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I have been contemplating range finding binos for hunting. I got to thinking that for archery it might be a disadvantage to have your rangefinder and bino one unit. I do spend a lot of bino-glassing while archery hunting in close heavy cover but I could see a situation where you might want a quick range from a little handheld mono unit. What do you think?
I know I over-think this stuff but it isn't hunting season here. I have always made do with cheap, better than nothing gear because I was raising kids and The EX. Now I have more choices and I am trying to replace crap equipment with decent quality, versatile gear for my outdoor stuff. Trying to avoid Shinny Object Syndrome and make deliberate, thoughtful choices. It sounds crazy and maybe it us just me but it is hard to shake the mindset that says "get the cheaper option", "you are only going to us it xx days a year, you don't need one that good", "you're going elk hunting not on safari in Africa". Its a process...
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I don't even carry binoculars during archery. I'm a mobile hunter who utilizes climbing stands, never setting up for long views. Handheld rangefinder is in the vest pocket.
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I have handled many of the combo binoc/RF options and found them heavy for my bowhunting. My preference is my swaro 10-32 el and a Leica RF. Both are fairly compact and light and work quite well for my elk, pronghorn, whitetail , and turkey bowhunting.
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I personally think that success correlates more with opportunity more so than what we lack in equipment. And only you can calculate that. In other words have i been unsuccessful because i dont have a rangefinder?
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I’m in the separate bino and rangefinder crowd, but I’m in thick foliage more often than not.
If I need to sneak a range peek in - I’d rather have a smaller item to deal with. Binos help me see through the cover, and we’ve got some tight restrictions on button bucks that we need to be aware of here that the binos help with more than just a rangefinder does. YMMV
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I Prefer the range finding binos. I hunt a lot of open country and primarily spot and stalk. Binos and a range finder are a must in the open. Having both in one package has simplified life.
I don’t do a lot of treestand/blind hunting.But when I do I feel that a range finder is a must and binos are nice to have. I have yet to encounter a situation when having them in the same package was a problem.
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i hunt mostly open sandhills with some thick cedar tree in spots and I love my vortex RF bino's for how and the area I hunt
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I have a pair of Nikon's rf, they r sufficient and I sent them back to Nikon for cleaning and they sent me a new pair .
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It probably depends on the type of terrain you hunt in. For archery I hunt in brushy areas with scattered pockets of open areas so I find myself using a separate RF and bino combo. My preference is a leica rangemaster RF and 8x32 binos. This setup allows me to quickly and easily range but I can use the binos to scan the larger areas and use the focus knob on the binos to scan different depths in the heavy brush.
During rifle season I used my geovids primarily because Im not worried about a little extra weight and I need the extra viewing capabilities.
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I Prefer the range finding binos. I hunt a lot of open country and primarily spot and stalk. Binos and a range finder are a must in the open. Having both in one package has simplified life.
I don’t do a lot of treestand/blind hunting.But when I do I feel that a range finder is a must and binos are nice to have. I have yet to encounter a situation when having them in the same package was a problem. Agree 100% with having binos and RF in one package. Very happy with my Bushnell Fusions (only $700).
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