I should t ha e read this thread.... just ordered a pair Swarovski range finding bingos from Eurooptic....
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When stalking long range targets, would you benefit from having your rangefinder send your target’s GPS location to your smartphone for mapping?I carry a Kilo 1250 and its awesome for my application. Spots well over 500 yards and the settings are adjustable. Its nothing fancy, but does the job for not that much coin. I wont be upgrading unless this thing just breaks and its still going strong after 3 years.
It’s hunting. You’re not using track gates or calling in a 10 digit grids. If recovering game is an issue, you can use most garmin gps’s like a compass by locking a heading. In general you already know the distance more or less depending where the top over.When stalking long range targets, would you benefit from having your rangefinder send your target’s GPS location to your smartphone for mapping?
If you were glassing a bear, elk, or moose at 3Km and then need to find where you last saw it, you may find those coordinates handy.It’s hunting. You’re not using track gates or calling in a 10 digit grids. If recovering game is an issue, you can use most garmin gps’s like a compass by locking a heading. In general you already know the distance more or less depending where the top over.
If you’re tracking animals for long periods...then your shot placement is an issue, your bullet design or terminal ballistics are problematic and you should probably not being shooting animals anywhere near or around 500y IMO.
I carry both. I hunt on the prairie and in the hills. I would love to have some rangefinder binoculars but I haven't made the leap yet, mostly due to cost.
Range finder and a thermal monocular. Once I got the thermal I stopped carrying binoculars.
Tell me more about the thermal monocular please?
Check out the Nightvision threads in the observation section, there is discussion on several options.
Its a game changer for hunting. Day or night, if it’s alive it can’t hide. Pulsar currently has some of the best entry level line up on the market without selling your kidneys. Mine has a detection range of approx 1k yards and fits perfect in my small badlands bino pouch.
There have been countless times I would have missed seeing animals if I’d been using my regular binos.
I tried to find one of those Leupold ones for my elk hunt, but they were sold out.
What model are you using and have you ever used it in the West in the mountains for game like elk or bears?Word of advice on that stuff. Buy the best thing you can afford and the base stuff starts at about $2k. I started with a leupold tracker and it was crap. Then I got a Flir scout and I was still disappointed. Then I got a Pulsar and it’s been great. Trying to save money up front just cost me more in the end.
I’m not saying you have to spend $4k to get a decent unit but I haven’t found anything below $2k yet that’s worth a darn. The lower end units just don’t offer the detection and resolution needed to work well and you end up being frustrated all the time.
Thank you, that is what I need. To be able to look at a hillside and know there is something there.I’ve got a Pulsar xq30v. I haven’t been out west to hunt. My AO consists of woods and max of about 700 yard openings with fields and high grass.
The one I use is an entry level model but I’ve had no issue identifying deer at 500 yards with it. The only limit is your budget with this stuff. There are some ridiculously good scanners that can detect and ID animals from a long way off.
this, I like the sig 3000 bdxI carry a sig 3000bdx in a kuiu bino harness. does everything you need, glasses for animals, ranges them and gives you your data. I ran leica geovids before the sig, the leica had better glass but the Sig blows them away with the laser and the internal ballistics and ability to bluetooth to your phone and kestrel. The kuiu bino harness carries them really well, out of your way but right there whem you need them and no neck strain.
I shoot Deer and fox, always bring them , would turn back for home if I forgot them
Both always. I have always found away to use both of them to better understand my surroundings and/or locate new stand locationsGear gets heavy and expensive. Range Finders and Binoculars somewhat overlap in capability but are not the same.
What do you carry?
Are there times you only carry one?
What kind of hunting do you do?
Not really the best of either.vortex fury's best of both worlds
I upgraded this year. I bought rangefinding binoculars. They are the Sig 3000BDX. I need both.I carry a rangefinder. I use it to Spot and then range. I need a nice bino-range finder combo.
The biggest issue is if the non-first tier glass doesn't bother you is understanding where the return is actually coming from. They work great for most people, it is just great to make sure you have a good handle on them so you don't blow an animal of a lifetime, by getting a range from something other than your targeting.I upgraded this year. I bought rangefinding binoculars. They are the Sig 3000BDX. I need both.