They are one of the greatest tools you can have on a hunt. Mine are a set of 15 year old Zeiss 8x35 and I wear them strapped from my right arm so the binos sit under my left arm out of the way and protected. For ground stalking, the slower you go and the more you can use them the better your results will be.

I have a nice pair of Leupold Acadia 10X42mm that were given to me several years ago when my father upgraded his binos. They are great! However, hunting with a stick bow in steep country I generally only cary my range finder which gives me enough to see goats and pigs in detail at 100 yards or less.

Maybe I will start carrying binos again.

Like Keith, I find 6X is great for PA. I try to sit after moving, then glass after the area has quieted then move and do the same. I scan the full field of view close then work my out. The birds and squirrels are fun but it is amazing what we can look past without the benefit of magnification. Catching an eye or antler tip of an animal you would have spooked makes it worth the deliberate approach and the weight of the binos.

Which 6x's do you use. Those puppies are hard to find!!

I have Vortex's and yes, they were hard to come by. Anything higher is not practical where I hunt. The 6x has a wider field of view and good magnification. It is rare for me to be able to see much beyond 75 yards in our woods.