Like all modern hunters, I rely totally on optics to maximise my field performance, so I thought I'd share a few things I've been taught and some others I learned the hard way.
Regular readers will know that I always champion the use of binoculars and have done for many years. People have told me often that binoculars are an unnecessary expense and a bother to carry around, and while I accept those points to a degree, until you've tried a pair properly you simply cannot know what you're missing.
BINOCULARS
My favourite hunting saying is that you can't shoot what you can't see, and I honestly believe that's true.
“UNTIL YOU'VE TRIED A PAIR YOU SIMPLY CANNOT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING”
I wrote recently about the correct technique for using them, so I won't fully cover that here, but suffice to say that you do need to really look carefully and work each area slowly until your quarry finally reveals itself.
As for the subject of expense, there are
