What's the best thermal monocular for hunting in heavy brush and timber??

borrowed my cousin's $5k thermal thinking it would be magic but spent whole morning watching squirrels and wondering if that blob 40 yards away was a deer or just another heated up tree trunk

Thermals are basically pay-to-win for hunting now. Guys with money stack deer while rest of us freeze our asses off hoping something walks by

Been running thermal for 3 seasons now in alabama swamps. Game changer once you learn to read the images. But yeah thick stuff is completely different than open field hunting most guys do

Neighbor probably hunting field edges or food plots if hes stacking up bucks with thermal. Dense woods still requires woodsmanship even with technology. Thermal just helps confirm what you already suspected

Started using AGM Global Vision Taipan Monocular last season after researching endlessly and it handles vegetation better than expected. The 50mm lens makes huge difference penetrating through branches compared to smaller objectives even if unit costs more

Keep extra batteries inside your jacket against your body heat. Learned that trick ice fishing and works perfect for keeping thermal batteries alive when its stupid cold outside

Seeing guys on instagram posting thermal footage of deer at 2am talking about "scouting." Sure buddy, totally not spotlighting with extra steps. Whole thing feels sketchy even if technically legal

The key factor most people miss is microbolometer resolution which determines how fine the thermal detail is. Higher resolution means better chance of identifying animals through vegetation clutter versus just seeing warm blobs everywhere

Pressured deer in thick cover gonna bust you regardless of thermal. They hear you coming, smell you, feel ground vibration. Thermal helps but woodsmanship still matters more

Recently switched to the RIX Pocket K2 for archery hunting in river bottoms and the compact size lets me glass without all the movement bigger units require. Image isn't as crisp as premium models but way better than nothing in thick stuff

public land warriors spending mortgage payments on thermals to shoot the same forkhorns they could pattern with $50 trail cam. hunting industry got yall brainwashed into gear worship

Most guys using thermal wrong anyway. Its not for finding deer to shoot right then, its for patterning movement and learning property. Changes entire scouting game when you see where deer actually travel vs where you think they do

Michigan winter destroyed two thermals already. Moisture gets inside during temperature swings and electronics just give up. Now i baby mine like newborn child and it still acts sketchy below 20 degrees

Get ready for sticker shock. Decent thermal costs more than most guys' entire hunting setup. But if you hunt enough to justify it, completely changes success rates

Youtube gear reviewers getting free $8k thermals then telling you its "essential gear for serious hunters." Meanwhile they're hunting high fence ranches with feeders running. Zero credibility for real world woods hunting