I'm the guy who is pro-spotter for the longer ranges. I created a recent thread on this that you probably read. At two miles or less, binos are the ticket. They are easier to look through than a spotter.
I'm not sure that you need 15xs. If you're hunting elk, I'd potentially go for a 10x42 or maybe 12s. Use a tripod and you should be able to spot elk all day long. Elk are pretty easy to spot and unless you're counting points those binos will be plenty.
I do think there's a lot of value in looking at 2-4 miles but that may not be possible in the area you're wanting to hunt.
Trophy size for elk is not important. being able to tell if he is legal or not is important. Thanks everyone
Ended up with a gen 1 razor spotter. I think it will work great, couldn’t pass on the deal.. Thanks for the input
I went middle of the road and got the 65 angled gen 1 with the WA eyepiece for 725 on eBay. I couldn’t pass it up. It was new not used. I got an antelope hunt this year and a mule deer hunt next year (burning lots of preference points). So it will work great for those too.
Sorry I know there are a lot of these posts out there but Im just trying to get some advice on a specific scenario. If you only glass 2 miles or less (Most of the time no more than a mile) for 90% of what you do. Would you go with 15s or spotter? Thanks