Hi,
A spotter is A MUST in open country Elk hunting. Any open country big game hunting, by the way. And in not so open country big game hunting...
I allways carry one in my backpack.
My favorite right now is a Meopta S1 75 APO. Angled. With 20-60x and 30x WWAngle eyepieces, plus their great carring bag. Light, simple, VERY STRONG, and OUTSTANING OPTICS. In the neighbor of U$ 1000.
I am tempted to take a look at the new S2....
Good luck,
PH
I hunt open country elk all the time and never use a spotter. If one needs to glass 6 hours per day, two eyes are vastly better than one.