For a telephoto I can't imagine getting a lens without VR, now that VR exists. Don't even consider it.
NO! Hey, I saw you considering it for a second there. Knock it off.
Unless you'll be doing a lot of bird watching on a tripod, and it doesn't sound like you will, get the VR. You'll be thanking yourself down the line when your pictures aren't all blurry and the extra couple hundred bucks won't haunt you, I promise.
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