Size up binoculars to bolster your prospects

These days, many Aussie hunters use binoculars when out hunting. There are a massive array of options on offer, from the lower priced ones of questionable quality to the extremely expensive, super performance models of the top-end brands. A myriad of other suitable varieties also exist in between.

I started hunting as a young bloke, way back in the 1960s, with open sights on my Anschutz .22 Hornet and quickly graduated to a Brno .22 Hornet with a 4x Pecar scope. Wow, how good was that crystal clear Pecar! I learned to stop often and scan likely spots ahead for game through the scope. Basically, I was using the scope as I would a pair of binoculars. The system worked, but it had obvious drawbacks - the scope being only 4 power in magnification and the rifle had to be shouldered while scanning for game. My first introduction to binoculars was hunting