Glassing while elk, deer and bear hunting is multi-faceted, with the majority of hunters overlooking the important tactics of glassing at short-ranges - in thick terrain and vegetation. The tips and tricks in this video address that knowledge gap, and will give you an edge over other hunters.
In this video, Cliff covers the gear, situations and strategies he uses for finding elk, mule deer and bears when he is limited to glassing 600-1,000 yards. These are typically situations where we are trying to find bulls, bucks or bears that are bedded and/or obscured by heavy vegetation.
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Review of Long-Range Glassing Tactics
02:25 - What Differentiates Short-Range Glassing?
03:35 - The Advantage You Have
04:35 - Why and When to Short-Range Glass
05:00 - I'm Terrorized by An Ant
06:45 - When I used Short-Range Glassing
07:47 - Glassing Gear
09:25 - Why I Still Like Magnification
10:28 - Tips To Control Movement
11:30 - Hat Tip!
12:00 - Using Lotus
13:15 - Tripod Trick
14:00 - Detect Movement
17:20 - Patterns and Lines
19:10 - Color
20:45 - A Big Caution!
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