I have never used the Minox or any "big eyes" for that matter, but I live in Missouri and hunt deer here and can tell you I know of no reason whatsoever to use 15x58 sized binoculars doing that. For what it's worth, just yesterday I ordered a pair of the Minox HGs in 10x52, which I think will work just fine for my hunting over large CRP fields from an elevated box blind. Can't see the need for anything more powerful than that here. Just my two cents...
In california a lot of people including myself use spotting scopes to spot deer at a distance or bedded,during the middle of the day.the mountains here are steep and rugged and using these produts save a lot of boot leather and wear and tear on the old body lol.i know several people who consistently take nice deer during the middle of the day using spotters/big eyes.i may have to go to the big eyes,since spotters tend to give me eye strain when used for long periods of time.
