Go 8x bino and a 15-45 spotter Spotter gets used a fraction of the time the bino gets used, but when you need it, you need it.
This in spades ^^^^^^^^^^^^ and for the east, i can't argue with the 8x binos for a lot of reasons.
But for hunting in the west, most of time, I really much, much more prefer a 10x bino.
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