Im usually out of the woods before dark with iron sights. I might stay a bit longer on field edges or I go to my snowmobile trail stand at camp. When the sun is low it get under the trees by the side of the road and lights up the trail some.
IF you have to use iron sights, practice them in low light. Might be even more important for fiber optic sights. You might end up shading some of the light gathering parts of it. A sliver or tape or a hood.
Old timer would keep their fronat blade edge a bit rounded and polished well to give a touch of glare in low light. I like the white dots on some lyman sights.
I used to put a dab of glow in the dark paint of my some my iron sighted rifles with that white dot.
Got to be careful, that bright spot of light around a low light background can make a fuzzy halo.
I know you can do it as you get older. See alot of good shooter at muzzleloader shoots. The trick is homework. IRon sihts take litterally 10 times the practice. When you dont shoot long distances, scopes at the bench does get boring easier.
Most of my practice is iron ights and offhand shooting. I get more of a kick when I get a deer at close ranges at ther level while on foot. A very good reason to make your trails edible, the grass and the sides. See if that witch hazel I planted along the trail pans out in a few years. I have transplanted striped maple up at camp as well.
