The main Nikon Prostaff spotting scope in the series is the Nikon 20-60x 82 ProStaff Spotting Scopes. It is a zoom spotting scope.

In general the spotting scopes come in two major styles and these are the angled one and the straight ones.

For the Nikon Prostaff 20-60×82 series the specification are

• Close focus of 20 feet
• Field of view 99 feet @ 1000 yards
• Exit pupil – 4.1mm @20x
• The straight spotting scope has a length of 15 inches
• The angled body spotting scope is 15.4 inches long.
• Eye relief – 15.2mm at 20x

The spotting scope is O-ring sealed as well as Nitrogen purged to make it fogproof as well as waterproof.

The lenses are multicoated to make sure that it has better light transmission and the glass on the lenses is Eco-Glass. Now Eco-glass means that it does not have the arsenic or lead in it.

The body of the spotting scope is rugged and textured and hence the grip for the hunter will be firm. Generally it is always recommended to buy a tripod along with the spotting scope so that you can get the maximum out of the spotting scope. This spotting scope is most preferred in Charcoal grey. However if you prefer the camouflage option then there are three camo options and these are Black,  Realtree Hardwoods Green® HD™

These come with a Vue-Thru case and a tripod. Generally the reviews of these have suggested that it is better to buy your own tripod as the tripod that comes with this is very bad and cheap.

Nikon – Optical company

Nikon is a precision optical company with good worldwide manufacturing, research and marketing capabilities. Nikon is know for its great quality products across all market ranges and has become a good recognized name for quality hunting optics including the best hunting spotting scopes.

More about spotting scopes

Spotting scopes are the shortened versions of the telescopes and have a small focal length. Most hunters use the spotting scopes to avoid detection and check is the animal or the prey is good enough to be hunted.

The spotting scopes are definitely worth the money and much better than binoculars give if you have the budget for the same.

There are a lot of things that you need to consider when you are buying the spotting scopes I have detailed everything about spotting scopes here.

Some of the important things that you need to consider are

• Field of View
• Aperture
• Focus
• Design
• Refractors

Other Brands

There are a lot of brands which are there in the spotting scopes with 20-60 zoom feature but nothing with 82mm aperture. For that to happen make sure that you checked some of those brands which are 85mm or 80mm

Zeiss Victory Diascope Fl Spotting Scope 20-60×85 Angled $2

Leupold Sequoia 20-60×80 Spotting Scope 20-60×80 Angled

Bushnell Excursion Flp Spotting Scope 20-60×80

The best hunting spotting scopes are definitely those which provide you with unmatched clarity for the price. More of than not we would need to have the people see much better than the normal binoculars. For that extra vision and clarity and magnification you can simply have a system which can be added on top of your hunting binoculars as well as with your hunting rifles.

The top brands for the binoculars spotting scopes are

Burris spotting scopes

Bushnell spotting scopes

Nikon Prostaff spotting scopes

Zeiss spotting scopes

Tasco spotting scopes

Some of the other brands that are available are

Alpen

Apogee

Audubon

Zhumell

Night detective

The best hunting spotting scope are these

Nikon 20-60×82 Prostaff Spotting scope zoom spotting scopes

Nikon 8317 Prostaff 20-60 X 82 MM Spotting Scope Outfit Prostaff 20¿60 x 82mm spotting scope outfit.

Swarovski HD-ATS80 High Definition 80mmAngled Spotting Scope body

Swarovski ATM-80 HD Spotting Scope Swarovski Optik HD observation spotting scopes will impress with their brilliant performance, fine resolution, extremely ergonomic design and unique functionality. These HD spotting scopes have a complex high grade optical system which allows for very detailed observation with high contrast images…

Tasco World Class 15-45mm Zoom Spotting Scopes

Tasco World Class 15-45x50mm Compact w/ Car Window Mount & Tripod Spotting Scope World Class scopes are ideal for hunters, birders and naturalists, and include a car-mount tripod.

Bushnell Sentry 16-32×50 Spotting scope waterproof

Bushnell Sentry 78-1838 – Spotting scope 18-36 x 50 – waterproof, zoom If you think bigger is better, have a look through one of our Sentry® spotting scopes. Delivering big scope performance in a compact, lightweight package, the fully coated optics provide impressive light transmission and image brightness. With variable-power eyepieces, they deliver ultra-fast,…

Yukon 30×50 Scout Spotting Scope

Yukon Advanced Optics Scout 30×50 Wide Angle Spotting Scope Tripod Kit DUAL OBJECTIVE LENSES WITH A FOLDED LIGHT PATH FOR COMPACT SIZE and LIGHTWEIGHT 6_100X ZOOM VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION ; EYEPIECE ROTATES 90 FOR VIEWING FROM ANY ANGLE ; LIGHTWEIGHT WITH BOTH 25MM and 100MM OBJECTIVE LENSES FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; INCLUDES TRIPOD ; LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY

Leupold Golden Ring Mark 4 12-40x60mmTactical spotting scope

Leupold Gr 12-40X60Mm Hd Spottingscope Brown 61060 Unmatched clarity at the highest magnification levels thanks to HD technology. High-definition, calcium-fluoride lenses ensure incredible clarity at all magnification levels. The Index Matched Lens System maximizes maximum brightness, clarity, contrast, and color fidelity. Folded light path…

Landmark year for spotting scopes
In the year 2002 was the landmark year when the hunting enthusiasts were happy to see the range of spotting scopes beginning to appear in the market. The two main were the Swarovski ATS 65 HD and the Zeiss Diascope 65T

Features of spotting scopes

Extra Low dispersion(ED) glass

Rainguard lens coating

Good resolution of about 1.6SOA to 2.4 SOA

Power rings

Waterproof

Fogproof

Rugged construction and armored
Since spotting scopes are going to be used while hunting in all sorts of terrain you will need to have a strong construction on these. Apart from the fact that you will usually not carry them hanging around your neck and hence the rubber armor is the best to save it from the regular wear and tear .

What are spotting scopes?
The spotting scopes offer more magnification than the regular 8 -10 magnification offered by binoculars. The spotting scopes help in getting those targets which are far away and not within the scope of normal binoculars.
The eyepieces that these binoculars have are mostly of zoom type which can be 15-45mm or 20-60mm.
You can consider spotting scope as modified telescope with an upright image as opposed to a telescope which will have reversed image.
The benefit of the spotting scopes vs. binoculars is that these can easily be spot a deer or a buck from a distance which is not that close so as to disturb the animal in a natural surrounding. Most of the animals move in a herd and you can very easily use the spotting scopes to see a deer in the large herd.
You can also use the spotting scopes along with the camera to make to do what is called as digiscoping.
Well as is not good with spotting scopes with so many hunters finding it difficult to use these have the single eyepieces and people used to viewing through binoculars will take time to get adjusted with the spotting scopes. The large magnifications mean that you do not have a bigger field of view and that can be a major factor for a lot of people. Even if you have zoom eyepieces and lower the magnification even then the field of view cannot match that of the binoculars.
The trick is to use the spotting scopes in conjunction with binoculars.
Most of the spotting scopes come with an eyepiece included in the price but a large number of spotting scopes at higher prices only have the spotting scopes as body only.

Using the digital camera adapter and the spotting scope you can easily do the digiscoping

Other types of spotting scopes
Apart from the hunting spotting scopes there are other types of spotting scopes and these are
Birding spotting scopes
Wildlife spotting scope
Stargazing spotting scopes

The other factor is the design and the spotting scopes based on their design are
Straight spotting scope
In this the barrel and the eyepiece are in the same straight line.
Angled spotting scope
These have the eyepiece are 45 degrees from the barrel

Some tips for using the hunting spotting scopes

Always have the spotting scope tripods or the window mount with you while you are on a hunt. Please do not use the scopes in your hand. It is a waste of money if you intend to do that.

If you need a spotting scope which can easily fit in your backpack then use the 60 mm spotting scope.

Always use hunting spotting scopes with a pair of hunting binoculars.

Use spotting scopes when the air is calm and the best times are dawn and dusk. Spotting scopes can easily show the mirages or fog or even haze. Use lower magnifications when these conditions are there.

Always use less magnification for these conditions.

The spotting scopes, range finders, binoculars and rifle optics together are the hunting optics
The Best Sellers

Here are the simple guidelines for using the four together
Hunting binoculars for the best view of the target at close hand
Hunting spotting scopes for finding those long range movements
Rangefinders for getting that accuracy of the distance and
Rifles scopes while taking that actual aim