The only rutting buck I shot this year was viewable for maybe 6 seconds total at a bit over 200yds. I shot him when he was one step from being out of sight. This is not uncommon where I hunt. Many of my spots max out at 200-250yds of visibility, so there is no scope fiddling necessary. I also hunt a few spots where I can see 400-500yds and there is more than one way to skin a cat there, be it a flat MPBR (257wby), a BDC reticle, or even dials. I use them all. The nice thing about a BDC or dials is that you aren't forced to employ them until you need them. A couple of my rifles/carbines that never see use past 300yds wear a scope with no drop compensation method other than hold-over and that's fine for the medium-range situations for which they are favored.
