Spotter vs. 15's

[4Falls]

Just wondering how many of you guys do your glassing with a spotting scope?

[Flatlander]

In my mind, the ideal coues hunting partnership includes one set of 15's and one 30x + spotting scope. It just saves so much effort to have some real big glass and one person packing both sucks,

[Redman]

I use 12x50 and spotter (Leica 66). I constantly switch between the two, see a deer in the shade or tree, throw on the spotter. A ring tail cat, throw on the spotter.... see a buck, throw on the spotter.....

 

My setup allows me to switch between the two and almost have the same frame in my spotter..... the key is to make it quick and simple so you will want to put on your spotter.

 

In the mid day, at times I will glass with the spotter and look under / in the trees, but it does strain the eye.

 

Archery season its a little different as just about any buck goes.... I may leave the spotter, but its really not that heavy.

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

I run 10 x 42 binos and a Burris 12 x 24 x 50 compact spotter with carbon fiber tripod, backpack or animal pack its great. I always run both.

[GJMauro12]

I only use a spotter other than the 10s on my chest. I'll do most of my glassing with it at the lowest Zoom (20) and if I see deer or question what I'm looking at I can zoom to 60. I don't like to pack the spotter and the 15s around so I stick to the spotter.

[Coues Sniper]

I carry 15's and a spotter in my pack, religiously. 15's are for glassing, spotter is for scoring/checking out "deer looking rocks". I can't glass with my scope very long before my eye feels strained and I'm not comfortable. Therefore I don't use it to glass at all if I can. Comfort is key when glassing.

[GJMauro12]

It is definitely tiring using the spotter but my first decent glass was the vortex nomad which is how I got hooked on glassing. I think I just got comfortable always using a spotter and since the nomad I picked up the vortex razor and kaibabs. Usually my brother uses the kaibabs and I use the spotter but when I am solo I still use the spotter for some reason. On his coues hunt this year, we switched for a little while and it was a very nice break on my eyes so maybe ill start using the 15s more.

[rcdinaz]

I use my 15's the majority of the time, but I often carry them along with the big swaro spotter. I use my 10x42's the least but have found reasons to use them more and more. Carrying the spotter sucks but it makes looking at details and showing others in your party a lot easier.

 

As to the original question, If I had to choose one it would be the 15's, the contest isnt even close.

[Elkaddict]

Love the 15's! Anymore I very rarely break out the spotter, probably because I've been looking at elk more than coues the last few years. If I was to leave either in the truck it would be the spotter and probably wouldn't miss it.