Last night I proved that "thermal" certainly ain't everything.
I got this pair of foxes an hour apart, and did not actually use the thermal to initially find them.
Once set up, I scan the area, and if nothing is about I sit back, shut my eyes and just tune in to the area, and listen.
There are many and varied sounds that tell many things.
The first (the little vixen) was in milk, and I actually heard her walking along the edge of the lantana.
I slowly swiveled the rifle around to point at the sound, and there she was in the thermal.
How I could hear her walking through in the dark I cannot explain because, I have difficulty understanding what is being said on the television.
But I have heard things like the fox walking,,, many times out bush in the past.
The dog fox was a big old fellah, and again I was sitting with eyes closed and just listening.
What told me of his presence was a couple of ducks that were sitting on the water about two meters out from the bank.
They changed from the usual sounds they make talking to each other, to a totally different sound.
Again, I slowly pointed the rifle in that direction and looked through the scope, and there was the dog standing at the edge of the water looking at the ducks.
So it really helps to attune to your surrounds primarily,,, then use technology.
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I do not fear death itself... Only its inopportune timing!
I've come to realize that,,,,, the two most loving, loyal, and trustworthy females in my entire life were both canines.