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<blockquote data-quote="jimss" data-source="post: 1559929" data-attributes="member: 66919"><p>I'd have to agree that a high dollar tripod plus tripod head is definitely worth every penny. I sheep and mtn goat hunt on a regular basis and would much rather have binos around my neck plus a spotter on tripod. It's nearly impossible to field judge rams, billies, bucks, and bulls at long range with 15x binos.</p><p></p><p>I seldom use binos on a tripod...even though it may be more steady. If I'm spotting and stalking it's a lot easier having binos around my neck that I'm constantly glassing while hiking. I'm often glassing every couple minutes with binos around my neck and carry my spotting scope attached to tripod so it's ready to go. I can always place my binos on top of my spotting scope on my tripod. The other nice thing about carrying a spotter on a tripod is I have a steady rest for shooting when hunting in tall grass or areas where I can't shoot from prone position.</p><p></p><p>In most units in Alaska a FC+ ram with 8+ rings is legal and I would definitely want the highest power available to determine this. Also, when a 8 3/4" billy is good and a 9 1/2" billy is a whopper it's pretty tough to judge the difference with 15 or even 20x binos! I prefer a quality spotting scope for field judging muley bucks, elk, and antelope in the West. It would likely be tough determining if a pronghorn buck has 6 4/8" or 7" bases, 5 1/2 or 6" prongs, and 15 or 15 1/2" long horns at a 1/2 mile away with 15 or 20x binos….. or a muley buck has 2 or 3" brow tines and other tine lengths....etc...etc!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">I'd likely have to stalk a lot closer to judge the same lengths and measurements with binos vs a spotting scope. </span></span></span>I'm not sure how many miles I've saved myself hiking using a spotting scope rather than a 15 or 20x binos. <span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">There's no way I would want to lug around both sets unless hunting from a vehicle or setting up in an area to glass from 1 spot for hours.</span></span></span></div><p></p><p>High power binocs may be just the ticket for "finding" coues deer in AZ when you are glassing thick brush from a distance all day long but for field judging those little buggers! Even for coues it may be worth carrying 2 sets...high power binos plus spotter?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimss, post: 1559929, member: 66919"] I'd have to agree that a high dollar tripod plus tripod head is definitely worth every penny. I sheep and mtn goat hunt on a regular basis and would much rather have binos around my neck plus a spotter on tripod. It's nearly impossible to field judge rams, billies, bucks, and bulls at long range with 15x binos. I seldom use binos on a tripod...even though it may be more steady. If I'm spotting and stalking it's a lot easier having binos around my neck that I'm constantly glassing while hiking. I'm often glassing every couple minutes with binos around my neck and carry my spotting scope attached to tripod so it's ready to go. I can always place my binos on top of my spotting scope on my tripod. The other nice thing about carrying a spotter on a tripod is I have a steady rest for shooting when hunting in tall grass or areas where I can't shoot from prone position. In most units in Alaska a FC+ ram with 8+ rings is legal and I would definitely want the highest power available to determine this. Also, when a 8 3/4" billy is good and a 9 1/2" billy is a whopper it's pretty tough to judge the difference with 15 or even 20x binos! I prefer a quality spotting scope for field judging muley bucks, elk, and antelope in the West. It would likely be tough determining if a pronghorn buck has 6 4/8" or 7" bases, 5 1/2 or 6" prongs, and 15 or 15 1/2" long horns at a 1/2 mile away with 15 or 20x binos….. or a muley buck has 2 or 3" brow tines and other tine lengths....etc...etc! [LEFT][SIZE=14px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)]I'd likely have to stalk a lot closer to judge the same lengths and measurements with binos vs a spotting scope. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]I'm not sure how many miles I've saved myself hiking using a spotting scope rather than a 15 or 20x binos. [SIZE=14px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)]There's no way I would want to lug around both sets unless hunting from a vehicle or setting up in an area to glass from 1 spot for hours.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] High power binocs may be just the ticket for "finding" coues deer in AZ when you are glassing thick brush from a distance all day long but for field judging those little buggers! Even for coues it may be worth carrying 2 sets...high power binos plus spotter? [/QUOTE]
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