Even though I hunt some open country where game can be spotted over a mile away I don't think I have ever used any of my scopes set on 10x or even 9x much for hunting, paper yes, in the field no. For small rodents it might be a good choice. For me it amplifies how shaky I am and then trying to correct for it makes it worse. At less than 8x or less I can ignore it and concentrate on the shot.
I shoot with both eyes open so I can get on game fairly quickly even at higher magnification but the larger the field of view the easier and faster it is, I would not trade this huge advantage for higher magnification.
