I thought you woulda known all this already,,,,,,,,,,,,,
But here goes,,,,,,,,
Thermal = Way better than NV
Don't be a cheap skate,, Buy once and cry once.
And be prepared to part with a minimum of $6,000 if you want to start out at the
beginning of reliable and fully rewarding thermal.
And,,,,, I have a mental picture of you stumbling around in the dark alternating between squinting thru a monocular and then scaring the beejesus out of any quarry that may still be in the vicinity,,,,,,,,,,,, by flicking on a battery pack spotlight,,,,,, all the while unslinging a rifle off yer back hopefully in time for a Texas heart shot.
Oh,,,,,,,,,, I groan at the thought of all that weight and fumbling.
I do not fear death itself... Only its inopportune timing!
I've come to realize that,,,,, the two most loving, loyal, and trustworthy females in my entire life were both canines.