Spotting Scope for Mountain Hunting

[Rimbaud]

I'm a big fan of the Swarovski spotting scopes, make sure you get a good stable carbon fiber tripod with a solid head. There is nothing more frustrating sitting on a windy ridge with a vibrating scope making it difficult to judge animals. For the mountains weight matters so I wouldn't necessarily go with the BTX and a 115mm objective, but an angled eyepiece like the ATX with an 85mm objective will be worth the extra weight and you can always get a second objective down the road for the truck hunts.

Goat416 - what carbon fiber tripod do you recommend? I'm about to buy the Swaro ATX 85s. Thanks.

 

[Philip Glass]

When I was in Alaska some of the guides had the new compact Swaros. They are very packable and would be good for your hunt. I’m tempted to buy one, of course!