BeeMaa
AH ambassador
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We've just purchased a Pulsar Helion 2 XQ38 (demo) from Euro Optic. This is not a "clip on" that goes at the end of a scope, it's a monocular to be used for scouting. Examples would be locating turkey on the roost in the evening or looking into a field before walking to a deer stand. It could also be used for tracking animals that were shot and are proving hard to recover. The one we purchased does also offer video recording and a rangefinder. Here is a picture...
How we actually put it into use will be added to this thread, along with how what we like/dislike about it. If anyone else is using something similar I'd love to hear your take on it. Thermal and night vision capabilities to the point where they are useful for hunting has come a long way in the last 20 years. And that brings me to my last point...
Ethics - I was speaking with another AH member about the ethics of using a thermal (or night vision) for hunting. Some are all for it, others not so much. I suppose everybody is different in how they feel about (insert whatever technology advancement here) making hunting easier or more/less ethical. I'm interested in what the membership thinks about using thremal/NV for hunting...and not just hunting Africa. Hogs, cull deer hunts for management, night hunts for cats...anything.
How we actually put it into use will be added to this thread, along with how what we like/dislike about it. If anyone else is using something similar I'd love to hear your take on it. Thermal and night vision capabilities to the point where they are useful for hunting has come a long way in the last 20 years. And that brings me to my last point...
Ethics - I was speaking with another AH member about the ethics of using a thermal (or night vision) for hunting. Some are all for it, others not so much. I suppose everybody is different in how they feel about (insert whatever technology advancement here) making hunting easier or more/less ethical. I'm interested in what the membership thinks about using thremal/NV for hunting...and not just hunting Africa. Hogs, cull deer hunts for management, night hunts for cats...anything.