Range finder

[oldfarmsblueman]

Just got a range finder for my birthday :oWOW .That
is going to help .It seems I'm eather very close or
way off.It will save my shoes not stepping off as I try to
gess and step ;D Some distances are very deceiving.

[Buckshot06]

May 31, 2009 6:48:54 GMT -5 oldfarmsblueman said:

Just got a range finder for my birthday :oWOW .That
is going to help .It seems I'm eather very close or
way off.It will save my shoes not stepping off as I try to
gess and step ;D Some distances are very deceiving.

I love my range finder for the same reason OFB.
I had two stand locations and they looked to be about a 10 yard difference between the two.
Not the case they was both the same distances to the trails I was watching for movement.
These are one of the best tools for bow hunting IMHO.

[tedicast]

When i'm bowhunting, there are 3 things I MUST have before I get into a stand. My safety harness, my bow, and my rangefinder. Won't hunt without any of these. Playing with the rangefinder while in the stand, and walking in the woods will make you a much, much better judge of distance.

[nkybuck]

May 31, 2009 8:59:24 GMT -5 tedicast said:

When i'm bowhunting, there are 3 things I MUST have before I get into a stand. My safety harness, my bow, and my rangefinder. Won't hunt without any of these. Playing with the rangefinder while in the stand, and walking in the woods will make you a much, much better judge of distance.

Ditto I have three just in case. Whan I go on a trip I always take two and if someone going with me doesn't have one I have one for them. Misjudged yardage is like a dull broadhead. It's something easily avoided.

[horizontalhunter]

May 31, 2009 8:59:24 GMT -5 tedicast said:

Playing with the rangefinder while in the stand, and walking in the woods will make you a much, much better judge of distance.

This will definitely make you a better judge of distance. FWIW I stopped carrying my rangefinder (Bushnell Yardage Pro 450) on my belt after it cost me a shot at a buck I walked up on. Doh ;D I really stink at estimating yardage and I had enough time to range the buck but I couldn't get the rangefinder out of the case on my belt. Now my rangefinder is in a neoprene holder that hangs around my neck so I can get at it quickly if I need to.

Bob

[azslim]

I use a bino harness where I have my 8x32's clipped on the left side and range finders clipped on the right. This lets them both hang under my armpits out of the way but quickly accessible. I put a split ring on them to clip the harness too.