Close but not close enough

[Frank Savage]

I stumbled into this problem more than I want, due to the kind and course of the winter, of which you have all and we here in mid europe none. Hunitng boars in the night (the only time these overpopulated critters are realy active here), with no snow. Moonlight perfect, one can almost read a newspaper-but the light being so flat and the contrasts on enlighted objects so dimm, that broadside standing pig at 50 meters was a no-shot option with barrel sights. 7x50 scope was needed to bring out enought contrast to distinguish enought details in front of oak bark for proper shot placement. And not once I said "thats your shot, see it well, but not across the sights". And when the distance was OK even for these light conditions, they went into thick and tall grass or prunes, "just for the case". Confusing at least, I feel for you.
BTW seems like nice woods, from forester´s point of view