Gatorgrizz27
WKR
I currently run Zeiss Conquest HD 10x42’s with a bino adapter, which are all I need for my general hunting here in FL. We hunted elk in CO this year and I was able to clearly see cows out past a mile. Getting out around two miles, I was only able to tell which were bulls when they were silhouetted on the ridge line.
I probably wouldn’t carry more than those binos for elk, but I do plan to hunt aoudad, mule deer, caribou, and black bears, I’ll likely never get to go on an unguided sheep hunt where I’m judging full curls. It’s not going to be practical for me to own 8,10,12,15x binos, and 65 and 85mm spotters, and we generally backpack in so weight is a major concern.
I understand that guys are using 15x binos to find game and spotters to judge game, but I’m looking for a bit of both. I’m not going to pass up a buck because he is 10” smaller than I’d like, but I do need to be able to see more detail than 10x binos provide, and don’t know if 15’s will be a massive difference.
My primary hunting parter also carries 10x binos and will buy a spotter at some point as well, so one of us carrying a scope and one carrying bigger binos seems ideal. The Zeiss Conquest 15x56’s and 65mm Diascope are both around $1,500 and close in weight with the binos being slightly heavier.
The other cheap/light option is the Zeiss tripler on my 10x binos for taking a quick look, but I’m not sure if it provides a clear enough image to be useful or is more of a gimmick. It wouldn’t be used for looking through over any length of time and I understand the exit pupil will be very small.
If you guys were wanting to add one of them to your setup for all around hunting, which would it be? Thanks.
I probably wouldn’t carry more than those binos for elk, but I do plan to hunt aoudad, mule deer, caribou, and black bears, I’ll likely never get to go on an unguided sheep hunt where I’m judging full curls. It’s not going to be practical for me to own 8,10,12,15x binos, and 65 and 85mm spotters, and we generally backpack in so weight is a major concern.
I understand that guys are using 15x binos to find game and spotters to judge game, but I’m looking for a bit of both. I’m not going to pass up a buck because he is 10” smaller than I’d like, but I do need to be able to see more detail than 10x binos provide, and don’t know if 15’s will be a massive difference.
My primary hunting parter also carries 10x binos and will buy a spotter at some point as well, so one of us carrying a scope and one carrying bigger binos seems ideal. The Zeiss Conquest 15x56’s and 65mm Diascope are both around $1,500 and close in weight with the binos being slightly heavier.
The other cheap/light option is the Zeiss tripler on my 10x binos for taking a quick look, but I’m not sure if it provides a clear enough image to be useful or is more of a gimmick. It wouldn’t be used for looking through over any length of time and I understand the exit pupil will be very small.
If you guys were wanting to add one of them to your setup for all around hunting, which would it be? Thanks.
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