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I agree you're looking through the scanner more but I want the best resolution possible (that I can afford) when I'm putting the crosshairs on the animal. If most of your shots are long and you're using the zoom, the first level up drops your scope resolution nearly in half. (640<384, 384<256) I'm using a 384 AGM 2x base thermal handheld to locate the animal. Here in the northeast most of my shots are under 200 yds and any wide open fields are a rarity where I'm at so I'll zoom maybe to 4x. I can see their heat signature fine with my handheld but I'll use my scope (digital night vision) (rifle is next to me mounted on a tripod) to positively ID the animal. This works for me but these guys have been at it far longer than I have so don't put to much faith in what I have to say. Just my two cents. So many of you guys have much better hunting areas than I do, most of mine is fairly close mature wooded terrain. I'd love to see the coyote coming from 500 yards away.

<blockquote data-quote="Don_P" data-source="post: 3381444" data-attributes="member: 68606"><p>I agree you're looking through the scanner more but I want the best resolution possible (that I can afford) when I'm putting the crosshairs on the animal.&nbsp; If most of your shots are long and you're using the zoom, the first level up drops your scope resolution nearly in half. (640&lt;384, 384&lt;256)&nbsp; I'm using a 384 AGM 2x base thermal handheld to locate the animal.&nbsp; Here in the northeast most of my shots are under 200 yds and any wide open fields are a rarity where I'm at so I'll zoom maybe to 4x.&nbsp; I can see their heat signature fine with my handheld but I'll use my scope (digital night vision) (rifle is next to me mounted on a tripod) to positively ID the animal.&nbsp; This works for me but these guys have been at it far longer than I have so don't put to much faith in what I have to say.&nbsp; Just my two cents.&nbsp; So many of you guys have much better hunting areas than I do, most of mine is fairly close mature wooded terrain.&nbsp; I'd love to see the coyote coming from 500 yards away.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Don_P, post: 3381444, member: 68606"] I agree you're looking through the scanner more but I want the best resolution possible (that I can afford) when I'm putting the crosshairs on the animal. If most of your shots are long and you're using the zoom, the first level up drops your scope resolution nearly in half. (640<384, 384<256) I'm using a 384 AGM 2x base thermal handheld to locate the animal. Here in the northeast most of my shots are under 200 yds and any wide open fields are a rarity where I'm at so I'll zoom maybe to 4x. I can see their heat signature fine with my handheld but I'll use my scope (digital night vision) (rifle is next to me mounted on a tripod) to positively ID the animal. This works for me but these guys have been at it far longer than I have so don't put to much faith in what I have to say. Just my two cents. So many of you guys have much better hunting areas than I do, most of mine is fairly close mature wooded terrain. I'd love to see the coyote coming from 500 yards away. [/QUOTE]

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