Over the Christmas holiday my brother in law and I were comparing my Swaro TA's to his Leica Geovids. When ranging various objects, we were getting consistently different numbers with the delta being 16-24 yards at objects between 180 to 600 yards. Wanting to know who's optics were off, we...
I went with a Mossberg 835 with the six position stock. When I got it my kids were 8-14 in age and I wanted something anyone could use. I put a red dot sight on it as well. I use the reduced hevi shot loads for the kids.
I shot a big male while quail hunting near a turkey farm. It was big enough that I packed it out a mile so I could weigh it. 42 lbs in central washington. I have killed several hundred and doubt I ever broke the 40 pound mark on any others.
Washington gives you the opportunity to pursuse them every year without a draw system. Quality deer is few and far between, but at least we can get out.
Hi all. Been visiting the site for around 7 or 8 years. I appreciate the shared knowledge of many hunters that explore the back country. Have been hunting Washington for 40 years with a rifle, shotgun, or bow. Peak hunting was my college years where I could just show up for test during...
i usually wear a baseball hat in those conditions and throw that over the top of the binocs. Coincidentally, I saw the post for that universal cover right next to mine, after starting this thread.
I am going to upgrade my 10x42 Nikon Monarchs after 20 years. They have been great in 90% of the conditions I hunt in, however I was very frustrated this past archery early season with a poor performance when glassing into the sun.
I hunt open sagebrush and scabland country and mid-morning...