Spotting Scope Stand

[79m1a-texas]

Planning a Aoudad hunt early in '16 in West Texas and need a recommendation on a spotting scope stand. Plan on using the Kowa or the Swarovski spotting scope that I use for long range competitions. Will also be carrying a binocular/rangefinger.

 

[blackdog]

Planning a Aoudad hunt early in '16 in West Texas and need a recommendation on a spotting scope stand. Plan on using the Kowa or the Swarovski spotting scope that I use for long range competitions. Will also be carrying a binocular/rangefinger.

Google 'sheep hunting tripod' and you'll get lots of discussions about what tripods would meet your needs. I personally bought a pretty cheap Vanguard from my local Sportsmen's Warehouse for my Oregon sheep hunt. It did the trick but it's certainly not the best quality or the lightest.

 

[squeezenhope]

To give you the best input, one would need to know how you are going to hunt. Most do one of two things, they glass/scope from a vehicle or they strap on a pack and climb to vantage points. I use a pretty heavy Manfrotto around wheels, but my backpacking tripod is a short light weight SLIK. You are on the right track, because a tripod is critical/essential for long distance glassing.

 

[DR 3006]

I have a full size zeiss tripod, lightweight surui carbon fiber(backpacking) and a mid weight manfrotto. all serve me well. if picking just one I think outdoorsmans,manfrotto would be next for me to decide. but am content on what I have, for now