I hunt morning and evening two different ways. NORMALLY in the AM, I will hike several miles and only carry my range finder with X6 optics on the crooked horn bino support system. In the PM, now that age has creeped up on me, I will hunt a secluded meadow. I will carry my Leicas on my backpack hip pad belt. and my range finder still on my chest. Of the 19 elk I have taken a few were with the help of the binos, most with out the aid of them. While on stand I use the binos to pick up the distant movements. If I am on stand and I hear a bugle, I just can't stay there I just got to go after him. It is funny how that sound you just forget how tired you are and can hike with out noticing how far you travel.