A Day without batteries? Unthinkable!

[M118LR]

Being kind of Old, many of my hunting/shooting methods are quite antiquated. So how much effect would a day without batteries have on most modern methods? No electronic ballistic table available. No blue tooth connections to GPS, Weather Stations, possibly not even a compass? Are you carrying a antique come up sheet? When was the last time you practiced ranging game with just a reticle? Perhaps folks tend to practice wind calls more often using foliage motion and direction than un- focusing their dayscope and monitoring the shimmering patterns? Will a day without batteries undo all the precision you have come to expect while hunting? Imagine how many more assumptions and imperfect semi wild guesses will effect current precision. Can you still imagine that there are Old folks out there afield still hunting and harvesting every year without batteries? Unthinkable isn't it? . But if you desire, you can take a little time to occasionally practice such ancient habits. NAW, ain't never going to be a day without batteries! What say y'all? Well, maybe a pin on little ball wet compass on a hunting vest wouldn't be a bad idea? That way if you were canoeing in and the canoe tipped allowing just enough time to grab your rifle? ? ?

 

[cohunt]

2 is 1, and 1 is none

 

[M118LR]

2 is 1, and 1 is none

Old age is changing some proven backups. Come up disks on the rear scope cap have become to small to read, and my arms aren't long enough to use my dayscope to read them. So now the rifle buttstock pack has become a constant companion on my hunting rifles. That gives me a large enough space to carry a come up card I can read without reading glasses, along with a spot to stow an emergency bore snake, and it has the advantage of temp storage for Five rounds if I need to empty the box mag for whatever reason. Guess redundancy is a belt and suspenders kind of thing?

 

[Namuh]

Redundancy is a barrel band and a front mounted sling stud.

 

[Koda_]

I could easily go a day without batteries. I could easily go back entirely to hunting without batteries. The only thing Id have to give up is long range hunting past my rifles maximum point blank range... not really a big deal in most all common big game calibers.

 

[huntinghuasna]

Some states are changing hunting zones to open sights only, no batteries required!

 

[M118LR]

Some states are changing hunting zones to open sights only, no batteries required!

Now that iron sights are not a common OEM option, wonder what that will do to the industry? Or is that more of a straight wall-shotgun only thing?

 

[huntinghuasna]

From what I understand it's all common rifles and cartridges. I listened to a podcast discussing digging out grandpas .30-06 and practicing with open sights. They also discussed various styles of open sights and rifles that still come with open sights.

 

[M118LR]

Guess UTAH doesn't want to spend as much on Search & Rescue. A lot of Old Farts aren't going to be mobile enough to stalk mule deer to within 200 yards in open terrain. Nice podcast. Really emphasized the precision difference between a single plane reticle with magnification and Old fashion irons. Yet Palma Shooters aren't as numerous as they once were? PS the Ruger Guide Gun ( pictured) is just a shorter barreled version of the Alaskan or Safari.

 

[Koda_]

Some states are changing hunting zones to open sights only, no batteries required!

Is this for weapon specific hunt types? Similar to muzzleloader hunts? or are these changes statewide for general season and all controlled tags?

 

[Ol' Red]

That just sounds like the years when I grab the the Savage 99 and Binoculars. Or the Contender.

 

[just mark]

200 yard zero on most 7mms will put you in a deers kill zone to about 300 yards with out adjusting. Beyond that batteries are required for me.