If you use any type of scabbard style pack and your knobs are exposed, no caps to cover them or no locks on then use a scope cover to cover the while...
X 2 for sure. When I'm packing out a deer on my back and climbing up a mt I always think about those lucky dudes in New Zealand that just swing down...
I think it depends on the terrain. I can easily find bucks at a mile out or more with binocs or even naked eye but what you need the glass for is to...
I also enjoy glassing. It is very relaxing to me and is a huge part of the hunt. I start with my binos first and pick apart everything from where I'm...