I've had the Athlon Midas G2 12x50's for about a month now and they are better than my Nikon Monarch 5's - 10x42's (ED glass). I like them and will keep them. I think they are great mid-grade 12x binos.
I've never had my camp messed with in the border units, but every year I hear a few stories of theft. A few trail cameras focused on camp wouldn't be a bad idea.
For most hiking and hunting I've been using the wide Merrell Moab Mid's in ventilator and waterproofs. With good merino wool socks, these Merrell's get me down to around freezing while hiking around.
Hey, new guy to Rokslide from AZ. Hope to learn and to pass some learned information along. I have hunted for approximately 15 years in AZ and AK. Also love to fish.
Had a great mixed bag catch out of San Diego on the New Lo-An the second week of August. Caught Bluefin, Yellowfin, Yellowtail, and Durado. Added a few pics.
I've killed 2 Bull Elk and 1 Cow elk with my Tikka 300 WSM using the Barnes VOR-TX 165 TTSX. The round grouped just under MOA in my gun. The bullet seemed to be more impressive with blood trails on my 200+ yards shots than on my 35-yard shot.