Headed out before dark last night to glass the area where I’d seen the non-typical last week. I’ve never actually hiked into the area, just glassed it from long distance. I never saw him before it got dark. Used the Kaibab 15x56s. They are really sweet. Compared to the Vultures, they have a slight clarity edge but not by a lot. They seem to be easier to focus than the Vultures. Both seem to have the same brightness at low light which, by the way, is really good.
I did work out some logistics to hike in from a public road that skirted some private property. That buck is only about a mile from a road but it’s a two mile hike in. Set the alarm to 4:00. Man, that came early!
Here’s a video wrap-up.
You’ll notice in the first minute or so of the video I spooked a herd of deer. As this area is fairly new to me, I don’t know where to expect deer. Spooking any deer is never good and the more you learn your areas, the less deer you’ll bump and your chances of killing a good buck just increase.
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