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Old 10-02-2013 | 03:24 AM
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Just had an eye exam and got a mild prescription. Don't need anything for close-up, reading, etc.... but they brighten things up for distance. Great for watching TV and driving.

I figure they would really brighten the woods up and be great for hunting. My question would be, do they reflect the sun and do deer spot them. I would think that two pieces of glass up in a tree would be easy to spot.

What's the deal? Do deer spot them?
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Old 10-02-2013 | 04:07 AM
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They can reflect the sun as well as the frame also. I wear a camo net facemask that I position to cover the lenses almost all the way and a wide brimmed hat that helps keep the sun off of my face.

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Old 10-02-2013 | 05:01 AM
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deer don't typically go around looking up in the tree tops. If they spot your glass, it's because they seen you move first.
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Old 10-02-2013 | 06:08 AM
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Yeah, if the deer is close enough to spot your glasses he is probably so close that you have either already taken the shot or decided to pass.

I wouldn't worry about it.
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Old 10-02-2013 | 06:12 AM
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I've been wearing glasses and hunting with them since 1977. Never noticed a problem.
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Old 10-02-2013 | 06:24 AM
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That is why I wear contacts.
Glasses fog up, the reflect the sun, they fall off, etc, etc.
I hate wearing glasses.

Check out contacts.
They are way cheaper then glasses.
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Old 10-02-2013 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jrbsr
That is why I wear contacts.
Glasses fog up, the reflect the sun, they fall off, etc, etc.
I hate wearing glasses.

Check out contacts.
They are way cheaper then glasses.
I use to wear glasses while hunting and the fogging up while looking threw my scope was always annoying.loseing your glasses in a tangle of snow and bush is no fun either
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Old 10-02-2013 | 07:03 AM
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I have to wear some kind of corrective lens..or I'd be blind as a bat...I prefer contacts though just because they don't fog up like glasses.
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Old 10-02-2013 | 08:53 AM
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The only real problem is sun hitting them and reflecting. If you can avoid that, you will be OK. But then again, having yourself lit up like a neon sign when the sun hits you is bad in general, especially if you ground hunt.
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Old 10-02-2013 | 09:54 AM
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I've never had a problem with them but I like to keep the sun at my back or side.
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