From morning until noon, I use the 8.5. You're picking up moving game at that time. After noon, the game is usually bedded down. Movement is much less, and you're starting to break down shaded hillsides for small parts of deer. That's when higher power, quality glass, shines. I use 15 x 56 Vortex Kaibabs for that.
If anything, I'd for sure pick up a quality tripod. You'll see so much more game, and become less fatigued from holding your glass.
From morning until noon, I use the 8.5. You're picking up moving game at that time. After noon, the game is usually bedded down. Movement is much less, and you're starting to break down shaded hillsides for small parts of deer. That's when higher power, quality glass, shines. I use 15 x 56 Vortex Kaibabs for that.
If anything, I'd for sure pick up a quality tripod. You'll see so much more game, and become less fatigued from holding your glass.
From morning until noon, I use the 8.5. You're picking up moving game at that time. After noon, the game is usually bedded down. Movement is much less, and you're starting to break down shaded hillsides for small parts of deer. That's when higher power, quality glass, shines. I use 15 x 56 Vortex Kaibabs for that.
If anything, I'd for sure pick up a quality tripod. You'll see so much more game, and become less fatigued from holding your glass.
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So I'm primarily a MI bowhunter. Only do a little bit of rifle hunting now and nothing that ever requires viewing beyond 150 yards. This fall i will be headed to Idaho for a rifle elk hunt. It's DIY but with a buddy from MI that now lives out there the last few years. He is prepping me to expect lots and lots and lots of glassing and then some more glassing. Could be looking anywhere from 100 yards to a mile. Also we will be hauling pretty far in 7-9 miles off nearest road so weight is...[unable to retrieve full-text content]
So I'm primarily a MI bowhunter. Only do a little bit of rifle hunting now and nothing that ever requires viewing beyond 150 yards. This fall i will be headed to Idaho for a rifle elk hunt. It's DIY but with a buddy from MI that now lives out there the last few years. He is prepping me to expect lots and lots and lots of glassing and then some more glassing. Could be looking anywhere from 100 yards to a mile. Also we will be hauling pretty far in 7-9 miles off nearest road so weight is...