Thread: Illuminated Scope Reticle Pros and Cons

I invariably hunt deer to dark, unless I get onto something earlier. What's the point of being out there if you don't? Todays torches and GPS make it relatively easy getting back to your vehicle. And if you are a trophy hunter, the big blokes are pretty damn cunning and they are lot smarter than the spikers you can nobble an hour before dark.

The same for recovering a deer shot on dark. Mostly, its not that hard with todays torches and stuff. Knowing the country you are in is useful, so that's where you need to put a bit of effort into. And a dog is handy-often worth their weight in gold. Mine is. In any event, getting out of the bush at midnight and home at 2am has never worried me and still doesn't. Nothing special about me, its what hunters do as far as I'm concerned.

So, given all of the above, I imagine having an illuminated reticle can just add that little bit extra advantage when the scope picture is a little marginal. I say imagine because i don't actually have an illuminated reticle, but I intend to get one. I can think of about 5 occasions over the last 2 years when I would have loved to have one.

As for the risk of wounding in bad light with an illuminated reticle, any hunter worth his salt simply wouldn't take the shot if he was uncertain about the outcome.