System and method of locating prey

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a circuit of an optical device, location data corresponding to a physical location of the an optical device;

receiving, at the circuit, prey data corresponding to a position of an animal relative to the an optical device, wherein the prey data includes orientation data and range data corresponding to a range from the optical device to the animal, the range data acquired with a range finder element of the optical device;

automatically determining, via the circuit, a location of the animal relative to the an optical device based on the location data and the prey data; and

generating, via the circuit, a digital map representing the physical location of the optical device and the location of the animal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prey data includes directional data corresponding to a direction and orientation of the an optical device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the orientation data includes incline data corresponding to an incline of the an optical device when the range data was captured.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the location of the animal comprises calculating a distance and direction of the animal relative to the physical location of the an optical device based on the location data and the prey data.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the digital map to a display of the an optical device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein providing the digital map comprises providing a display signal to one of a display of the an optical device and a display of a computing device communicatively coupled to the an optical device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the location data comprises:

retrieving global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinates corresponding to the physical location of the an optical device; and

when GPS data are not available, retrieving location data from a wireless communications network to determine the physical location of the an optical device.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a rifle scope including:

an input to receive location data corresponding to a physical location of the rifle scope;

a laser range finder circuit to determine a range to a target relative to the rifle scope;

a plurality of sensors configured to determine orientation data corresponding to an orientation of the rifle scope; and

a processor coupled to the input, the laser range finder circuit, and the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to determine a physical location of the target relative to the rifle scope based on the range, the orientation data, and the location data, and the processor configured to generate a map including a first marker indicating the physical location of the target relative to the rifle scope.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

a display coupled to the processor; and

wherein the processor is configured to provide the map to the display.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the map further includes a second marker corresponding to the location of the rifle scope.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprises a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a computing device via a communications link.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor transmits the map via the transceiver to the computing device.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the computing device comprises at least one of a smart phone, a laptop, a tablet computer, and an electronic global positioning satellite (GPS) device.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the input is coupled to a global positioning satellite (GPS) circuit to receive the location data.

15. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the orientation data comprises at least one of a directional parameter, an incline parameter, and a cant parameter of the rifle scope.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a gun scope including:

a range finder circuit to determine range data corresponding to a range to an object in a viewing direction of the optical device;

a display;

a circuit coupled to the display and configured to:

receive location data corresponding to a physical location of the gun scope;

receive prey data corresponding to a location of a target relative to the gun scope;

automatically determine a physical location of the target relative to the gun scope in response to the location data and the prey data; and

provide data to the display, the data including a map that includes a directional indicator representing the location of the target relative to the physical location of the gun scope.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the circuit is further configured to:

detect changes in the location data of the gun scope over time; and

automatically update the directional indicator to reflect the changes.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the gun scope includes a global positioning satellite (GPS) circuit coupled to the circuit; and

wherein the circuit is configured to retrieve GPS coordinates from the GPS circuit to determine the location data.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the gun scope comprises a transceiver coupled to the circuit and configured to communicate data related to at least one of the location data and the prey data to a computing device through a communications link.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the gun scope further comprises:

a plurality of orientation sensors including:

a first sensor to determine cant data corresponding to the gun scope;

a second sensor to determine incline data corresponding to the gun scope; and

a third sensor to determine directional data corresponding to the viewing direction of the gun scope; and

wherein the prey data includes at least one of the cant data, the incline data, the directional data and the range data.

21. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the input is configured to receive the location data from the computing device.