How many of you use/wear binoculars to turkey hunt? I would be lost without my binos. I am looking for a smaller pair instead of my good big game binos.
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If I don't have my little hd cam-corder I usually have my little Steiner 10x26's
i carry a pair of Docter 10x42
I just got a pair for this year never carried any before
Vortex 8 or 10 x 42 measure up very well against Nikon Monarchs for less money.
Never carried them while turkey huntind
I carrry burris 8X32
Swarovski 8X32 for me.
I carry Bushnell Legend 10x42 for long range glassing Rio's late afternoons.
Mine are nikon 10X42, I always carry mine.
Joe, I carry binocs most of the time, depending somewhat on where I'm hunting. They can be invaluable in open terrain. My current pair are moderately priced 10X42 Leupould's. I've tried mini's, but just never found anything reasonably priced that you can see worth a flip with in the woods. If I lived out West, and used binoculars to hunt big game a lot, I'd probably be willing to spend big money, but looking for a turkey beard at a couple of hundred yards, mine work fine.
Joe
I never leave home without them ! Leupold Pinnacles 10x42 for me. Not too heavy or bulky either.
Good Luck Ricky :newmascot:
Leupold gold ring 10x28s
Leupold 10x42. Wanting an 8x36 because the 10x are a bit big.
I always have a pair of 8x26 hooked up to a Bino Buddy strap.
Swarovski 10x42's on a bino harness I will not hunt without them. Don't know how many times I've just scaned through the woods and saw a bird and could not see it with the naked eye. Many gobblers have died using that tatic
right now I have a pair of leupold Acadia 8x42s and never go anywhere without them related to hunting
Id really like to get a pair of 3.5x32 Vortex Furys and and a pair of 10 or 12x50s for glassing from the truck
I carry a pair of Zeiss 8 power and keep a Zeiss monocular in my vest in case I leave my bino's on the truck seat (which I have been known to do from time to time)
I almost always have 10x42 on while turkey hunting I like the cabelas euro's and leupold's
Burris Fullfields in 8 power
I never go turkey hunting without my binocs. They stay strapped on my chest, ready for use. Nikon Monarch 10x42.
Swarovski for me. I never would have bought them for myself, but I recived them as a Christms gift from my wife--best binocs I ever looked through .
i carry leupold cascades in my vest and would never hunt without them with me.
i have a pair of 10x42 i take them with me every time i go !
Leupold 6x Yosemite's for me...
I'll add that my leupolds have a broken eye cup, so i called them tonight.
guys said send them on back and they will send me a brand new pair of the newer tougher model. thats a pretty good warranty in my book!!!
I always have a pair. Right now I have bushnell waterproof 10x42 that are good. I recently looked through a compact pair of Vortex binos and wow! are they clear! They are about $150 and I am seriously thinking about getting them.
Quote from: jblackburn on March 01, 2012, 10:33:53 PM
I always have a pair. Right now I have bushnell waterproof 10x42 that are good. I recently looked through a compact pair of Vortex binos and wow! are they clear! They are about $150 and I am seriously thinking about getting them.
Vortex has a great line of glass, some really afforable options too! I hear nothing but good about the life time warrenty and great customer service. i really think its a matter of time til a buy a pair or two
Quote from: TauntoHawk on March 02, 2012, 09:31:11 AM
Quote from: jblackburn on March 01, 2012, 10:33:53 PM
I always have a pair. Right now I have bushnell waterproof 10x42 that are good. I recently looked through a compact pair of Vortex binos and wow! are they clear! They are about $150 and I am seriously thinking about getting them.
Vortex has a great line of glass, some really afforable options too! I hear nothing but good about the life time warrenty and great customer service. i really think its a matter of time til a buy a pair or two
I'm happy with mine. I bought them for SE woodland hunting, which is relatively close range and not long in duration. It is definitely different from hunting in the west. Everyone that has looked through mine has been impressed, particularly when I tell them the price. They measure up very well against Nikon Monarch and lower end Leupold, etc.
Quote from: FttFttVroom! on February 29, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
I carry Bushnell Legend 10x42 for long range glassing Rio's late afternoons.
Love my Legends as well. Hardly ever leave home without them.
No ones mentioned how they choose the type of bino's? Forget make for a second but I like a specific kind of optic for turkey hunting. Low light usage at first or last light is important.
Those numbvers mean something. I have a Nikon 8x42.
That means I see things 8 times mag but I have much better light gathering with the 42. Divide your mag by this number to get your brightness. Mine is 42/8= 5 plus.
The same 10x42 bino is magnified 10 times for longer range viewing but only has a brightness of 4 plus. That means at first light the gobbler on the limb I can see with mine instead of waiting for the sun to rise more. It may not be as close up but I can see it in low light.
That's what I looked for in a turkey hunting bino. To go up to the same brightness in a 10 mag bino means you need a 10x50 and now you have a big clumsy optic to carry around. By contrast an 8x26 is sure compact but unless it's full daylight that thing is useless at a brightness factor of only 3 plus.
Just my perspective on turkey optics
I've got a good pair of Zeiss and Steiner's, but everytime I carry them I never use so don't anymore. I try to eliminate as much weight as possible in my vest.