Binoculars while bird hunting…?

[hunting_with_bailey]

Wondering if anyone hunting behind point dogs carry binoculars with you? Especially when chasing grouse and chukar out west….if so, what magnification/objective?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Montana Slim]

I had a shorthair that it was handy to have binos with... sometimes i couldn't quite make out the flushing birds at that distance without them

 

[Montana Slim]

In all seriousness though - I usually carry a pair of 8x30s in a shell pocket on the belt of my vest (Q5). The longer the hike, the less likely I am to take them though - usually opting for more weight in water

 

[Idhunter777]

Wondering if anyone hunting behind point dogs carry binoculars with you? Especially when chasing grouse and chukar out west….if so, what magnification/objective?

Thanks in advance!

I always carry them when grouse hunting in Idaho with my pointer but do not for any other kind of upland game