First Look: Nikon’s New Fieldscope

By Todd Smith

Hunting is all about getting close, but it’s also about being smart. Anyone who has spent time chasing sheep or elk in the mountains of the West knows the value of being able to evaluate a potential trophy from afar before you invest all of the time and energy hiking two drainages over to get close enough for a shot on an animal that you hope will still be there when you arrive.

And there are certainly times when you want to check out a whitetail that may be far down a Texas Sendero or even at the far end of a long food plot on your back forty.

These are hunting situations that scream for a quality spotting scope, but a good spotting scope is just as valuable on the range, particularly when you’re trying to analyze super tight groups at 100 yards or more.

So with all of the great optics out there these days, what do you choose?