Back Up Binos Help

[mh1]

Hey, my wife and son are both getting into deer hunting and I need to get another set of binos for them to use during deer season. My son hunts with me and my wife hunts with one of our daughters in a different blind. This will be the first year that she will be hunting without me in the blind with her so I need to get another set of binos for her to use. I currently have a set of Maven C.1 10x42s. I could have my wife use my 10x42s and I could get a set of 12x50s or 15x56s that I could use during deer season but would also be another option of optics for when I go out west to hunt elk or mule deer.

For the guys with those bigger binos, what are your thoughts? Get a bigger set of binos because I already have a pair of 10x42s or just get another set of the 10x42s? If I should get a bigger set of binos, what size would you recommend?

More about my hunting...I usually hunt of out of raised blinds during deer season, hunting the transition between large crop fields and pockets of timber/CRP. I'm getting more and more into archery elk hunting but also would like to do other mountain hunting, including mule deer. I do have a Maven 15-45x65 spotting scope too.

 

[farmermail]

I have 10', 12's, and 15's. 15 power is not good for me hiking around, to hard to hold stable. 12 power is max for me. 15x56 is really handy from a truck or set up on a tripod at a glassing spot, then use 10's or 12's for the walk abouts or stalking. I consistently use 10's for most glassing when out and about.

 

[kcm2]

I'd get some 8x30 or 8x32 binos. My 10x42 Kahles binos work for me farther than I typically want to walk. it's one thing to see them there, it's quite another to get there on foot before they've moved to another zip code......particularly on public land hunting.

 

[rookieforever33]

Since you already have a spotter you probably wouldn't get much use out of a set of higher power binos. The girls my appreciate the smaller 8x32s in their hands. That size is also great for the glove compartment of your vehicle in the offcseason.

 

[Kurts86]

15x56 binoculars off a tripod out west are amazing but from a deer blind the field of view and hand shake would make them borderline unusable.

15x binos are a completely different tool than a spotting scope and in no way does one replace another. 15x binoculars are a tool for finding game and a spotting scope is a tool to take a closer look at game that’s already spotted

For a deer blind I would be looking at 8x or even 6.5x binoculars and focusing on field of view.

 

[mh1]

Thanks for the help here. I thought when I had the opportunity to get another set of binos, I'd look at a bigger pair even if they don't perfectly fit my whitetail hunting but I can see how some smaller ones could be good for my wife so it sounds like 8xs are probably the way to go. I'll check into them.

 

[Hnthrdr]

8x42 for archery 12x42 for muzzy/rifle/scouting & small spotter for rifle hunts / scouting

 

[blackpowder72]

I like 10x for hunting smaller to carry. 12x for pickup.