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Data for shooting at higher elevations
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 2243560" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Well admittedly things have ventured a bit off coarse here, and ill take at least some of the responsibility for that.</p><p>First off ive been to pretty much all of the western states both as a hunter and a tourist, so i am very aware of what it looks like out there.</p><p>By and large however you wont be walking around much with the type of equipment required for any type of serious long range hunting, regardless as to where you are or how young you are.</p><p>And admittedly conditions can change during the day which might require a change of location.</p><p>Sun angle being just one of them.</p><p>We have our all day places as well as morning or afternoon places due to sun location.</p><p>As for the method of setting up for a shot, what ever works for you works, and im fine with that.</p><p>But lets not think shooting at steel and hunting will work the same way in realville anywhere you might be.</p><p></p><p>But my question was, (what makes you think its the only way?)</p><p>Frankly, ive never even seen a Kestral, let alone try one.</p><p>Nor do i know anybody who does use one, and that includes some very good shooters.</p><p>As i recall early on they were just a device for reading wind speed at the location you are standing at the time.</p><p>But obviously they now include other information as well as giving the wind speed at the location you are standing.</p><p>Some rangefinders today offer the same features, except for the wind speed at the location you are standing.</p><p>Some very successful L/R hunters adapt an old I phone to include a program for obtaining all that and that works well also.</p><p>Except of coarse for the wind speed at the location you are standing.</p><p>And of coarse there are still a few of us left who feel that by having a good click chart along for the gun, and maybe sending a sighter shot over there will still get it done also.</p><p>And we wont really need to know what the wind speed is where were standing.</p><p>Of coarse the PA hunters will be sitting not standing.</p><p>Either looking thru very good glasses on a tripod, or while shooting from their bench.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 2243560, member: 12443"] Well admittedly things have ventured a bit off coarse here, and ill take at least some of the responsibility for that. First off ive been to pretty much all of the western states both as a hunter and a tourist, so i am very aware of what it looks like out there. By and large however you wont be walking around much with the type of equipment required for any type of serious long range hunting, regardless as to where you are or how young you are. And admittedly conditions can change during the day which might require a change of location. Sun angle being just one of them. We have our all day places as well as morning or afternoon places due to sun location. As for the method of setting up for a shot, what ever works for you works, and im fine with that. But lets not think shooting at steel and hunting will work the same way in realville anywhere you might be. But my question was, (what makes you think its the only way?) Frankly, ive never even seen a Kestral, let alone try one. Nor do i know anybody who does use one, and that includes some very good shooters. As i recall early on they were just a device for reading wind speed at the location you are standing at the time. But obviously they now include other information as well as giving the wind speed at the location you are standing. Some rangefinders today offer the same features, except for the wind speed at the location you are standing. Some very successful L/R hunters adapt an old I phone to include a program for obtaining all that and that works well also. Except of coarse for the wind speed at the location you are standing. And of coarse there are still a few of us left who feel that by having a good click chart along for the gun, and maybe sending a sighter shot over there will still get it done also. And we wont really need to know what the wind speed is where were standing. Of coarse the PA hunters will be sitting not standing. Either looking thru very good glasses on a tripod, or while shooting from their bench. [/QUOTE]
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