I am going to probably put the 2.5-10x on the new Howa mini 6mm arc when I put it together
Never had any problems with Leupold but I also get 40% off or I would probably go another direction
I shoot the 109 hybrid out of a 6 creed at 3100 fps
Have had exits on everything from coues deer to cow elk
They work very well
Probably around 20 ish animals
Was watching 2 big bucks in the tetons 15 years or so ago and had 4 or 5 of them come out in the rocks below them and start hunting rock chucks for several minutes
Was a very cool experience
Looks like you are in the right spot
Keep at it they are in there
If I wasn't out of town I would come give you a hand
Try to get angles on any cover and glass it
Move a bunch
Hunting sucked
Fishing was great
We flew into a lake
Fished out of Kodiak
I wouldn't spend money hunting deer there in August or probably ever again but I would go just to fish for sure