What is the best scope for deer hunting?

Question

what is the best scope for a 7mm remington mag. I hunt in ky which where i could make short shots or i could make a 300yrd. shot what scope should i get?

Answer 1

Unless the deer is sitting on your lap, there is no reason to have your scope turned lower than 3-4X in the woods.    300 yards in low light conditions does justify a 9 power.   As with any scope, buy the best glass that you can afford.  For $200, you can get a Nikon Team Primus 3-9x40 scope which has Monarch quality glass (95% light transmission).    They are last year's models being sold for wholesale on a few sites.

I will take a Monarch any day over a VariX-II and most of the VariX-IIIs I have tested.  

A 2.5-10x42 Monarch is about $400.