Hunting Binoculars
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What is Hunting Binoculars?
Binoculars are a parallel combination of two telescopes for viewing an erect image with both eyes. Because they are designed so that an image of the same size can be viewed with both eyes, users can observe objects more comfortably than with a single eye. Also, the perspective and three-dimensional effect of binoculars make viewing more enjoyable.
1. Long Range Scouting
Using binocular gives you the privilege to scout for your preys from a distance that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to do it with bare eyes. Unless you are really experienced, you might miss out a ton of opportunities if you are hunting without a binocular. In addition, binocular helps you locate footprints, also called trails. You get to track down preys easily based on the information the trail is giving you.
2. Higher clarification as compared to rifle scopes
One common question that is being asked frequently is “Do I need a binocular if I have a rifle scope?”. Well, the answer is yes. While rifle scopes do provide decent magnification to a certain extent, binoculars generally outperform rifle scope in terms of clarity and low-light visibility. If you are wondering why this is the case, binoculars are generally larger than rifle scope in size and therefore have a larger objective lens which allows more light to enter.
3. Calculating distance
One of the latest inventions in the binocular industry is the integration of two important hunting gear, binocular and rangefinder. These rangefinder binoculars have all the common features a binocular have in addition to the ability to calculate the distance of the object you are looking at. Basically, these rangefinder binoculars capitalize on the laser technology to calculate distance accurately. Since laser travels at the speed of light, the distance of an object can be calculated almost instantly.
4. Shoot the correct prey
This is pretty straight forward, don’t shoot the wrong prey. There are many cases whereby hunters accidentally shot humans mistaking them as preys. They got too excited when they thought they saw their buck. This is very dangerous and can be prevented if you just bother to see clearly before attempting to take a shot. This is one of the most important reasons why hunters should carry a pair of binoculars around.
How to Use Hunting Binoculars Effectively
Spotting and Locating Game
Regardless of the target animal, the key to an ethical shot lies in detecting it before it detects you. Since game animals rely on their sharp senses, including their sight, hearing, and sense of smell, spotting them from a distance is vital. Binoculars prove to be a hunter’s ally in this scenario, particularly when animals blend into their surroundings. As you prepare for your hunting expedition, start using your binoculars before leaving your vehicle during daylight hours. This allows you to thoroughly survey the area without alarming the game as soon as you step out. Take your time and scan both nearby and distant locations.
Identifying and Assessing Animals
Once you’ve located an animal, the next step is identification. This is where high-quality hunting binoculars truly shine. If the animal belongs to the species you’re targeting, employ your binoculars to closely assess and ensure it meets your standards. Among other things, you must consider the animal’s sex, approximate age and behavior, before you take your shot.
Developing Confidence
It’s easy to glance through your binoculars for a few minutes, see little, and then resume walking. However, until you’ve experienced the advantage of spotting animals that would have remained unseen without binoculars, it’s challenging to appreciate the significant benefits optics provide. As you become adept at using binoculars to locate game, you’ll gain confidence in your ability to spot animals from a distance, enabling you to observe them before they become aware of your presence. The more frequently you adopt this approach, the longer you’ll spend observing through your binoculars.
Utilizing Vantage Points
In open, steep, or challenging terrains, the best strategy is to utilize vantage points that provide a view of the area without disturbing the animals. It may be necessary to identify multiple vantage points to thoroughly glass the entire area, but this approach is superior to walking through the habitat and potentially spooking your target, causing them to flee to a different location. If you glass an area where you believe a large buck resides but fail to spot it, return after a few hours or the next day. Unless someone else has entered the area and scared the animal away, chances are it remains within the vicinity.
Using Binoculars Throughout the Day
Optimal use of hunting binoculars extends beyond the usual morning and evening periods when deer are moving between feeding and bedding areas. Animals can be found in bedding areas throughout the day, even in brushy regions. Keeping your binoculars at hand is worthwhile as animals often rise from their beds during the day to stretch, nibble on vegetation, adjust their bedding, or drink water. Locating game in their bedding areas allows you to plan a stalk or position yourself for an ambush during the evening hours.
Practicing Scouting
To develop and gain confidence in your glassing abilities, preseason practice is essential. Summertime offers increased visibility of game, especially mature animals, making it easier to spot them and build your proficiency with binoculars. By familiarizing yourself with the area you intend to hunt, you gain insights into the game’s habits, preferred locations, and potential targets. This advantage sets you apart from hunters who aimlessly roam, relying on chance encounters and often resulting in missed or wounded game.
Why the Twilight Factor Is Important for Hunting Binoculars
Most of the time, these are animals that can only be observed at dusk and at this time of day the lighting conditions are not ideal for observations with the naked eye. This is why hunting binoculars need to be all the brighter so that details can be seen even at dusk in the morning or evening hours. Binoculars should already have a magnification of 7x and a corresponding objective lens diameter of at least 50 mm to do justice to this twilight performance. The power to make observations at twilight is indicated in the twilight index. This is a standardised value for comparing optical devices with regard to detail recognition, especially in poor lighting conditions.
The higher the twilight factor, the more light the device theoretically emits. However, the twilight factor does not say much about the quality of hunting binoculars. For example, a pair of binoculars for €2000 has the same twilight factor as a pair for €200. This parameter can therefore only be used as a nominal value for the same binocular series.The twilight factor is calculated from the square root of the product of magnification and lens diameter. So for a 7x50 hunting binocular: (square root of magnification x objective diameter).
In addition to the twilight number, the exit pupil is also of great importance for twilight vision. This refers to the diameter of the light beam that shines out of the eyepiece and hits the eye of the observer.. It can be calculated quite simply as follows: objective lens diameter divided by magnification. For a pair of 7x50 hunting binoculars, this would be:
Objective lens diameter 50 mm ÷ 7x magnification = 50 mm ÷ 7 = 7.14 mm.
The larger this value is for hunting binoculars, the brighter the image will appear. However, there are limits, because the pupil of the eye can dilate to a maximum of 7 mm in young people in the dark. With increasing age, this value even decreases, so that for a 50-year-old it is only about 5 mm. This means that the exit pupil of a 7x50 hunting scope can no longer be used completely. However, such hunting binoculars can still be the right choice for older people in some situations. When observing "from the move", the observer's pupil does not move so quickly out of the exit pupil diameter and the associated shadowing of the field of view does not occur.
What’s the Best Magnification for Hunting Binoculars?
When you’re choosing your new binoculars for hunting, don’t be tempted to buy binoculars with the highest magnification just for the sake of it as they really aren’t necessary and may actual hinder your hunting efforts. In fact, the best binoculars for hunting are often those with a lower magnification of 8x or 10x. Binoculars with a lower magnification are often favoured for hunting for the following reasons:
● They provide a more stable and clearer image than binoculars with a higher magnification as they are less affected by slight hand movements which can blur and distort images.
● They provide a wide field of view which makes it easier to scope out targets that you wish magnify and view more closely.
● They provide a brighter image which is vital when hunting at dawn or dusk.
● They provide an optimal amount of eye relief, meaning that there is a large enough distance between your eye and the eyepiece to wear spectacles if needed.
Sometimes binoculars with a higher magnification strength may be a better option. To decide on the magnification of your binoculars for hunting, the best thing to do is consider where you will be using them most often. If you plan on using your hunting binoculars in wooded areas where targets will often be closer to you, and light levels will be lower, then choose binoculars with a magnification of 8x or 10x; e.g. 8x42 or 10x42. If you will mainly be hunting in wide open spaces then you will need to be able to magnify potential targets more, and binoculars with a magnification of 10x or 12x will be more appropriate.
Additional Features for the Best Hunting Binoculars
Lightweight Binoculars
If you’re a backcountry backpack hunter, you’ll likely prefer an optic that minimizes weight. Though you may benefit from higher magnification, a larger objective (i.e., heavier) optic might not be realistic for your style. Alternatively, if you hunt on horseback, weight might not be an issue. So, if a high power bino will be more effective for your situation, it pays to not skimp on maxing magnification.
Light Gathering Binoculars
If you do most of your hunting in low light conditions you may want to focus on an optic that is designed to maximize a binocular’s exit pupil. The larger the exit pupil, the more light that will enter your eye. Since the optimal amount of light entering your eye is around 5mm, an optic with an exit pupil of around 5mm is a benefit. The more light gathering capabilities, the brighter the optic and thus the better you’ll be able to effectively glass during low light periods of the day.
Helpful Binocular Features
Other examples of potential wants to consider include: ergonomics, edge to edge clarity, field flattening optical system, tripod mountable, twist-up eyecups, prism type, custom builds, etc.
Tips to Help You Choose the Right Set of Hunting Binoculars
Magnification and Field View
There’s a common misconception among beginner hunters that the higher its magnification, the better the binoculars. This is not true. Having a large magnification will make it hard to keep the image you’re looking at still when using optics. What happens is that if the target makes any movement, it becomes even more magnified. Another problem with large magnifications is that they significantly reduce your field of view. When you have a reduced field of view, it becomes challenging to spot the target game. This is particularly the case when attempting to scan large sections of terrain. Additionally, you may also experience some challenges keeping track of fast-moving targets.
Stealth
When it comes to general use binos, stealth is not always a major point of consideration. The same holds for the everyday types of sporting. However, if you need to remain out of view during the hunt, you must invest in stealth hunting gear. And this will include buying quality optics.
Camouflage: Many binoculars designed for hunters will have a model that has a camouflaged exterior. But a full camo may not be necessary, depending on your sporting preferences. If you can, make sure their exterior has a dull color.
Noise Cushioning: It can become difficult to sport game if your gear is making noises. One way to minimize distinctive sound caused by hard metallic surfaces is to use an exterior rubber coating. If you’re to remain quiet during the hunt, noise cushioning is something you must consider.
Objective Lens Size
Many hunters prefer to go out in the early evening/late afternoon or early morning. This makes it crucial to consider the brightness and light-gathering ability of the binoculars. From a general point of view, the larger the lens, the better its performance in low-light areas. Additional factors that may impact the transfer of light to your eyes are prisms and lens coatings. The drawback to using large objective lenses is that they’ll make your binoculars heavier. It will also significantly impact their overall cost. Therefore, as with most things in life, you must find a way to compromise if you’re to get the best pair.
Eye Cups
Eye cups play a crucial role in providing eye relief. Their job is to provide distance between the eyes and the oculars. They also assist in keeping stray light away as you use the binoculars. Most of the eye cups you’ll encounter today are made from rubber. You have an option to roll them up or down during use to suit your needs.
Binocular Durability and Design
Fog proof and waterproof are two features you may want to consider when shopping for a pair of binoculars. Spending time in the outdoors tracking and sporting game means you’ll encounter all types of weather conditions. So, consider buying waterproofed binoculars. Sealed glasses help prevent moisture, dust, and debris from making their way to the optics. Fog-proof glasses come filled with nitrogen or argon gas. These gases assist in inhibiting internal fogging, which may arise due to weather and temperature changes.
Eye Relief
Eye relief is crucial for any hunter who wears eyeglasses. It refers to the distance behind your ocular lenses where the game is in focus. Therefore, hunters who wear glasses will be unable to get their eyes close to the lenses. This means they’ll need to have a longer eye relief capable of projecting the “game” beyond the ocular lens on their binoculars. The drawback to having this type of eye relief is that it will drastically lower your field of view. If you’re wondering whether you need to wear glasses when using binoculars, note that it all comes down to your issue. For example, if you’re far-sighted or near-sighted, you may not need to wear eyeglasses. However, if you have astigmatism, you’ll have no option but to wear them.
How to Maintain Hunting Binoculars?
To maintain the binoculars, first, cover the eyepiece and objective caps when the binoculars are not in use, or store them in the backpack and case that come standard with the binoculars. Binoculars with built-in batteries should be removed when not in use for a long time. Telescopes need to be kept dry. Moisture is dangerous because it can affect optical elements and cause rust. Make sure the telescope is stored in a dry place and check for dew before packing.
If the telescope does get damp, it’s best to leave it uncovered for a few hours and then let it dry. This prevents water from oxidizing delicate areas such as screws or leaving watermarks on the lens.
If the lens of the telescope is stained with dirt, gently wipe it with a professional cloth. To avoid scratching the mirror. Or blow the dust off your lenses with an ear ball.
If you need to clean the mirror, the application of cotton station a little superior pure anhydrous ethanol, from the center of the mirror along a direction to wipe the edge of the mirror. And constantly change the absorbent cotton ball until wiped clean. Be careful when cleaning your lenses and pay special attention to the optics. Clean lenses only when visibility is affected, otherwise damage may be caused.
How to Store Hunting Binoculars?
To store binoculars, the first thing to know is that water can be dangerous for the telescope, so don’t put it in a damp place. Be careful if you store them in basements, as these areas are not well ventilated. You can look for dry, dust-free areas in your residence with stable temperatures and easy access. An indoor cabinet is probably the best place to put a telescope. Many of them keep cool temperatures, allow air to circulate, and are protected from moisture.
No matter where you place your telescope, you should take some precautions. First, always cover the lens. All LIDS need to be replaced before storage to prevent damage. If you’re moving a telescope from a warm room to a cold backyard, it’s best to let the telescope sit for a while to reach a temperature balance with its surroundings. The larger the mirror on the telescope, the longer it takes to cool down.
While sudden heat changes do not affect the performance of the telescope itself, they make it more difficult to see through the instrument because heat radiates from the telescope and distorts the surrounding air. Finally, be sure to keep the telescope in an accessible place. You need to be able to use it, and you don’t want to risk bumps while maneuvering.
Ningbo Barride Optics Co., Ltd is a manufacture-based company about optical and electronic products. Located in the beautiful port city Ningbo, which has convenient transportation. By several years development, we have become a professional supplier for different kinds of microscopes, telescopes, binoculars, magnifiers, spotting scopes, riflescopes and accessories. At the same time, we also export night vision, rangefinder, compass and other optical products according to clients' requirements.
We practise ISO9001:2015 quality standard. Our all microscopes have passed CE certificate, some items has ROHS certificate. The astronomical telescope and binoculars also passed EN71 certificate.
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