I am planning on a trip to hunt prairie dogs next year. That is something that I have never done before and I thought that I would get input on to what type of scope I would need to get.

I will be using a Tikka T3X Varmint in .223 for a primary with a T1x in .22 and a T3X Lite in .223 as extra rifles while the primary cools down.

What power range and focal plane should I be looking at?

I currently only have SFP scopes (Trijicon Credo 3-9X40) although I have owned some Athlon Helos 2-12 FFP scopes that I didn't keep very long because of the weight and the eye relief. It was too short to give me a comfortable eye relief on the long Tikka T3X action unless I mounted it very high which really unbalanced the rifle in my hands, otherwise, I liked the scope.

Thanks!