So what you're saying is bears are kind of like salmon. They are either there or they're not. Maybe the lesson is that if you're in an area you know bears can consistently be, if you don't see them, then move on to a different area for the time being?
I think the military did a study once and found for soldiers that 7 or 8X provided the best balance of usability offhand. 10X is as high as I can go I can go without a tripod, but I'm also glassing from a pickup most of the time
Hey Roksliders! I’m back with another installment of the “1 Thing” theme, this time focused on the rapidly expanding popularity of Bear Hunting. I think most of us make a mistake over and over again. We go on a hunt, but don’t make the effort to think critically about 1 thing we learned and will...
Since a lot of people on here are suggesting to use a tripod, another tip is to find one that serves more than one purpose. In the central column of our Ascent tripod, it stores a bunch of screwdriver bits to make repairs in the field. If you can leave other gear at home and multipurpose your...
To echo what you're saying, in one of Mike Eastman's books he said that if he had five days to hunt, he would schedule two or three of the days before the season for scouting
To get into good glass you can try to buy some lightly used binos. I found a pair of Vortex HD's on the Rokslide classifieds that were almost brand new for 1/3rd off
I've been happy with my AMTAC overbarrel suppressor. The only downside is I can't disassemble this particular model. I'm not sure how the noise suppression compares to a traditional 6" suppressor? That would be an interesting test to see