Ryan, tough call, but honestly when bowhunting my binos don’t really help me kill animals which is the real goal here, where a rangefinder will absolutely increase my odds of killing animals. I almost feel at some point you need a rangefinder to bowhunt either for practicing, or hunting. How are you going to range your practice shots on the ground or in a tree? Even if you eventually dont need a rangefinder, you need one to get your guessing distances down to verify your right or not.
Your question was IF I had to choose one over the other, a Rangefinder would be my first choice. A rangefinder also increases my confidence level after getting in a stand and marking a few spots, even if I’ve been in a stand before, I always do a quick refresher around my stand. I can honestly say using Rangefinders to practice with, and to hunt with, has absolutely increased my success.
Last edited by Diesel77; 07-20-2010 at 06:03 AM.
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