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Anyone use a thermal to "find" the deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullmark" data-source="post: 2103255" data-attributes="member: 113003"><p>As a side note, I have a friend that owns a nuisance wildlife management co. Each year they usually get the contract to thin the deer herd in several cities nearby. Last year, after yrs of listening to me beg, he allowed me to participate. The majority of the shooting was at night, with thermal scopes and suppressors. Until then, I had never used either.....and boy was it fun. </p><p>The thing I remember most about the thermal scope was seeing the impact (all shots were to the head) and the massive "glow in the dark" volcanic eruption. It was like a video game. </p><p>I will point out that we followed the strictest safety protocol, had a spotter ahead of us in a second vehicle, and another behind us. Also the shooters, there were 5 of us, had to pass a background check, and a marksmanship cert. that was no pushover. </p><p>The thermal scopes were amazing. And between the practice and test at the range, and filling the contract quota of 225 deer, it helped my shooting tremendously. </p><p>Lastly, for anyone that is curious, we used Flir thermals, on Tikka .223s, and I don't recall the make of the suppressor. Most shots were 40-50 yds, with a few closer to 100.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullmark, post: 2103255, member: 113003"] As a side note, I have a friend that owns a nuisance wildlife management co. Each year they usually get the contract to thin the deer herd in several cities nearby. Last year, after yrs of listening to me beg, he allowed me to participate. The majority of the shooting was at night, with thermal scopes and suppressors. Until then, I had never used either.....and boy was it fun. The thing I remember most about the thermal scope was seeing the impact (all shots were to the head) and the massive “glow in the dark” volcanic eruption. It was like a video game. I will point out that we followed the strictest safety protocol, had a spotter ahead of us in a second vehicle, and another behind us. Also the shooters, there were 5 of us, had to pass a background check, and a marksmanship cert. that was no pushover. The thermal scopes were amazing. And between the practice and test at the range, and filling the contract quota of 225 deer, it helped my shooting tremendously. Lastly, for anyone that is curious, we used Flir thermals, on Tikka .223s, and I don’t recall the make of the suppressor. Most shots were 40-50 yds, with a few closer to 100. [/QUOTE]
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