Who likes using binoculars?

Methuselah

Methuselah

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I like being able to see everything i can from a distance. it helps me to scout out which direction i'd like to go.

also , to watch nature and critters up close with out disturbing them.
 
I always have binocs while camping and trail walking. I love observing animal behavior or spotting a bird I've never seen before. I keep my binocs in the garage so I can watch birds and squirrels in my backyard also.
 
Count me in too! I have always enjoyed binos (and scopes too).

Being able to look at something "up close" and then seeing it from the perspective of it's greater surroundings is really "cool".

The best ones are really expensive, but even mid-range optics are amazing.
 
I've struggled for years with one bad eye, and one good eye. I can never seem to get binoculars to focus properly with both eyes at the same time, so I stopped trying and just got a compact monocular instead. I'm sure a monocular would not work for pros who spend 6 hours a day glassing for trophy elk, but I find it perfectly adequate for the occasional look at distant stuff, or wanting to count points on a buck, etc. And of course, it's half the weight & bulk. Food for thought.
 
I carry binoculars all the time while hunting from my tree stand, mainly looking at the racks on bucks to be sure that they are legal to shoot.

But to be honest, I end up watching birds more than bucks; sometimes the birds make a ruckus and I'm able to identify the disturbance and it ends up being a buck.
 
I keep a pr in the truck, house, garage.. So you could say I likem!!! John :D
 
Try finding some bino's that have individual focusing eye pieces instead of a center focus. Steiner 7x50 commanders were used for years in the military. Once focused, they work from about 3' to infinity.
 
Swampdog said:
I carry binoculars all the time while hunting from my tree stand, mainly looking at the racks on bucks to be sure that they are legal to shoot.

But to be honest, I end up watching birds more than bucks; sometimes the birds make a ruckus and I'm able to identify the disturbance and it ends up being a buck.
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Yes on the ruckus. You should never use the scope on your rifle to identify a ruckus as the ruckus may be caused by another hunter. Not a good feeling to be scoping around with your rifle and pass by a hunter's head.... and you see they are looking right at you and know you have your rifle pointed at them. Not good.
 
Always with me - a very old compact (4"x2" folded) Sportmatic in a tough belt clip case. Around the house I have a couple of larger ones and a Bushnell scope that in past I used quite a bit, but it is always the portable compact that is handy when I need it these days.
 
We always have binoculars with us, mainly for birding/wildlife. I keep a pair at home, too. I have a spotting scope that I take on occasion.
 
tuckerone1 said:
Yes, I love to use my binoculars to glass terrain when I'm on the occasional day hike.
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I glass for black bears and deer in Cades Cove (Smoky Mt NP) out in the fields at distance. I am pretty much looking for weeds that are moving that do not seem to be wind related (or obviously the animal). This happens after I stop seeing game and settle down at one of the pull off spots to relax and spend some time just looking.
 
Got a couple of pair. One nice set as one of the wife's xmas presents years back. We bring them along but rarely seem to use them.
 
I have a Zeiss 7X20 monocular for hiking
I weighs 1 1/2 oz and has superb optics
I got it 40 years ago when Zeiss was East Germany and the prices were very low indeed
 
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