John,
Any first hand experience with this yet?
https://www.leupold.com/life/news/leupold-lto-tracker-thermal-sight-a-vital-tool-for-any-hunter/It caught my eye previously, but after last night I'm thinking I'll have something in my backpack for next year.
Made a poor hit apparently, was on my hands and knees for 1 1/2 hours and failed to recover a deer. Thick nasty crap, I'll be going out again as soon as it's fully light out.
Something like this, might be just the thing in such situations.