Beginner spotter recommendations for sheep

[DidntGo20]

Hello everyone, I'm getting into sheep hunting and currently looking for a spotting scope to use next season. All my hunting has been done in the Boreal so high range optics are foreign to me. The hunting would be done in the Canadian Rockies and my budget would be 2000$ CAD.

Thanks in advance.

 

[chasewild]

Search function is your friend.

 

[alderchokedhellhole]

Hello everyone, I'm getting into sheep hunting and currently looking for a spotting scope to use next season. All my hunting has been done in the Boreal so high range optics are foreign to me. The hunting would be done in the Canadian Rockies and my budget would be 2000$ CAD.

Thanks in advance.

Precision optics has a 2 revic Acura kits on sale, one is a 65mm and one an 80mm. I believe they come with tripod case and fluid head both under 2k.

In any event I’d give Omer a call, stand up guy and sheep/goat nut.

Cheers

 

[Steve O]

Do not skimp. Buy used to get the best value. Over 20 years the difference per year for the very BEST to junk that won’t help you is insignificant. A good spotter will save you up to 12 miles of hard hiking potentially every time you take it out of its case.

I’ve had Zeiss, Swarovski, and Leica top end spotters over the years. Worth their weight in gold to me. Many include Kowa but I have no experience. Do not handicap yourself trying to save a few bucks, it is not worth it.

 

[JD Jones]

Buy a used swaro in the size you deem necessary

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Best to reach out to Robbie at Shooting Warehouse if you're in Canada. Tell him I sent you and he will hook you up
(1) 403-430-1166
[email protected]
www.shootingwarehouse.com
17 Swift Creek Green, Calgary, Alberta, T3Z 0B6, Canada[/td]

 

[DidntGo20]

Do not skimp. Buy used to get the best value. Over 20 years the difference per year for the very BEST to junk that won’t help you is insignificant. A good spotter will save you up to 12 miles of hard hiking potentially every time you take it out of its case.

I’ve had Zeiss, Swarovski, and Leica top end spotters over the years. Worth their weight in gold to me. Many include Kowa but I have no experience. Do not handicap yourself trying to save a few bucks, it is not worth it.

I have a discount on Zeiss so I may end up with them. Thank you for the advice!

 

[Stinky Coyote]

1. Bighorns for 4/5 or full curl?

2. Or thinhorns or where you have to judge age as well by really focusing on the horns annuli?

Option 1 ie; Alberta bighorns you can do pretty well with lower magnifications and decent image quality.

Don’t know about option 2 as never gone after anything but option 1 so I would expect you’d want top end mag and image resolution there.

Finding sheep use binos on tripod or window mount, spotter to plug on to hard mount and check spots that look suspicious and carry on back to binos to look for em.

Once on sheep then spotter can come out. Judging the hardest part to learn besides finding one in open zone during hunting season. Also get ability to take pics/video through spotter for judging as you will need perpendicular view snapshot for getting curl requirements judged. You may have to wait awhile to get the view you need.

I like my Nikon ed50 eith 13-40x eyepiece for on foot in Alberta and have a 65mm kowa 20-60x for other work but never could throw in pack when tiny Nikon was an option and barely noticed it in pack. Go learn how to judge any road park sheep as much as you can in off season and learn how they are measured and how to see the lines the horn tips have to cross for legal.

 

[DidntGo20]

1. Bighorns for 4/5 or full curl?

2. Or thinhorns or where you have to judge age as well by really focusing on the horns annuli?

Option 1 ie; Alberta bighorns you can do pretty well with lower magnifications and decent image quality.

Don’t know about option 2 as never gone after anything but option 1 so I would expect you’d want top end mag and image resolution there.

Finding sheep use binos on tripod or window mount, spotter to plug on to hard mount and check spots that look suspicious and carry on back to binos to look for em.

Once on sheep then spotter can come out. Judging the hardest part to learn besides finding one in open zone during hunting season. Also get ability to take pics/video through spotter for judging as you will need perpendicular view snapshot for getting curl requirements judged. You may have to wait awhile to get the view you need.

I like my Nikon ed50 eith 13-40x eyepiece for on foot in Alberta and have a 65mm kowa 20-60x for other work but never could throw in pack when tiny Nikon was an option and barely noticed it in pack. Go learn how to judge any road park sheep as much as you can in off season and learn how they are measured and how to see the lines the horn tips have to cross for legal.

Yep I am in Alberta, hopefully hunting the northern WMUs with sheep seasons as with my work I will be able to scout all summer. I like your suggestion for lower mag as there is a 45x Revic on sale through precision.
Thank you for the advice it is very appreciated!