I always keep the scope on the lowest power - I’ve been burned before. The scope is 4x12x44 - I was worried about 12 being too little but guess I shouldn’t have been. Of course the likelihood of such a short shot on another large elk in that open country may not be very strong.
Well... Just back from my hunt. Great time. Did a little scouting the week before and found a few animals. Opening morning had 2 bulls around 300 yards from the road. One very broken and another smaller bull. Found another small herd a bit after that and a large herd probably 2-3 miles away that...
Outside of "Nashvegas"... Good opportunity for small game, fishing, deer, bear, turkey, etc. Close enough to the gulf for saltwater fishing. Love hunting in CO and WY though....