Anyone Hunting Successfully Wearing Their Glasses?

[1Arrow1Kill]

I wear eye glasses (trifocals), but take them off and put them in my pack once on stand.  Seems the frames are often in my sight picture at full draw.  Also, they often get fogged up when the air cools or when I wear a face mask. They sometimes fog if I'm breathing heavy after a long walk into my stand or when I get excited seeing a shooter coming in.  I don't see as well without them (dah), and I hate moving so much to grab binoculars often to check things out.  Tried contacts, but I need one for close vision and one for long vision.  Anyone else have similar struggles or know tricks that might help me be able to keep my glasses on?   

[mnbwhtr]

I've worn glasses since I've shot and I know where you're coming from. I've tried several anti fogging agents and all have failed. Spraying windex on the lenses and wiping has worked as good as any for me. I also wear facemasks all the time and a open face one leaving my nose and eyes seem to be best. Good luck!

[sneakybow]

I just deal with the fogging, but lasik is my next step.

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[Orion]

Been wearing glasses (progressive lenses) for at least 30 years with no problems.  Sure, they fog up occasionally in cold weather. 
And, they sort of dictate what I can wear to cover my face, or not wear. And they often get water spots or other junk on them.  Just part of the game. I find they aid me in at least one way.  If I see too much of the frame or edge of the lense and/or if I get a blurred vision, it tells me that I haven't turned my head enough toward the target.  Easy to make a quick correction before I release the arrow.

[Gdpolk]

I only hunt wearing glasses.  My eyes don't tolerate contacts so that option is out thanks to naturally dry eyes and allergies.  My head gear is bought specifically to work well with glasses.  My binoculars must be comfortable with glasses.  It's just a limitation to take into account.  Without them I probably couldn't spot a deer in the brush at 30 yards though so to me the limitations that they impart on me are FAR LESS restrictive than not having my glasses at all.

[M60gunner]

I wore glasses for years, then needed bifocals. Wow, what a shock when I tried to shoot let alone hunt. About a week and I dumped them and got two pairs, one for long, one for close. I used a mask but took the chance and left it below my nose so I wouldn’t get the foggy glasses.

[Bowguy67]

I don’t have major issues. I just adjust the way I need to. They’re never in the way that’s for sure. Is your draw correct?

[Roy from Pa]

Yup for long distance when I shoot.

Was having the same problem as 1arrow1kill has with the frame blocking his sight picture, as I anchored at the corner of my mouth.

Discovered if I draw a little further and anchor an inch back from the corner of my mouth, that moves the arrow to the right and lines it up right under my eye, where it should be. DUH....

[1Arrow1Kill]

Thanks Fellas.  Some good information so far.  Glad I'm not alone with the eye glasses issues.  I do have neck stiffness (Some Say I'm stiff-Necked) which prevents me from fully turning my neck left to look squarely at the target.  Probably why I see the edges in my view.  I hate the thought of changing my anchor point after all these years, but I'll give Roy's idea of a deeper anchor a try with the glasses on and see if I can draw, sight and release with my trifocals on.  Old Dog up for Learning Some New Tricks!   

[Friend]

Have done well in the field with glasses.

[Roy from Pa]

OMG, I tried trifocals one time...

I felt like one of them bobble head dolls in the rear window deck of a car on a bumpy country road.

Took them back the next day and got 2 different pair of specs:)

[meathead]

I have a terrible time with bifocals. There is no way I could shoot with them. They drive me nuts. I have single vision lenses that I wear while hunting and shooting. The fogging issue is something I’ve never been able to solve.

[azhunter]

I wear glasses that only have the metal frame at the top of the lens. No problems shooting and I’ve always thought they look better than the ones
with frames all the way around.

[dringge]

I wouldnt be very successful if I didnt wear my glasses. Worn them for most of my life. Contact lenses are better but they seem to get dirty and gum up and aggravate me.

[Red Beastmaster]

My regular glasses are progressive bifocals. Fine for everyday use but impossible to shoot or walk on uneven ground. I actually get nauseous in the woods.

My hunting/shooting glasses are lined bifocals with very low line. No nose pads or I'll look through the hole.

No face mask over my mouth and nose.

[Eric Krewson]

I wear trifocals, I shoot tournaments in them, practice off my deck to targets 16ft below in them and hunt in them, no problems. I do find it absolutely necessary to wear elastic eyeglass straps on them to hold my glasses tight to my nose with no slipping.

[TattooDave]

I’ve noticed in the last year or so, I’m having some accuracy issues. Not sure if I need new glasses or what, but seeing the frames drives me nuts while trying to focus on the target spot. I’ve also been busted hunting from the ground a couple times simply by a slight head movement. I wear transition lenses, and they have a lot of glare on them. I’m pretty sure that glare got me busted a couple times. Now I don’t wear them while on the ground. Kinda sucks though, my eye sight is not great and not getting any better that’s for sure. I seriously thought about eye surgery.   

Tattoo Dave

[huntryx]

Let's put it this way: better I shoot with them than without! This is just one of the things you have to tinker with--I find that the correct frame is half the problem--size, width, etc. And yes, they fog up so I tear a hole in my facemasks so I can breathe without fogging--and then there's the hat issue........

[1Arrow1Kill]

Interesting to read that other's struggles are similar to mine.  I went from face masks to face paint to eliminate the fogging problem. I use unscented baby wipes to remove the face paint after each hunt.  Real men can use baby wipes!  They work great.  I do return to the facemask on really 'cool' days (still hate to admit there are 'COLD' days).  I too cut holes by the mouth in my masks to help prevent fogging.   

Never thought about using an elastic eyeglass strap, but I too find myself pushing my glasses up tight against my face to improve the look at the target.  Thanks Eric Krewson for this great idea,  I'll give it a try. 

I try hard to sit so the sun is at/near my back to prevent the refection issue.  Gotta give mature deer credit, they still do on occasion notice me hiding in my natural lair.  Reflection is a dead giveaway.

I also recently bought expensive frameless glasses hoping they would help with the 'seeing the frame' problem.  The edge of the lens still messes with a clear sight picture though.  The quest to find the best way to keep my glasses on continues . . .

[MIBIGHNTR]

I just started to suspect reflection as a culprit to getting busted this year when hunting on the ground.  I would have deer 20yds or less away and suddenly look right at me even though I was motionless.  Makes sense though, especially since I have large lenses.