| One of the most common mistakes people make | | | | glassing before you go hunting, like during your |
| when pertaining to glassing is not having a system. | | | | scouting or the day before if possible this way |
| Just having system, alone will improve the number | | | | you will know how long it will take you to get |
| of game you will see. One way I like to pick apart | | | | there in the dark to set up before day break. |
| a mountain side is by first doing a quick scan | | | | This is especially important during early season |
| going left to right and top to bottom. This way | | | | where the deer or other game may only be up |
| you can pick up any game that might be moving. | | | | for an hour or two. |
| Once I've done my initial scan I begin to pick | | | | Picking a vantage point in itself is probably the |
| apart the mountain very systematically starting | | | | most important aspect of them all: this for me is |
| from the right top corner and moving frame by | | | | all dependants on what type of country I'm |
| frame, holding a minimum of 10 secs per frame. I | | | | looking at. If I'm in the desert I like to be low |
| will actually count out 10 sec for the first few to | | | | looking up so I can see under the low trees and |
| kinda set a pace. But don't keep counting because | | | | brush. If I'm in an area with spotted timber and |
| psychologically you start paying more attention to | | | | big open areas I like to be high looking down. And |
| the counting and not what your looking at. You | | | | in real rocky situations I like to be mid mt looking |
| should be scanning within each frame the same | | | | straight a crossed. Once I have picked my spot I |
| way you are looking at the mountain right to left | | | | like to figure out where the bedding and feeding |
| top to bottom or vise versa. Take note to look | | | | areas are. At first light after I have done my initial |
| under each tree and check the shadows real well. | | | | scan I pick the side of the mountain that consists |
| You may only get an ear twitch or a tail flick that | | | | more of the feeding areas and I start the |
| alerts you to the presents of an animal. | | | | process there. As it begins to warm up I may |
| Once you have devised your system of glassing | | | | focus more on the bedding areas or try a pick |
| mechanics it is time to develop good glassing | | | | out the traveling lanes to the bedding areas. It's |
| habits. First save yourself the frustration and get | | | | real important to be systematic because it helps |
| yourself a good tri-pod set up something light and | | | | you stay patient and patients is the biggest key |
| compact because no matter how steady you | | | | to being successful in the field . So develop you |
| think you are glassing off hand is not as effective | | | | system and become more successful.....See ya in |
| and you will tire easily. Always try to pick out | | | | the field! |
| your vantage point from where you will be | | | | |