Jeff, I went through your exact quest last year and ended up with the Nikon Monarch ATBs; I'd just heard too many good things about them from every review. They were consistently scoring just under the $1,000+ binos in head-to-head comparisions.

I went with the 10x42's... Most bowhunters recommend 8x's, but I've loved my 10s... If I happen to sit out on a field edge, I think it gives me that much more "reaching" power to scrutinize stuff..