I didn't say wide open field. I said in the open.
Oh... in the open. You mean not in the brush or timber? Hence a field?
Actually, here is precisely what I said:
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Get a pair of binoculars. Deer come out at dawn and dusk. They are well camoflouged. At dusk, even at 50 yards, you might be hard pressed to see a deer standing still in the open with your bare eyes. Decent binoculars will help you see them better and extend your available hunting hours. As will a scope.
Yes thank you for stating it again. I understood it the first time. You can't make out a deer at 50 yards with the human eye and need binocs to verify and then shoot it? Again
Not sure about your eye sight, but mine is 20/20.
20/20 as well. That's why when I'm not i don't have to rely on optics to make sure it's a deer. If I do, then I'm not shooting.
And if a deer is standing still, 50 yards from you, on the edge of a field (or in the field but in a shadow) at dusk or dawn and the backstop is a supply of rolled hay, your going to be hard pressed to see him if he doesn't move.
If you cant see the deer unless it moves at 50 yards, how do you know your target and BEYOND? Hunter ed 101. What about what might not be moving 150 yards behind the deer that you can't see at 50 without binocs?
Here in Virginia, we can hunt till 30 minutes past sunset. With a pair of decent binoculars and/or a decent scope you have no trouble seeing a deer in any conditions 30 minutes past sunset on most properties I hunt.
Without them, especially in the woods or in the shadows (even shadows out in the open), you may not see the deer.
If you can't see a deer (not even singling out vitals) with the naked eye and not relying on optics, you shouldn't be shooting. Hunting hours and laws are structured that way.
What if someone was hunting with open sights?