Forkieslayer
FNG
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2019
This year was my first year mule deer hunting. I was able to go to northwest Nebraska for a public land hunt and was able to kill a 3 1/2 year old 4x4 which I was thrilled to do. Being from Georgia the type of country was an eye opening experience. So of course I’m hooked and will be driving 1,500 miles west for the rest of my life. I used my 10x50 vortex diamondbacks on a tripod the whole hunt which I loved and felt like it was a great combination. I was able to spot deer easily but of course wasn’t able to judge much quality past 450 yards. So I now have a vanguard endeavor HD 65A. It’s hard to judge the quality in the spotting scope since I’m in Georgia. My question is what should I expect out of my spotting scope? The furthest I’ve looked was 600 yards and It started to feel like I wouldn’t be able to judge much quality at that distance. Comparing my Binoculars to the spotter i was somewhat disappointed. I’m not trying to count eye lashes on deer but would like to tell if a deer is a mature animal at 1,000 yards. Is that to much to ask? What is the max with y’alls spotter? And I understand I don’t have a 2,000 dollar spotter.