MD,
I know that's not the only way you use your bino's, I'm focusing on it because that's what I'm most concerned with - maybe I shouldn't be. A large part of the problem maybe my lack of experience in open country hunting.
I have done quite a bit of what I call stalk hunting. I walk very slowly and quietly 5 or 10 yards, stop scan 270deg with my eyes, then again with a more detailed scan with my Bino's. Repeat. Hunting like this I find the 10x significantly less useful than 6x, a large part of the reason is image shake. From a stand where I can prop up, it's not hard to use 10x, and on some of the more open stands I've had where I could see a long way, the 10x's are an advantage.
I assumed that most open country hunting is a blend of the above. Perhaps walking faster/further without stopping, but still periodic glassing, until a likely vantage point is reached for a more detailed search. I was assuming the detailed search meant a spotting scope.
Dacid
