Thermal scopes have revolutionized the way hunters hunt. Thermal scopes have within the last 5 years come down in price significantly come down in price to make it affordable for everyday hunters. These advanced optics utilize infrared technology to detect heat signatures emitted by objects, animals, people or anything that has a heat signature. The beauty of thermal scopes is that it gives people the ability to see in total darkness, fog, smoke, or other conditions where traditional daytime scopes and night vision scopes fail. Additionally, thermal devices can pick up heat signatures through corn fields, grass fields and through brush. Thermal scopes can be used in any light environment. This means that users can effectively track targets with a heat signature or observe their surroundings during the day or night without the need of any type of source of light. Thermal scopes are highly effective for hunting, observation, search and rescue, surveillance, military applications, law enforcement applications where visibility in adverse conditions is crucial. Some of the most well known manufactures in this space include AGM, Pulsar, N-Vision, ATN, Bering Optics and many more.Thermal scopes come in various size of objectives starting with a 19mm objective and going all the way up to a 75mm objective. Additionally, thermal scopes have the ability to record, Wi-Fi, bluetooth as well as a laser range finder. The best part of thermal scopes is the price. What was once known as one of the most expensive systems to purchase has made it more affordable. The least expensive thermal scope on the market starts at $700 and goes up to $9500. There is a thermal scope for every budget which makes it more affordable then buying a night vision scope.