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Re: New to Binos
[Re: gcr0003]
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11/06/18 11:55 PM
11/06/18 11:55 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 15,950 Brierfield
Beadlescomb
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Out west I could see a need for binoculars but never in my 30 years on this earth have i ever needed a pair of binoculars while hunting.
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/07/18 12:04 AM
11/07/18 12:04 AM
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Joined: Feb 2008
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kodiak06
Booner
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Booner
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Out west I could see a need for binoculars but never in my 30 years on this earth have i ever needed a pair of binoculars while hunting. Hunting down there I've found several deer bedded in clearcut I couldn't see with my eyes. With that said, I've hunted without binos more than i have with down south. Here, if I forget my binos, I'll only hunt timber. I think that's happened once in the last 8yrs.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/07/18 07:00 AM
11/07/18 07:00 AM
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Posts: 17,922 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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Out west I could see a need for binoculars but never in my 30 years on this earth have i ever needed a pair of binoculars while hunting. Wait until your eyes go in the crapper like mine and you will appreciate the value of a good binocular when hunting the woods in Alabama. When I'm sitting on a big field, they are a must have as I can barely see a deer at 300 yards in daylight, not to mention when the sun is setting.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: gcr0003]
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11/07/18 08:04 AM
11/07/18 08:04 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
Joined: Jan 2011
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N. Bama
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Well I guess if you're a brown it's down hunter then no you don't need binos down here
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/07/18 08:05 AM
11/07/18 08:05 AM
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mman
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8 point
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Out west I could see a need for binoculars but never in my 30 years on this earth have i ever needed a pair of binoculars while hunting. Are you serious or just trying to get a reaction??? Either you don't hunt cutover or you are missing a lot of deer. My son, who has the best vision of anyone I know (20/10), who can spot a bedded deer in a thicket, always has a pair of binos with him while hunting. I guess if you are in the "if it's brown, it's down" club, then they may lose a little important, but to judge a deer at distance or in low light conditions, they are vitally important.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: Powpow65]
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11/07/18 08:15 AM
11/07/18 08:15 AM
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257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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If you gotta look through binos to tell if a buck is a "shooter" it probably aint Has nothing to do with that. But it is nice to spot a shooter standing off in the woods and be ready when he hits the opening.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: gcr0003]
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11/07/18 08:55 AM
11/07/18 08:55 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
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257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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Doesn't matter tho cause the tasco scope toting $40 brunton bino club is still gonna be the first one back to camp complaining they just couldn't tell he was big enough with their 2.5 yr old 8 on the back of the 4 wheeler
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: gcr0003]
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11/07/18 09:15 AM
11/07/18 09:15 AM
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outdoorobsession
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outdoorobsession
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I feel like walking back to the truck when I forget my binos. I use them all the time, bow or gun hunting. I think binos are a great tool.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: Beadlescomb]
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11/07/18 09:16 AM
11/07/18 09:16 AM
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RiverWood
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6 point
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Bremen
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Out west I could see a need for binoculars but never in my 30 years on this earth have i ever needed a pair of binoculars while hunting. I can’t imagine hunting without binos. If I happen to forget them, I’d go back to truck or camp and get them. Binos make a significant difference in spotting deer
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: 257wbymag]
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11/07/18 09:17 AM
11/07/18 09:17 AM
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outdoorobsession
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outdoorobsession
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Doesn't matter tho cause the tasco scope toting $40 brunton bino club is still gonna be the first one back to camp complaining they just couldn't tell he was big enough with their 2.5 yr old 8 on the back of the 4 wheeler Cmon man. My wife bought me that Nice scope for Xmas....and I got a great deal on those Binos. And honestly..he really did look a lot bigger in the fading light.......
Last edited by outdoorobsession; 11/07/18 09:17 AM.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: gcr0003]
#2631129
11/07/18 09:46 AM
11/07/18 09:46 AM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,111 B'ham
Goatkiller
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jul 2010
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B'ham
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Once you get a good pair of Binos you will use them a LOT more than you ever did a cheap pair. I use my Binos while hunting more than anything else I take with me. Don't skimp if you can afford it. I would spend 2x or 3x the money on some Binos than a scope for the distances we typically shoot here in Alabama.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: ALFisher]
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11/07/18 05:06 PM
11/07/18 05:06 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,847 PNW
kodiak06
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Booner
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After looking around, here is one thing I have found to be fairly consistent on recommendations, FWIW, that in many binoculars, 8 X 42 maybe better for you than 10 X 42. This is because of the "exit pupil" which allows more light to reach the eye. Google it and you can read what I am talking about. And of course, quality does matter, but you have to fit your budget. I'm going to buy the best I can with the money I have. If they aren't $2000 Swarvorskis, then so be it. It's not going to ruin my hunting. I'm going to enjoy it no matter what. That's good thinking. I was pushing 50 before getting my Swaros… I do wish I'd did it 20yrs ago when they were $800 lol
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: mman]
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11/07/18 05:11 PM
11/07/18 05:11 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 15,950 Brierfield
Beadlescomb
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Posts: 15,950
Brierfield
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Out west I could see a need for binoculars but never in my 30 years on this earth have i ever needed a pair of binoculars while hunting. Are you serious or just trying to get a reaction??? Either you don't hunt cutover or you are missing a lot of deer. My son, who has the best vision of anyone I know (20/10), who can spot a bedded deer in a thicket, always has a pair of binos with him while hunting. I guess if you are in the "if it's brown, it's down" club, then they may lose a little important, but to judge a deer at distance or in low light conditions, they are vitally important. Don't hunt cutover and don't hunt fields. The stuff I normally hunt is so thick that if you're fumbling with binoculars then he is already gone
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: gcr0003]
#2632775
11/08/18 09:03 PM
11/08/18 09:03 PM
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 3,241 Hoover,Al. StateChamps
Big Bore
10 point
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10 point
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 3,241
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Once you get some Swaros or Leica, you look forward to using them! When I was young I didn’t use binos when hunting because mine were Tasco crap! My scope was much better. So I really didn’t see all the fuss about it until I had a friend let me use his Pentax binos. Then I realized I was missing something
Hunting brings out the worst in people.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: deerfeeder89]
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11/09/18 09:13 AM
11/09/18 09:13 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,361
mman
8 point
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8 point
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I've been extremely impressed with my vortex diamondback binos. Paid 189 on amazon. Nothing else in that price range even compared to them when I looked through all of them at bass pro. Ditto. I love mine I second this I think Cabela’s is going to have a pretty good Black Friday sale on Vortex Diamondbacks, probably about $100 off the normal price (at least they have the past 2 years). Qtys are limited and they go pretty fast, but keep an eye out for that if you are interested.
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Re: New to Binos
[Re: Big Bore]
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11/09/18 09:15 AM
11/09/18 09:15 AM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 21,751 USA
Remington270
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 21,751
USA
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Once you get some Swaros or Leica, you look forward to using them! When I was young I didn’t use binos when hunting because mine were Tasco crap!
I'll second this.
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