I just picked up a Leica Duovid 8&12x42. I stole them at the price I paid. I used to use a 10x42 and found them good if I was able to get them on a tripod or rested over a pack or similar, but hand holding them yielded a shaky image for me. I moved over to a mid level 8x42 with HD glass and have been pleased. For my eyes, they are much easier to hold. Then....I got those Duovids. I LOVE them. The glass is stellar and I have found that the 12x is pretty easy to hold steady over my hiking staff. I am really pleased with them.

I hunt a lot of open country with pockets of aspen and pine and long open ridges.

Have fun hunting out here in the West. It gets in the blood and will keep bringing you back.

FH