Field Notes

Hunt-tested.
Written by hunters.

Reading Thermal: What the Colors on Your Screen Actually Mean

A practical guide to thermal palettes, what each one does, and when to use them in the field.

What you need to know about hog hunting with thermal across Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina.

A practical setup guide for getting your thermal weapon sight on the rail, dialed in, and ready for the field.

A working hunter's breakdown of when thermal beats night vision, when it doesn't, and why most hog hunters end up running both.

Six nights, three operators, two ranches, 4,200 acres. We ran the Merlin hard in working-ranch conditions outside Cotulla. Here is what we learned.