Hunting Hunters

If you are planning on going hunting and you want to be able to see your chosen target from far away, then one of the most useful tools that you can have on you is a good pair of binoculars. Any hunter that has spent a significant amount of time in a deer stand is going to tell you that having a good pair of binoculars can work wonders when it comes to improving your odds of success at hunting. Here are some things that you are going to want to consider when it comes to buying hunting binoculars and getting the most use out of them.

Price and Value of Binoculars

Some of the best types of values for hunters today are going to come in the mid-priced prism binoculars for hunters. These are binoculars that are going to do some of the best jobs when it comes to most hunting enthusiasts. Waterproofing is going to be a must have when it comes to your hunting binoculars, and many of the mid-priced prism binoculars are going to offer this feature to you.

Keep in mind: While you can certainly buy sharper binoculars in similarly priced binoculars, they are often fragile and bulky, and unfortunately many of them also lack the waterproofing that you need for a good pair of hunting binoculars.

Features

Binoculars that have top of the line features such as phase correction and heavy rubber armor or nitrogen purging and rugged assembly tend only to be available in the most high priced optics from Europe, but finally these types of binoculars are becoming available elsewhere as well. Make sure that you fully understand a specific feature before you spend a lot of money on it though, because some of these features are not worth what the manufacturers are asking for them.

Compact Binoculars

Many hunters are going to be well served when they purchase a pair of full sized or mid sized binoculars, so the small compact style binoculars are not going to be the best option for you to choose. There is nothing wrong with choosing such a small compact style binocular, but they only have 20 mm to 25 mm objective lenses and you may decide that you want to go with something better instead.

Some Porro style prism binoculars that are on the market are available with individual focus mechanisms for the eyepiece where each of the eyepieces is actually focused separately. Keep in mind that this style of binoculars is not actually as versatile in comparison to center focus styles of binoculars, but if you do most of your hunting viewing from a single distance then they should work just fine for you.

Shopping around and comparing different brands and styles is going to be the best way for you to figure out which binoculars are best going to suit your needs.

Photo Credits: jlcwalker

Originally posted 2009-10-01 03:08:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Hunting in duck blinds is vastly different than duck hunting in a boat. You’ll also have to take a boat to your blind, but the first step is finding a blind where you can hunt. Some people have a blind set up ahead and allow people to use it or they rent the use of it. But many duck hunting enthusiasts feel much better building their own duck blinds.

Sometimes a group of people will get together and build a duck blind and then share it. If you’re not familiar with the process of building a duck blind or you’re new to duck hunting, this will probably be the way for you to go. That way you have sort of a guide along the process. Maybe you can help someone build a duck blind which will help you learn how to do it.

If you want to build one on your own, start with some treated pieces of lumber 2×6, 4×4, and 2×4. You also need some galvanized screws and a piece of plywood, 5/8-inch is big enough, to place over your subfloor so you’ll have a flat surface. Use 2×6 planks to build the base of the floor with joists no more than 16 inches apart. Then take your plywood and make sure you have holes cut for the 4×4 posts in each corner, then screw it to your floor base.

You want your 4×4 posts to be different lengths in the front and back. The back will be much higher and probably around 50″ to 53″ tall. The roof will slope down toward the front where you want the post to be only around 48″ tall. Be sure that you cut the posts in the back at an angle so that the roof slopes forward. Use the 2×4 pieces to frame out the blind starting with the top of the front post to a back post and work from there. Continue around until you have level 2×4 posts around the outside with one side open to enter the blind.

Once you’ve built a few duck blinds the process is easier and faster. Once they’re built, you paint them with flat paint that’s dark and blends into the surrounding area like brown or dark green. Many people then use things like camouflage tarps or netting and even actual branches and natural greenery from the surrounding area to make it blend in even more.

Just be sure that you leave yourself a space to see out of so you can watch for ducks. You’ll also want to make sure that the opening in the front of your duck blinds is big enough for you to easily point the gun out without any sort of netting or shrubbery hanging down to get in your way. You want to be able to get a clear shot without jostling anything on the outside of the duck blinds and drawing the ducks’ attention. That can make them scatter and ruin your day’s hunting trip.

Photo Credits: finchlake2000

Originally posted 2010-04-05 09:54:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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