Prairie goat, I am sorry that you might have felt that my comment was directed at you, it was not. When I am hunting in the conditons similar to yours, my scope is usually on anywhere from 4x-7x depending on the gut feeling I get as to how thick the brush is down wind.
Also, I love shooting crows. On blue bird days, I will take shots on crows from 200-350 yards depending on the wind. On these shots, I like to have the magnification.
With the new scopes that are coming out in 2x-16x, these would make awesome predator calling scopes.
