Don't buy the zoom binos! I bought them back when I was about 14 and "knew everything" despitean experienced huntertelling me to buy some 10x50's. Granted my zooms were cheap Bushnells but when you get up to the higher power it's way too unsteady to get a good look at the game. Anyways, I dropped them in a dry creek bed 2 years ago and got dirt/sand/silt particles into the gears and they hadn't worked very well since then. This past winter I ponied up the money and bought some Nikon Monarch 10x42 porro prisms and they are the best damn binos I've had/seen. I know there's much better brands out there but nobody I hunt with has the money to buy Swarvoskis, Leica, etc (me included)but they're all jealous....even though they're not that pricey. Get some decent power binos that are lighweight and you'll be happy!