RE: Looking for binoculars....any advice???
If you're hunting more open terrain (over 300 yards), then 8, 8.5 or 10X is more useful in that you can see a little more detail at longer ranges. If you're hunting closer ranges, 7X is very quick to spot game with and you can usually find a little better prices on 7X bino models.
If you're buying binos from a store, try to look through them at dusk at objects outside of the store. Reading product labels inside a store with fluorescent lighting doesn't let you see the true difference between binos in low light situations like dawn and dusk.
Good luck.