Fixed 6 or lower for heavy cover, Fixed 6 or variable to 9,10,12 etc for mixed cover.
Hunted some dense stuff in Oregon with a 3-9 and never took it off of 3. This year, hunted in SW Colo and was grateful for the 15x though I shot my elk with it on 4x.

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