RE: Determining the right binocs
Well, since we are in a bowhunting area, let me suggest considering lower magnification. IMO, binos are for use spotting game from shooting range to maybe twice your shooting range. With a bow, shooting range is roughly 40 yards max. Double, is roughly 100 yards max. A good 6x or 7x bino can be quite bright with 30 - 40mm objective lenses. Also, with my xbow, treestand, harness, calls, pruning shears and other crap, the last thing I want during archery season are big binos. My solution is 7 x 42 Bushnell Discoverers. They are great for peering through the brush for antler glints and do ok in open country rifle hunting. They are a bit lacking Antelope hunting, but I would say that I need a better spotter more than I need more bino power.
For pure archery, I would like some 6x30's. . .