January 5, 20232 yr I’ve seen the stimulus and the hogster from Bering Optics. Both are really solid. My BiL has the hogster and it does the job. Most spots we hog hunt have long paths but in directions you can’t actually shoot. The shooting angles are all under 100yards for hogs so even the stimulus version is great for our needs.
April 26, 20232 yr Hogs in imminent peril. This showed up on my desk through my business partner’s brother that had a guy owing him mine but no cash. My business partner’s brother realized he doesn’t have any use for it so here it is. Edited April 26, 20232 yr by deadshank
September 9, 20232 yr Author Conducted my first night operation since March and shot these 3 coyotes in the span of 20 minutes. 2 walked out on their own, and the 3rd came to the coyote call. The first one wandered off. Poor bastard. Used a Tavor 7 with Super Hogster thermal and YHM Resonator R2 can.
October 9, 20232 yr Dropped this little guy tonight with my iray. Pretty fun, I was able to stream my scope feed to my phone, and the kids sat in the back seat and could watch everything second of it. Forgot to push record on the scope.
November 24, 20232 yr Author Pretty good Black Friday deal for anyone looking to step up into the wonderful world of thermal nighttime hunting. https://outdoorlegacygear.com/products/sightmark-wraith-2-16x-thermal-rifle-scope
November 28, 20232 yr Took this boar down over Thanksgiving. We spotted it with a thermal drone and then walked out and killed it. In the initial moments of the video, I was attempting to wait for my brother to be ready, but the pig took off. Missed the first shot on its u-turn, but connected on the following 4 shots:
November 28, 20232 yr It’s an Autel EVO 2 640t. I’d get a dji if I did it again. The Autel works pretty good, but it doesn’t travel as far as the dji’s I use for work.
November 29, 20232 yr [mention=1236]jofus[/mention]Nice clarity. What unit are you hunting with there?It’s an iray alpha
November 29, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, jofus said: It’s an iray alpha That's a nice image. Pretty much a mirror of the Nox 35 I run.
November 29, 20232 yr It will be interesting to see what new hd scopes come out over the next few years. Iray and Pulsar both have HD scopes at 1280 and 1024, and obvious leap from the current top of the line 640’s. 640 prices should start coming down too, which will be nice.
November 29, 20232 yr I was close to pulling the trigger on that IRay HD for $18k, but read too many reviews reflecting the buyer's remorse. I didn't know Pulsar had a 1280 out on the market.
November 29, 20232 yr Pulsar’s is not 1280, but 1024. Still a big jump, and pricing is more in line with other higher end scopes ($8800):https://pulsarnv.com/products/thermion-2-lrf-xl50Iray had their $18k scope reduced to $12k for Black Friday, but still too far outside of an acceptable cost/benefit.
November 29, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jofus said: Pulsar’s is not 1280, but 1024. Still a big jump, and pricing is more in line with other higher end scopes ($8800): https://pulsarnv.com/products/thermion-2-lrf-xl50 Iray had their $18k scope reduced to $12k for Black Friday, but still too far outside of an acceptable cost/benefit. Given that I paid $7k plus for the 640 X 480 Not 35, $8800 is not much of a cost leap. I had no idea that the IRay was discounted that much for a one day sale. Glad I didn't buy the thing for $18K a month or so prior. I'd be cutting my wrists about right now.
November 29, 20232 yr And that Pulsar, while providing a very nice image, is waaaaaaay too f'n big and clunky for my taste. That thing is probably over 3X the size of my Nox. Edited November 29, 20232 yr by Cajun Those Late Night Vision guys are the best. Their review on that Nox is what had me writing a check a week later.
November 29, 20232 yr @jofusQuetion about your thermal drone - How high do you have to fly that so as not to spook critters with its prop noise? Living up here at Canyon Lake there's a lot of deer and other wildlife around and they all spook off like lightning bolts when I fire up my Mavic Air2S even when they are a good distance away. They really seem to not dig on the drone vibes.
November 29, 20232 yr [mention=1236]jofus[/mention]Quetion about your thermal drone - How high do you have to fly that so as not to spook critters with its prop noise? Living up here at Canyon Lake there's a lot of deer and other wildlife around and they all spook off like lightning bolts when I fire up my Mavic Air2S even when they are a good distance away. They really seem to not dig on the drone vibes.Coyotes hate it and cows hate it. At night, deer are ok and hogs seem to be ok. The Autel is a lot louder than my mavic 2 and air 3 pro. It’s a 640, so you can identify animals pretty well from distance. I want to say I fly at around 150ft, partly to stay well above our pine trees. For hogs, I’ll drop from there just low enough to ID, and then land asap and take my rifle to the location. I would 100% get a dji next time. The Autel just isn’t reliable enough at range, and I’m worried I’ll lose it at some point.
November 29, 20232 yr I've heard a lot of good things about the DJI Enterprise platform. That's another purchase I've had to talk myself out of on numerous occasions. Edited November 29, 20232 yr by Cajun
January 13, 20241 yr Interesting to see the Rico HD Thermal come down $2k since competition has entered the market...
January 13, 20241 yr I've heard a lot of good things about the DJI Enterprise platform. That's another purchase I've had to talk myself out of on numerous occasions.We picked up a mini 3 pro at work. It’s the second DJI product I’ve used there now. I really like their stuff.
January 18, 20241 yr Nox 35 night tonight was productive. Optic not pictured b/c it was detached as a spotter to find the dirt napping swine. Low humidity nights are so choice...
January 18, 20241 yr @SpeedtruckerMost shots taken from an open driver's side truck window. Just makes it easier and puts the shell ejection outside of the vehicle. Already had to pay for one new windshield. HK doesn't fuck around spitting brass.
January 18, 20241 yr LOL. I forgot that I had broken a windshield shooting my 91 out the drivers window.
January 18, 20241 yr Hah! Damn that’s crazy. Never woulda thought about thatMy Galil shots the brass forward so it’s a decent little truck gun for NV shooting. Not to mention I can fold the brace/stock up nicely.
January 20, 20241 yr My engagement from the other night. M1A Scout Squad with a Super Hogster scope. I went Winchester on the last shot. Hog Shot.mp4
January 29, 20241 yr Arrived today and if you can believe it, they threw in a free ball point pen!!! But more serious, the image is well beyond my Nox 35mm. It's not just a bit better, it's apples and oranges better. Once I catch up to the learning curve I'll post up a few videos and pics. You know, for science...
January 30, 20241 yr It's like buying a Mercedes and finding a travel sized bag of Gummy Bears on the dash.
January 30, 20241 yr Testing out the new thermal tonight on my balcony and this guy showed up for the assist... 5E78D704-C43F-4FD8-B696-7E96A68CE14C_2_0_a.mov
January 30, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, Cajun said: Testing out the new thermal tonight on my balcony and this guy showed up for the assist... 5E78D704-C43F-4FD8-B696-7E96A68CE14C_2_0_a.mov GREAT picture!! How does it look out to say 500 yards (if you've had the chance)?
January 31, 20241 yr 20 hours ago, markstanco said: GREAT picture!! How does it look out to say 500 yards (if you've had the chance)? I'm at the ranch now, so I'll get that chance later on this evening. Will post up some video. Has a detection range of 2500 yards, so I expect good stuff.
January 31, 20241 yr Until then here's another video I just downloaded off the optic of some different critters in the front yard at Canyon Lake. In this one I figured out how to toggle between white hot and the black hot images. There are about 5 other color variations that I'll post up later. Sorry for all the shakiness, I'm playing with all the buttons trying to learn what's what so it's all herky jerky and shit... video_007.mov Edited January 31, 20241 yr by Cajun And, as I'm sure most of y'all know, what you're seeing in these videos is below the quality image you see live in the optic.
January 31, 20241 yr Thats really cool, you should have some great video going forward. Also, I never noticed how 'cold' antlers are at the base of the skull. You would think on black hot the black would slowly fade but it is WHITE.
February 1, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, markstanco said: Thats really cool, you should have some great video going forward. Also, I never noticed how 'cold' antlers are at the base of the skull. You would think on black hot the black would slowly fade but it is WHITE. Good observation. I hadn't really noticed until you pointed it out.
February 1, 20241 yr I was so busy trying to toggle through different functions that I forgot to focus the image, so it's not optimal. And, again, I'm it's not on a weapon yet so it's hard to hold steady.
February 1, 20241 yr Here's a clip of toggling through the different color spectrums --- video_009.mp4 Edited February 1, 20241 yr by Cajun
February 1, 20241 yr Author 16 hours ago, Cajun said: Deer at 331 yards tonight --- video_008.mov Would be fun to try to take that shot at night on a Hog. Very do-able with that scope.
February 2, 20241 yr 22 hours ago, Cajun said: Deer at 331 yards tonight --- video_008.mov You’re friends with MJ Fox and you let him try out your new nv scope? Edited February 2, 20241 yr by UT_OB1
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