RE: Good pair of binoculars for around $300
Not sure where you live, but 7 or 8x binos are about max for woods. Out west in MT, I think I slightly prefer 10x. IMHO, a 35mm or smaller obj is nicer to carry, but it seems like a 42mm is about min for getting good pre shooting light views. Now to test bino's, think about true colors in bad light. That is what bino's do for you. That is how you pull deer shapes out of deery looking woods.