Is there such a thing as an area being too thick to still hunt? The reason I ask is one area I love to hunt is an old tornado blowdown. The deer love it but it's dang near impossible to get through without making a bunch of noise.
Hunt the conditions for that. After a rain, with a significant pressure change and a drop of 10-15 degrees, with the wind right for hunting it would be the recipe for success. If the conditions aren't right, don't waste your time or bust out the location.
Couldn't agree more. Hunting the rain can be very productive and it keeps 90% of the other hunters home. Hunting a snag patch like that in dry weather is sure to be counter productive but in the rain or snow when you can move nearly soundlessly it can pay some dividends.
On the binocular question, I use Pentax DCF's 8x43. Great glass and not overpowered for the brush nor underpowered for open country.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
