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Surprised Mountain King of the Catskills doesn't use one of these

I have to be careful when talking about him , he posts mean stuff and hurts my feelings.

OE,

How have you been ?

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Nope never used a spear. Have used rifle, shotgun, handgun, muzzleloader, bow. Spears aren't legal hunting implements here. If they were I might give it a try.

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I am doing great, thanks for asking.

I try to avoid this place like the plague but like a crack whore end up coming back . It will be a gradual withdrawal.

Say Whaaat ?

This thread has been a summer fest of love event.

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Rehab didn’t work out for me either.

Keep the faith.

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It’s gaining traction…. This’ll have some legs.

I'm a predator hunter/caller, days only now. I've been at this game for 50 years and started with 4x Weaver. Preds are big animals and I do my scanning with my eyes, scanning with a rifle or binoculars introduces more movement and a better chance of getting busted. If I can see them with my eyes I can see them in a scope. Scopes have come a long way since I started, I used to have to black out a square to see it in the scope at 300 yards. Now even low end scopes are sharp and clear.



On this target with a much more modern scope the small diamond was visible.



I have about 10 dedicated predator hunting rifle and don't think I have a scope over $300 but that does include Bushnell Elite 4200, Burris Signature Select, Meopta Artimes, but it does include a couple low end Weavers and Kronus scope that work well also.

How well does a $90. Weaver 1-4x24mm work, it kills coyotes. Win Mod 70 222 Rem I bought it just to see how well a $90 scope would work, it is clear and precise but bulky for a 1-4.



Kronus M-30 1.5-6x44mm circle dot. RPG .223 I liked this scope enough that I bought another for a custom 6x45mm bolt action.



For me it is a matter of putting the crosshairs where needed not how well I can see the animals.

A lowly Weaver V-3 on a rifle I drove 1700 miles for the hunt, it worked perfect for still hunting the forests of northern WI, it has proven very reliable.



You can spend a $1000 more for your scopes, I'll put it into gas and hunting.

For most of the big game hunting I do, alpha glass is not critical. I mostly hunt in open or mixed terrain, and for that, decent mid level glass is just fine for the scope. I do like using high quality binoculars though, as I spend a lot more time looking though them.

You’re a little dense. Ok, a lot dense.

Of course animals can be killed with open sights just about anywhere. ML and bow hunters prove this every year.

I know a few hard core killers that would take exception to your comment that the use of a scope makes you a lame ass hunter. If you truly felt like a superior killer, you wouldn’t ever be using a firearm.

I can get anywhere I want to go horseback, don’t mean I’m going to do it.

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LOL. Who's dense now ? I never said the use of a scope makes you a lame ass hunter. I said anybody who REALLY CAN'T kill deer with iron sights and REALLY NEEDS a scope to get the job done is a lame ass hunter.

I've got a buddy who has access to several pieces of prime turkey habitat on private land in Nebraska. He never hunts turkeys with anything but a bow.

Now that is a feat .

Good for him. Does he kill many ?

Bet was 10.

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A scoped crossbow ?

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I’m watching.

Bunch of damned hacks using optics anyhow. Real hunters don’t need sights. Shoot, Fred Bear managed to get after it

I almost never carry a pair of bino's with me. One binocular is generally enough.