Robinhood36, I know what you mean about the natures show. I have spent hours watching eagles soar on the thermals above me and the elk. The drainage I hunt has many bears and we see them on a regular basis. Most if not all are seen without the use of bino's. I hunt a mix of lodgepole and chaparel. I usually can't see more than 40 to 50 yards. Bino's would be one extra thing to carry that I don't need. I can't say that they would not be useful in some hunting areas, but for me there is no place for them in the early season elk woods. It would be just as useful to carry a 2 pound rock around my neck.