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Artemis


Artemis endeavors to get more women in the field and on the water, to support women as leaders in the conservation movement, to ensure the vitality of our lands, waters, and wildlife. Artemis endeavors to change the face of conservation.

Apr 30, 2020

"Glassing is the art of sitting on a high spot and looking for wildlife." That gem of wisdom comes from Artemis co-founder Jess Johnson, who shares some of her best game-spotting tricks with us in this episode. Plus, what you need to know when scoping out your optics. (See what we did there? #opticspun)

3:00 - Quarantine Us: Dishes = low priority; Mud season = meh; Comfy overalls = a harbinger of changing standards of what you will and won't wear in public 

10:00 - What is glassing? It's the art of sitting on a high spot and looking for wildlife... OR, hunting with your eyes, not with your feet

10:30 - How do you pick a glassing spot? Let's talk about mule deer for a moment. 

12:00 - Wisdom from Brad Brooks of Argali - Mule deer know their home ground... they come back to it time and time again. 

13:00 - Look for the best vantage point... look for a high spot without tree obstruction. Spots that overlook basins are winners.

15:00 - Good glassing involves sitting and waiting. Get comfy.

16:30 - Mule deer feed in the morning... then they mosey around. Moving mule deer = easier to spot than bedded deer. Best times to glass are early mornings and 3 p.m. onwards. 

20:00 - Improving your eye for game: Investigate every twig/rock... look closely. And if you see nothing, wait and look again. Movement is a giveaway.

24:00 - Glassing is sort of like Where's Waldo... your eye gets sharper at finding the details that clue you into game the more time you spend out there. 

28:00 - Go glassing in the off-season. Bring coffee/donuts. Again on being comfy.

32:00 - Optics... they're particularly useful in Western hunting. It's probably not the equipment to skimp on.

34:00 - Jess uses Mavens

35:00 - Optics specs - magnification by objective size. Higher magnification means your field of view gets smaller.

38:00 - Glassing arm exhaustion is a real thing. Prop yourself up on something... Jess has a winning ball cap trick.

39:30 - Binoculars vs. spotting scopes

42:00 - Other good makes: Zeiss, Vortex, Swarovski, Maven

43:00 - The app-adapted scope is a pretty fun luxury

45:30 - Know how to fit your binos to your face and how to adjust them