Originally Posted by VAnimrod
Originally Posted by Glacier_John

I think I read somewhere Muledeer maybe, that you will get an extra five minutes dawn and dusk with an 8x42 over a 8x32. I've been hunting since 1965 and I don't recall ever taking a shot that early or late, maybe because I didn't have good low light binocs but I doubt it.

John


I tend to agree with JB on the extra 5 minutes, but can flatly say that I've take a good number of critters within those short windows.


Even more so I've needed to make a quick judgement on animal size right at dawn and dusk. Those last few minutes of light are when the big boys tend to finally follow the rest of the herd out into the field so for me personally, that extra 5 minutes is a key feature in my selection of optics. If you aren't a dawn or dusk hunter, then it is virtually a non-issue in choosing between the two objective sizes.