TheWanderer
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- Feb 11, 2012
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Help me decide which spotting scope. Want to get a Vortex Razor HD. Will be my first spotting scope and want to pay for quality up front to avoid headaches down the road.
Looking at Vortex Razor HDs: 16-48x65 Angled (48 oz) vs 11-33x50 (25 oz) Angled
I did a backpack elk hunt in CO on an OTC tag this past year but hunted a thick area and didn't even take a spotting scope. Heading to CO this year with a group of friends and my dad for a rifle hunt on one of the lease a ranch for a week deals. The following year will be one of the following hunts: A. WY elk B. AK blacktail + WY antelope C. Newfoundland moose
Is the bigger spotter too much to carry/pack for a 5 day backpack hunt? Is the smaller spotter going to feel inadequate or have noticeably poorer low light performance. I plan to do more backpack hunts but I can't say it will most commonly used for this based on the planned hunts above.
Thanks for opinions.
Looking at Vortex Razor HDs: 16-48x65 Angled (48 oz) vs 11-33x50 (25 oz) Angled
I did a backpack elk hunt in CO on an OTC tag this past year but hunted a thick area and didn't even take a spotting scope. Heading to CO this year with a group of friends and my dad for a rifle hunt on one of the lease a ranch for a week deals. The following year will be one of the following hunts: A. WY elk B. AK blacktail + WY antelope C. Newfoundland moose
Is the bigger spotter too much to carry/pack for a 5 day backpack hunt? Is the smaller spotter going to feel inadequate or have noticeably poorer low light performance. I plan to do more backpack hunts but I can't say it will most commonly used for this based on the planned hunts above.
Thanks for opinions.