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What to choose...
Hello all! I'm needing some help finding good, reasonably priced hunting gear. We are looking into getting a 2 person tree stand, a range finder, possibly a blind, and binoculars. Any help with brands and such would be great! Thanks in advance!
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Big Game brand two-person stands are about as reasonable a priced, sturdy 2-person stand as there is out there. The group I hunt with has probably 10-12 of these up across the lease. If you watch pricing these can be found in the $150 - $200 range. We also have a couple of Summit brand 2-person ladders. These are a good deal pricier, but darn good stands. If you have never had one of these 2-man stands before, regardless of brand, takes a while to put together and unless you are a stud, you'll need a buddy to help put it up.
As far as range finder. There are several very good, accurate models out there in the $250 range. I have a pocket sized Leupold that does fine for the typiocal hunting I do. Unless you are planning on some really long range shooting, one that is rated to 400 yards is plenty good. I use mine more for archery ranging rather that when I am gun hunting. Binos .... here's where I'll probably go nuts on you. I am a firm believer in high quality optics. I have wasted thousands over the past 50 years working my way up from low end stuff and Lord knows I have regretted doing so. No, it is not necessary to buy something like a top end $2000 Swarovski or Ziess to end up with very good performance, but I'd bet a ton of $$$ that if you go cheap, you'll regret having done so. My advice is simple .... do your research on reviews, buy only from a well established brand name and buy the very best that you can possibly afford. You will not regret doing so. Something like 8x40 should do fine. |
Thanks! I was wondering if anyone was going to reply! My boyfriend wants to know if Sniper is a good brand of tree stand.
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Originally Posted by Mojotex
(Post 4150142)
Big Game brand two-person stands are about as reasonable a priced, sturdy 2-person stand as there is out there. The group I hunt with has probably 10-12 of these up across the lease. If you watch pricing these can be found in the $150 - $200 range. We also have a couple of Summit brand 2-person ladders. These are a good deal pricier, but darn good stands. If you have never had one of these 2-man stands before, regardless of brand, takes a while to put together and unless you are a stud, you'll need a buddy to help put it up.
As far as range finder. There are several very good, accurate models out there in the $250 range. I have a pocket sized Leupold that does fine for the typiocal hunting I do. Unless you are planning on some really long range shooting, one that is rated to 400 yards is plenty good. I use mine more for archery ranging rather that when I am gun hunting. Binos .... here's where I'll probably go nuts on you. I am a firm believer in high quality optics. I have wasted thousands over the past 50 years working my way up from low end stuff and Lord knows I have regretted doing so. No, it is not necessary to buy something like a top end $2000 Swarovski or Ziess to end up with very good performance, but I'd bet a ton of $$$ that if you go cheap, you'll regret having done so. My advice is simple .... do your research on reviews, buy only from a well established brand name and buy the very best that you can possibly afford. You will not regret doing so. Something like 8x40 should do fine. |
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