Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics How important is alpha scope glass for your hunts ?

That is a darned perfect scenario.

I’ve taken my best buck with a Schidty 4x M8 Leupold. I could tell he was horned but not a “good” buck, I was in a legal unit for any buck but after that I learned S&B sorta glass doesn’t suck. The deer was 125-150 yards so we’re not talking long distance either.

By the way I never put bins on him, he was moving down a finger and I was looking for a hole in the woods to kill him. Chances are if I had to ID points and then transition to a rifle I wouldn’t have killed him, but I suck as a head hunter next to most.

I hear the Zeiss V4’s are pretty good. I was mighty tempted.

I’m always good for your bail money....Ask Tinny about his secrets for surviving a night in jail.

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That’s next. The 15x’s that is. Good to hear they aren’t junk.

Yeah, but that’s my bedroom window you’re scanning, you pervert.

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That 2 timing man whore !

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Alpha glass is almost as important as flat brim hats, tat's and skinny jeans.....
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I have an actual hunt situation, and, it isn’t the first time I’ve been in this same position....Bull hunt 2 years ago. Public land 3 mile hike on a closed to vehicle logging road.

Our group heading in at 3:30AM passed a small group of hunters on an upward incline to the top of the mountain. Not a race, but ain’t it’s always a race, depending on the area and with elk on public land ?

Our group of 4 got into position where we wanted to cover a large cut. I saw more headlamps coming up into the area from the lower side of the mountain we were on. Damn, it’s gonna be a busy morning. People were aware of the herd we were going to hunt that morning, obviously.

Before legal shooting, I picked up elk bodies moving in the cut. I couldn’t make out bull from cow in the low light, but, the elk are there.

I watched and counted up 6 elk bodies close to each other in the cut across from me...It was still not legal to shoot. I was able to range off their bodies with my Zeiss 10x45 bins....That allowed me to turn away from the killing grounds, hit my small pocket light, casting light into my cupped hands, so I could see enough to dial the yardage on my scope.

I already had my pack set up on a log for my rifle....I went straight to my NF scope, found the elk bodies, and watched their heads until I was 100% positive I had a bull in my scope.

The second I crushed the bull, the herd busted for the trees. Then shots rang out from below me.

After the dust settled. The group below me said they had missed the two bulls that were running for cover and didn’t even see the herd until they were running balls out.

My group of hunters came down to where I was and my pard who was above me, said he had that group of hunters we had passed coming up the mountain, trying to set up on top of him...He moved them along, but was within earshot of them. My pard said that when I shot, he heard them say Fûuuuuck ! Where’s the elk ?

I’m a believer, that in a competitive, pubic land hunting situation, especially for bull hunting. Having good enough glass on a scope that will let you see horns before, or at least at the same time another hunter who is running alpha bins. Can give you an advantage on making a good shot before another hunter touches off.

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I’ve also been the hunter who had elk shot out from under me, because I didn’t have good enough optics to spot animals.

I learned up real quick.

You jackasses. I leave to test a new powder charge/bullet and I come back to this?

No feathery red boa for this guy anymore. I went straight and wear a loin cloth these days.

Brother, remind me to show you the tattoo on my ass.

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After that elk killin story I will have to concede......

It’s just a enter here sign not that impressive on 15x. Hint.

Will I need "alpha" glass to see it?

I hunt predators day and night. At night I want good glass.

Dateline has a show about you Grizz. LOL
X marks the spot.

Okay....That’s damn funny !

I’m just a smidge shocked that you can actually read.

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Oh, boy...Here we go...Is Flavor staying the night at your house?

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Before you and DingoSucksMeOff start fighting...What’s good glass for you.

Not judging, just curious what you run at night. I’ve got limited experience doing any night hunting....

Well, there was this one time, but she was legally old enough, and she didn’t say stop.

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Is that damned Kingston peering in my window again and reporting back to you on his walkie talkie? son of a bitch.....

I lost contact with Kingston 7 hours ago when he said he was about to breach a secured shelter on your property.

Welfare check might be helpful.

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