{"id":1748,"date":"2017-05-02T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/intern\/sportsoptics\/hunting\/en\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2020-02-05T09:30:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T09:30:54","slug":"reliable-hunting-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/reliable-hunting-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliable Hunting Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The miracle of nature through the lens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For me, there is no typical hunting family tradition and I was not educated in hunting as a child. I just had a couple of friends who took me to a farm in the region, and they just happened to hunt there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the first prey, I caught hunting fever. Only then can you understand other hunters. Over time, my hunting passion has increased. But more than anything else I wanted to be outside as often as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a photographer, nature is part of my life. For the past five years I have had the opportunity to hunt and work\u00a0for the most well-known giants of the outdoors branch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1753\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/?attachment_id=1753\" class=\"wp-image-1753 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/AustinThomas_tree-640x640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Hunting is much more than shooting game. It is about the experience, where it leads you, and with whom you share it.<\/p><cite>Austin Thomas (24 years)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" width=\"1254\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch-600x287.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch-640x306.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Wei\u00dfwedelhirsch-1200x574.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Each week I am outside between four and six days \u2013 for hunting or shooting pictures. Most often I go after white tailed deer or turkey.\u00a0The shy white tailed deer has become a real obsession of mine\u00a0because it\u2019s the game species that is the most difficult to hunt in the Midwest. It is less about the prey than about the hunting experience itself. You can\u2019t forget it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> You look for trips in the summer; look through your still hunt pictures; think about where you could best build a perch; check the wind conditions; and pay attention to all of the small details that play a major role in the world of the white tailed deer. Which tricks do you use to eliminate your own scent because\u00a0the white tail deer will get wind of you if you can\u2019t command the game of the winds. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1755\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide-600x311.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide-640x332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide-1200x622.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Terra_wide.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>I am a real nerd when it comes to equipment.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am infatuated with reliable equipment which can also take a beating and can be counted upon when it matters. An excellent hunting scope is essential for me. Whether that is for observing the velvety white tail deer in the summer or being able to distinguish between the mature animals from the young ones in the twilight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think ZEISS represents the culture of hunting in the correct manner and offers the best glass in the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t have any dreams for the future. Only goals. And they are simple: I want to enjoy the small things outside in nature. When I am old and wise I would like to look back on my life and see that\u00a0hunting and the experience with nature helped me to become the man that I am.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/ZEISS_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1756\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/ZEISS_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/?attachment_id=1756\" class=\"wp-image-1756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/ZEISS_1.jpg 800w, 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