Thread: Scope decision

To me, clarity is more important than mag range. An excellent 8x is better than an average 12x and so on.
So I would say buy the best optics that you can afford, even if the top end magnification is not right up there.

Last night I passed up a 525 yard shot right on dark because of the hazy conditions. My scope is a HD5 Zeiss 3-15 which is no cheapo and over 10 power I couldn't see a thing, and even then with him standing in the scrub I couldn't be sure that I wouldn't have just hurt him rather than killed him. He was an excellent stag, and maybe with an even better scope I might have taken the shot. Brian on here was with me, and with the HD5 I was getting a better picture through my scope than he he was through his 10x Kane's binos. But I still needed better.

So don't skimp, and get the best you can if you are serious about getting the big guys.
Not so important for meat harvesting. Which I'm mostly doing, but last night was a real lesson to me.