I would hold off and save a bit more if you're wanting something of decent quality. A cheap price is usually soured by poor quality in the long run. Goes for a lot of things. Thermal you most definitely get what you pay for though. There's plenty of guys on here that are very experienced with thermal and I would imagine they would agree. The base model pulsar handhelds are about the starting point of acceptable thermal.

Good to know, thanks. Well I guess it will have to wait for now. Im right in the middle of buying another tractor.

We had the new Pulsar handheld out over the weekend..
Pretty good unit

Just FYI, I purchased a TK about a month ago. Was not impressed at all. I sent it back a week later. At 30 yards I could make out a raccoon. At 50 yards I could still see movement but if it stopped it looked like everything else in the background. I tried all the different settings and and really could not get good clarity or resolution. Past 50 yards all I could see was if a blob went running by nothing standing still. At 100, good luck, could not make out anything at all.

Out again with the Pulsar LD19S last week. It's not a high-end unit, but my overall impression is pretty good. We hunt a combination of pastures and wooded areas. We spotted a couple of groups of hogs several hundred yards out in a pasture. They were moving away and we couldn't get into position for a shot, but without the Pulsar unit we wouldn't have even known they were there. We're noticing some trends in hog movement that might help us better position ourselves in the future. We didn't have a clue about some of this previously.

In another spot, we staked out a position along a small seasonal creek that runs through part of the property. We have a pig pipe and motion light there. We shot a 250# boar one night that had been showing up on camera. The next night, nothing came to the pipe and light, but while we were there we identified two separate hogs that traveled along the other side of the creek but kept going. If we decide that's a trend, we'll move our position to better intercept those pigs in the future.

Overall, the Pulsar LD19S is not a super high resolution, long range hog identifying machine, but it does provide enough useful information to justify the purchase in my opinion.

That sure changes the game.

Like everything they say buy once cry once. Buy $700 -800 no good when really needed 1200-1600.

I seem to have a better tk unit. In a fairly open field I can see deer at 300yrds. I can identify them at 150. I've counted individual pigs in a herd at 150. I've watched a feeder at 80yrds and could tell 2 rabbits were playing and eating. I could only tell by there movement but enough to let me know they were rabbits. Picture is not great don't get me wrong but you will know the animal is there. $600 is a little much but if you can get one under $400 you will be ok. I'd be happy to show my tk unit to someone if interested and not to far away. Bought mine used under $300. I can't afford $2000 for a decent thermal.
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