Originally Posted by
iowa whitetail
i figured you hadn't based on your opinion. I think using binoculars and spotting scopes are cheating you should get close enough to see them naturally with your own eye.
Wrong assumption bud. I use no optics at all. I'm a still hunter, and only hunt in the dark timber for mule deer, elk, and black bear. Never had a shot over 75 yds with 90% of them in bow range. I use a sidelock muzzleloader.
I was born and brought up in Mass. I hunted for plenty of whitetails with a shotgun in the 50's. Pretty much bow range again.
How do you hunt?