Glassing for Western Big Game Animals - Tips

Cliff goes over several tips for hunters looking to improve their glassing effectiveness in the field. He covers glassing with the "grain" of the terrain, finding the perfect glassing location, short-range glassing with big glass, and many other topics that will exponentially improve your ability to find elk, mule deer, and big horn sheep.
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  • @infectedpegasus7178
    @infectedpegasus71782 жыл бұрын

    Videos like this are great, I'm bewildered as to how you don't have more views/subs

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that! Glad you found them helpful. Thanks

  • @Hollywoodeatsordrinksit
    @Hollywoodeatsordrinksit11 ай бұрын

    I just wanna say that Cliff knows his stuff. I’ve learned a lot from watching these videos and have improved my hunting skills by 10x. Thanks again Cliff for making these great videos. You are very well detailed oriented and that’s what makes you great at what you do. 👍

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad it’s been helpful! 👍

  • @aleksandarvasic4885
    @aleksandarvasic4885 Жыл бұрын

    This is going to be my seventh year since I started to hunt elk and I watched probably more than thousand of videos and tips from everyone that posting on you tube Just recently come up across your stuff and this is probably 🔝 10 tips and advises that you can see it, explaining it in details how to glass, stalks, wind and thermal … Everything that I watched from you is amazing Thank you for sharing it and I hope it will bring up your name to the level you deserve it 👏🤛

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    Жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate the support and comment! Thank you 👍👊

  • @dwalks8419
    @dwalks84198 ай бұрын

    Such a helpful and informative video. Learning so much from your channel. Thanks Cliff

  • @fredwiemann5470
    @fredwiemann5470 Жыл бұрын

    Also , regarding my Swarovski 15x56 I use the Swarovski's winged eye cups to help keep out ambient light while I am glassing they work terrific

  • @rayedmondson7978
    @rayedmondson7978 Жыл бұрын

    Man, your videos are the best. I'm learning alot. Thanks

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    Жыл бұрын

    Great to hear Ray! Thanks 👍

  • @puddles1458
    @puddles14582 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos. I've been hunting deer and elk my whole life but I'm always open to improving my craft as a hunter. keep up the good work 🍺

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!

  • @jedibike
    @jedibike9 ай бұрын

    Quality video. Thank you sir.

  • @sonicdark4413
    @sonicdark44133 жыл бұрын

    Great content.

  • @RaisedinAlaska
    @RaisedinAlaska2 жыл бұрын

    Great information, thanks for sharing.

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @wolverinekut
    @wolverinekut3 жыл бұрын

    Great job 👍💯

  • @oneill6291
    @oneill62912 жыл бұрын

    This stuff is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge! Going to do my best to utilize it on our Muley hunt this year!

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @DrJAFey

    @DrJAFey

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CliffGray What tripod do you run for spotting? -Not filming. Thanks!

  • @abztractone
    @abztractone2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    You bet!

  • @Pippinm7
    @Pippinm73 жыл бұрын

    I love the snowball for authenticity 😂 #respect

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bwhaha, I felt like a huge dork when I saw that

  • @relleknoj
    @relleknoj4 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @Eiflerisch
    @Eiflerisch2 жыл бұрын

    Great glassing Tips! Thank you! Greatings from Germany "Waidmannsheil"

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @wolverinekut
    @wolverinekut3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sir 💯👍

  • @gold_3
    @gold_32 ай бұрын

    thank you Sir

  • @jcarl9073
    @jcarl90732 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Familyman530
    @Familyman5303 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the tips

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    3 жыл бұрын

    No problem!

  • @mikedelaney1414
    @mikedelaney14142 жыл бұрын

    Chris, thanks for your videos, I have learned a ton from them. Do you have any videos on once you see game way out 500+ yards how to approach them?

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Mike, glad the videos have been helpful. Try my Stalk Elk Like The Pros video. Might be helpful. Appreciate the support. Thanks, Cliff

  • @mikedelaney1414

    @mikedelaney1414

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CliffGray Thanks Cliff, I will check it out.

  • @russellkeeling4387
    @russellkeeling43872 жыл бұрын

    Pinion trees aren't very high up. The hard part of glassing is finding somewhere there is a view of the area you want to glass. The area you may find might require you to move to different spots to be able to see all you want to see. In the pinion country like he is sitting I have seen 7 elk walk behind a pinion tree and completely disappear never to be seen again. I walked to the spot and there was a small draw behind the tree and all those elk walked single file away from me.

  • @azcountry6064

    @azcountry6064

    Жыл бұрын

    Spot on my friend

  • @butchalvarado1411
    @butchalvarado14112 жыл бұрын

    What set up for a phone adapter are ya using? Just bought a 85mm razor vortex. Just getting into glassing. Love your info. I think I'd love to be able to attach my phone to it. Any info would be awesome. Thanks!

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    Phoneskope

  • @tyb3938
    @tyb39383 жыл бұрын

    Love the glass with the grain tip. Our family of four will be hunting w NL Pure 8x32, Trinovids 10x42, nikon 10x42 range and NL pure 12x42 this year for elk. Mainly lodge pole pine, w transition to alpine and along burn edges. Glassing areas from tripods 200-1000 yards. Is it worth packing in a heavy scope, or will the 12s suffice?

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unless it's a unit where you will be trying to do the nitty gritty of judging bulls from a distance, your twelves on a tripod will be fine. You can tell a "nice bull" vs a spike from 1,000+yds with 12s. As my knees have started to fail on me, I almost never pack both big nocs and a scope... I choose one or the other based on what I'm hunting/guiding.

  • @tyb3938

    @tyb3938

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CliffGray awesome, my wallet and knees thank you.

  • @davidwebb8383
    @davidwebb83832 жыл бұрын

    Pick up your shit and move. Love it.

  • @Timberdam
    @Timberdam2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Cliff What do you use for Bullet drop Data ?? Range finder? with Kestrel or phone app ?

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    I use a basic app on my phone. I print out a small drop chart before each hunt, tape it to my stock.

  • @kentrush4519
    @kentrush45192 жыл бұрын

    Would you recommend the phone scope attachment for glossing or just use your eyes on the scope

  • @CliffGray

    @CliffGray

    2 жыл бұрын

    The phone skope is for taking pictures, recording interesting things and wildlife from a distance. It isn’t a very effective tool for actual glassing. It is also handy if you can record shots on animals - that way you can rewatch it and see if it hit/missed.