Glassing Tactics for Mountain Hunts
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- Опубліковано 23 кві 2020
- Cliff goes over, in detail, the methodology he uses when glassing for mule deer, elk and bighorn sheep. Use of proper body position, tripods, where/how to glass, and other glassing tips/tricks are covered.
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Cliff, just wanted to say thank you. Your videos are quite helpful and they are sincerely appreciated
Man, I could sit in a class with you all day. This was well done,you sir are a good teacher.
Wow, thanks man!
Thank you! This is excellent, and the digiscope footage that you put in does a wonderful job of demonstrating the teaching points.
Thanks man! glad it was helpful.
I've been binging your content for a few hours and you're a diamond in the rough of UA-cam hunting channels. I'll be moving to Colorado Springs in March and am 100% taking your mountain courses.
Good deal! have a good move!
Great info for people that didn't grow up in the west
Gold brother! I always do this but it’s a great reminder.
Incredibly detailed and descriptive. These techniques are extremely useful. This past season I watched your video and found my black bear in very lush green. Needless to say. It led to success. Thank you
Awesome! great to hear it was useful
excellent video! learned a lot! 👍
Great advice and footage, thanks!
appreciate the feedback! thanks
Thank you for the great info man. Much appreciated!
You bet!
I liked, subscribed and tapped that bell! I’ve been listening to you on Jay Scott podcasts and it’s great stuff. Keep it up brother and thank you for sharing the knowledge!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks man!
True Hunts keep up the good work. It will help a lot of folks and a bunch of people will start watching!
A very critical skill which you’ve broken down Barney style. I appreciate the help brother, very very good video
Thanks man!
Great video as you have covered the most important aspects of successful glassing. One of the best phrases I’ve ever read is in Mike Eastman’s book, Hunting High Country Mule Deer, is to glass with grain of the terrain. An example is glassing so that you are looking up a draw not across a draw.
For sure, in my other glassing video I try to discuss the grain of the land more. It’s fairly difficult to depict in video, but important to understand. Thanks
@@CliffGray You bet and take care.
Wonderful advice and excellent video.
Glad it was helpful!
You got some good videos I’ll be checking out 👊🏻
Thanks man!
If im still-hunting deer or for whatever reason glassing quickly standing and not fully setting up, ill grab the brim of my hat with the my 4 fingers and use my thumbs underneath the binoculars. Helps Alot and is way better than just off hand glassing for quick looks
Love it! I’m going to try that. Anything to limit some movement is key.
@@CliffGray Its obviously not as good as sitting down, but if you can do that with the hat and also brace your elbow or elbows on your chest as well, it makes a quite a big difference for quick peaks at critter shaped objects while hiking/still-hunting.
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im definitely going to try and glass in September. looking for places to glass in the unit I'm hunting
good deal!
@CliffGray going to focus on watching the saddles between the units I told you about
Any tips on hunting where glassing is just not possible
Thank you for your videos cliff, do you work for outfitters or you own an outfitters? And what is the name of your outfitters?
Thank you and be safe
Hi Tom, I have worked for many different outfitters over the years, and owned an outfitting business, Flat Tops Wilderness Guides, for about a decade.
Just curious thinking on weight I'll be carrying. Is an 80 or 85 mm objective key or does dropping to a 60 mm make sense?
Just depends on hunt type… I found that for 80%+ of the hunts I guided, I was willing to take the weight penalty in order to carry a 85mm
Could you use the same practice for hill country like Ohio and West Virginia?
If the country was open enough, I can't imagine why it would be much difference. Should work!
Thanks for the tips! I have one for you as well those aren't cedars they are junipers.
Thanks for the tip! Lots of folks use the terms interchangeably... junipers and "true cedars" have a similar needle/leaf... but I'm sure you are technically correct.
Man I can’t get enough. What magnification on vinos do you use? Probably been asked but I didn’t see it…
I use 8x42s as my chest Binos. 10x42 are best for most folks. I’m colorblind (really shade blind) so the lower magnification vs light in the optic let’s me see colors a bit better.
The bigger Binos on the tripod are 15x56s. Thanks 👍
@@CliffGray Thank you, I am going to pick up a pair 0f 10-42. Been watching and re-watching your videos, you completely put it all together. Thank you! Getting into this later in life, I have a steep learning curve but none the less it gives me goals and a reason to stay fit and get after it.
Born and raised Idahoan. I got a question. How do you hunt in a blind on flat land? Like is it fun to you? It sounds boring and unproductive. But I guess meat is meat lol
What magnification do you recommend?
For chest binoculars - a 10x42 for almost everyone.
If you are color blind (something like 5% of the male population is) get a 8x42. The larger exit pupil helps pickup color tones and shades.
Live out west you think 12x or 15xs are better
15s for most people, on a tripod.
If you can get away with handholding a pair of 12s… they don’t make you motion sick, they are awesome as they can be both your chest and tripod binos. I personally can’t hand hold a 12-15x bino.
What chair are you using?
a crazy creek
Egg crate folding sleeping pads work really well too. They pack up easily and you have different options on how much you want to fold it for more cushion or more surface area etc. Thermarest makes some good ones.