invisible until they move. This is why glassing with good binos is so important, you need plenty of time behind the binos to allow the animals to make their move, or just become visible. But remember the same applies to you, find a good vantage spot at peak times of the day and glass lots. If you're not moving about the animals are less likely to see you and are more likely to move about into the open.

Cheers Josh.
Will need to take to the Kaimais and Pap hills with a saw so I can use my bino's more

Originally Posted by Gibo

Cheers Josh.
Will need to take to the Kaimais and Pap hills with a saw so I can use my bino's more

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.