My day with a spotting scope

[Light_burn]

I took a 20–60x spotting scope into the hills for long-range glassing and it changed the way I hunt. The magnification made distant glassing painless, I could pick out antler detail and spot movement before my binoculars ever saw it. The tripod stability and a good eyepiece were crucial, any wobble ruins the view. I am learning to dial focus and use a mil-dot reticle improved range estimation. If you chase long shots or scout terrain, a quality spotting scope pays for itself fast...I strongly recommend

 

[Karl]

It's amazing how much you're missing until you get something locked down on a solid tripod and crank that magnification up. That moment when you pick out the exact antler detail or confirm a little flick of the tail that your binos just couldn't resolve? It is a game changer!

 

[CoyoteHunter]

My first spotting scope was the then Leupold top of line scope, but I couldn't even see the .22 ca. bullet holes @ 200 yrds with it. So I then replaced it with much better Kowa spotter, and then I was able to see them .22 ca. holes @ 300.

So "Light Burn" is correct, make sure the one U buy is good quality or else U will be buying another down the road like I did.

One more thing I might add; there are binoculars that have better light gathering ability's than some of the medium class spotting scopes have.