You stated

"More expensive than I wanted to spend but considering how much time and money I put into hunting it's worth it to not have to pass on an animal because you just couldn't ID it. "

I was explaining it would be more econimical and be much more logical just to get a nice set of binocs, ID your animal, and shoot it with any scope you want. You don't have to see what color itseyes are to hit in the vitals,at least i don't. You were stating a need a for the percieved extra resolution for a rifle scope to reID an animal after you already "ID'd" the animal in the first place. Just giving a suggestion, might be better to actually id with good set of binocs or spotting scope. I understand the want for clear nice optics, I love em, just didn't understand your statement you need to pass on an animal.