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    Favorite tripod and head

    Did a search on tripods to use with Kowa 884 I have coming and found this thread, ordered. Looks like a great deal.
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    There are some very strong opinions for sure. I do not mind disenting opinions, especially when well articulated like Formidilosus, but when someone simply comes on and says "that is unfair, you are a cheating piece of ****" and then devolve into geographical based insults... come on. Everyone...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    So this is a valid argument, and you are correct in that thermals certainly offer the ability to see through brush. We have quite the pig issue in Texas and we too use thermals extensively here. As you eluded to, the question becomes at what point do you say enough is enough. It would seem as...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    This is kind of where the thread went.
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    I understand your point and as stated before it is a slippery slope, but we all now use electronic devices on the regular to hunt. And electronic optical devices at that such as not only rangefinders, but rangefinders that will compensate for inclination, take into account temperature...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    This is kind of the point that this thread has evolved into. If the internet had been around (and thus forums such as this) the first time someone suggested taking a miniature Hubble into the mountais, aka a 30-60 power spotting scope so that they may be able to more efficiently find an animal...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    I did not recieve a call back today and the lady who answered the phone did not know the answer. She directed the question to another, took my number, and said someone would get back to me... I tried Colorado Parks and Wildlife in Gunnison though.
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    This topic has certainly caused a significant emotional event for some, that was not the intent. But let me ask you this, you state that "If I feel the need to cheat, I use 15s on a tripod". In say 1930 before 15s on a tripod were a thing, would that have met the same responce? Would the guys...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    I have placed a call with Colorado Parks and Wildlife Gunnison office to clarify and am waiting on a return call. I understand how several on here have read the statute due to the "or", but I read that as a complete statement i.e. "hunting or taking wildlife outside legal hunting hours"...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    Yes, that is what I am saying.
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    So the statute above says outside of legal hunting hours, I am asking about using them during hunting hours to locate where something is before switching to glass in order to make a decision, not hunting at night. Even this use *may* be prohibited in certain states, but by reading the Colorado...
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    Does anyone use a thermal while scanning before switching to traditional optics?

    I am looking at doing a hunt Colorado where glassing is commonly used, especially compared to my normal hunting in East Texas. When hunting whitetail in East Texas we will use thermals to scan treelines in large fields often seeing where the deer are behind treeline prior to coming into a field...

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