Fine-tuning performance in both practice and competition comes down to small adjustments that have an effect over long distances when it comes to archery and target shooting. A spottingscope can help pick out shot or arrow details on a range target whilst for field archery a binocular can be easily carried and quickly deployed.
An important part of wildlife conservation, particularly with invasive or introduced species, is the monitoring and management of population. Making important decisions about management relies on accurate identification and optics can be crucial for determining, for example, animal age or for rapid but accurate estimation of the number of birds in a flock.