I respect you for not taking the shot. It's not an equipment problem, there just comes a time when it's too dark to make an ethical shot. I know of many people who have shot when it's too dark to make a decent shot, wounded a great amount of whitetails and it makes me sick. Instead of getting on someone for what we think is an equipment problem, maybe we should congratulate each other for making the right decision. It's an early season, you'll get another shot at a big one. Good Luck.

Paul