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Most newer phones have pretty good cameras but only to a point. Because of the thin case, they can't do a decent zoom. They rely on digital zoom which is a very poor 2d to a decent optical zoom. They're mainly good for snap shots and posting on social media. Enlargements fuzz out.

Thanks for the advise about cameras. That is something I have not paid attention to over the last decade or so. I did already know that digital zoom is basically a joke though. I'll look around. I understand that cell phone cameras are getting better, but as long as I am working here, I will only buy cheap phones. Cheap phones still have cheap cameras.

As I said above, I have a day pack that I will be taking, but I was also thinking about picking up a HPG kit bag to carry binoculars, a camera and rangefinder so they will be ready quick when I need them. I have an 8 x 42 roof prism type binocular that I will be taking with me. Those of you who have used them, which of the kit bags is the right size to hold that stuff?

Again, thanks.

Here's a trick with a point & shoot camera - use it like a spotting scope. Do you see a deer on the far hillside but just can't make out the size of the antlers? Zoom the camera in to it's max, rest it on something to get as steady as possible and take the shot. Switch it to play back your photos and enlarge it on the screen. You'll be able to pull it in real close. The quality of the photo will be crap but you can see enough detail to know what's what.

It does sound awesome! And I have a Fieldcraft on GB I've never lugged a CRF rifle on a mountain hunt. Or any other hunt. Physical fitness and the quality of your optics are the limiting factors in this kind of hunting, in my experience.