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Best dawn/dusk low light deer scope
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<blockquote data-quote="bluedog69" data-source="post: 2206985" data-attributes="member: 118823"><p>Good idea! Gotta respect that, and safety always comes 3rd!(haha it is number one) Here in MO if you quit at sunset(30 minutes before legal shooting time) you might go years with out getting a deer. The deer here have evolved/learned from tons of hunting pressure. One of my favorite methods for bow hunting the last 10-15 years is to set up 30 yards off of a road in heavy thick timber on a trail. The deer will stay in heavy cover but move towards where they want to cross a road. They often show up within about 5 minutes of "to dark to shoot". They will show up and wait until it is very dark before crossing the roads to head to food sources.</p><p></p><p>I am not wanting a super good scope for "night hunting", but I need all the help I can get just to be on the same playing field as other hunters.</p><p>Last Dec we had a buck come in during late muzzleloader season. We have antler restrictions and I hate shooting young bucks anyway. I was looking through the scope trying to see if he was legal. My 12 year old said dad this buck is huge shoot! I was like are you sure he is legal? He is huge dad trust me. Then he turned his head sideways and my boy about went nuts, "<strong><span style="font-size: 18px">ITS DOUBLE TROUBLE ITS DOUBLE TROUBLE SHOOT NOW SHOOT NOW!!!</span></strong>"( I am tearing up re-reading this...lifetime memories!) I shot, and think I grazed him...maybe. I tracked him 2 miles in the snow and found maybe 8 faint tiny drops of blood. I am not sure he wasn't bleeding from something else. He returned near the same spot within a few days. </p><p></p><p>So if I can't recognize a 198 7/8" monster with a scope(admittedly its a junker) I need to admit I am not what I used to be and justify the best I can swing. Hopefully this is my last scope I purchase for me.</p><p></p><p>Oh, how do I know I missed a 198 7/8" buck? We were truly blessed with a gift from God and found both sides. This was the pinnacle of my 40 years of hunting deer. I didn't even shoot him, but finding both sides in our thick brush and tall grass country is statistically about like winning the lottery. My boys and I literally danced around and just cherished the moment for about 45 minutes when we found the second side 2 months after finding the first. God is great!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluedog69, post: 2206985, member: 118823"] Good idea! Gotta respect that, and safety always comes 3rd!(haha it is number one) Here in MO if you quit at sunset(30 minutes before legal shooting time) you might go years with out getting a deer. The deer here have evolved/learned from tons of hunting pressure. One of my favorite methods for bow hunting the last 10-15 years is to set up 30 yards off of a road in heavy thick timber on a trail. The deer will stay in heavy cover but move towards where they want to cross a road. They often show up within about 5 minutes of "to dark to shoot". They will show up and wait until it is very dark before crossing the roads to head to food sources. I am not wanting a super good scope for "night hunting", but I need all the help I can get just to be on the same playing field as other hunters. Last Dec we had a buck come in during late muzzleloader season. We have antler restrictions and I hate shooting young bucks anyway. I was looking through the scope trying to see if he was legal. My 12 year old said dad this buck is huge shoot! I was like are you sure he is legal? He is huge dad trust me. Then he turned his head sideways and my boy about went nuts, "[B][SIZE=5]ITS DOUBLE TROUBLE ITS DOUBLE TROUBLE SHOOT NOW SHOOT NOW!!![/SIZE][/B]"( I am tearing up re-reading this...lifetime memories!) I shot, and think I grazed him...maybe. I tracked him 2 miles in the snow and found maybe 8 faint tiny drops of blood. I am not sure he wasn't bleeding from something else. He returned near the same spot within a few days. So if I can't recognize a 198 7/8" monster with a scope(admittedly its a junker) I need to admit I am not what I used to be and justify the best I can swing. Hopefully this is my last scope I purchase for me. Oh, how do I know I missed a 198 7/8" buck? We were truly blessed with a gift from God and found both sides. This was the pinnacle of my 40 years of hunting deer. I didn't even shoot him, but finding both sides in our thick brush and tall grass country is statistically about like winning the lottery. My boys and I literally danced around and just cherished the moment for about 45 minutes when we found the second side 2 months after finding the first. God is great! [/QUOTE]
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