It has been an absolute hoot, over the years, to have some Nimrod show up here with $10k worth of Euro optics.
A spotter, a pair of 15 power binos and a pair of 8 power binos. Two tripods, one with a ball mount that costs more than a good rifle.......and a matching scope on their shooter.
It happens several times a season.
They scan the area with the 15's on their tripod, then switch back and forth with the spotter.
Usually spend 20 or 30 minutes on the glass and want to move somewhere else and do it all over again.
When I show them something I found with my "semi-domestic Leuy", they get all huffy and have 9 excuses why they missed seeing it.
2 hours later, they start bragging about, "paying for quality."
When they actually do have a shot, they miss the first one at 80 yds, or hit a foot.
11 shots later, they proudly pose with their $6000 Lazzeroni rifle and a deer with more holes in it than an OJ Simpson court document.
It don't matter what it cost, if you aren't smart enough to use it, or smart enough to know what you are looking at
Hunting is pretty much 90% desire, skill and experience....and 10% checkbook.