ATN Hunting Blog

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ELITE THERMAL SCOPE SERIES

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COMPACT THERMAL IMAGING SCOPE

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MULTISPECTRAL BINOCULARS – 4-in-1

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THERMAL IMAGING CLIP-ON SYSTEM

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Extreme Definition 1280×1024 Thermal Monocular

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THERMAL MONOCULAR

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THERMAL MONOCULAR

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MULTI-FUNCTIONAL THERMAL OPTIC

Transitioning from old school to new hunting technology.

I lined up the front sight so it nestled into the rear sight notch, made sure my shooting position was sound, then settled the front sight on my target. This time it was a 1/2' piece of scrap pipe about 50yds away.

The Eyes Of The Incoming Coyote

The eyes of the incoming coyote glowed brightly under the illumination of my red headlamp, when the coyote got to what I thought was good shooting range of my .17wsm, I brought the ATN X sight 2 up to my eye and found it in the screen.

Beginning of a journey

Just before dark, on my break, I stood at the edge of the parking lot of where I was working. I had been reading magazine articles on predator hunting, about old timers using simple tactics such as lip squeaking to lure in predators.

The Story Of Makiah

Makiah's step father was next to her, guiding her to look through the scope at the incoming coyote..."look through the scope and find it" "I see it" she replied, "you on it?" "yeah"...a couple seconds later "go ahead and take it" followed by a shot and the coyote dropped in its tracks!

BINOX, TRADITIONS, ATN AMBASSADOR LIFE AND MORE

Hunting is just like anything else, maybe we don't understand it, but we have an impression of it until we talk to people who do it. For some people it's a way of life. They grew up that way and they enjoy it. It's a memory you can't buy. People can buy vacations and other things but hunting is something you can't honestly purchase. - Gene Wisnewski

Why Rangefinders Are Important

I think one of the biggest problems with hunting coyotes at night is that it is dark! What a shocker, right? When it's dark, you can't really see anything and it makes judging distance incredibly hard.

Night Vision - Atmospherics and Environment

A comment that we see on a regular basis is, "Can my Thermal/Night Vision see in ______?" Let's dive into the what if's and why not's for each setup and see if this can clear some of the questions and confusion up on the capabilities of each unit.

Coyote Hunting Part 5

So, to keep on pace with this Coyote Hunting series, we have talked a lot about the various stages of a coyotes' life cycle, we have talked about calling sequences and land layouts along with a variety of other topics.

Coyote Hunting Part 4

It's been awhile since we did our coyote hunting series, so I thought we'd take a chance and entertain one of the taboo topics of coyote hunting...The Rules of Coyote Hunting! Let's go.