In regards to Spotting scopes go for ones that specifically target use for hunting They have tolerances that many bird or like styled scopes don't meet. I'm not talking about optics but more in reliability under extreme conditions. For example tolerances for wide ranges of temperature. Some spotting scopes use geared or screw adjustment for focus some use a belt which can be affected by sub zero temperatures and can fail. also some spotting scopes may not stand up to the abuse that can happen when up in the mountains. drop it once and its done. A used good quality spotting scope designed for hunting would imo be a better fit than a new one that's not designed for tough conditions and could have issues in reliability ruggedness etc, i spend most of my hunting going after sheep and have used the same spotting scope m=for many years swarovski. Some of my hunting buddies have zeis and leopold, and one that i was impressed with for the price( new under a 1000.00) was athlon Argos . . i had a hunter on a hunt who had a celstron it tipped over not hard but it was done the inner alignment was off and really useless after that. Kinda a like having a bad set of hunting boots ruins a trip. Of course that was over 10 years ago and the product may have improved reliability since then. in closing try to find a good used spotting scope that can handle the hunt. Look around you should be able to find a used one that fits the bill for close to the money you want to spend or if new is on your mind once again check out the Athlon Argos hd 20-60x85 good scope not pricey around 900 new i think