Nouns that always need a plural verb
Some nouns are always followed by plural verbs. Examples are: binoculars, scissors, spectacles, glasses, knickers, pyjamas, tongs, shears, trousers etc. Note that it is wrong to say ‘a binocular’ or ‘a spectacle’. If the singular aspect is to be expressed use the expression ‘a pair of’. Examples are: a pair of trousers, a pair of tongs etc.

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With all due respects.

BH63

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Have we not concluded that binoculars are handheld optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device and usually having prisms to increase magnifying ability?

No mate, we haven't

I use a pair of Leica Ultravids 10x30. They will fit in your shirt pocket, no problems.

I gave a pair of Leica Geovids to Mike Kibble as a tip after my first hunt with him....they are bloody useful for him........much more than for a client...

This is like arguing which rifle caliber is best, lol. I carry 10x42 for scouting. When on track and getting close to a shooting situation its a different matter especially with dangerous game. That is one of the many times the PH gets to earn his pay by relying on his judgment as to whether to take an animal or not.

Put me in the "less is more" column. I carry 8X20 Zeiss. They fit in my shirt pocket and are out of the way but are handy when there is stuff to see while you are out tracking.
When we get on the buff my binos are put away. If I am going to second guess my PH on buff, I need a new PH.

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Originally posted by Tim Vining:
This is like arguing which rifle caliber is best, lol. I carry 10x42 for scouting. When on track and getting close to a shooting situation its a different matter especially with dangerous game. That is one of the many times the PH gets to earn his pay by relying on his judgment as to whether to take an animal or not.

Actually the original post was about which of two different binocs already in my possession would be best, not what is your favorite binocular (although I certainly enjoy reading other hunters "favorites").

Good Hunting,

BH63

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Originally posted by Blacktailer:
If I am going to second guess my PH on buff, I need a new PH.

Not a question of 2d guessing, but more a case of two pairs of eyes are better than one, when scanning an entire herd of buff. PH's aren't mindreaders and they may not know that the client may prefer a wider spread, with a nice droop, over a better boss and less droop. With buff horns there are an almost infinite variation of horns.

BH63

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Originally posted by BuffHunter63:

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Originally posted by Blacktailer:
If I am going to second guess my PH on buff, I need a new PH.

Not a question of 2d guessing, but more a case of two pairs of eyes are better than one, when scanning an entire herd of buff. PH's aren't mindreaders and they may not know that the client may prefer a wider spread, with a nice droop, over a better boss and less droop. With buff horns there are an almost infinite variation of horns.

BH63

That's what you talk about before the hunt. My PH already knows what I'm interested in.
When we are in the herd I'm on the sticks with the safety off.

Yes, Binoculars are fun and you can see lots more with them. They magnify. I get it.

When I was younger I did it differently but now I sure as hell leave the binoculars in the Bakki when I am going for a buffalo, along with my knife and the sling and any other piece of junk that I've got on me including gloves.

I think the PH gets a chuckle sometimes out of the hunter from the city with his binoculars, knife, camera and range finder and yuppie gloves, pretending he's the real deal and asking the PH rhetorical questions about the bulls in the herd.

I like to to keep my place , be alert and in the moment, soak everything up and do as I'm told. I don't carry anything that that I don't absolutely need to put the bullet in the heart the second I'm told to shoot.

I've guided my share of hunters over the years. Real hunters aren't hard to size up, with or without binocs, knives, etc. Doesn't take long either.

The original question was first answered by a PH and if I am not mistaken the PH the original poster will be hunting with. As usual the conversation devolves to something else, like if you do not hunt my way you are doing it wrong.

Over the years I have come to believe hunt however you want as long as it does not endanger the PH, trackers, etc.

Personally I like to prepare,such two weeks ago I went on a 26 mile hike, next weekend it will be 28 miles in the Ozarks. I also become familiar with all of my equipment. I also hunt with an iron sighted double.

But now I find out since I carry binoculars, a camera, and a knife (the knife I have carried since I was 10 even in school) my PH is laughing at me behind my back. All this time I thought it was my funny jokes. I even carry a GPS at times, the horror of horrors.

I can definitely remedy that. This is me in my new safari kit. High Speed Low drag. No more silly discussions about boots, pants, shirts, rifles, ammo, single trigger or double trigger, binoculars, cameras, 4457's, or anything else. It took plenty of sit ups for me to get in this shape. I should blend right in in the Congo rainforest next month.




Wait, I am probably using the wrong knife.

And Lindon since you posted on this thread earlier I bet you are glad when we hunted together I was using my old kit.

Mike, That is a good post! You made my day with a good chuckle. Thanks, Brian

I just realized there are no pockets in my loin cloth. No pockets, therefore no wallet, therefore no tips. Another problem solved!!!

Eventually I wound up with 8x30 Swarovskis for game viewing but not on any stalk.

Never saw the need for hunting or stalking buff with them. Too easy to get hung up on something. But you could carry them in your waistband if not too fat.

But then I figured the point was to get scary close to buff. No need for range finders or binoculars much less shooting sticks.

Mike,

That's funny! I carry all of that stuff too, and a compact camera in my shirt pocket.

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Originally posted by MikeBurke:
I just realized there are no pockets in my loin cloth. No pockets, therefore no wallet, therefore no tips. Another problem solved!!!

Over 11 Safaris I tried everything from the Swaro 10x42 down to the Leica mini. I have settled on either the Swaro EL 8x32 or an old pair of Zeiss 8x30 like Faisal uses. However, I usually leave them in the truck when following a Buffalo or Elephant track. That is close up work.

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Originally posted by BEGNO:
Over 11 Safaris I tried everything from the Swaro 10x42 down to the Leica mini. I have settled on either the Swaro EL 8x32 or an old pair of Zeiss 8x30 like Faisal uses. However, I usually leave them in the truck when following a Buffalo or Elephant track. That is close up work.

Butch,

Not many of us get as close as you. It is always a good idea to leave your binoculars when wrestling buffalo. They could easily be broken on impact.

With binocs, just like with all other hunting equipment, the timing is what is important.

Knowing when to glass and when to shoot are just part of hunting.

On my last safari, I was the one who spotted the bull elephant that I wound up killing. That bull had perfectly symmetrical ivory of just under 60 lbs a side. And my PH, was probably one of the best elephant hunters around at that time. He killed his first two elephants when he was about 16, on a solo hunt, and had even been tossed by an irate cow, that he managed to kill by firing straight though the bottom of her jaw with his .505 Gibbs.

When hunting, with a PH or not, you just never know who will see what.

But to each his own.

BH63

I keep my binos with me as I want to see what the PH is looking at. In the thick stuff, if you are hunting dugga boys, they seem to hang together and if looking through thick stuff the binos are much needed. To each their own.

That is where this one came out of.


This one came out of this stuff. My binos made it so I could see where to shoot. There were two right together and Thierry wanted me to take that certain one. Tough to see with just the naked eye.


Yep- Binos help! At least for me.

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Originally posted by MikeBurke:

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Originally posted by BEGNO:
Over 11 Safaris I tried everything from the Swaro 10x42 down to the Leica mini. I have settled on either the Swaro EL 8x32 or an old pair of Zeiss 8x30 like Faisal uses. However, I usually leave them in the truck when following a Buffalo or Elephant track. That is close up work.

Butch,

Not many of us get as close as you. It is always a good idea to leave your binoculars when wrestling buffalo. They could easily be broken on impact.

iPhone to take pictures and video for me.

Mike

Pegleg,

Good advice and great pics. Congratulations on a nice buff - taken up close in the thick stuff!

BH63