The testing methods were described. Try again.
No they weren't, at least not in the original post by JGRaider. For instance:
What day of the year were the tests performed? Were they done the same day as the posts from the tester, or at some other time?
At what what geographical location? For all we know, 5:00 PM in Finnland in January could be well after dusk. As in full on kid dark. If they can't see a deer without optics at 50m at 4:00 PM in April, then do you really need to be able to see an "E" at 100m at 5:00 PM in January? For hunting deer? In AMERICA?
What powers were the scopes set to? Were they all set to the same power? Were they all set to the lowest/highest power?
Seriously, what I'm getting from the test, is that if I want to poach deer at night, I best use a Zeiss.
Scott
