Opinions are like [the openings to rectal cavities]: everybody's got one, but the one that matters most is yours!

Find a place with the most pairs available in one place, & look through 'em all, outside if you can. Then pick the best one you can afford. You can shop online, & I highly recommend doing so. But you should notchoose a pair of binoculars online: you've got to let your own eyes choose for you! Once you've decided which pair you want, check out Camerlandny, SWFA, Natchezss, OpticsPlanet, Bear Basin,et al., to find the best deal.

I'd highly recommend going with better glass versus higher magnification. Make sure the eyecups work for you, especially if you're an eyeglass wearer. Spend as much time as you can looking through them, to see if any of them make your eyes tired.

Make sure the weight matches with your kind of hunting: lots of hiking doesn't jive well with ultra heavy binocs. Make sure the quality matches your hunting: tree stands in a whitetail forest won't demand the same level of glass as would glassing the canyons out west.

I'd also considerone of those elastic harness "bras": in addition to making you look incredibly sexy, they hold the binocs right where you need 'em, & they take the strain off your neck.

FWIW, I when I was choosing binocs for my 1st elk hunt out West, I went the the Zeiss 8x42 FL's. They were stupid-expensive, but I got a SHOT-show demo pair for about 1/3 off. I knew I'd be looking through the binocs all day, and through the scope for but a few seconds. I'm very pleased with my choice.

If you'd like more opinions, tell us a little more 'bout how you'll be using 'em.

FC