Newbie9mil

Good morning on this snowy day. I am a beginner hunter or rather I will be once I pick my rifle, but thats for a different forum. I am interested in a mid-priced set of binoculars to be used mainly for hunting, price limit would be $300. I want the bins in 8 x 42, shock proof, fogproof, shockproof. Now I have 3 selections in mind but I need some further inducement to make the final selection (always think too much and will have to do this again with a range finder and a scope). But the 3 bins I am thinking about are the Nikon Monarch ATB; the Eagle Optics Ranger SRT; and the Busnell H2O. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks for your assistance for this newbie.