What Optics you like most for hunting?

[AdamUSmith]

I am a Passion hunter and like to hunt elk,Deer, wolf and so on. I use to hunt with my gun and with a perfect spotting scope. Now I have Celestron 52250 80mm Ultima Zoom Spotting Scope with my gun. I just want to know which kind of spotting scope you guys like to use for hunting?

 

[kidoggy]

30 plus year old bushnell trophy15x45x50. it has served me well.

 

[Bonecollector]

Vortex Razor 65mm Spotter

 

[rjroberts15]

X2 Vortex Razor 65mm

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

older Leupold....love it!

 

[NDHunter]

Vortex Razor 50mm. I love it but might get the 65mm in a few years.

 

[Horsenhike]

Fixed Leupold 25X. There are lots better, but none lighter.

 

[Tim McCoy]

Have a couple in the 15x45x60 size range, an old B&L Elite and a newer Nikon, the Nikon has a different power range, 18x48 or so. Then an older 20x60x70 B&L Elite. Usually carry my 60mm B&L Elite cause it is old like me, fairly compact/light, uses a smaller/lighter tripod, and let one of the kids tote the Nikon, which is similarly sized. The 70mm B&L Elite goes to the range and gets used near/in the rig.

The newest addition and one that is quickly becoming my favorite is a Minox 15x56 Bino, I can see detail best with it vs spotting scopes to moderate range, about a mile, it's great for spotting bedded game, stuff in brush/shadows etc. Have used the bino for 3 seasons and prefer it to the spotting scopes most of the time, but it is heavier than the 60mm spotting scopes.

 

[jroplanner]

I got the Nikon Pro Staff 5 20x60x82 last year for Christmas, with a Vanguard pistol grip tripod. I love the set up. I use it for the truck and 4wheeler, but it's a little big to pack too far afield. The glass is great, gathers lots of light, and it's nice to have the zoom power when scanning wide open spaces for little patches of fur and antler. The pistol grip tripod is very slick, works great and no more losing your view when trying to adjust the scope.

 

[JimP]

When I am actually hunting I leave the spotter in the truck and take my 10x42 binoculars. I found that there is no reason to really pack around a spotting scope and a pair of binoculars at the same time. Now if you are helping out a hunter and don't have to lug around a 8 lb+ rifle then by all means take a spotter and let the "hunter" pack a pair of binoculars.

 

[30Hart]

Meopta S2 80mm 30-60x wide view, absolutely fantastic!!!

 

[rcfireninja]

Vortex Viper 20-60x80

 

[mcseal2]

Depending on the hunt:

Nikon ED50 - elk hunting since elk have bigger, thicker antlers and I'm not quite as picky
Swaro STM65 - what I pack most of the time for deer and antelope
Swaro ATS80 HD - mainly scouting and glassing from a window mount
Swaro 15x56HD binos - as was mentioned earlier, these are great for finding game. If you haven't used binos off a tripod you should try it. Often when hunting with a friend one of us packs these binos and the other the STM spotter. I use them a lot from the whitetail blind too, these on a tripod are great for evaluating or identifying a buck in low light.

I almost always also have my Leica 10x42 Geovid binos too, having the rangefinder built in I really like. These are probably the best purchase I ever made for hunting.

 

[jmwyoming]

vortex razor 65mm