New Binoculars, spotting scope, or both...

[hereinaz]

Great points by @hereinaz and @Jake Larsen.

I spend 4 months in the southern whitetail woods, and two weeks out west roughly a year and the argument to upgrade binos keeps getting stronger. At least I can convince myself, I am giving myself the best chance to see critters ( to one of your points - cant kill what you cant see)

my wallet hates rokslide. Let us know what you decide OP!

Seriously, before the western hunt, save up and buy a used pair of alpha glass, with the plan to sell them after the hunt for what you paid. I've done that at least 3 times with the same 554 Kowa spotter over the years. That's in addition to all the buying and selling from season to season that I do. Even losing a hundred bucks or so is less than renting them.

The problem with that plan is, you won't sell them...

 

[Jake Larsen]

Seriously, before the western hunt, save up and buy a used pair of alpha glass, with the plan to sell them after the hunt for what you paid. I've done that at least 3 times with the same 554 Kowa spotter over the years. That's in addition to all the buying and selling from season to season that I do. Even losing a hundred bucks or so is less than renting them.

The problem with that plan is, you won't sell them...

Can’t agree more.

A pair of alpha glass binos mounted on a good tripod may be the single most important piece of gear on a western hunt. I grew up in the west hunting walk and glass style. When I got my first tripod and set of SLC HDs, I had been big game hunting for 12 years. It kills me to think back to all the animals I walked by and never even knew were there over the years.


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[hereinaz]

Can’t agree more.

A pair of alpha glass binos mounted on a good tripod may be the single most important piece of gear on a western hunt. I grew up in the west hunting walk and glass style. When I got my first tripod and set of SLC HDs, I had been big game hunting for 12 years. It kills me to think back to all the animals I walked by and never even knew were there over the years.


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I am convinced part of it is because glass has a way to commit you to sit down and just watch more. It has a way to focus the mind.

Agree, the animals are there, you just need to see them.