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    First hunt with my new Thermal

    Just my luck.
    I'm out hunting tonight. Saw 3 bunny rabbits and a bunch of cows. I was almost worried for a second they had me surrounded on 3 sides. luckily my 4th side was water. We all know crap floats [emoji33] so I would have been able to just dance a jig to there other side.
    Back hurts cause the tripod is to short for me and I'm heading to bend over to look through the scope.
    Saw several interesting possible targets of opportunity, but alas there turned out the be calves sleeping in the grass. I decide to call it a night. Hey back to the truck, clear the rifle. Out the head in the truck and wouldn't you know it. Coyote's start yipping and hollering in. I almost thought to think about putting my caller out and paying Calf Bawl. I tried that once. Cows was NOT happy. But again I didn't. Chugged 4 12oz Sugar Free Gatorades.
    Now I'm headed home.
    Shoulder hurts, back hurts, knees be ache, bout to die of thirst. Need hurts, leg wants to cramp. The toes I broke last year feel like someone's on the inside with a needle nose pliers just grabbing a bit of meat and SQUEEEEEEEZING for all their worth. Every now and then they'll grab a big ole bight and give it a squeeze.
    All that aside. It was a good hunt. The stars was clear and pretty and the 500 million frogs in the pond serenaded me all night.
    I texted my twin brother from another mother to come on down and go with me. Told him he could drive and I'd shoot. Wanted me to send my jet. Hated to tell him it's out of fuel. Instead i told him i was used it as overwatch. The Brangus cows might stage a protest. I had Wendy's for lunch last week. I ended up not having an issue. Maybe cause I had Ckickin on breathe from supper still.
    Who knows.
    HE knows [emoji3583]


    Love you all.
    Sleep well

    #2
    You sure know how to stay positive I'll give you that. I'd say for the most part that hunt just plain sucked. Should have at least shot a rabbit.

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      #3
      He is working out the kinks, that's all. You go, you find something that doesn't work right, go home, fix it, try it out, repeat.

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        #4
        Well at least you have a thermal

        Maybe next trip will be productive

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          #5
          Originally posted by okrattler View Post
          You sure know how to stay positive I'll give you that. I'd say for the most part that hunt just plain sucked. Should have at least shot a rabbit.
          [emoji1303]
          Didn't have s clear shot on the rabbits.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Pushbutton2 View Post
            Just my luck.
            I'm out hunting tonight. Saw 3 bunny rabbits and a bunch of cows. I was almost worried for a second they had me surrounded on 3 sides. luckily my 4th side was water. We all know crap floats [emoji33] so I would have been able to just dance a jig to there other side.
            Back hurts cause the tripod is to short for me and I'm heading to bend over to look through the scope.
            Saw several interesting possible targets of opportunity, but alas there turned out the be calves sleeping in the grass. I decide to call it a night. Hey back to the truck, clear the rifle. Out the head in the truck and wouldn't you know it. Coyote's start yipping and hollering in. I almost thought to think about putting my caller out and paying Calf Bawl. I tried that once. Cows was NOT happy. But again I didn't. Chugged 4 12oz Sugar Free Gatorades.

            Shoulder hurts, back hurts, knees be ache, bout to die of thirst. Need hurts, leg wants to cramp. The toes I broke last year feel like someone's on the inside with a needle nose pliers just grabbing a bit of meat and SQUEEEEEEEZING for all their worth. Every now and then they'll grab a big ole bight and give it a squeeze.
            All that aside. It was a good hunt. The stars was clear and pretty and the 500 million frogs in the pond serenaded me all night.

            HE knows [emoji3583]


            Love you all.
            Sleep well
            As I always reply to someones hurts(usually that I know); your face is killing me. Really tho, I feel the pain. I'm getting in that category myself.

            I'm glad you're staying positive and enjoy the good things. Hunt On!

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              #7
              Originally posted by hpdrifter View Post
              As I always reply to someones hurts(usually that I know); your face is killing me. Really tho, I feel the pain. I'm getting in that category myself.



              I'm glad you're staying positive and enjoy the good things. Hunt On!
              First kill err harvest just now.

              Mosquitos are moving in.

              Lessons learned? Need more range time. Still not used to new. trigger.

              Sucked dragging BOG POD Deathgrip in with me, but it came in handy.

              Still undecided on which i like better. white or black hot.
              Than there's the 3 modes rocks, forest and id. Each settings a touch different.



              Last edited by Pushbutton2; 06-14-2020, 09:21 PM.

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                #8
                That wasn’t Gatorade you were drinking.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by M16 View Post
                  That wasn’t Gatorade you were drinking.
                  Lol was thinking same thing

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Pushbutton2 View Post
                    First kill err harvest just now.

                    Mosquitos are moving in.

                    Lessons learned? Need more range time. Still not used to new. trigger.

                    Sucked dragging BOG POD Deathgrip in with me, but it came in handy.

                    Still undecided on which i like better. white or black hot.
                    Than there's the 3 modes rocks, forest and id. Each settings a touch different.



                    Nice going. What range was the shot? How is the fixed focus of the core? Have you been in a situation yet where you were wishing you could focus on the target?

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by .243 WSSM View Post
                      Nice going. What range was the shot? How is the fixed focus of the core? Have you been in a situation yet where you were wishing you could focus on the target?
                      Huntstand says it was a 98 yd shot.

                      The fixed focus is ok. I knew there was a rabbit or a coon under the feeder. It was a small target yet I could still see it.

                      Since it's my first thermal I don't have anything to compare it to.

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                        #12
                        I like white hot and the other settings (rock, forest, etc) don't seem to matter enough for me to experiment with them. Reason I like white hot is that I have trouble finding the reticle on the black ones--

                        As far as tired---pony up and buy a thermal scanner and you won't have to be waving the heavy rifle around to scan.

                        For the BOG---I bought a cheap skinny bipod-type with the swivel head. Might weigh 1.5-2# and is just the ticket to carry on a stroll thru the pasture/woods.
                        Last edited by dustoffer; 06-15-2020, 04:53 PM.

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