Choosing the Best Hunting Optics for Your Needs - Outdoors - Hunting

Here it is September again and it is time to start thinking about deer season once more. Around this time, early archery is in full swing, but I wait for firearms season to go out. So optics for hunting are a big part of my hunting strategy. Like anything else, hunting optics are available in a wide variety of types and choosing the right one for your needs is very important to your success.

When I speak of optics for hunting, I am talking about Gun mounted optics. This includes things like scopes and/or range finders. There are others to consider in other categories like binoculars, monoculars or spotting glasses and all have their part in the hunt. However, weapon mounted optics for hunting add to your excitement and shot accuracy.

When looking at hunting optics, the first thing to take into account is the type of hunting you do. If you hunt in close with heavy brush or vegetation around, you won't need high magnification. You may also opt for a laser sight. Some even project a laser crosshair reticle onto the target. The laser itself is invisible to the naked eye, but appears on the target plainly.

Maybe you are more of a long distance shooter, in which case you would be needing optics for hunting with high magnification and zoom capabilities. These scopes can bring a target to you from as far away as 1000 yards in some cases. As long as you know how to adjust the windage and elevation properly (and any hunter should), you should be able to make a shot like that.

Types of optics for hunting are varied. From a standard optical scope to a laser scope to a scope/range finder combination, choices need to be made. Ask yourself these questions as you look at the different models.

* 1. How far will I be shooting? * 2. What type of game will I be targeting? * 3. What type of surroundings will I be in? * 4. Will I be hunting in inclement weather?

Laser optics for hunting are newer to the market and have made quite a splash. Most have an LED reticle that is projected onto a small viewfinder. The reticle can be changed to any of several types depending on the model you are looking at. Usually, the reticles are small dot, large dot, crosshair, circle or mil dot.

These types are used as close range optics for hunting and are very low profile.

For longer range hunting, laser optics take a leap to holographic optics for hunting. These hunting optics tools actually project a crosshair onto the target via a laser beam. Once sighted in, this type of optics for hunting is one of the most accurate available. These are good for distances up to about 150 yards, which is a fair distance, but do NOT offer any magnification to the hunter.

Standard optics for hunting are scopes that mount to the Gun and you physically look through the scope. These hunting optics offer magnification in differing levels. You can be accurate to distances of up to 1000 yards depending on your weapon's ability. The scope will need to be sighted in as well.

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