Bino size

[Dougas]

Imo you need dif glasses dependent on the situation. For starters 10 is never needed and is gonna make things harder.
7-8 power is enough. I use 8-32 or usually 8-40 Zeiss conquests for roosting birds or maybe setting over a field deer hunting. Lights the dark field up and if I'm set up somewhere easy to get to hunting the 8-32 might get the nod
For walking in woods, that might be unnecessary. I just bought some 8-25 Zeiss victory. I've been  real conscious lately about lightening the load. Feels nice to just go and not be loaded down

I would like to what you mean when you say that 10 power makes it harder?

[Bowguy]

Imo you need dif glasses dependent on the situation. For starters 10 is never needed and is gonna make things harder.
7-8 power is enough. I use 8-32 or usually 8-40 Zeiss conquests for roosting birds or maybe setting over a field deer hunting. Lights the dark field up and if I'm set up somewhere easy to get to hunting the 8-32 might get the nod
For walking in woods, that might be unnecessary. I just bought some 8-25 Zeiss victory. I've been  real conscious lately about lightening the load. Feels nice to just go and not be loaded down

I would like to what you mean when you say that 10 power makes it harder?

Makes hand shake worse, can hurt eye relief and fov plus there's the daylight gathering ability.
It adds up to a worse option. The trade off in being able to see "better" so we'd think doesn't work that way most often. You'd get a much clearer, brighter view at 7 or 8x zoom cause not many companies make 7s.

[SwampRooster17]

I use a pair of vortex 8x26 for hunting the south East.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[jwright8]

I do not carry binos when turkey hunting. But do not leave the house without them in deer season. I like 8x42, I hunt woods 95% of the time. If I hunted more open country I would probably add a pair of 10s to my arsenal 


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Zobo]

I've been using Maven B.7 8x25. Very compact, but powerful enough for my purposes. But I'm in the northeast.

[Marc]

Imo you need dif glasses dependent on the situation. For starters 10 is never needed and is gonna make things harder.
7-8 power is enough. I use 8-32 or usually 8-40 Zeiss conquests for roosting birds or maybe setting over a field deer hunting.

I also do not like to go over 8x.  Too difficult to hold still enough to see well out of.

I am currently using the Cabela's 8 x 32 Compact (which apparently they no longer make).  Similar quality glass as mid-priced Nikon or Vortex or even Zeiss (mid-price not high end).  With my father's Swarovski compacts, I feel like I can see their retinas...

But, When I am turkey hunting, I am not looking at horns, I just want to spot birds, tell if they have beards.  If birds are in open areas, I can see them much further away than I would even go after them with 8 x 32 and decent glass.  At 200 yards away, I can see all the vivid detail I want in a bird.

I wear my compacts around my neck (strapped into the vest).  I would HATE carrying around full sized binos for turkey hunting...  I thoroughly enjoy using binos in the field to observe all types of nature, and those binos often keep me entertained for those long sits.

[Dougas]

Imo you need dif glasses dependent on the situation. For starters 10 is never needed and is gonna make things harder.
7-8 power is enough. I use 8-32 or usually 8-40 Zeiss conquests for roosting birds or maybe setting over a field deer hunting. Lights the dark field up and if I'm set up somewhere easy to get to hunting the 8-32 might get the nod
For walking in woods, that might be unnecessary. I just bought some 8-25 Zeiss victory. I've been  real conscious lately about lightening the load. Feels nice to just go and not be loaded down

I would like to what you mean when you say that 10 power makes it harder?

Makes hand shake worse, can hurt eye relief and fov plus there's the daylight gathering ability.
It adds up to a worse option. The trade off in being able to see "better" so we'd think doesn't work that way most often. You'd get a much clearer, brighter view at 7 or 8x zoom cause not many companies make 7s.

Makes sense. Thank you.

[MK M GOBL]

I have a number of sets of different glass depending on use, but for turkey hunting I bought my Swaro 10x32 SLC's, size was the biggest thing for me as I carry a small hip pack to hunt with.


MK M GOBL

[Tom007]

I hunt with Swarovski 10-25 Compacts. Light, perfect for the turkey woods.

[zelmo1]

I rarely carry binos, most of my hunts are in fairly thick cover. I usually carry a lightweight range finder and it works fine. If I do carry binos it will usually be a mini 8x32. In my vehicle I have a nice pair of 12x42 for mostly scouting during turkey season. Most of my hunts are on well known ground so a range finder is sufficient. Keeping the weight down is my goal. Bare minimum to be successful. This changes with my situation. When "Lady Zelmo" goes, I seem to travel much heavier and slower, lol. Just a different adaptation. Z

[Number17]

Doesn't matter how open or how thick, I have my binos with me all the time.
8X42 is the sweet spot for me and great for low light or dark forests.
They are on my chest at all times and ready to use at a moments notice. Binoculars in a back pack or fanny pack just seem useless to me.
Monoculars and rangefinders are not a substitute for binoculars as far as scanning goes.
Rick Young makes the perfect bino harness.

Don't go cheap. Find a good deal on a used pair of binos if you're intent on saving money.

[GobbleNut]

As others have already noted, it is all dependent upon where, and under what conditions, you are hunting. The higher-power binos with the larger objective lenses are somewhat important if you are looking for turkey-size game a mile away as compared to looking for something a couple of hundred yards away.

Moral of story: fit your glass choice to where you are hunting. Better yet, have multiple options in your vehicle and choose which you use wisely. 

Also, as an aside, I chuckle when I hear people talking about carrying "pounds-worth" of turkey calls, chairs, cushions, and other "stuff" with them when they hunt...but are concerned about a few extra ounces when it comes to their binos.   

[tracker#1]

I am using a pair of Cabela's small "shirt pocket size" 10x25s. I hunt the outskirts of heavy woods overlooking large, 200-yard +, fields. If I am going to make a move through woods run and gun, the 10 power helps identify and qualify the move on a particular bird...

[Cut N Run]

Leupold gold ring 10 x 28 compact binoculars have been in my vest for decades. My buddy didn't think I'd need that much magnification in the woods, but they have been great for looking across ridges, swamps, and fields. Definitely worth the extra weight.

Jim

[Dougas]

I have found that my hunting area, which can be as little as 5 ft in heavy thick pacific rain forest or out to 1000 yards on clear cuts, lends itself bino use in all the situations. I use them extensively in the thick cover with great success.