Like many, I've had both. IMO, FFP is not ideal for hunting. Usually on low power, the reticle shrinks so small, it's unusable. That can be circumvented with a illuminated reticle or a larger horseshoe like the one on the old Bushnell LRHS but all in all, FFP on a hunting rig handicaps you when you dial down magnification as you move through cover. Where FFP helps is, if you can spot your shots/misses, you can make quick and accurate dial adjustments. FFP is also useful for ranging distances at all magnification powers if your rangefinder breaks. FFP is also useful if you are spotting for somebody else (IMO, the most useful and practical use for a FFP on a hunting rig). You can call out mil/moa adjustments and still use your medium magnification field of view to follow the animal if it moves. You can range just as well with a SFP scope but you must do it at one specific magnification power. Frankly, I never range with my scope. It's a trade off. I would say, if you stand hunt or ambush hunt and you have virtually no chance of jumping a critter at short/medium range, and your recoil is such that you can spot your shots, then FFP is better. If your hunting involves changing your magnification from low to something else, depending upon terrain and cover, then you may well need full use of your reticle at lower powers, SFP is better. Personally, my scope is always on the lower powers until something comes up and I need to change it.
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