I do not use soft shells for hunting generally. With hunting I control what I'm doing and can wear whatever the conditions call for. If I stop and get cold or it starts raining I can layer up. That's for jackets. I do wear really thin soft shell pants some.
The only time that I wear soft shells is for work. If I am limited to a certain set of cloths and the weather will be variable or unknown between 0 degrees and 70 degrees, and I do not control whether I can stop and change, and especially if I know that I will get wet-everything thing I wear will by synthetic and a soft shell jacket and pants will be the working layer. Soft shells are unmatched in "above 0 below 70 degree, constantly wet" environment.
Military patrolling use= best answer
Hunting western states= generally lighter, warmer options.
