RE: 8x42 or 10x42 Binoculars
txhunter58 - Good luck on your elk hunt!
I'm a real oddball I guess. I like heavy binoculars. Up until this year I've been hunting with a porro prism 7x50 binocular made by Fujinon. I like them for their light gathering and I find the weight makes them very easy to hold still. I bought a roof prism 10x42 that I'll be using this fall. So far I like them, but the 7x50 is going to Wyoming with me just in case.
"If you can't change your circumstances then you need to change your perspective."