Spotting scope questions

[Mountain Mule]

I have the Athlon and absolutely love it. It is compact and packs a punch for its size/weight. I spotted a group of 3 elk from literally 12 miles away with it. Also great customer service when I lost the lens cap to the spotter.

 

[Doublegunner]

Is anyone here using the Zeiss Dialyt, I have seen them around the OP budget and was curios on performance?

I bought one because I wanted a little more glass and I thought it would be better optically than my nikon ed50. It wasn't. The nikon was better. I returned the zeiss and bought a kowa 883 prominar. The kowa has been great although much larger than the zeiss. The zeiss was a neat design but optically there are better scopes for the money. The kowa 550 series comes to mind.

 

[1oldcoyote]

I've looked through every spotting scope thread here, and haven't really found answers to my questions.

Most people are looking for recommendations for deer/elk/antelope hunting. I was lucky enough to get a goat tag this year, and while it's extremely exciting, I quickly found out that I have never really had proper gear for a backpack hunt 3-4 days maybe, at the top of the hills.
I have a cheap spotter I got as a gift a handful of years ago, and it has done decent enough for a quick peek out of the truck. however, since its so cheap it definitely lacks desired clarity and brightness at any range further than 50yds.

I have a pair of Maven B.2 11x45s already, always with me, and on my chest. Ive never carried a spotter in the field though, just in the truck.

Since i was caught a little off guard with the draw and had so many other pieces to get, my budget for a spotter is around $700. Swaro someday, sure. But I am hunting goats this year, not next year, so I need to get the best I can for now, deal with an upgrade later.

Ive been very intrigued by the Athlon Ares G2 15-45x65. I cant seem to find a bad review, and it seems like a VERY solid, compact, clear, budget friendly but not "cheap" option.

My biggest concern would be the 45x. I've read a lot of people that have a 20x-60x but never have it cranked to 60, BUT thats for elk. For goats, is it/would it be better to get the full 60x? Since their horns aren't enormous, I feel like 60x would be helpful to get a decent look from quite a ways off, before trekking through that kind of country only to be disappointed when you get closer.
Originally was looking at 80-85mm obj, but after actually seeing them, I think I want to steer clear of those for now...a bit larger than I imagined, and don't want to deal with the bulk of one.

Any input, would be greatly appreciated. Especially those of you who have experience with goats/sheep/backpack hunting.

For what its worth? Probably not much lol. Anyway some yrs back. I bought a compact spotter scope. It was made by Winchester. Scope was around 9" long & built like a tank. Scope was 12-50x50mm objective. The glass on it was good. Scope at the time cost me around $100.00. As for it being built like a tank. I did not treat it well. Because after using I would toss it up on the dash of my truck. So it took some abuse & kept on ticking. This am I checked on amazon. I seen some for sale.