Introduction The distant howl breaks the silence as you scan the frozen prairie. Your breath hangs in the air, rifle steady against your shoulder. Somewhere out there, a pack of coyotes moves through the darkness—invisible to the naked eye, yet crystal clear through the right thermal optics. After 800+ hours spent stalking predators across diverse…
The pitch-black Montana wilderness stretched before me as I tracked a wounded elk through dense brush. With temperatures dropping to 28°F and visibility near zero, my conventional optics had become virtually useless. Switching to my thermal scope instantly transformed the landscape—the elk’s heat signature unmistakable against the cool backdrop of rocks and trees nearly 400…
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