Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Current Vx-1 and VX-IIs - ever NOT killed b/c at dawn or dusk due optics?

Nope. Biggest buck I ever saw came out at dusk years ago. Binoculars confirmed it was a shooter and the old leupold did the trick. And it was a B&C net.
However, now we hunt hogs after dark in moonlight with our deer rifles in TX and wish I had the best scope available. Especially one with an illuminated dot in the crosshairs. Tough to see the crosshairs on the black hogs except on the brightest nights."

True but hunting hogs at night is a different game altogether and pretty much a specialized game, sort of like arguing that a trap gun is great for grouse hunting. Shoot a deer like that and in most if not all states you're in the pokey. I think your first statement pretty much nails what the OP is pointing out and is really questioning the overkill the alpha glass lovers use in their arguments to denigrate anyone that buys a good standard middle of the road hunting scope.
jcc

Nope. Biggest buck I ever saw came out at dusk years ago. Binoculars confirmed it was a shooter and the old leupold did the trick. And it was a B&C net.
However, now we hunt hogs after dark in moonlight with our deer rifles in TX and wish I had the best scope available. Especially one with an illuminated dot in the crosshairs. Tough to see the crosshairs on the black hogs except on the brightest nights."

True but hunting hogs at night is a different game altogether and pretty much a specialized game, sort of like arguing that a trap gun is great for grouse hunting. Shoot a deer like that and in most if not all states you're in the pokey. I think your first statement pretty much nails what the OP is pointing out and is really questioning the overkill the alpha glass lovers use in their arguments to denigrate anyone that buys a good standard middle of the road hunting scope.
jcc