I dont want to sound like I am pointing fingers or getting personal, but how good of a hunter is he that doesnt utilize a quality pair of optics? At least with the money they save on glasses they can double up on some boots as they are gonna have to do ALOT of walking (unnecessarily if you ask me) to make up not being able to "see what that lil patch of grass on that canyon rim 1/2 mile away over there is?" I dont believe I have EVER been on a hunt be them whitetails in south TX, turkeys in MO, antelope/mulies in WY or elk in The Gila that I did NOT rely heavily on optics as likewise did the guide.

In fact guides absolutely DEPEND and make their living through a pair of binculars. I admit that while what I carry for bowseason is typically different than what I carry while armed with something that goes bang, I STILL would feel absolutely naked without some sort of binocs regardless what or where I was chasing. I use fullsized rigs while toting a gun for big game, I use quality (Optolyth and Zeiss) compacts while turkey hunting, bow hunting and even while duck hunting. Superior quality compacts will work wonders for you guys who dont typically use any binocs because you dont like their weight of having something extra to lug around. The 8x25s like I am talking about easily fit in your shirt pocket and you wont even know you have them on. Likewise you wont have to worry about catching a bowstring on the strap.

Give em a try before you poopoo the whole idea!
RA