With either a high point to work from or in rugged terrain where one can scope opposing slopes I will carry a scope. One can hunt a lot of terrain and a move of just a 100 yds or so changes the view.

Mostly it's binos though and I go to the spotting scope for definitive quality assessments. If it's a dead day though, I will get out the scope and start a patterned search looking into every pocket and shadow. Pretty handy in this country.
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