Phone Skope Field Trips: Late Summer Whitetail Scouting
Like many hunters, I enjoy much more than harvesting animals. I like viewing sunrises, sunsets, and everything in between. I especially love watching wildlife. That means many hours without pulling a trigger or releasing an arrow.
When the whitetail season ends, I still find excuses to get outside and watch nature and wildlife. When I do, I rarely hit the fields and woodlots without my Phone Skope adaptor kit. After all, it allows me to capture these wondrous moments by simply combining the kit with my smartphone and optics of choice. It brings the subjects in close, yielding photos and videos I once could only capture with fancy camera equipment.
Phone Skope’s offerings have increased dramatically over the years, allowing you to pair your smartphone with a wide array of optic brands and models. They also offer a universal adapter that works with almost any spotting scope or binoculars. The kits are lightweight, easy to use, and durable.
Scouting
Being a dyed-in-the-wool whitetail hunter means summer scouting on the properties I hunt. While this sometimes entails traversing ridges, draws, and field edges, it mainly involves a lot of sitting – much like the average hunting session. I will set up at or near a popular hunting area and just watch. These sits show me the patterns of deer at various times of the day. And digiscoping allows me to do so at a distance. Weighing in at ounces rather than pounds, my Phone Skope adaptor it is a lightweight and seamless piece of gear.
I recently had such a session on a hot summer day in Texas, and my Phone Skope adaptor kit was not only a helpful tool, but as always, a fun one.
Check out some of the photos from my scouting trip in the Texas hill country.
Location: Central Texas
Optics: Leupold Acadia 10X42 Binoculars
Phone Skope digiscoping kit
Device: iPhone 7S
Note: Phone Skope digiscoping kits come with a snug-fitting case for your smartphone and an adaptor to fit your optic of choice. You can visit PhoneSkope.com and easily build your kit based on the brand and model of your phone and optics.
We all know that current smartphones are equipped with outstanding internal cameras. While they’re no substitute for digital cameras with good zooming operability, these very phones really earn their keep when used along with your favorite optics. If you want to up your scouting game, utilize a Phone Skope adaptor kit, sit back, and record video and still images of the game you pursue – including hit-list bucks, bulls, or anything else you chase.
I highly recommend including these kits on your next hunting or scouting session. The possibilities are limitless in capturing, recording, and sharing your adventures in the field. What are you waiting for?
Disclosure: 1st Light Hunting Journal proudly partners with Phone Skope. We have regularly put their products to the test and strongly recommend them. We wouldn’t be partners with them otherwise. We hope you will add them to your hunting and scouting arsenal.
Based in Texas, Jerald Kopp is President of 1st Light Hunting Journal. His articles cover a variety of topics about hunting and the outdoor lifestyle. Jerald is an avid outdoorsman with deer hunting and whitetails being by far his greatest passion. He was introduced to hunting and fishing at an early age and has been enjoying it for 40+ years. In 2005, he established the Empowerment Outfitter Network (EON) – a faith-based non-profit organization that provides hunting opportunities for disabled and terminally-ill children and youth. When not hunting, he spends his time traveling and enjoying life with Amy, his wife of over 30 years. Jerald and Amy have two adult daughters and a son-in-law.