Thread: Josh James Thermalling???

I love thermal its awesome, since it cant be legally used on public land whats the problem? What happens on privately owned land is none of our business, isn't it? I don't give a damn about sportsmanship when its filling the freezer or sorting out pests. As far as scanning the bush edge with a hand held thermal I don't see much difference between someone using high end spotting scopes to spot with. In my experience the animals are long gone by daylight. I've taken 4 reds in the last 2 weeks with thermal. I have literally shot over 10,000 wallabies, rabbits, deer, hedgehogs cats and so on with thermal over the last 4 years. Its interesting though, the more you use thermal the sooner you realise it doesn't always reveal too many animals. Especially in a true public land bush/tussock environment. Thermal is much better suited to the fringes of pasture and farmland which brings us back to private land. How many of you have tried to move in pitch darkness on public land? Not many, I have, it's fairly spicy work. Hunting with thermal on foot you end up using terrain enablers and get around on red head lamp mostly. The deer bust you pretty quick when you try to move in the open as its impossible to stalk conventionally. Anywhere inside 100 meters and your totally busted even in pitch dark and no headlamp