Originally Posted by
Wingbone
Unless you're hunting spot and stalk out west, my vote goes for a good pair of bino's. They'll be much more useful. When I set up my stands, I pace the distances to various trees or other features so that I have built-in range markers when I'm hunting. I'm not convinced that you'd use a range finder all that much for bowhunting.
the only time I use one is to mark out distances before I hunt a spot. Then Ill make a small indicator (Cross two branches, etc) to show different distances. Then just use binos to see the deer coming and prepare for the shot
BigBuck95