I think it depends upon your hunting methods. For desert mule deer, we used to drive the ranch two tracks, looking for targets. You could see for miles. I used a Swarovski 8x30 SLC successfully to spot deer, a spotting scope to evaluate them, then stalk, sometimes around two miles, carrying the 8x30 and my rifle. I was happy with my tools. I also used the same binocular while hunting white tails, unless I was using a small pocket binocular. Your method may or may not be compatible with a smaller glass.

Best wishes,

Jack

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