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