Good binocs are the shizz....best money I EVER spent on any sporting equipment. The caveat then is to USE them, religiously.
Someone here (might have been Allen Day) once said that they'd rather hunt with a $200 rifle and $1,000 binoculars that with a $1,000 rifle and $200 binoculars. Having gone both routes, I'd have to agree.
Same goes for glass on the gun, but most of my hunting takes place in thick brush and low light. I might feel differently if I hunted open country.
Okie John