Greetings from the North:

I have two DR's, both scoped. As I am now 50 and my eyes aren't quite what they used to be, I have scoped both rifles.

Also, As most of the hunting here is 60 plus yards (unless your like my wife who shoots her deer at 60 feet. Damn I wish I could hold still and be quiet like that)I feel more comfortable shooting with a scoped rifle.