I carry a spotter with me on every hunt I go on, every time I go out.... If you're meat hunting you probably don't need it but if you're looking for a specific animal then pack it
I'll take that as gospel.
I know a spotting scope saved the life of a spike elk one year. My buddy and I had cow tags and thought we had a cow dead to rights at 500 yards as it slowly fed in the oak brush below us. Through binocs you couldn't see the spikes.
I'll definitely be packing a spotter on my limited entry elk hunt this November in Utah. Took me 13 years to get this tag and I want to get a really good look at all the tines before I drop the hammer on a bull.
