Optics

Swarovski ATX85 and Kowa 884 Spotting Scopes By: Matt Cashell Any serious western hunter knows the value of a high performance spotting scope.  No other item can save you more...

Kowa Binoculars Matt Cashell Kowa 12X50 SV (center), Kowa Genesis 10.5X44 (right), and Meopta Meostar HD (left) Kowa Company Ltd. Of Japan is a large corporation that...

Meopta Meostar B1 10X42 HD binocular Matt Cashell The 10X42 Meopta Meostar HD As I mentioned in the Spotting Scope review, I hunted for several years with the...

Meopta Meopro 3-9X42 BDC Riflescopeby Matt Cashell In my last article I went over the excellent top-shelf S2 HD 82mm spotter from Meopta. When I received the spotter for evaluation,...

Meopta S2 HD 82mm Spotting Scope by Matt Cashell   The “Big Three” get all the glory when it comes to European Optics. Zeiss, Leica, and Swarovski earned this...

Zen Ray Prime HD 10X42 Binoculars By Matt CashellFor the past few seasons I have been using what I consider the benchmark of hunting binoculars: The Swarovski SLC neu...

Battle of the Big Eyes: Zeiss Diascope 85 tFL and Vortex Razor 85HD: By Matt Cashell Eyepieces: I use a spotting scope for all of my hunting. Over the...

“Extended” Range Riflescope Showdown: By Matt Cashell As I crested the ridge, my hunting partner, Jared, whispered to me, “They’re still there! He’s up and feeding.” I settled behind...

Manfrotto Tripod Head 342RC2 By Robby Denning One of my outfitting clients showed up in camp this year with a joystick tripod head.  While I knew these were on...

Hunting for Photos: by Matt Cashell  The modern backcountry hunter doesn't start hunting on opening day.  For many, opening day is the beginning of the end.  They...