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Which binos for high country long range hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Country Bumpkin" data-source="post: 1764472" data-attributes="member: 92230"><p>I live and hunt in Idaho. Picking out bucks in brush, in rocks, in timber . . . has become the highlight of my fall. There are times when we might even find a shooter, but we can't stop ourselves from continuing the search . . . it's just so much fun to spot them as they nap.</p><p></p><p>I used to look down my nose at guys looking through Bino's on a tripod ("silly rascals"). When I bought a pair of Leica 15's I quickly realized that I was the limiting factor in the relationship. I used my cheap vortex tripod and, as has been said numerous times, it was a game changer for me.</p><p></p><p>It completely changed the way we hunt. We used to sit and glass off our knees for 15 minutes, quickly "picking apart a hillside". We'd spot a few does, pick up our gear, hike to the next vantage point (which was silly because we could see the next spot just fine but we thought we needed to get different angles or minutely closer). We would hike miles and miles each day during the daylight. During mid-day we'd take naps, play washers, anything to pass the time away when "nothing's moving".</p><p></p><p>Last year we stayed put for anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours picking apart an area before moving on. We couldn't do it any faster because it took that much time to rule out ALL OF THE DEER WE WERE FINDING!!! We have hunted this same area going on ten years and have never found so many deer. Bedded, feeding, thick timber, brushy hillsides, 50/50 snow/earth hillsides..... we found deer everywhere we looked. It was incredible. This fall was a repeat. We both shot nice bucks, I got a 160, he got a 170 (in the most heavily hunted unit in the state).</p><p></p><p>I will NEVER hunt without my tripod and 15's again!! My next investment will be a microlite tripod.</p><p></p><p>My vote would be Leica, I love the rangefinding capability, the clarity is amazing and I get zero eye fatigue. I sometimes take a spotter, but half the time I'm wondering why I'm carrying it. From 1,000 yards and in, I can tell whether or not I'm going to kill that buck with just my binos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Bumpkin, post: 1764472, member: 92230"] I live and hunt in Idaho. Picking out bucks in brush, in rocks, in timber . . . has become the highlight of my fall. There are times when we might even find a shooter, but we can't stop ourselves from continuing the search . . . it's just so much fun to spot them as they nap. I used to look down my nose at guys looking through Bino’s on a tripod (“silly rascals”). When I bought a pair of Leica 15’s I quickly realized that I was the limiting factor in the relationship. I used my cheap vortex tripod and, as has been said numerous times, it was a game changer for me. It completely changed the way we hunt. We used to sit and glass off our knees for 15 minutes, quickly “picking apart a hillside”. We’d spot a few does, pick up our gear, hike to the next vantage point (which was silly because we could see the next spot just fine but we thought we needed to get different angles or minutely closer). We would hike miles and miles each day during the daylight. During mid-day we’d take naps, play washers, anything to pass the time away when “nothing’s moving”. Last year we stayed put for anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours picking apart an area before moving on. We couldn’t do it any faster because it took that much time to rule out ALL OF THE DEER WE WERE FINDING!!! We have hunted this same area going on ten years and have never found so many deer. Bedded, feeding, thick timber, brushy hillsides, 50/50 snow/earth hillsides..... we found deer everywhere we looked. It was incredible. This fall was a repeat. We both shot nice bucks, I got a 160, he got a 170 (in the most heavily hunted unit in the state). I will NEVER hunt without my tripod and 15’s again!! My next investment will be a microlite tripod. My vote would be Leica, I love the rangefinding capability, the clarity is amazing and I get zero eye fatigue. I sometimes take a spotter, but half the time I'm wondering why I'm carrying it. From 1,000 yards and in, I can tell whether or not I'm going to kill that buck with just my binos. [/QUOTE]
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